MAY MONTH State News - One liners 2026
— EXAM BOOSTERS
🐝🌸 Bihar – USD 500 million World Bank loan for Bihar
Urban Transformation Programme.🐝🌸 Chhattisgarh – ₹200 crore
'Adarsh Shahar Samriddhi Yojana'.🐝🌸 Karnataka – India's first AI-powered multilingual '
Namma 112' emergency system.🐝🌸 Karnataka – India's first portal for monitoring
NSQ medicines and NDPS drugs.🐝🌸 Maharashtra –
AI Policy 2026 targets ₹10,000 crore investment and 1.5 lakh jobs by 2031.🐝🌸 Mizoram –
'Khuarel' app for real-time disaster response.🐝🌸 Nagaland –
'100 Days Ayushman Student Coverage Mission' for students.🐝🌸 West Bengal –
Annapurna Yojana for women aged 25–60 years.❤1
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🎖MAY 2026 — Launches & Inauguration
🐝🌸 India's first MLFF barrier-less tolling system was launched by Nitin Gadkari at Chorayasi Toll Plaza, NH-48 (Surat-Bharuch), Gujarat.
🐝🌸 Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launched indigenous Cell Broadcast System (CBS) in New Delhi; developed by C-DOT in collaboration with DoT, NDMA and MHA for disaster warnings.
🐝🌸 Karnataka launched India's first state-led Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Space Technology in Bengaluru to promote commercialization of space technologies.
🐝🌸 India and European Union (EU) under Trade and Technology Council (TTC) launched a €15.2 million initiative for EV battery recycling; funded by Horizon Europe and Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI).
🐝🌸 Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) and IITM Pune established India's first Urban Testbed and Aerosol Observatory along with CASRI at SRMIST, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
🐝🌸 Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launched Nationwide Annual Health Check-up Initiative at ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Basaidarapur, New Delhi.
🐝🌸 SEHAT Mission (Science Excellence for Health through Agricultural Transformation) was jointly launched by ICAR and ICMR in New Delhi to link agriculture, nutrition and public health.
🐝🌸 Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, launched USD 1.5 billion Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool (BMIP) in New Delhi to provide risk cover to Indian vessels.
🐝🌸 Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated India's first Integrated Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) field laboratory at IIT Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
🐝🌸 Government of India and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) launched Country Strategic Opportunities Programme (COSOP) 2026-33 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi to strengthen rural economy.
🐝🌸 Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched IP Catalyst and CIPIE portal in New Delhi to accelerate patent commercialization.
🐝🌸 Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) launched Unified Bharat e-Charge (UBC) platform in Bengaluru and approved 1,243 EV charging stations for Karnataka under PM E-DRIVE scheme.
🐝🌸 Jyotiraditya Scindia and CM Lalduhoma launched ₹189.79 crore Mizoram Ginger Mission to promote GI-certified Mizo Ginger exports.
🐝🌸 National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), in collaboration with Vertis Foundation, launched Project Saksham through 12 training centres to empower rural women.
🐝🌸 Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) launched ₹175 crore Coffee of Nagaland Mission with pilot clusters at Tuophema (Arabica) and Ghotovi (Robusta).
🐝🌸 Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) launched AI-based Helpbot for Authentication of Your Notice (ABHAY) for verification of fake notices and prevention of digital arrest scams.
🐝🌸 Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched Phase-II of UMMID (Unique Methods of Management and Treatment of Inherited Disorders) programme under Department of Biotechnology (DBT) with 25 new NIDAN Kendras.
🐝🌸 British International Investment (BII), UK, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), Denmark, launched USD 300 million "North Star" platform for renewable energy projects in India.
🐝🌸 Bharath Digital Infrastructure Association (BDIA) launched Bharat Digital Samvad in New Delhi, India's first forum on digital sovereignty based on the principle of Data Swaraj.
🐝🌸 Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) launched India's largest biomedical innovation platform and transferred 41 public health technologies to industry partners in New Delhi.
