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Current affairs May 11 – May 17, 2026 for CUET

4 stories from the week of May 11 – May 17, 2026, in the order they happened, then a quiz on the week.

May 2026 in current affairs: eleven stories for CUET

Awards & Appointments

National Florence Nightingale Awards 2026 to 15 nurses

President Murmu gave the National Florence Nightingale Awards 2026 to 15 nurses on 12 May, International Nurses Day.

On 12 May 2026, International Nurses Day, President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Florence Nightingale Awards for 2026 on 15 nursing professionals at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The day's theme was 'Our Nurses. Our Future. Empowered Nurses Save Lives'. The awards are given by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Test yourself

Question 1

EasyOriginal question

The National Florence Nightingale Awards honour people in which profession?

  1. ATeaching
  2. BPolicing
  3. CSocial work
  4. DNursing
Your answer
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Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. They honour nurses; 15 received them in 2026.

  2. They are presented on International Nurses Day, 12 May.

Concept
Florence Nightingale Awards
Typical time
40 seconds
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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

On which day are the National Florence Nightingale Awards presented?

  1. AInternational Nurses Day, 12 May
  2. BWorld Health Day, 7 April
  3. CNational Doctors' Day, 1 July
  4. DHuman Rights Day, 10 December
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. They are presented on International Nurses Day, 12 May, Florence Nightingale's birthday.

  2. In 2026 the President conferred them on 15 nurses.

Concept
Florence Nightingale Awards day
Typical time
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Government Schemes & Policy

₹37,500 crore to promote coal gasification

A ₹37,500 crore scheme to promote coal and lignite gasification was approved on 13 May 2026, toward 100 MT gasified by 2030.

On 13 May 2026 the Cabinet approved a Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects with an outlay of ₹37,500 crore. It aims at gasifying about 75 million tonnes of coal and lignite, toward the national target of gasifying 100 million tonnes of coal by 2030, to cut imports of LNG, urea, ammonia and methanol. Incentives go up to 20 per cent of plant and machinery cost, capped at ₹5,000 crore a project. It is run by the Ministry of Coal.

Test yourself

Question 1

MediumOriginal question

What is the outlay of the coal and lignite gasification scheme approved in May 2026?

  1. A₹5,000 crore
  2. B₹8,500 crore
  3. C₹25,000 crore
  4. D₹37,500 crore
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. The scheme's outlay is ₹37,500 crore.

  2. ₹5,000 crore is the cap for a single project.

Concept
Coal gasification outlay
Typical time
50 seconds
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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

What is India's national target for coal gasification by 2030?

  1. A75 million tonnes
  2. B100 million tonnes
  3. C50 million tonnes
  4. D1 billion tonnes
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. The national target is to gasify 100 million tonnes of coal by 2030.

  2. The new scheme itself targets about 75 million tonnes.

Concept
Coal gasification target
Typical time
50 seconds
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Question 3

HardOriginal question

Coal gasification is being promoted mainly to reduce imports of which products?

  1. ACrude oil and petrol
  2. BCoking coal and iron ore
  3. CLNG, urea, ammonia and methanol
  4. DSolar panels and batteries
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. Syngas from coal can replace imported LNG and feed urea, ammonia and methanol.

  2. India imports about all its ammonia and 80–90 per cent of its methanol.

Concept
Why coal gasification
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Economy & Business

Kharif MSP 2026-27: common paddy at ₹2,441

Kharif MSPs for 2026-27, set 13 May 2026: common paddy up ₹72 to ₹2,441 a quintal; sunflower seed rose most (₹622).

On 13 May 2026 the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs raised the Minimum Support Prices of 14 kharif crops for the 2026-27 marketing season. Common paddy rose by ₹72 to ₹2,441 a quintal. The largest increases were for sunflower seed (₹622), cotton (₹557), nigerseed (₹515) and sesamum (₹500). The MSPs are at least 50 per cent above the cost of production.

