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India, Italy Elevate Ties to Special Strategic Partnership

India and Italy elevated their bilateral relationship to a Special Strategic Partnership on 20 May 2026 in Rome. The announcement was made during talks between Prime Minister Narendra...

May 20, 2026    International / World Current Affairs

Indian-Origin Scientists Receive Order of Mapungubwe

Professor Salim Abdool Karim and Professor Keertan Dheda, two Indian-origin public health scientists, received South Africa’s highest civilian honour, the Order of Mapungubwe, on 20 May 2026 in...

May 20, 2026    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

N.S.K. Umesh Appointed Kerala CM’s Officer on Special Duty

N.S.K. Umesh, an Indian Administrative Service officer of the 2015 Kerala cadre, was appointed as Additional Secretary and Officer on Special Duty to the Chief Minister of Kerala...

May 20, 2026    Government Schemes Current Affairs

World Bee Day 2026 and Bee Decline Risks

World Bee Day is observed on 20 May each year to recognise the role of bees and other pollinators in agriculture, biodiversity, and ecosystem functioning. In 2026, verified...

May 20, 2026    Environment & Biodiversity Current Affairs

Microbes Found Beneath Ross Ice Shelf

Researchers have identified thriving microbial communities hundreds of metres beneath Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf. The findings were published in 2022 in Nature Communications and were followed by a...

May 20, 2026    Science & Technology

Ice Age Hunting Structures Found Beneath Lake Huron

Archaeological structures dating to about 9,000 years ago have been identified beneath Lake Huron in North America. The sites belong to the Paleoindian and early Archaic periods and...

May 20, 2026    Science & Technology

Chandrayaan-3 Lander Performs Controlled Hop Experiment

ISRO confirmed in September 2023 that the Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander performed a controlled hop experiment on the lunar surface. The lander fired its engines on command, rose about...

May 20, 2026    Science & Technology

PRAGATI 2026 Military Exercise Begins in Meghalaya

PRAGATI 2026, a multinational military exercise, began in Meghalaya on 20 May 2026. The two-week exercise is being held at Umroi Military Station near Shillong and involves armed...

May 20, 2026    Defence Current Affairs

Marco Rubio to Visit India for Quad Talks

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit India from 23 May to 26 May 2026. The visit will be his first trip to India...

May 20, 2026    International / World Current Affairs

UN Cuts India’s 2026 GDP Growth Forecast to 6.4%

The United Nations revised India’s GDP growth forecast for 2026 to 6.4% on 20 May 2026, down from an earlier estimate of 6.6%. The revision was issued in...

May 20, 2026    Economy & Banking Current Affairs

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