World Red Cross Day 2026: Geneva Conventions at 77 — What Every CLAT Aspirant Must Know

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 8, 2026 May 8 is the birthday of Henry Dunant, born in Geneva in 1828. A Swiss businessman who witnessed the catastrophic aftermath of the Battle of Solferino (1859) — where 40,000 soldiers…

Operation Sindoor: One Year On, How India's Military Transformed — CLAT Defence and IR

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 8, 2026 On May 7, 2025, India did something it had never done before at such scale: it launched precision strikes against 9 terrorist infrastructure targets deep inside Pakistan…

12,000 TB Cases in 6 Weeks: Delhi's X-Ray Drive Exposes India's Hidden Crisis — CLAT Health Law

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 8, 2026 In just 42 days between March 24 and May 4, 2026, Delhi health workers screened 71,603 people using handheld portable X-ray machines and detected over 12,000 tuberculosis cases.…

Delhi EV Policy 2.0: Only Electric Two-Wheelers From 2028 — Auto Industry vs Clean Air Rights

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 8, 2026 India’s capital is about to ban the vehicle that 66.9% of its registered fleet is built around. Delhi’s EV Policy 2.0, whose draft was released on April 11, 2026, proposes that…

Bitumen Prices Surge 80% Due to West Asia War: How It's Breaking India's Roads — CLAT Economy

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 8, 2026 When bitumen — the dark, viscous petroleum byproduct that binds India’s roads together — costs nearly double what it did six months ago, the consequences ripple far beyond the…

Hasdeo Forest: Rajasthan PSU Seeks to Cut 4.48 Lakh Trees — CLAT Environment Law

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 8, 2026 Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RVUNL) — Rajasthan’s state-owned power generation company — has applied for Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) clearance to fell 4.48 lakh…

Iran's Hormuz Agency Explained: UNCLOS, Strait Passage Rights & CLAT International Law

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 8, 2026 Iran has established a Hormuz Management Agency to regulate, manage, and potentially tax passage through the Strait of Hormuz — where 21% of the world’s petroleum trade transits…

US-Iran Nuclear Deal: What the Hormuz Crisis Means for India — CLAT IR Analysis

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 8, 2026 The United States and Iran are moving toward a short-term nuclear deal following a third round of Washington talks (scheduled May 14-15). Tehran is reviewing a US proposal to…

SC Rules: Death of Patient's Heir Doesn't End Medical Negligence Claim — CLAT Law Explained

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 8, 2026 A Supreme Court bench comprising Justices JK Maheshwari and Atul S Chandurkar has delivered a significant ruling in medical negligence law: the death of a complainant does…

SC Upholds Governor's Primacy on Floor Test: What CLAT Aspirants Must Know

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 8, 2026 The Supreme Court of India has upheld the right of a Governor to demand majority proof from a party leader before administering the oath of office as Chief Minister. The…

'India Is Not a Sporting Nation Yet': Satwik-Chirag's Call for Sports Reform | CLAT 2027

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 6, 2026 CLAT GK + SPORTS, ARTS & CULTURE India’s World No. 1 men’s doubles badminton pair — Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty — have been vocal about a painful truth: India wins…

Shubhanshu Shukla at ISS: First Indian at International Space Station | CLAT S&T Notes

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 6, 2026 CLAT GK + SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla made history by becoming the first Indian to visit the International Space Station (ISS) as part of Axiom Mission…

Cabinet Clears Rs 2.55 Lakh Crore ECLGS 5.0 for MSMEs + Airlines | CLAT Scheme Notes

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 6, 2026 CLAT GK + ECONOMY & GOVERNMENT SCHEMES The Union Cabinet on May 5, 2026 approved the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) 5.0 — a massive Rs 2.55 lakh crore credit…

India 5th in Global Defence Spending (2.1bn): SIPRI 2026 Key Facts for CLAT 2027

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 6, 2026 CLAT GK + DEFENCE & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released its annual World Military Expenditure Report for 2026, and…

7 Planetary Boundaries Breached: CSE's India Environment Report 2026 | CLAT 2027

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 6, 2026 CLAT GK + ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) — publishers of the renowned Down To Earth magazine — released their annual State of India’s…

High Seas Treaty in Force: First-Ever Global Law for 60% of World's Oceans | CLAT 2027

The BBNJ Agreement (High Seas Treaty) entered into force in January 2026 — first legally binding international instrument protecting 60% of world’s oceans. Full CLAT notes on UNCLOS zones, ITLOS, ISA, Article…

Vietnamese President in India: Act East Policy, South China Sea & CLAT 2027 IR Notes

Vietnamese President Luong Cuong’s 3-day state visit to India deepens CSP on defence, semiconductors and trade. Full CLAT notes on Act East Policy, ASEAN, South China Sea arbitration, Article 51 and Article 253.