🐝🌸 Jyotiraditya Scindia and CM Manik Saha launched ₹236 crore Tripura Mission Queen Pineapple with a hub-and-spoke post-harvest ecosystem centered around Agartala.
🐝🌸 Sarbananda Sonowal launched Logistics Port Performance Index (LPPI) for FY25 and four digital initiatives during the 37th Foundation Day of JNPA in Mumbai.
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One-liner for Exams
✔️ Min KYC FASTag wallet → ₹10,000 monthly recharge limit.
✔️ Full KYC FASTag wallet → ₹2 lakh monthly recharge limit.
✔️ Minimum FASTag recharge amount → ₹100.
✔️ FASTag Annual Pass price (2026) → ₹3,075.
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🎖🎖VB-GRAMG: WORKERS/LABOUR-RELATED PROVISIONS (EXAM NOTES)
1. Employment Guarantee
Guaranteed 125 days of wage employment per rural household annually.
Employment must be provided within 15 days of demand.
2. Unemployment Allowance
If work is not provided within 15 days:
Paid by the State Government.
First 30 days: at least ¼ (25%) of notified wage rate.
Remaining period: at least ½ (50%) of notified wage rate.
3. Wage Payment
Wages credited through DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer).
Amount transferred to workers' bank or post office accounts.
Payment made weekly or within 15 days of muster roll closure.
4. Compensation for Delayed Wage Payment ⭐️
If wages are
not paid within 15 days:Worker gets compensation.
Rate =
0.05% of unpaid wages per day.Compensation starts from the 16th day after muster roll closure.
5. Attendance System
Attendance through NMMS-enabled system.
Face authentication introduced.
Exception mechanism available for genuine workers facing connectivity or technical issues.
6. Social Security & Transparency
Mandatory social audits.
Geo-tagging of assets.
Real-time monitoring dashboard.
AI-based fraud detection.
Weekly public disclosure of records.
EXAM-ORIENTED ONE-LINERS
🔹 VB-GRAMG Act, 2025 replaced MGNREGA from 1 July 2026.
🔹 Implemented by Ministry of Rural Development.
🔹 Guarantees 125 days of wage employment.
🔹 Employment must be provided within 15 days.
🔹 Unemployment allowance is paid by the State Government.
🔹 First 30 days allowance = 25% of wage rate.
🔹 Remaining period allowance = 50% of wage rate.
🔹 Wage payment through DBT.
🔹 Compensation for delayed wages = 0.05% per day.
🔹 Delay compensation starts from the 16th day after muster roll closure.
🔹 Seasonal pause allowed up to 60 days.
🔹 Based on Viksit Gram Panchayat Plans.
🔹 Integrated with PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan.
🔹 Major focus areas are Water Security, Rural Infrastructure, Livelihood Infrastructure and Climate Resilience.
🔹 Uses NMMS, Face Authentication, Geo-tagging and AI-based fraud detection.
🔹 Funding ratio = 60:40 (Centre : State).
🔹 North-Eastern & Himalayan States = 90:10.
🔹 UTs without legislature receive 100% Central funding.
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MOST IMPORTANT "INDIA'S FIRST" REVISION ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ First paperless judiciary state → Sikkim 🇮🇳📄
✅ First Green Methanol Plant → Deendayal Port Authority, Gujarat 🌱⚓️
✅ First plastic waste geocell → Phoenix 🗑🏗
✅ First solar-powered Algae Tree → Bhopal ☀️🌳
✅ First private-sector Marine Gas Turbine facility → Visakhapatnam ⚙️🌊
✅ First AI-designed crop gene editor → Plant-OpenCRISPR1 🧬🤖
✅ First geothermal power project → Ladakh ♨️⚡️
✅ First AI-powered combat aircraft → Kaal Bhairava ✈️🛡
✅ First all-women Everest expedition (ITBP) 🏔👩🚒
✅ First C-ART Observatory → Visakhapatnam 🔭🌌
✅ First South Coast Railway Zone HQ → Visakhapatnam (18th Railway Zone) 🚂📍
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OTHER NATIONAL NEWS (May 2026) – QUICK REVISION ONE-LINERS
Citizenship & Governance
🔹 MHA notified Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2026; effective 30 April 2026.
