This comprehensive weekly compilation covers all important current affairs
from May 25 to May 31, 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. Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Launches Phase-II of UMMID Programme for Rare Genetic Disorders
2. India Hosts 68th APO Governing Body Meeting in New Delhi
3. UK and Danish Firms Launch USD 300 Million
4. MoT Launches Bharat Tex 2026 Event App with AI-Powered Networking Features
5. MP Joins Hands with Google to Develop AI-Powered
6. Maharashtra Signs Rs 6.5 Lakh Crore Nuclear Energy
7. DPIIT Releases Guidelines for Implementation of BHAVYA Scheme
8. Union Minister Rajnath Singh Inaugurates NIBE Defence Manufacturing Complex in Shirdi
9. DoS Approved Establishment of Two New Space-tech Facilities in TN, Gujarat
10. DoP and Flipkart India Sign Agreement to Strengthen e-commerce Logistics Ecosystem
11. Indian Army Launches ‘Q-FORCE’ Application for Logistics & Sustainment Management
12. Delhi Govt and SBI Sign MoU for Digital Payment System for e-procurement Portal
13. Union MinisterBhupendraYadav and MP CM Dr
14. Govt Expands GATC Framework to Include 5
15. AYUSHEXCIL – Spices Board MoU to Boost Global Promotion of
16. Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Unveiled ‘Maritime Reform Utsav’
17. MYAS Notifies NSB and NST Rules, 2026 under Sports Governance Act, 2025
18. MoSJE Launches PM-AJAY Portal and Mobile App to Digitise SC Development Scheme
19. Components of PM-AJAY portal:
20. ISM Launches ‘Investors Support’ Portal
21. ICMR launches India’s largest biomedical innovation platform, transfers 41 health technologies to industry
22. Gujarat Govt, Meta Sign MoU for WhatsApp-Based Citizen Service Delivery
23. Cabinet Approves Rs.25,530 Crore SARTHAK-PDS Scheme for 5 years and Merges Two Existing Schemes to Modernise PDS
24. India-US Signs Bilateral Framework
25. GoI constitutes High-Level Committee on Demographic Change Headed by former Justice Naolekar
26. Committee Composition
27. Factor Identification:
28. Union Agriculture Minister Released 3rd Advance Estimates of Production of Major Agricultural Crops for 2025-26
29. Union Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia Launches Rs.236 Crore ‘Mission Queen Pineapple’ in Tripura
30. MoD Issues RFP For AMCA Fifth-Generation Stealth Fighter Programme
31. Indian Railways Inaugurates ‘CHIRAG’ Centre for HR Excellence Telangana
32. AP Govt Partners with SIDBI
33. Chhattisgarh Government Launched Rs. 200 Crore ‘Adarsh Shahar Samriddhi Yojana’
34. MoH&FWreleasesthe 10thNHA estimates for FY23; GHE jumps to Rs 3.85 lakh CrIn May 2026, the Ministry
35. Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh Inaugurates PECVD System and RETINA incubation centre at IACS Campus in Kolkata
36. IAF Partners with IIT Bombay for Su-30MKI Predictive Maintenance System
37. NSE and SUFI Signs MoU To Develop Steel Commodity Derivatives Ecosystem
38. West Bengal Governmen

🌍 International Affairs

1. Overview of PMNarendraModi’sVisit to Norway on May 18 to 19, 2026Prime Minister(PM)NarendraModiwas o
2. Overview ofDefenceMinisterRajnathSingh’s Visit to Vietnam, S
3. Visit to South Korea:
4. India, Ethiopia Sign Bilateral Accession Protocol for Ethiopia’s WTO Membership in Geneva
5. Overview of Cyprus President Christodoulides’s Visit to India on May 20-23, 2026
6. WHO’s 79th World Health Assembly Concludes in Geneva, Switzerland

