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19 May 2026 Current Affairs

 Daily CA One-Liner: May 19 

  • Supreme Court judge strength increased to 38  – Honourable President  Droupadi Murmu  approved an ordinance raising the number of Supreme Court judges from  34 to 38  – a significant expansion to help clear mounting case backlogs.

  • Andhra Pradesh gets a new population policy  – Chief Minister  N. Chandrababu Naidu  announced a fresh population policy to address  declining population growth and falling fertility rates  in the state – a forward-looking move.

  • Nimapara Patha Utsav 2026 inaugurated in Puri  – Deputy Chief Minister  Pravati Parida  inaugurated the festival under the  Utkarsha Nimapara 2.0 Initiative  – celebrating local culture and development.

  • Sikkim to implement Anand Marriage Act from June 1  –  Sikkim  will bring into force the  Anand Marriage Act, 1909  from  1 June 2026 , allowing Sikh couples to directly register marriages conducted through the traditional  Anand Karaj Ceremony  – a long-pending recognition.

  • PM Modi receives Sweden's highest honour  – Prime Minister  Narendra Modi  was awarded Sweden’s prestigious  Royal Order of the Polar Star, Commander Grand Cross  – one of the country’s highest honours for foreign Heads of Government. A proud diplomatic moment.

  • Tata Electronics partners with ASML for Dholera fab  –  Tata Electronics  signed a strategic partnership with  ASML  (Advanced Semiconductor Materials Lithography) to support India’s first  commercial 300 mm semiconductor fabrication facility in Dholera  – a giant leap for chip making.

  • Vaibhav Sooryavanshi makes IPL sixes history  –  Vaibhav Sooryavanshi  created history in  IPL 2026  by becoming the  Indian batter with the most sixes in a single season  – clearing the boundary like never before.

  • RBI fines IIFL Finance ?3.10 lakh  – The  Reserve Bank of India  imposed a penalty of  ?3.10 lakh  on  IIFL Finance Limited  for violating the  NBFC Scale Based Regulation Directions, 2023  – a gentle but firm nudge on compliance.

  • FSDC sub-committee meets at RBI Mumbai  – The  33rd meeting of the Sub-Committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC-SC)  was held at the RBI, Mumbai, under the chairmanship of  Governor Sanjay Malhotra  – coordinating financial stability.

  • RBL Bank gets nod for Emirates NBD investment  –  RBL Bank  has received all required regulatory and government approvals for the proposed strategic investment of around  USD 3 billion (?26,850 crore)  by Dubai-based  Emirates NBD  – a major vote of confidence.

  • Xflow pilot for stablecoin payments in India  –  Xflow  launched a pilot programme enabling Indian businesses to accept international payments in  stablecoins (USDC and USDT)  and convert them compliantly into  Indian Rupees  – a bridge between crypto and mainstream finance.

  • SEBI classifies 'Significant Indices' for mutual funds  –  SEBI  introduced a regulatory framework classifying certain market benchmarks as  "Significant Indices"  based on  Assets Under Management (AUM)  tracked by mutual fund schemes – bringing more clarity to passive investing.

  • UPI completes 10 years as world's largest real-time payments platform  –  Unified Payments Interface (UPI)  , launched on  11 April 2016  by NPCI under RBI, has completed  10 years  and emerged as the  world’s largest real-time payments platform  – a true backbone of India’s digital economy.

  • First Indian woman elected Fellow of The Meteoritical Society  –  Dr. Kuljeet Kaur Marhas  has become the  first Indian woman  to be elected as a  Fellow of The Meteoritical Society  – a stellar achievement in planetary science and meteoritics.

  • Indian Navy opens sailing node at Bhopal's Upper Lake  – The Indian Navy inaugurated its premier  Naval Sailing Node  at  Upper Lake (Bhojtal), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh  – bringing naval adventure to central India.

  • Stricter penalties for defence suppliers  – The  Ministry of Defence  issued revised guidelines imposing  stricter penalties  on defence suppliers for non-performance and ethical misconduct – accountability in the supply chain.

  • MeitY conference on IP commercialisation  – The  Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)  organised a one-day national conference titled  “From Patent to Product: Accelerating IP Commercialization in Electronics & IT”  at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi – turning ideas into impact.

  • India's first satellite-tagged Ganges soft-shell turtle released  – India released its  first satellite-tagged Ganges soft-shell turtle (Nilssonia gangetica)  into  Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, Assam , marking a major milestone in wildlife conservation on  Endangered Species Day (May 15, 2026)  – a gentle giant now tracked from space.

  • Dr. Jitendra Singh dedicates 200 MW solar module line  – Union Minister  Dr. Jitendra Singh  dedicated the  200 MW Solar Module Manufacturing Line  of  Central Electronics Limited (CEL)  to the nation – powering the green energy transition.

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