Current Affairs and GK updates 12/05/2026

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Foreign Ministers of BRICS to exchange views on global & regional issues of mutual interest: India will host the BRICS foreign ministers meeting on 14th and 15th of this month. The meeting will be chaired by External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar.
TVK legislator JCD Prabhakar elected as Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker:TVK legislator JCD Prabhakar was unanimously elected as Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker today.
President Droupadi Murmu today conferred the National Florence Nightingale Awards 2026 to fifteen Nursing professionals at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.The award has been given for their outstanding contribution in the field of nursing.
Mission SEHAT:In a significant initiative to reinforce the convergence of agriculture, nutrition, and public health, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) jointly launched “SEHAT – Science Excellence for Health through Agricultural Transformation”, a national mission-mode programme designed to translate agricultural advancements into tangible health outcomes for the people of India.The joint initiative of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), was unveiled by Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, Hon’ble Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, along with Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Hon’ble Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare,

British Prime Minister defends his leadership amid growing pressure of resignation:British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has defended his leadership amid growing pressure within the ruling Labour Party. Some ministers and party members are demanding that he announced a timetable for stepping down as party leader

Cyber Crime Coordination sign MoU with RBI to curtail mule accounts -The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) today signed an MoU with Reserve Bank Innovation Hub to strengthen collaboration in combating cyber-enabled financial frauds and curtailing mule accounts across the banking and digital payments ecosystem.
India’s retail inflation rises to 3.48% in April, upward trend for fourth consecutive month -The inflation print was slightly higher from 3.4 per cent recorded in March.According to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, inflation in rural areas edged up to 3.74 per cent, while in urban regions it rose marginally to 3.16 per cent.
GDP data release date fixed to 7th of June every year:The Government has revised the release date of the Provisional Estimates of Annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Quarterly Estimates of GDP for Fourth Quarter from last working day of May to 7th June of every year. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation said that the provisional estimates will be released on the previous working day if 7th June is a holiday.

Prashant Pise appointed as next Ambassador of India to Sultanate of Oman:Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, Prashant Pise, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Sultanate of Oman. A 1995 batch Indian Foreign Service officer, Mr Pise, will succeed Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas from the 1993 Indian Foreign Service batch in Muscat

Thailand Open: Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advance to second round:In Badminton, Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty began their Thailand Open 2026 badminton campaign with a hard-fought win at the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand today.
Archery World Cup: The Indian women’s recurve team (Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, and Kumkum Mohod) won the Gold Medal in Shanghai, defeating China 5-4.

International Nurses Day:The day is observed every year on May 12 to celebrate nurses and their contribution to healthcare around the world, marking the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale.The theme for this year is “Our Nurses”. Our Future. Empowered Nurses Save Lives.”

Mule accounts:A mule account is a bank account used by criminals to launder stolen or illegal money, often operated by individuals ("money mules") who are recruited—knowingly or unknowingly—to receive and transfer fraudulent funds.
Florence Nightingale (1820–1910) is best known as the founder of modern nursing and a pioneering social reformer who revolutionized hospital hygiene and patient care. During the Crimean War, she became known as "The Lady with the Lamp," reducing death rates by improving sanitary standards and, later, established the first professional nursing school.
BRICS-BRICS is an influential intergovernmental organization of emerging economies—Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Indonesia (as of 2025/2026)—representing roughly 40% of global GDP and over 45% of the world's population. The bloc focuses on economic cooperation, multilateral reform, and alternatives to Western financial systems, with India holding the chairship in 2026. Beyond the 11 full members, several nations, including Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam, are involved as partner countries.