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- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the Ahmedabad–Dholera semi high-speed rail project at an estimated cost of ₹20,667 crore.
- The double-line railway corridor connecting Sarkhej in Ahmedabad with Dholera in Gujarat will be Indian Railways’ first semi high-speed rail project using indigenously developed technology.
- Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa climbed Mount Everest for the 32nd time, extending his record for the highest number of Everest summits since his first climb in 1994.
- Lhakpa Sherpa broke her own record with her 11th Everest summit, after becoming the first Nepali woman to successfully climb and descend Everest in 2000.
- India’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered autonomous combat aircraft, “Kaal Bhairava”, developed by Flying Wedge Defence & Aerospace, will be manufactured in Europe for the first time.
- International Day of Light is observed on 16 May every year to highlight the importance of light and light-based technologies in science and daily life.
- The theme for the year 2026 is "Light for a Sustainable Future".
- National Dengue Day is observed on 16 May every year across India to raise awareness about dengue prevention and mosquito control.
- The theme for the year 2026 is “Community Participation for Dengue Control: Check, Clean and Cover”.
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