26 May2026 - "Daily Current Affairs" Updates

GS 2 Governance, Education & Employment

Education to Employment and Enterprise Standing Committee

📰 Why in News

• NITI Aayog recently convened the first meeting of the High-Powered Education

to Employment and Enterprise Standing Committee.

📘 About the Committee

🏛 Formation

• The proposal for setting up the committee was announced in the Union Budget

2026–27.

🎯 Objective

• The committee aims to strengthen the linkage between education, skilling,

employment, and entrepreneurship.

• It seeks to help India secure a 10% share in the global services market by 2047

by aligning human capital with emerging economic opportunities.

👨💼 Chairperson

• The committee is chaired by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog.

🤝 Composition

• Members include representatives from:

• Union Government

• State Governments

• Industry bodies

GS 3 Economy, Infrastructure & Industrial Development

BHAVYA Scheme (Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana)

📰 Why in News

• The Central Government recently released the guidelines for the BHAVYA Scheme.

📘 About the Scheme

🏭 Full Form

• BHAVYA stands for Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana.

🎯 Objective

• It is a Central Sector Scheme aimed at developing investment-ready and world-

class industrial parks across India.

• The scheme focuses on creating integrated industrial ecosystems with modern

infrastructure and sustainable development features.

🔧 Major Features

🏗 Industrial Infrastructure

The scheme promotes industrial parks equipped with:

• Plug-and-play infrastructure.

• Multimodal logistics connectivity.

• Reliable utility services.

• Worker support facilities.

GS 3 Internal Security & Defence Technology

Sanghmitra Patrol Vessel

📰 Why in News

• The Indian Navy recently launched its next-generation offshore patrol vessel,

Sanghmitra, at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.

📘 About the Vessel

🚢 Definition

• Sanghmitra is an indigenously developed Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel

(NGOPV).

Kolkata.

• The vessel has been built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE),

⚓ Naval Programme

🇮🇳 Indian Navy Initiative

• The vessel is part of the Indian Navy’s programme to simultaneously construct

11 Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels at two different shipyards.

🏛 Naming Significance

📜 Historical Connection

• The vessel has been named after Sanghamitra, the daughter of Emperor

Ashoka, known for spreading Buddhism beyond India.