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UPSC Prelims Current Affairs Quiz #28 | 8 May 2026

Q1. Which of the following are recognized categories for the Sahitya Akademi Awards? MalayalamEnglishSanskritSanthaliSelect the correct option from the codes given below:(A) 1 and 2 only(B) 1, 2...

 May 8, 2026

Timor Green Pigeon Conservation

A comprehensive study published in May 2026 by Charles Darwin University and BirdLife International revealed that the Timor Green Pigeon (Treron psittaceus) faces a severe risk of extinction....

 May 8, 2026

Primary Healthcare Workforce Training

The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare launched the Integrated Training Framework for Primary Healthcare Teams in India on 8 May 2026. Unveiled during the 10th National...

 May 8, 2026

Indigenous Glide Weapon System TARA

The Defence Research and Development Organisation and the Indian Air Force successfully conducted the maiden flight trial of the Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation weapon system on 7 May...

 May 8, 2026

Indian Automotive Software Industry

Ravi Pandit, co-founder and Chairman of KPIT Technologies Limited, passed away on 8 May 2026 in Pune. He co-founded KPIT in 1990 alongside Kishor Patil. Under his leadership,...

 May 8, 2026

International Humanitarian Law

World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is observed annually on 8 May to honor the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, who founded the International Committee of the...

 May 8, 2026

Census 2027 Awareness Campaign

The Office of the Registrar General of India and the Directorate of Census Operations, Delhi, launched a 15-day awareness campaign on 7 May 2026 for the first phase...

 May 8, 2026

Pyralis papaleonei

Entomologists formally described a new moth species, Pyralis papaleonei, in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Nota Lepidopterologica. Discovered in the high-altitude habitats of western Crete, Greece, this insect is...

 May 8, 2026

Artificial Intelligence Rainfall Forecasting

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar developed an advanced artificial intelligence model on 7 May 2026 to improve district-level rainfall forecasting. This deep learning system...

 May 8, 2026

Health Emergency Operations Centre

Karnataka launched a specialized Health Emergency Operations Centre in Bengaluru on 7 May 2026 to systematically manage public health crises. Inaugurated by the state Health Minister, this facility...

 May 8, 2026

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