7 May 2026 Current Affairs

Daily Current Affairs One-Liners – 7 May 2026

• BIS has launched six new Indian Standards for essential healthcare assistive technologies (HATs) under the NLEAP scheme to make healthcare support systems more accessible and of good quality.
• South Coast Railway Zone, with its headquarters at Visakhapatnam, was officially intimated by Central Government, which is a significant railway infrastructure development project in Andhra Pradesh.

• NCERT introduced an improved digital screening platform called PRASHAST 2.0 to enable the detection of disabilities in children at an early stage and offer inclusive education support for such children to schools.
• To enhance the efficiency of the Supreme Court and to minimize pendency of cases, the Union Cabinet has approved the doubling of the sanctioned strength of judges in the apex court from 33 to 37.
• The Cabinet also approved the setting up of a modern ship repair facility at Vadinar in Gujarat, which is a huge investment to bolster India's ship maintenance infrastructure.
• The Union Government has approved two new semiconductor projects under the India Semiconductor Mission, with investments exceeding ₹3,900 crore, to boost the capacity for semiconductor manufacturing in the country.
• The Finals 2026 of Thomas and Uber Cup took place in Horsens, Denmark where the best badminton teams from the globe converged.
• Union Cabinet has approved Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS 5.0) for businesses and industries to address liquidity pressures arising due to ongoing crisis in the West Asia.
• The Department of Financial Services has announced Viability Plan 2.0 for the Regional Rural Banks, with the aim to enhance the operational performance, financial sustainability, and governance standards of the banks.
• The introduction of Electronic Gold Receipts (EGR) segment by the National Stock Exchange (NSE) with the approval of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is an attempt to bring the gold trading in India into a modern and streamlined format.
• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced a new financing partnership facility to bolster key Asia-Pacific manufacturing ecosystems and critical minerals supply chains.
• The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has put in place a quick-track approval framework for the private placement memorandum (PPM) of Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) to ease the process of fund-raising and improve ease of doing business.
• The United States started a naval escort program, called “Project Freedom,” to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz as trade relations with Iran deteriorate.
• Shashi Shekhar Vempati has been appointed the new Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
• The frigate of Dutch navy HNLMS De Ruyter also arrived in Kochi, marking the increasing cooperation between the Indian navy and the Dutch navy.
• INS Sunayna, a ship of India, has arrived in the Yangon Harbour as part of its Indo-Pacific initiative for strategic engagement in the region through its maritime outreach programme.
• Bharat Electronics Limited has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Defence worth ₹1,476 crore for high-tech mobile electronic warfare systems for the Indian Army.
• The Swasth Bharat Portal was introduced for the promotion of innovation in healthcare services and enhancing inclusive access to healthcare.