Test yourself

Question 1

EasyOriginal question

What is the MSP of common paddy for the 2026-27 kharif marketing season?

  1. A₹2,300 a quintal
  2. B₹2,369 a quintal
  3. C₹2,441 a quintal
  4. D₹2,461 a quintal
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. Common paddy's MSP rose by ₹72 to ₹2,441.

  2. ₹2,369 was the 2025-26 MSP, and ₹2,461 is Grade A paddy.

Concept
Paddy MSP 2026-27
Typical time
40 seconds
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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

Which kharif crop got the largest absolute MSP increase for 2026-27?

  1. ACotton
  2. BSunflower seed
  3. CPaddy
  4. DMoong
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. Sunflower seed rose by ₹622 a quintal, followed by cotton at ₹557.

  2. Moong rose by only ₹12.

Concept
Largest MSP increase
Typical time
50 seconds
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Question 3

MediumOriginal question

For how many kharif crops were MSPs raised for the 2026-27 marketing season?

  1. A6
  2. B10
  3. C14
  4. D22
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. MSPs were raised for 14 kharif crops.

  2. MSPs are announced for 22 crops a year in all, kharif and rabi together.

Concept
Kharif crops with MSP
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International

India and the UAE: oil reserves, LPG and a defence framework

On 15 May 2026 India and the UAE signed energy, defence and tech pacts: ADNOC may store up to 30 million barrels in India's reserves.

During the Prime Minister's visit to the UAE on 15 May 2026, the two countries signed a set of energy, defence and technology agreements. Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited and ADNOC agreed that ADNOC may store up to 30 million barrels of crude in India's strategic reserves, including at Visakhapatnam and a new facility at Chandikol in Odisha, and that Indian reserves may be held at Fujairah.

Indian Oil and ADNOC signed an agreement on long-term LPG supply; the countries adopted a Framework for a Strategic Defence Partnership; Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World agreed to set up a ship-repair cluster at Vadinar, Gujarat; and C-DAC and the UAE's G42 signed a term sheet for an 8-exaflop supercomputing cluster.

Test yourself

Question 1

MediumOriginal question

Under the India–UAE agreement of May 2026, how much crude may ADNOC store in India's strategic petroleum reserves?

  1. AUp to 3 million barrels
  2. BUp to 300 million barrels
  3. CUp to 8 million barrels
  4. DUp to 30 million barrels
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. The MoU provides for potential ADNOC storage of up to 30 million barrels in India's reserves.

  2. 8 is the supercomputing cluster's size, in exaflops.

Concept
India–UAE strategic reserves
Typical time
50 seconds
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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

Where is the ship-repair cluster agreed between Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World in May 2026 to be set up?

  1. AVadinar, Gujarat
  2. BKochi, Kerala
  3. CFujairah, UAE
  4. DChandikol, Odisha
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. The cluster is to be set up at Vadinar in Gujarat.

  2. Chandikol and Fujairah appear in the same visit, for oil reserves.

Concept
India–UAE maritime cooperation
Typical time
50 seconds
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Question 3

HardOriginal question

Which two entities signed a term sheet in May 2026 for an 8-exaflop supercomputing cluster?

  1. AISRO and ADNOC
  2. BIIT Madras and Mubadala
  3. CNIC and Etisalat
  4. DC-DAC and G42
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. C-DAC of India and G42 of the UAE signed the term sheet.

  2. C-DAC built India's PARAM supercomputers.

Concept
India–UAE AI cooperation
Typical time
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Sources on this page · Last verified:

  1. President of India Confers National Florence Nightingale Awards 2026 to 15 Awardees at Rashtrapati Bhavan — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  2. Cabinet approves Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects with a financial outlay of Rs.37,500 crore — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Coal
  3. Cabinet approves Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for Kharif Crops for Marketing Season 2026-27 — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
  4. List of Outcomes: Prime Minister's Visit to the UAE — Press Information Bureau, Prime Minister's Office