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- Economy·The HinduHazaribagh to Become India's First Pearl Farming ClusterHazaribagh in Jharkhand was set to become India's first pearl-farming cluster, promoting freshwater pearl cultivation as a livelihood activity.
- Reports Indices·The HinduIndia ranks 157th in 2026 World Press Freedom Index released by RSFIndia ranked 157th out of 180 countries in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index published on 5 May 2026 by RSF.
- Reports Indices·The HinduIndia stays on USTR Special 301 Priority Watch List in 2026 over IPR enforcement concernsThe USTR retained India on the 2026 Special 301 Priority Watch List, citing weak intellectual property rights protection and enforcement.
- National·The HinduSikkim becomes India’s first paperless judiciary state with full e-filing and digital case managementOn 5 May 2026, Sikkim was declared India’s first paperless judiciary state, marking a major shift to e-filing and digital archiving in courts.
- National·The HinduMHA notifies Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2026: OCI moves fully digital and minor dual passports barredThe Ministry of Home Affairs notified the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2026 on 1 May 2026, creating an electronic OCI framework and tightening rules for minors holding Indian passports.
- Sports·The HinduIndia’s Palk Strait swimmer Ishank Singh sets youngest and fastest world recordSeven-year-old Ishank Singh from Ranchi crossed the 29-km Palk Strait from Sri Lanka to India in 9 hours and 50 minutes on 30 April 2026.
- Defence·The HinduNorth Tech Symposium 2026 in Prayagraj spotlights indigenous defence technology and 284 companiesRaksha Mantri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the three-day North Tech Symposium in Prayagraj from 4 to 6 May 2026, with 284 companies showcasing defence technologies.
- Tamil Nadu·The HinduAndaman and Nicobar Islands set Guinness record with 60 x 40 metre underwater national flagOn 2 May 2026, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands set a Guinness World Record by deploying a 60 by 40 metre underwater Indian national flag at Radhanagar Beach.
- Economy·The HinduADB unveils $70 billion Asia-Pacific power grid and digital highway plan by 2035On 3 May 2026, ADB announced a $70 billion plan to build cross-border power grids and digital infrastructure across Asia and the Pacific by 2035.
- Science Technology·The HinduSouth Korea launches CAS500-2, its first privately built Earth observation satellite, on SpaceX Falcon 9South Korea launched the CAS500-2 Earth observation satellite on 3 May 2026 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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