Weekly Current Affairs 4 May – 10 May, 2026
🏥 Health & Science • 🏛 Government & Policy • 💰 Finance & Economy • 🛡 Defense • âŊ Sports | 50 MCQs
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📌 Quick Summary — Weekly Current Affairs
🏛 Government & Policy
- Paperless Judiciary: Sikkim has been declared the first ‘Paperless Judiciary’ state in India.
- Supreme Court Strength: Following the 2026 amendment, the sanctioned strength of SC judges is 38.
- National Symbols Act: Amendment to include ‘Vande Mataram’ as a protected symbol against insult.
- CPO Portal: Launched by NITI Aayog to ensure real-time governance and last-mile delivery.
- Tamil Nadu Elections: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) emerged as the single largest party with 108 seats.
🌍 International Affairs
- Sinbex-II Exercise: Aimed at improving cooperation between the Indian and Cambodian Armies.
- SIMBEX Exercise: A vital collaborative maritime event between India and Singapore.
- ADB Annual Meeting: The 59th meeting of the Asian Development Bank held in Samarkand.
- Project Freedom: Security initiative launched by the USA in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
💰 Finance & Economy
- UDGAM Portal: Launched by RBI to help search for unclaimed deposits efficiently.
- Sugarcane FRP: Set to âš365 per quintal for the 2026-27 season.
- Cotton Productivity: âš5,659 crore allocated over 5 years.
- World Migration Report 2026: India topped global remittances by receiving unprecedented financial inflows.
🔬 Science & Technology
- SpaceTech Unicorn: Skyroot Aerospace becomes India’s first SpaceTech ‘Unicorn’.
- Smart Island Monitoring: Ecuador deployed world’s first AI monitoring system on the Galapagos Islands.
- Coal Battery: China developed the world’s first zero-carbon emission direct coal fuel cell.
- OptoSAR Satellite: Combines Optical Imaging and Synthetic Aperture Radar.
🛡 Defense & Security
- Project 17A: Involves construction of the advanced stealth frigate INS Mahendragiri.
- LR-AShM Test: Successful 2026 test of the Long Range Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile.
🏅 Awards & Honors
- UNESCO Prize: Awarded to the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate.
- Pulitzer Prize 2026: Indian journalists recognized for reports on Cyber Fraud and Digital Surveillance.
- Green Oscar (Whitley): Awarded to Praveen Sheikh for saving the Indian Skimmer bird.
âŊ Sports
- Doha Diamond League: Neeraj Chopra secured the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw.
- Thomas Cup 2026: China claimed the title by defeating India in the badminton finals.
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