This comprehensive weekly compilation covers all important current affairs
from May 11 to May 17, 2026 relevant to TNPSC exams.
Ideal for weekly revision before your TNPSC Group 1, Group 2, Group 2A, and Group 4 examinations.
Each topic is sourced from The Hindu, Indian Express, PIB, and other reputed media.

Daily Breakdowns

🏛️ National Politics & Government

1. Overview of Vietnam President
2. NCRB’s Crime in India 2024:
3. MoS&PI Updates State GDP Calculation with 2022-23 as New Base Year
4. NITI Aayog Releases Policy Report on School Education System in India
5. MIF Signs Agreements with IITs and IMU
6. PSA & FICCI Sign MoU to Foster R&D
7. MBDA, IAF sign pact to set up MICA missile MRO facility in India
8. DRDO Inaugurates CBRN Field Training and Demonstration Centre In Delhi to Strengthen Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
9. AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
10. JGU Becomes India’s 1st IoE to Receive Data Science Council of America Accreditation
11. APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS
12. Govt Appoints Shashi Shekhar Vempati as CBFC Chairperson
13. FICCI Nominates Priyanka Mittal as Co-Chair of Saudi-India Business Council
14. ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS
15. KMBL gets RBI nod to buy 9.99% each in AU SFB, Federal Bank
16. Overview of PM Narendra Modi’s Visit to Karnataka and Telangana on 10 May 2026
17. AIFF & Odisha Government Renew 5-Year MoU to Strengthen Youth Football Development
18. DSYS–AIFF Partnership
19. MoRD Notifies Implementation of Rural Employment Assurance Under VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 from July 1, 2026
20. DFS, MoF launched USD 1.5 billion BMIP to Secure Shipping Risks
21. India Hosted 10th Edition of Indian Ocean Dialogue in New Delhi
22. India, IFAD Launch New 8-year Strategy to Strengthen Rural Economy
23. I4C, RBIH Sign MoU to Boost AI-Based Detection of Mule Accounts & Cyber Financial Frauds
24. National e-Governance Division Felicitates 5 States for
25. Cabinet Approves Rs 37,500 Crore Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects
26. Extension of Coal Linkage Tenure:
27. Disbursement of Incentive:
28. Cabinet Approves MSP for Kharif Crops for Marketing Season 2026-27
29. MoPSW Signed Tripartite MoU for First Mega Greenfield Shipyard at Thoothukudi, TN
30. Union Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia Launches Rs.189.79 Crore Mizoram Ginger Mission
31. DBN, AP sign pact for BharatNet expansion with Rs.2,432 cr financial aid
32. IEPFA–Prasar Bharati Signs MoU to Strengthen Investor Education Initiatives

🔬 Science & Technology

1. DRDO, IAF successfully conduct maiden flight-trial of indigenous TARA glide weapon
2. Indian Coast Guard Commissions
3. DRDO Successfully Conducts 1,200-Second Scramjet Combustor Test in Hyderabad, Telangana
4. Agni MIRV Missile Test:
5. Union Minister DrJitendraSingh Launched Two AI-enabled Systems for Hyper-Local Weather forecastsIn M

