🔆 CURRENT AFFAIRS – 28 MAY 2026
🔆 STATES
📍 Tripura Queen Pineapple Mission Launched
✅ ₹236 crore initiative launched by Jyotiraditya Scindia
✅ Focus on GI-tagged Queen Pineapple cultivation and value chain development
✅ Three-year roadmap from FY2026 to FY2028
🔆 NATIONAL
📍 Adani Green Commissions Massive Battery Storage Project
✅ 3.37 GWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) commissioned at Khavda, Gujarat
✅ Claimed as world’s largest single-location battery storage deployment outside China
✅ Supports renewable energy grid reliability
📍 Government Expands GATC Framework
✅ Verification expanded to petrol, diesel, CNG, LPG, LNG and hydrogen systems
✅ Coverage increased from 18 to 23 categories under Legal Metrology framework
✅ Supports technology-driven governance and trade transparency
📍 Maritime Reform Utsav Launched
✅ Unveiled by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
✅ Marks 12 years of maritime reforms
✅ Focus on digital governance and ease of doing business
📍 Google Launches Free AI Training for Teachers
✅ ‘Google for Education Schoolers (GES)’ programme announced
✅ Covers teachers across multiple Indian states
✅ Available in 6 Indian languages during first rollout phase
📍 ABDM Crosses 100 Crore Linked Health Records
✅ Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission achieved major milestone
✅ Uttar Pradesh leads with 15.03 crore linked records
✅ ABHA provides unique digital health ID to citizens
📍 National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign 2026
✅ Organised in New Delhi
✅ Focus on sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture
✅ Includes thematic discussions and state participation
🔆 INDIA & THE WORLD
📍 India and Canada Reset Economic Relations
✅ Target to achieve $50 billion bilateral trade by 2030
✅ Aim to finalise Free Trade Agreement by end of 2026
✅ Key sectors: Energy, technology, pharmaceuticals and agri-food
🔆 AGREEMENTS & MoUs
📍 AYUSHEXCIL and Spices Board Sign MoU
✅ Focus on strengthening wellness and natural products sector
✅ Covers branding, quality standards and global trade promotion
✅ Signed under Ministry of Commerce & Industry
🔆 APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS
📍 Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo Appointed PM of Senegal
✅ Appointed after dismissal of Ousmane Sonko
📍 SEBI Approves Two Executive Directors at CDSL
✅ Amit Mahajan and Nayana Ovalekar appointed as Executive Directors
📍 Packirisamy Jawahar Takes Charge as MPEDA Chairman
✅ Assumed office at Marine Products Export Development Authority
🔆 BOOKS & AUTHORS
📍 Shivraj Singh Chouhan Launches ‘Apnapan’
✅ Book based on experiences with PM Narendra Modi
✅ Released in New Delhi
📍 Novel ‘Bazaar’ Released in Himachal Pradesh
✅ Written by Niranjan Dev Sharma
✅ Released by CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
🔆 SPORTS
📍 Kimi Antonelli Wins Canadian Grand Prix 2026
✅ 19-year-old Mercedes driver won Formula One Canadian GP
✅ Lewis Hamilton finished second
✅ Max Verstappen secured third place
📍 MYAS Notifies NSB and NST Rules 2026
✅ Issued under National Sports Governance Act, 2025
✅ NSB to regulate recognition of National Sports Bodies
✅ NST framework defines tribunal appointments and powers
📍 India to Host Major Asian Athletics Events
✅ Chandigarh to host Asian Relays 2027
✅ Bhubaneswar to host Asian Indoor Championships 2028
🔆 SCHEMES
📍 Cabinet Approves SARTHAK-PDS Scheme
✅ ₹25,530 crore outlay till March 2031
✅ Integrates ration transport and SMART PDS reforms
✅ Strengthens implementation of NFSA, 2013
🔆 RANKS & REPORTs
📍 National Health Accounts Estimates 2022–23 Released
✅ Government Health Expenditure rose to 1.43% of GDP
✅ Per capita health expenditure increased to ₹2,786
✅ Report released by Union Health Ministry
🔆 IMPORTANT DAYS
📍 Kolkata to Host International Day of Yoga 2026 Main Event
✅ Theme: “Yoga for Healthy Ageing”
✅ Event to be held on 21 June in Kolkata
✅ Yoga Sangam Portal relaunched for registrations
🔆 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
📍 Indian Scientists Develop CLEAR Imaging Technology
✅ Developed at JNCASR, Bengaluru
✅ Helps diagnose cancer and neurological disorders