🔬 Science & Technology

1. India Successfully Tests Vayu Astra-1 Loitering Munition with 100-km Strike Capability
2. China Launches ‘Shenzhou-23 Mission’ Carrying 3 Astronauts to Space Station
3. NASA UnveilsUSD 20 billion3-Phased Plan for Permanent Moon BaseIn May 2026,Jared RookIsaacman,Admini
4. Moon Base-II (2029-2032):
5. Indian scientist discovers
6. Red Balloon Aerospace Launched

💰 Economy & Banking

1. SEBI-Backed NISM Signs MoU with IICA to Boost ESG, Capital Markets and Governance
2. ZikZuk Technologies Receives RBI Approval to Operate as PPI Issuer
3. AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
4. ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 Receives 2026 AIAA Goddard Astronautics Award
5. IIT Kanpur Director Manindra Agrawal &
6. Dr Soumya Swaminathan:
7. Two Indian-Origin Scientists Conferred South Africa’s Highest Civilian Honour
8. RBI ImposesMonetary Penalties on CUB, Mintifi Finserve & Newa InvestmentsIn May 2026, the Reserve Ba
9. AIIB Rolls Out USD 10 Billion Relief Shield for Conflict-Hit Nations
10. Cannes Film Festival 2026: Cristian
11. APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS
12. RBI Approves Reappointment of Sandeep Bakhshi as ICICI Bank MD & CEO till 2028
13. RBI Mandates 3 year cooling-off period for UCB, RCB directors, Sets up committee to examine quantum tech in Finance
14. Federal Bank Appoints Elias George as Part-Time Chairman
15. ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS
16. LIC Increases Stake in Central Bank of India to 6.06%
17. LIC Launches Two New Joint Insurance Products ‘New Jeevan Sathi’ for couples
18. NibeGroup Signed JV withElbitSystemsto Set up Propellant Manufacturing facility in IndiaIn May 2026,
19. Senegal Appoints Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo as New PM
20. SEBI Approves Appointment of 2 Executive Directors at CDSL
21. MobiKwik Secured RBI Approval for offline PA Licence Expansion
22. Payment Aggregator (PA):
23. India to host 2027 Asian Relays and 2028 Asian Indoor Championships
24. RBI approves 3-month extension for Ketan Merchant as interim CEO
25. WBGB & Canara HSBC Life Insurance Partner to Strengthen Rural Insurance Coverage in WB
26. Japan’s DBJ partners HDFC Capital to invest in housing projects across India
27. Taiwan Overtakes India To Become World’s 5th Largest Stock Market
28. TCS Signs Multi-million Dollar Deal with Sweden’s SKF for AI-led Manufacturing Business
29. Janez Janša Appointed as Prime Minister of Slovenia for Fourth Term

