1. The AI-based helpbot “ABHAY” was launched by which organisation? [A] Reserve Bank of India[B] NITI Aayog[C] National Investigation Agency[D] Central Bureau of Investigation Show Answer Correct Answer:...
On 17 May 2026, the Delhi government announced collateral-free loans of up to ₹10 crore for women self-help groups and women-led startups. The Delhi government will act as...
Kami Rita Sherpa, a 56-year-old Nepali Sherpa guide, scaled Mount Everest for the 32nd time on 17 May 2026. He reached the summit at 10:12 a.m. Nepal time...
The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) led a delegation of nine Indian space-tech companies to Space Meetings Veneto 2026 in Venice, Italy, on 16–17 May...
The World Health Organization declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 17 May 2026. The...
Karnataka enforced a new Alcohol-in-Beverage (AIB) taxation policy on 11 May 2026. The policy changed excise taxation from a bulk litre-based system to a system linked to the...
Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency III, or CAFE III, is the third phase of India’s fuel-efficiency framework for passenger vehicles. The proposed norms are scheduled to apply from 1...
The first domestically assembled Airbus C-295 military transport aircraft in India was completed at the Tata-Airbus facility in Vadodara on 17 May 2026 and was ready for flight...
Scientists working in Antarctica have identified the oldest directly dated ice and air sample on Earth from the Allan Hills region of East Antarctica. The sample contains tiny...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Ali Falih Kadhim al-Zaidi on assuming office as the Prime Minister of Iraq on 16 May 2026. Al-Zaidi took office after being sworn...