Current Affairs 20 May 2026 – Daily GK Update

📌 National Affairs 4 items

PM Modi inaugurated the Surat Diamond Bourse — the world's largest office building covering 66 lakh sq ft

The Union Cabinet approved the PM Vishwakarma scheme with ₹13,000 crore outlay for artisans

India's fiscal deficit stood at 5.1% of GDP in FY2025-26 as per latest data

NITI Aayog released the State Energy & Climate Index 2026, ranking Gujarat first

📌 International Affairs 4 items

The G7 summit 2026 is being hosted by Canada in Alberta province

India and EU signed a strategic partnership agreement on critical minerals

BRICS membership expanded to include Indonesia as a full member

South Korea elected Lee Jae-myung as the 21st President

📌 Economy & Business 4 items

India's GDP growth rate projected at 7.2% for FY 2026-27 by RBI

SEBI introduced new T+0 settlement framework for select stocks

RBI kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.5% in the May 2026 MPC meeting

India overtook Japan to become the 4th largest economy globally by GDP (PPP)

🏆 Sports 4 items

India finished 4th in the World Athletics Championship 2026 medal tally

Neeraj Chopra broke the national javelin record with an 89.94m throw

IPL 2026 final was won by Mumbai Indians defeating Chennai Super Kings

Viswanathan Anand was appointed as FIDE's first Indian board member

📌 Science & Technology 4 items

ISRO successfully launched NISAR satellite in collaboration with NASA

India launched its first quantum computing cluster at IIT Bombay

DRDO unveiled the Akash-NG missile with a 60km interception range

IIT Madras developed a 98%-efficient desalination membrane

📌 Awards & Appointments 4 items

Sudha Murty was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in the 2026 Republic Day honours

India elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (2027-28)

Sanjay Malhotra took charge as the 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India

R. Prasad was appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner

✏️ One-Liner GK Facts 5

1

World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5 every year.

2

The headquarters of Asian Development Bank (ADB) is in Manila, Philippines.

3

India's largest solar park is Bhadla Solar Park in Rajasthan (2,245 MW).

4

Operation Sindoor was India's military response to the Pahalgam terror attack.

5

The theme of World Press Freedom Day 2026 was 'A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis'.

🧠 Practice Quiz 3 Questions

1. Which city hosted the G7 Summit 2026?

2. Who is the 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?

3. India is ranked 4th globally in GDP by which measure?

📰 Current Affairs 20 May 2026 – Daily GK Update