Life Comes Only Once: Bombay HC Frees 50 Sailors Trapped Since Feb 9 | Art. 21 & Maritime Law

Bombay HC orders release of 50 Indian seafarers stranded in Arabian Sea since Feb 9, 2026. Full CLAT analysis of Article 21, habeas corpus, Maritime Labour Convention, UNCLOS, and Merchant Shipping Act.

Mamata Refuses to Quit Despite Poll Defeat: What the Constitution Says About a CM's Tenure

West Bengal 2026 elections: Mamata Banerjee refuses to resign despite losing seat and TMC losing majority. What does the Constitution say? Articles 163, 164(4), SR Bommai case, floor test — full CLAT analysis.

SC Judges Strength to Rise from 34 to 38: What CLAT Aspirants Must Know | May 2026

Union Cabinet approved the SC Judges Amendment Bill 2026, expanding the bench from 34 to 38 judges (39 including CJI). Covers Article 124, Collegium system, NJAC, and CLAT-relevant constitutional law.

Bengal Tea Workers Invoke ILO Article 24 Representation Mechanism — CLAT 2027

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 5, 2026 West Bengal tea-garden workers, acting through a registered industrial association, have filed a representation under Article 24 of the International Labour Organization…

SC Strikes Down Odisha 'Clean Police Station' Bail Conditions as Caste Bias — CLAT 2027

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 5, 2026 A bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on 5 May 2026 voided bail conditions imposed by the Odisha High Court on Dalit and Adivasi anti-mining protesters that required…

SC Applies Eggshell-Skull Doctrine to Medical Negligence Compensation — CLAT 2027

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 5, 2026 In a doctrinally significant ruling on 5 May 2026, the Supreme Court extended the common-law “eggshell-skull” (or thin-skull) rule to the quantum stage of medical-negligence…

Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill 2026 Passed: CLAT 2027 Polity Explainer

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 5, 2026 Parliament has passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill 2026 — a unified statutory framework for service conditions, promotion, welfare and pension…

ISRO PSLV Anomaly Review and YUVIKA-2026 Selections: Space Law Recap for CLAT 2027

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 5, 2026 ISRO has constituted an expert committee to investigate a vehicle anomaly during a recent PSLV flight, in line with global aerospace failure-analysis practice. Separately, the…

Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2026: Decriminalisation 2.0 Explained for CLAT 2027

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 5, 2026 The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2026 — colloquially “Jan Vishwas 2.0” — is the Government’s second major decriminalisation push since the 2023 Act. The Bill amends…

India's E-Waste Loss Pegged at Rs 51,000 Crore: EPR Gaps Explained for CLAT 2027

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 5, 2026 A new 2026 industry study estimates that India loses approximately Rs 51,000 crore every year through unrecovered material value in informally handled e-waste. India is now…

India's Reservoirs Below 40% Live Storage in 8 States: CWC Bulletin Explained for CLAT 2027

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 5, 2026 The Central Water Commission’s (CWC) latest weekly Reservoir Storage Bulletin has flagged a deepening water-stress signal — live storage in eight Indian states has fallen below…

SC: RPwD Act Protections Extend to Acid-Ingestion Victims Without External Scarring — CLAT 2027

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 5, 2026 The Supreme Court has held that the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 must be interpreted purposively to extend its protections to acid-ingestion victims even…

Constitution 131st Amendment Bill (Delimitation) Negatived in Lok Sabha — CLAT 2027

CURRENT AFFAIRS | MAY 5, 2026 The Lok Sabha on 5 May 2026 negatived the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill — a measure that sought to lift the long-standing freeze on Lok Sabha seat…

World Press Freedom Day & Sankhadeep Banerjee Wins ACJ Award: Article 19(1)(a) Press Freedom (CLAT 2027)

CURRENT AFFAIRS | 4 MAY 2026 CLAT GK + CONSTITUTIONAL LAW & RELEVANT AREA May 3 is observed worldwide as World Press Freedom Day, declared by the UN General Assembly in December 1993 to mark the anniversary…

DRDO-Navy Test-Fire NASM-SR Helicopter Salvo: Atmanirbhar Anti-Ship Missile (CLAT 2027)

CURRENT AFFAIRS | 4 MAY 2026 CLAT GK + CONSTITUTIONAL LAW & RELEVANT AREA On April 30, 2026, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy successfully test-fired a salvo…

GalaxEye 'Drishti' Launched: World's First Private OptoSAR Satellite, Indian Space Policy 2023 (CLAT 2027)

CURRENT AFFAIRS | 4 MAY 2026 CLAT GK + CONSTITUTIONAL LAW & RELEVANT AREA On May 3, 2026, Bengaluru-based deep-tech startup GalaxEye launched Drishti — the world’s first satellite combining synchronous optical…

Pan-India Cell Broadcast Emergency Alert: First Test, DM Act 2005 & Sendai Framework (CLAT 2027)

CURRENT AFFAIRS | 4 MAY 2026 CLAT GK + CONSTITUTIONAL LAW & RELEVANT AREA On Saturday, May 2, 2026, smartphones across India simultaneously played an “extremely severe alert” tone with a multilingual pop-up —…