🔹 India introduced e-OCI with digital records and fully online OCI services.
🔹 Minor children cannot hold both Indian and foreign passports simultaneously.
Minerals & Industry
🔹 Ministry of Mines approved 58 companies under ₹1,500 crore IS-PCMR scheme under NCMM.
🔹 Scheme aims to promote recycling of lithium-ion batteries, e-waste and industrial scrap.
Weather & Environment
🔹 IITM established Coastal Atmospheric Research Testbed (C-ART) Observatory at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.
🔹 C-ART was developed under Mission Mausam with ₹180 crore cost.
Judiciary
🔹 Sikkim became India's first fully paperless judiciary state.
🔹 CJI Surya Kant launched 'One Case One Data' initiative and AI chatbot 'Su Sahay'.
🔹 Every court case will get a unique digital ID under One Case One Data.
International Cooperation
🔹 India deployed Aarogya Maitri (BHISHM Cube) healthcare system in Jamaica.
🔹 Initiative implemented under HADR framework with support of NSCS and MEA.
Power Sector
🔹 Ministry of Power revised Make in India norms for HVDC substations.
🔹 Local content targets: 30% (FY28), 40% (FY30), 50% (FY32), 60% (FY35).
BIS Standards
🔹 BIS issued six standards for assistive technologies under NLEAP framework.
🔹 New standards include Elbow Crutches, Portable Ramps, Tactile Guide Maps and Braille on Signage.
Health
🔹 MoHFW released India's first national framework for Diabetes Mellitus in Children.
🔹 '4Ts' framework introduced for Type-1 diabetes detection.
🔹 4Ts = Toilet, Thirsty, Tired and Thinner.
🔹 Free insulin therapy and monitoring devices to be provided at public facilities.
Railways
🔹 South Coast Railway (SCoR) with headquarters at Visakhapatnam became India's 18th railway zone.
🔹 SCoR became operational from 1 June 2026.
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FDI
🔹 DPIIT fixed 60-day clearance timeline for FDI proposals in 40 sub-sectors from border-sharing countries.
🔹 Framework covers six segments including rare earths, batteries and PCBs.
Child Health
🔹 MoHFW launched RBSK 2.0 under NHM.
🔹 RBSK 2.0 extends child health screening from birth to 18 years.
🔹 Expanded 4Ds framework includes mental health and NCDs.
🔹 4Ds = Defects, Diseases, Deficiencies and Developmental Delays.
Green Energy
🔹 India's first Green Methanol Plant is being set up at Deendayal Port Authority, Kutch, Gujarat.
🔹 Prosopis juliflora (Gando Baval) weed will be converted into marine fuel.
Statistics
🔹 NSO notified 2022-23 as the new base year for GSVA and GSDP calculations.
Innovation
🔹 CSIR-CRRI and BPCL developed India's first plastic waste geocell 'Phoenix'.
🔹 Phoenix received recognition from India Book of Records and Asia Book of Records.
GST
🔹 Principal Bench of GSTAT, New Delhi, empowered as National Appellate Authority for Advance Rulings (NAAAR).
Sports
🔹 AIFF and Odisha Government renewed 5-year MoU for youth football development.
Rural Development
🔹 VB-GRAMG Act, 2025 to replace MGNREGA from 1 July 2026.
🔹 Guaranteed employment increased from 100 days to 125 days.
🔹 Focus areas: Water security, Rural infrastructure, Livelihood infrastructure and Climate resilience.
Digital Governance
🔹 NeGD felicitated Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Nagaland and Rajasthan for DigiLocker integration.
Cyber Security
🔹 India assumed chairmanship of CCDB for two years (2026-28).
🔹 India has been a CCRA member since 16 September 2013.
🔹 STQC Directorate acts as India's IT security certification body.
🔹 DPIIT fixed 60-day clearance timeline for FDI proposals in 40 sub-sectors from border-sharing countries.
🔹 Framework covers six segments including rare earths, batteries and PCBs.
