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James Webb Telescope studies rocky exoplanet LHS 3844 b

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) directly studied the rocky exoplanet LHS 3844 b, also called Kuaꞌkua, on 4 May 2026. LHS 3844 b is a super-Earth located...

May 9, 2026

India Launches QR-Code Verification for Census Enumerators

India has issued identity cards with QR codes to Census enumerators for the Census 2027 exercise. The QR code allows residents to verify the authenticity of enumerators by...

May 9, 2026

Odisha Leads PMAY-U 2.0 Housing Completions

Odisha has emerged as the top-performing state in India for house completion under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U 2.0) as of 8 May 2026. The state has...

May 9, 2026

India Achieves Zero Primary Dropout Rate in Jharkhand

Jharkhand recorded a primary dropout rate of 0% in 2024-25, compared with 6.41% in 2014-15, in education data linked to the Unified District Information System for Education Plus...

May 9, 2026

IIT Madras Launches Deep-Tech Research Hub in California

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras Global Research Foundation, also called IITM Global, launched its first United States centre in Menlo Park, California. The centre became operational on...

May 9, 2026

Supreme Court Proposes Permanent Woman Vice-President Post in SCBA

The Supreme Court of India proposed on 8 May 2026 a permanent women-only Vice-President post in the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) from the 2027-28 cycle. The proposal...

May 9, 2026

India Conducts Maiden Test of Nuclear-Capable ICBM

India conducted a maiden test of a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) off the Odisha coast on 8 May 2026. The launch took place from Abdul Kalam Island...

May 9, 2026

Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan Appointed Next Navy Chief

Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan was appointed as the next Chief of the Naval Staff of India on 9 May 2026. He is scheduled to assume office on 31...

May 9, 2026

Lt Gen N S Raja Subramani Appointed India’s Next CDS

Lieutenant General N S Raja Subramani (Retd.) was appointed as India’s next Chief of Defence Staff on 9 May 2026. He will take charge from General Anil Chauhan...

May 9, 2026

Daily Current Affairs Quiz: May 9, 2026

1. Which country developed the Yildirimhan Missile? [A] Iran[B] Israel[C] Turkey[D] Russia Show Answer Correct Answer: C [Turkey] Notes:Yildirimhan Missile is a prototype intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) unveiled...

May 9, 2026

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