Current Affairs 19th May 2026

Q.1. Which Indian state announced the Annapurna Bhandaar initiative, which would give qualified women ₹3,000 per month?
Ans. West Bengal
Q.2. Which Indian state hosted the May 11, 2026, Girder Laying Ceremony for the Indian Coast Guard’s Air Cushion Vehicles (ACVs)?
Ans. Goa
Q.3. Which company successfully tested an Actively Cooled Full Scale Scramjet Combustor for hypersonic missiles over an extended period of time?
Ans. DRDO
Q.4. From May 11 to May 14, 2026, which Indian city will host the Kimberley Process Intersessional Meeting?
Ans. Mumbai
Q.5. Which nation created an AI-powered electrochemical method to produce sustainable agricultural ammonia from wastewater contaminated with nitrate?
Ans. China
Q.6. From May 11 to May 17, 2026, which Gujarati city will host the Asian Weightlifting Championships?
Ans. Gandhinagar
Q.7. Which city hosted the Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals’ (CCSEA) May 11, 2026, National Conference on Laboratory Animal Welfare?
Ans. New Delhi
Q.8. For the 2025 National Panchayat Awards, how many panchayats from 17 states and union territories were chosen?
Ans. 42
Q.9. Which Mumbai airport diverted more than 99% of its garbage from landfills to earn the Zero garbage to Landfill (ZWL) Platinum – Class I Rating?
Ans. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
Q.10. On May 9, 2026, who took over as Steel Authority of India Limited’s (SAIL) Chairman & Managing Director (CMD)?
Ans. Dr. Ashok Kumar Panda