Child Health
🔹 MoHFW launched RBSK 2.0 under NHM.
🔹 RBSK 2.0 extends child health screening from birth to 18 years.
🔹 Expanded 4Ds framework includes mental health and NCDs.
🔹 4Ds = Defects, Diseases, Deficiencies and Developmental Delays.
Green Energy
🔹 India's first Green Methanol Plant is being set up at Deendayal Port Authority, Kutch, Gujarat.
🔹 Prosopis juliflora (Gando Baval) weed will be converted into marine fuel.
Statistics
🔹 NSO notified 2022-23 as the new base year for GSVA and GSDP calculations.
Innovation
🔹 CSIR-CRRI and BPCL developed India's first plastic waste geocell 'Phoenix'.
🔹 Phoenix received recognition from India Book of Records and Asia Book of Records.
GST
🔹 Principal Bench of GSTAT, New Delhi, empowered as National Appellate Authority for Advance Rulings (NAAAR).
Sports
🔹 AIFF and Odisha Government renewed 5-year MoU for youth football development.
Rural Development
🔹 VB-GRAMG Act, 2025 to replace MGNREGA from 1 July 2026.
🔹 Guaranteed employment increased from 100 days to 125 days.
🔹 Focus areas: Water security, Rural infrastructure, Livelihood infrastructure and Climate resilience.
Digital Governance
🔹 NeGD felicitated Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Nagaland and Rajasthan for DigiLocker integration.
Cyber Security
🔹 India assumed chairmanship of CCDB for two years (2026-28).
🔹 India has been a CCRA member since 16 September 2013.
🔹 STQC Directorate acts as India's IT security certification body.
Ease of Doing Business
🔹 Tripura became first state to complete all 51 priority areas under Deregulation Phase-I and II.
Defence
🔹 AI-powered UCAV 'Kaal Bhairava' will be manufactured in Portugal.
🔹 Bharat Forge to establish India's first private-sector Marine Gas Turbine facility in Visakhapatnam.
🔹 Tonbo Imaging secured Indian Navy contract under ADITI 3.0 for High Power Microwave system.
🔹 MoD issued RFP for AMCA, India's first indigenous fifth-generation stealth fighter.
🔹 Prototype development cost of AMCA is ₹15,000 crore.
🔹 Rajnath Singh laid foundation of AMCA facility at Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh.
Exports
🔹 EU became India's third-largest seafood export market in FY26 after USA and China.
Sikkim
🔹 Jyotiraditya Scindia launched Mission Sikkim Organics with ₹360 crore outlay.
🔹 Sikkim became India's 22nd state through the 36th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1975.
Environment
🔹 Bhopal introduced India's first solar-powered Algae Tree to combat air pollution.
Parliamentary Committees
🔹 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla constituted Committee on Empowerment of Women for 2026-27.
🔹 Dr Daggubati Purandeswari appointed Chairperson.
Ethanol Blending
🔹 BIS notified E22, E25, E27 and E30 fuel standards under IS 19850:2026.
🔹 Notification specifies standards but does not mandate nationwide E30 rollout.
Agriculture Biotechnology
🔹 ICAR-CRRI developed world's first AI-designed crop gene editor 'Plant-OpenCRISPR1'.
🔹 Rice was used as the model crop.
Research
🔹 ANRF selected 10 institutions under Convergence Research Centres of Excellence.
🔹 Selected centres can receive funding up to ₹25 crore for five years.
Mountaineering
🔹 ITBP completed its first all-women Mount Everest expedition.
🔹 BSF's all-women expedition was named 'Mission Vande Mataram'.
Space
🔹 Department of Space approved Common Technical Facilities in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.
Renewable Energy
🔹 ONGC's agreement for India's first geothermal power project in Ladakh extended by five years.
Consumer Affairs
🔹 GATC framework expanded to verify Petrol, Diesel, CNG, LPG, LNG and Hydrogen dispensers.
Maritime
🔹 Sarbananda Sonowal launched Maritime Reform Utsav to mark 12 years of maritime reforms.
