8 May Current Affairs 2026

🏥 Health & Science • 🏛 Government & Policy • 🏆 Awards & Honours • 💰 Finance & Economy • 🛡 Defense | 20 MCQs

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📌 Quick Summary — 8 May Current Affairs 2026

🏛 Government & Policy

PAI 2.0 Report: 3,635 Gram Panchayats are categorized as ‘Front Runners’ (Grade A).
Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Set an incredible 2 Guinness World Records in just 2 days.
Vande Mataram Amendment: Proposed to amend the National Prevention of Insults to Honour Act, 1971.
Supreme Court Judges: Central government approved increasing the sanctioned strength to 38 judges.
Citizenship Rules: Ministry of Home Affairs officially notified the ‘Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2026’.
Tamil Nadu CM: Actor-politician C. Joseph Vijay to take the oath as the new Chief Minister.
PMGSY-IV: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the 4th phase in Rayagada, Odisha.

🏆 Awards & Honours

WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards: The Hindu Group’s Young World Club won gold for “Best News Website or App Re-launch”.
Pulitzer Prize 2026: Indian journalists Anand RK and Suparna Sharma honored in Illustrated Reporting and Commentary.

💰 Finance & Economy

Railway Projects: CCEA approved 3 major railway multi-tracking projects worth ₹23,437 crore.
Cotton Productivity: Central Government allocated ₹5,659 Crore over 5 years.
Marine Fish Production: Tamil Nadu reclaimed top spot with 6.85 lakh tonnes in 2025.
Pearl Farming Center: Hazaribagh, Jharkhand emerged as India’s first center under PMMSY.

🛡 Defense & Security

Underwater National Flag: Indian Navy set a world record at Radhanagar Beach, Swaraj Dweep.
CINBAX-II Exercise: The bilateral military exercise was conducted between India and Cambodia.

🌍 International Affairs

Santa Marta Climate Conference 2026: Jointly hosted by Netherlands and Colombia focusing on fossil fuel transition.
BRICS Women’s Working Group: The Ministry of Women and Child Development organized the first preparatory meeting.

🔬 Science & Technology

C-ART Observatory: IITM, Pune established the open observatory at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.
MLFF Toll System: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated India’s first barrier-less toll system in Gujarat.

🎨 Art & Culture

Padma Doree: A cross-regional textile initiative launched bridging North-East India and Madhya Pradesh.

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