Banking Current Affairs

In the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, the BJP won 207 out of 294 seats with 45.84% of the vote share, marking a paradigm shift in Bengal's political landscape. The Trinamool Congress was reduced to 80 seats with 40.8% vote share, while the Left Front and Congress combined got only 7.42% votes.

Xbox launched its cloud gaming service with servers in Mumbai and Chennai, enabling users to access their game libraries from multiple devices. However, according to Xbox's global head Asha Sharma, while these moves created meaningful value, they did not grow at the expected pace.

General Dhiraj Seth took over as the 31st Chief of the Army Staff, succeeding General Upendra Dwivedi, who retired at the age of 62.

The Indian Air Force deployed an IL-76 strategic airlift aircraft named Gajraj for this mission. This aircraft is specifically designed for long-range strategic airlift operations.

Admiral Swaminathan commanded the Western Fleet, which holds the strategic designation as the Sword Arm of the Indian Navy. This was one of his key operational appointments during his career.

Admiral Krishna Swaminathan is the 27th Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy. He succeeded Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi who completed 41 years of service.

The sacred relics belonged to Arahant Sariputta and Arahant Mahamoggallana, who were indeed the chief disciples of Gautama Buddha. This airlift was part of India's cultural diplomacy efforts.

According to recent policy statements, India has moved beyond merely adopting foreign technologies and is now actively participating in developing frontier technologies while helping shape their future direction in multiple sectors globally.

The press release confirms that MAHA on Water is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Jal Shakti and ANRF launched to promote cutting-edge research in priority areas such as water resources management.

The press release explicitly states that the Ministry of Jal Shakti will organize the National Workshop on R&D in Water on 1 June 2026 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi.

The press release explicitly states that PM SVANidhi has facilitated more than 1.05 crore (10.5 million) loan sanctions worth over ₹17,800 crore for street vendors nationwide.

PM SVANidhi was launched in June 2020 as a flagship micro-credit scheme by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs to empower street vendors with collateral-free credit and social security.

The press release explicitly mentions that progress on implementation of GATC Rules and implementation of a registration-based framework from the earlier license-based system was reviewed during the meeting.

The press release clearly mentions that the comprehensive roadmap prepared under 'Khet Bachao Abhiyan' includes balanced fertiliser use, natural farming, and action against fake fertilisers and seeds.

The Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, inaugurated the SIRI Mathrushree Industrial Park at Belthangady on 31 May 2026, emphasizing women-led social transformation and rural empowerment.

The SIRI Mathrushree Industrial Park was inaugurated at Belthangady in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. The inauguration ceremony was held from Dharmasthala.

The Prime Minister specifically mentioned his special interaction with Gurindervir Singh and Animesh Kujur, highlighting the promising future of Indian athletics.

Prime Minister Modi addressed the 134th Episode of 'Mann Ki Baat' as highlighted in his X posts dated 31 May 2026.

According to the PM's Mann Ki Baat address, the Men's 100-metre national record was indeed broken three times within just two days by Gurinder Veer Singh and Animesh Kujur.

The National Senior Athletics Federation Competition was held in Ranchi, Jharkhand, where nearly 800 athletes participated and four national records were broken in four different events.