📘 General Knowledge & Miscellaneous

1. Former India Midfielder Mohan Singh Passed Away
2. Border Roads Organisation Raising Day 2026 – May
3. World Athletics Day 2026 – May 7
4. World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2026 – May 8
5. Current Affairs Today (AffairsCloud Today)
6. Current Affairs 9 May 2026
7. Q1. Which of the following is related to: Overview of Vietnam President?
8. Q2. Which of the following is related to: NCRB’s Crime in India 2024:?
9. Q3. Which of the following is related to: MoS&PI Updates State GDP Calculation with 2022-23 as New Base Year?
10. Q4. Which of the following is related to: NITI Aayog Releases Policy Report on School Education System in India?
11. Q5. Which of the following is related to: MIF Signs Agreements with IITs and IMU?
12. Australian Tennis Legend Mal Anderson Passed Away
13. Union Minister Amit Shah Releases
14. World Migratory Bird Day 2026 – May 9
15. International Argania Day 2026 – May 10
16. Current Affairs 12 May 2026
17. Q1. Which of the following is related to: Overview of PM Narendra Modi’s Visit to Karnataka and Telangana on 10 May 2026?
18. Q2. Which of the following is related to: AIFF & Odisha Government Renew 5-Year MoU to Strengthen Youth Football Development?
19. Q3. Which of the following is related to: DSYS–AIFF Partnership?
20. Q4. Which of the following is related to: India Hands Over IUCAA Banner to SAAO to Strengthen Scientific Cooperation?
21. Q5. Which of the following is related to: Indian Coast Guard Commissions?
22. International Nurses Day 2026 – May 12
23. Current Affairs 14 May 2026
24. Q1. Which of the following is related to: MoRD Notifies Implementation of Rural Employment Assurance Under VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 from July 1, 2026?
25. Q2. Which of the following is related to: DFS, MoF launched USD 1.5 billion BMIP to Secure Shipping Risks?
26. Q3. Which of the following is related to: India Hosted 10th Edition of Indian Ocean Dialogue in New Delhi?
27. Q4. Which of the following is related to: India, IFAD Launch New 8-year Strategy to Strengthen Rural Economy?
28. Q5. Which of the following is related to: I4C, RBIH Sign MoU to Boost AI-Based Detection of Mule Accounts & Cyber Financial Frauds?
29. International Day of Families 2026 – May 15
30. Current Affairs 15 May 2026
31. Q1. Which of the following is related to: Cabinet Approves Rs 37,500 Crore Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects?
32. Q2. Which of the following is related to: Extension of Coal Linkage Tenure:?
33. Q3. Which of the following is related to: Disbursement of Incentive:?
34. Q4. Which of the following is related to: Cabinet Approves MSP for Kharif Crops for Marketing Season 2026-27?
35. Q5. Which of the following is related to: MoPSW Signed Tripartite MoU for First Mega Greenfield Shipyard at Thoothukudi, TN?

🌍 International Affairs

1. India Hands Over IUCAA Banner to SAAO to Strengthen Scientific Cooperation

💰 Economy & Banking

1. RBI & ECB SignedMoUto Boost Central Banking CooperationIn May 2026, the Reserve Bank of India(RBI)signed a Memorandum…
2. Delhi Metro Partners with Airtel Payments Bank to Launch RuPay ‘On-The-Go’ cards
3. SBI Research Projects India’s Q4FY26 Growth at 7.2%
4. AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
5. National Panchayat Awards 2025: 42 Panchayats Recognised; Karnataka Tops with 6 Awards
6. APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS
7. Suvendu Adhikari Sworn-in as 9th CM of WB, 1st BJP CM in State
8. TVK founder C. Joseph Vijay takes oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
9. SAIL Appoints Ashok Kumar Panda as New Chairman and MD
10. AU Small Finance Bank Launches Four New Credit Cards with Travel and Lifestyle Benefits
11. RBI Cancels Licence of Mumbai-based Sarvodaya Co-operative Bank
12. ISRO Scientist Kuljeet Kaur Marhas Becomes First Indian Woman Fellow of Meteoritical Society
13. Himanta Biswa Sarma Takes Oath As Chief Minister Of Assam For Second Consecutive Term
14. CII Elects R Mukundan as President, Suchitra Ella as President-Designate
15. RBI Removes Prior Approval Requirement for Banks’ Outward Remittance Tie-ups with Fintechs
16. CTBC Bank Becomes 1st Taiwanese Bank to Open Branch at GIFT City, Gujarat
17. Yoweri Museveni Sworn in as President of Uganda for Seventh Term
18. Jio Platforms Appoints Akash Ambani as MD for Five-Year Term

🏏 Sports

1. Shanghai Hyundai Archery World Cup Stage 2: India Women’s Recurve Team Wins Gold
2. Argentina’s Faustino Oro Becomes Second-Youngest Grandmaster At Age 12

🌿 Environment & Geography

1. ZSI Discovers Two New Spider Species in Nagaland;

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