🌿 Environment & Geography

1. New Worm-Eating Snake ‘Trachischium lalremsangai’ Discovered in Mizoram

📘 General Knowledge & Miscellaneous

1. World Metrology Day 2026 – May 20
2. International Tea Day 2026 – May 21
3. Q1. Which of the following is related to: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Launches Phase-II of UMMID Programme for Rare Genetic Disorders?
4. Q2. Which of the following is related to: India Hosts 68th APO Governing Body Meeting in New Delhi?
5. Q3. Which of the following is related to: UK and Danish Firms Launch USD 300 Million?
6. Q4. Which of the following is related to: MoT Launches Bharat Tex 2026 Event App with AI-Powered Networking Features?
7. Q5. Which of the following is related to: MP Joins Hands with Google to Develop AI-Powered?
8. International Day to End Obstetric Fistula 2026 – May 23
9. World Turtle Day 2026 – May 23
10. International Day of the Markhor 2026 – May 24
11. Q1. Which of the following is related to: DPIIT Releases Guidelines for Implementation of BHAVYA Scheme?
12. Q2. Which of the following is related to: Union Minister Rajnath Singh Inaugurates NIBE Defence Manufacturing Complex in Shirdi?
13. Q3. Which of the following is related to: DoS Approved Establishment of Two New Space-tech Facilities in TN, Gujarat?
14. Q4. Which of the following is related to: DoP and Flipkart India Sign Agreement to Strengthen e-commerce Logistics Ecosystem?
15. Q5. Which of the following is related to: Indian Army Launches ‘Q-FORCE’ Application for Logistics & Sustainment Management?
16. HP CMSukhvinder Singh SukhuReleases Novel ‘Bazaar’ by Niranjan Dev SharmaIn May 2026,Sukhvinder Sing
17. World Schizophrenia Awareness Day 2026 – May 24
18. Commonwealth Day in India 2026 – May 24
19. World Football Day 2026 – May 25
20. Q1. Which of the following is related to: Union MinisterBhupendraYadav and MP CM Dr?
21. Q2. Which of the following is related to: Govt Expands GATC Framework to Include 5?
22. Q3. Which of the following is related to: AYUSHEXCIL – Spices Board MoU to Boost Global Promotion of?
23. Q4. Which of the following is related to: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Unveiled ‘Maritime Reform Utsav’?
24. Q5. Which of the following is related to: Overview of Cyprus President Christodoulides’s Visit to India on May 20-23, 2026?
25. Veteran Olympian Archer and Arjuna Awardee Shyam Lal Meena Passed Away
26. Former VP M.VenkaiahNaidu & Former PM H
27. International Missing Children’s Day 2026 – May 25
28. World Thyroid Day 2026 – May 25
29. Q1. Which of the following is related to: MYAS Notifies NSB and NST Rules, 2026 under Sports Governance Act, 2025?
30. Q2. Which of the following is related to: MoSJE Launches PM-AJAY Portal and Mobile App to Digitise SC Development Scheme?
31. Q3. Which of the following is related to: Components of PM-AJAY portal:?
32. Q4. Which of the following is related to: ISM Launches ‘Investors Support’ Portal?
33. Q5. Which of the following is related to: ICMR launches India’s largest biomedical innovation platform, transfers 41 health technologies to industry?
34. Five-time Olympianshooter andArjuna Awardee RajaRandhirSingh Passed AwayIn May 2026, renowned Indian
35. PT Usha, Dilip Tirkey Release Book on India’s First Olympic Hockey Gold
36. World Hunger Day 2026 – May 28
37. International Day of Action for Womens Health 2026 – May 28
38. World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2026 – May 28
39. Q1. Which of the following is related to: Cabinet Approves Rs.25,530 Crore SARTHAK-PDS Scheme for 5 years and Merges Two Existing Schemes to Modernise PDS?
40. Q2. Which of the following is related to: India-US Signs Bilateral Framework?
41. Q3. Which of the following is related to: GoI constitutes High-Level Committee on Demographic Change Headed by former Justice Naolekar?
42. Q4. Which of the following is related to: Committee Composition?
43. Q5. Which of the following is related to: Factor Identification:?
44. Urdu Poet and Padma Shri Awardee Bashir Badr Passed Away
45. International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 2026 – May 29
46. World Digestive Health Day 2026 – May 29
47. International Everest Day 2026– May 29
48. Q1. Which of the following is related to: MoH&FWreleasesthe 10thNHA estimates for FY23; GHE jumps to Rs 3.85 lakh CrIn May 2026, the Ministry?
49. Q2. Which of the following is related to: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh Inaugurates PECVD System and RETINA incubation centre at IACS Campus in Kolkata?
50. Q3. Which of the following is related to: IAF Partners with IIT Bombay for Su-30MKI Predictive Maintenance System?
51. Q4. Which of the following is related to: NSE and SUFI Signs MoU To Develop Steel Commodity Derivatives Ecosystem?
52. Q5. Which of the following is related to: West Bengal Governmen?

🏏 Sports

1. Indian All-Rounder Vijay Shankar Retires from Domestic Cricket and IPL to Explore Overseas Leagues
2. ItalianMercedes driver Kimi Antonelli Wins Canadian Grand Prix 2026On 24th May 2026, 19-year-old Ita
3. Davis Cup Skipper Rohit Rajpal Named India’s Chef de Mission for 2026 CWG in Glasgow
4. Other Key Appointment:
5. Swara Lakshmi Nair Becomes Karnataka’s Second WIM in Chess

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