🔹 Theme mantra: "Reform, Perform, Transform and Inform".
Education & AI
🔹 Google launched 'Google for Education Schoolers (GES)' free AI training programme.
🔹 Programme initially available in six languages: Assamese, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Odia and Punjabi.
Sports Governance
🔹 MYAS notified NSB Rules 2026 and NST Rules 2026 under Sports Governance Act, 2025.
🔹 NSB members: 3-year term or up to 65 years.
🔹 NST Chairperson: 5-year term or up to 70 years.
Research Infrastructure
🔹 IIT Madras inaugurated ₹4.5 crore Circulating Water Tunnel Facility at Chennai.
SEZ
🔹 GoI notified IT/ITES SEZ and Multi-sector SEZ in Puducherry.
🔹 Proposed investment for both SEZs is ₹1,975 crore.
🔹 Tripura became first state to complete all 51 priority areas under Deregulation Phase-I and II.
Defence
🔹 AI-powered UCAV 'Kaal Bhairava' will be manufactured in Portugal.
🔹 Bharat Forge to establish India's first private-sector Marine Gas Turbine facility in Visakhapatnam.
🔹 Tonbo Imaging secured Indian Navy contract under ADITI 3.0 for High Power Microwave system.
🔹 MoD issued RFP for AMCA, India's first indigenous fifth-generation stealth fighter.
🔹 Prototype development cost of AMCA is ₹15,000 crore.
🔹 Rajnath Singh laid foundation of AMCA facility at Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh.
Exports
🔹 EU became India's third-largest seafood export market in FY26 after USA and China.
Sikkim
🔹 Jyotiraditya Scindia launched Mission Sikkim Organics with ₹360 crore outlay.
🔹 Sikkim became India's 22nd state through the 36th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1975.
Environment
🔹 Bhopal introduced India's first solar-powered Algae Tree to combat air pollution.
Parliamentary Committees
🔹 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla constituted Committee on Empowerment of Women for 2026-27.
🔹 Dr Daggubati Purandeswari appointed Chairperson.
Ethanol Blending
🔹 BIS notified E22, E25, E27 and E30 fuel standards under IS 19850:2026.
🔹 Notification specifies standards but does not mandate nationwide E30 rollout.
Agriculture Biotechnology
🔹 ICAR-CRRI developed world's first AI-designed crop gene editor 'Plant-OpenCRISPR1'.
🔹 Rice was used as the model crop.
Research
🔹 ANRF selected 10 institutions under Convergence Research Centres of Excellence.
🔹 Selected centres can receive funding up to ₹25 crore for five years.
Mountaineering
🔹 ITBP completed its first all-women Mount Everest expedition.
🔹 BSF's all-women expedition was named 'Mission Vande Mataram'.
Space
🔹 Department of Space approved Common Technical Facilities in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.
Renewable Energy
🔹 ONGC's agreement for India's first geothermal power project in Ladakh extended by five years.
Consumer Affairs
🔹 GATC framework expanded to verify Petrol, Diesel, CNG, LPG, LNG and Hydrogen dispensers.
Maritime
🔹 Sarbananda Sonowal launched Maritime Reform Utsav to mark 12 years of maritime reforms.
🔹 Theme mantra: "Reform, Perform, Transform and Inform".
Education & AI
🔹 Google launched 'Google for Education Schoolers (GES)' free AI training programme.
🔹 Programme initially available in six languages: Assamese, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Odia and Punjabi.
Sports Governance
🔹 MYAS notified NSB Rules 2026 and NST Rules 2026 under Sports Governance Act, 2025.
🔹 NSB members: 3-year term or up to 65 years.
🔹 NST Chairperson: 5-year term or up to 70 years.
Research Infrastructure
🔹 IIT Madras inaugurated ₹4.5 crore Circulating Water Tunnel Facility at Chennai.
SEZ
🔹 GoI notified IT/ITES SEZ and Multi-sector SEZ in Puducherry.
🔹 Proposed investment for both SEZs is ₹1,975 crore.
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