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Portal Launches

Ministry of Finance Unveils 'Unclaimed Assets Portal' to Track Lost Financial Assets

30 May 2026

• Union Minister of Finance: Nirmala Sitharaman
• DFS Secretary: M. Nagaraju
• PSB Alliance: A joint venture of Public Sector Banks providing technological solutions

First in India

India Integrates First SkyCast System at IGI Airport to Upgrade Aviation Weather Monitoring

30 May 2026

• Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences: Dr. Jitendra Singh
• Mission Mausam: A Government of India initiative to upgrade and modernize weather forecasting infrastructure
• Indira Gandhi International Airport Location: New Delhi

Defence Appointments

Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar Takes Charge as the 48th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff

30 May 2026

• Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS): Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi
• Indian Navy Day: 4 December
• Indian Navy Headquarters: New Delhi

Payments Banks

RBI Grants Three-Month Extension to Fino Payments Bank Interim CEO Ketan Merchant

30 May 2026

• Fino Payments Bank Headquarters: Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Fino Payments Bank Launch Year: 2017
• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor: Shaktikanta Das

First in India

Red Balloon Aerospace Successfully Launches Mission SANA: India's First Indigenous Super-Pressure Balloon

29 May 2026

• Launch Location: Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
• Platform Name: VISTA
• Altitude Region: Stratosphere

Records

Sumit Antil Scripted History with New Men's Javelin F64 World Record at Para Athletics Meet

29 May 2026

• Sumit Antil Sport: Para Javelin Throw (F64 category)
• Sumit Antil Awards: Khel Ratna Award (2021), Padma Shri (2022)
• 8th Indian Open Para Athletics Venue: Bengaluru

MoUs

AYUSHEXCIL and Spices Board Sign MoU to Launch 'Spice and Heal' Global Export Campaign

29 May 2026

• Spices Board HQ: Kochi, Kerala
• Spices Board Chairperson: D. Sathiyan
• Parent Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Policies, Rules & Regulations

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Marks a Decade of Strengthening India's Credit Ecosystem

29 May 2026

• IBBI Chairperson: Ravi Mital
• IBBI Establishment: 1 October 2016
• Parent Ministry: Ministry of Corporate Affairs

National Awards

Sikkim Police Conferred with the Prestigious President's Police Colour

29 May 2026

• Sikkim Capital: Gangtok
• Sikkim Governor: Om Prakash Mathur
• Sikkim Chief Minister: Prem Singh Tamang
• President's Police Colour: Highest honor for a police unit in India

Union Cabinet Decisions

PM Narendra Modi Chairs 51st PRAGATI Interaction to Review Key Infrastructure Projects

29 May 2026

• PRAGATI Full Form: Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation
• PRAGATI Launch Year: 2015
• Ken-Betwa River Link: India's first major river interlinking project involving Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh

Election Appointments

Janez Jansa Appointed as Slovenia's Prime Minister for the Fourth Time

29 May 2026

• Slovenia Capital: Ljubljana
• Slovenia Currency: Euro
• Slovenia President: Natasa Pirc Musar

State Schemes

Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu releases second edition of the novel 'Bazaar'

28 May 2026

• Himachal Pradesh Governor: Shiv Pratap Shukla
• Himachal Pradesh Capitals: Shimla (Summer), Dharamshala (Winter)

Individual Achievements

Veteran Indian shooter and sports administrator Raja Randhir Singh passes away

28 May 2026

• Arjuna Award instituted in: 1961

Hosts

India awarded hosting rights for Asian Relays 2027 and Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2028

28 May 2026

• Asian Athletics Association Headquarters: Singapore

Individual Achievements

Swara Lakshmi Nair becomes Karnataka's second Women's International Master (WIM)

28 May 2026

• FIDE (International Chess Federation) HQ: Lausanne, Switzerland

Individual Achievements

Indian shooter Esha Singh clinches gold with a new world record at the ISSF World Cup in Munich

28 May 2026

• ISSF Headquarters: Munich, Germany

Tournaments

Rohit Rajpal appointed India's Chef de Mission for the 2026 Commonwealth Games

28 May 2026

• Mascot for 2026 CWG: Finnie (a unicorn, Scotland's national animal)
• 2030 Commonwealth Games will be hosted by Ahmedabad, Gujarat (India)

International Summits

Quad alliance announces $20 Billion Critical Minerals Initiative to reduce reliance on China

28 May 2026

• Quad Member Countries: India, United States, Japan, Australia

Payment Systems

MobiKwik gets in-principle RBI nod for Offline Payment Aggregator license

28 May 2026

• MobiKwik Founders: Bipin Preet Singh, Upasana Taku
• RBI Governor: Shaktikanta Das

Central Bank of India

Life Insurance Corporation of India increases equity stake in Central Bank of India to 6.06%

28 May 2026

• LIC Headquarters: Mumbai
• Central Bank of India Headquarters: Mumbai

Roads / Railways

Ministry of Railways approves first Hydrogen Fuel Cell DEMU trainset for Jind-Sonipat route

28 May 2026

• Union Minister of Railways: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Days & Themes

Kolkata selected as host city for International Day of Yoga 2026 main celebrations

28 May 2026

• Ministry of AYUSH Minister of State (I/C): Prataprao Jadhav
• The United Nations General Assembly declared June 21 as International Day of Yoga in 2014

