- D.K. Shivakumar has been appointed as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka following the resignation of Siddaramaiah.
- Indian Naval Sail Training Ship INS Sudarshini arrived in Antigua after completing a trans-Atlantic voyage under the ‘Lokayan 26’ expedition.
- The International Energy Agency (IEA) projects India’s energy investment to reach a record $170 billion in 2026.
- US climber Tyler Andrews set a new speed record by climbing Mount Everest in 9 hours and 55 minutes.
- G.S. Lakshmi became the Indian match referee included in the all-female list of ICC match officials for the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026.
- Major Abhilasha Barak of the Indian Army has been selected for the UN ‘Military Gender Advocate of the Year’ award for 2025.
- Chandrayaan-2’s DFSAR payload detected the potential presence of sub-surface ice in the Lunar South Polar Region.
- The Chhari Dhand Wetland Conservation Reserve, located in Gujarat, was designated as a Ramsar site in January 2026.
- Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa defeated World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the classical format at the Norway Chess tournament 2026.
- PM Modi highlighted the Ken-Betwa River Linking Project between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh as a model for resolving water disputes.
- Sunil Robert Vuppula became the first Indian corporate communicator to run marathons across all seven continents after completing the Cape Town Marathon.
- The 35th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) was held in Beijing, China.
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) projects India’s real GDP growth rate at 6.9% for the financial year 2026-27 (FY27).
- Min Aung Hlaing, the President of Myanmar, recently arrived in India on an official visit.
- Indian-American student Shrey Parikh won the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee 2026 championship.
📅 May 30, 2026 · Saturday
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