State Schemes

Sikkim achieves fully literate state status under ULLAS initiative

28 May 2026

• Sikkim Capital: Gangtok
• Sikkim Chief Minister: Prem Singh Tamang
• Sikkim Governor: Om Prakash Mathur
• Sikkim National Park: Khangchendzonga (Kanchenjunga)

Acts & Bills

Assam Legislative Assembly passes Uniform Civil Code Bill, becoming the third state to do so

28 May 2026

• Assam Capital: Dispur
• Assam Chief Minister: Himanta Biswa Sarma
• Assam Governor: Lakshman Prasad Acharya
• Assam National Parks: Kaziranga, Manas, Dibru-Saikhowa, Nameri, Orang, Dehing Patkai, Raimona

International Organizations

68th Session of Asian Productivity Organisation Governing Body Meeting Concludes in New Delhi

27 May 2026

• APO Established Year: 1961
• APO Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
• National Productivity Council (NPC) Parent Ministry: Ministry of Commerce & Industry

CA

Eminent Scientists Soumya Swaminathan and Manindra Agrawal Elected Fellows of Royal Society

27 May 2026

• Royal Society Founded Year: 1660 (London, United Kingdom)
• M.S. Swaminathan elected year: 1973

RBI

RBI Sets Up Q-SAFE Expert Committee to Evaluate Quantum Computing in Banking Sector

27 May 2026

• IIT Madras Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• RBI Established: 1 April 1935

International Awards

Major Abhilasha Barak Honored with 2025 UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award

27 May 2026

• UNIFIL Headquarters: Naqoura, Lebanon
• Previous Indian Winners: Suman Gawani (2019) and Radhika Sen (2023)
• Award Established: 2016 by the UN Office of Military Affairs

Missiles

India Successfully Flight-Tests Indigenously Developed Agni-1 Short-Range Ballistic Missile

27 May 2026

• DRDO Headquarters: New Delhi
• Agni-1 Induction Year: 2004
• ITR Location: Chandipur, Odisha

Digital Banking

Eurobank Enters India; Cyprus and Greece to Initiate Cross-Border UPI Remittances

27 May 2026

• NPCI Founded: 2008
• Eurobank Total Assets: ~110 billion Euros
• NPCI MD & CEO: Dilip Asbe

Disinvestment

Government to Raise Rs 2,456 Crore by Selling 8% Equity Stake in Central Bank of India

27 May 2026

• Central Bank of India Founded: 21 December 1911
• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• MD & CEO: Kalyan Kumar
• SEBI Minimum Public Shareholding limit: 25%

Economic Affairs

Unincorporated Establishments in India Grow to 9.16 Crore, Employing Over 15 Crore Workers

27 May 2026

• NSO Parent Ministry: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)
• QBUSE coverage: Unincorporated non-agricultural sector

Policies, Rules & Regulations

DPIIT Announces Guidelines for BHAVYA Scheme to Set Up 100 High-Tech Industrial Parks

27 May 2026

• DPIIT Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry
• NICDC: National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation
• Scheme Timeline: FY 2026-27 to FY 2031-32

Pension Schemes

PFRDA Unveils RIS Steady and Flexible Drawdown Options to Manage Post-Retirement Cashflows

27 May 2026

• PFRDA Established: 2003 (Statutory status via PFRDA Act, 2013)
• PFRDA Headquarters: New Delhi
• PFRDA Chairman: Sivasubramanian Ramann
• Parent Ministry: Ministry of Finance

RBI

India's Outward Remittances Drop to $28.9 Billion in FY26 Amid Global Uncertainties

27 May 2026

• LRS Launch Year: 2004
• LRS Limits: USD 250,000 per financial year for resident individuals
• RBI Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• RBI Established: 1 April 1935

International Organizations

AIIB Pledges USD 10 Billion to Support Nations Caught in West Asia Crisis

27 May 2026

• AIIB Formation Date: 16 January 2016
• AIIB Headquarters: Beijing, China
• AIIB President: Zou Jiayi (China)
• AIIB Largest Shareholder: China (India is second)

Space Missions

Department of Space Sanctions Two New Common Technical Facilities (CTFs) in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu

27 May 2026

• IN-SPACe Chairman: Pawan Kumar Goenka
• IN-SPACe Headquarters: Ahmedabad, Gujarat
• ISRO Chairman: S. Somanath

Portal Launches

PM-AJAY Implementation Goes Digital with Launch of New Management Portal and Mobile App

27 May 2026

• Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment: Dr. Virendra Kumar
• PM-AJAY Launch Year: FY 2021-22
• PM-AJAY full form: Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana

Defence Manufacturing

India's First 300-km Universal Rocket Launcher 'Suryastra' Unveiled at New Shirdi Defence Hub

27 May 2026

• Union Minister of Defence: Rajnath Singh
• Integrated Test Range (ITR) Location: Chandipur, Balasore district, Odisha
• NIBE Defence Hub Location: Shirdi, Maharashtra

Government Initiatives

Finance Minister Launches Targeted Digital Platforms and Capital Schemes to Fortify Indian MSMEs

27 May 2026

• SIDBI Establishment: April 2, 1990
• SIDBI Headquarters: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
• SIDBI CMD: Manoj Mittal
• MSME Contribution to Exports: Approximately 48%

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