Economy Monthly Current Affairs for UPSC & Other Competitive Exams -May 2026 by Dr. Mrunal Patel

1. 💾 Download PDF for this lecture https://unacademy.com/class/mrunals-economy-monthly-current-2026-may-for-upsc-prelims/V9KMKN5V 2. 👩🏻‍🏫 Join Unacademy for UPSC Prep https://unacademy.com/goal/upsc-civil-services-examination-ias-preparation/KSCGY/subscribe?plan_type=plus&referral_code=mrunal.org 3. 👩🏻‍🏫 Free UPSC 2027 Workshop by Mrunal this Saturday https://unacademy.com/class/mrunals-upsc-masterclass-for-2027-booklist-strategy-faq/CLO1Q64G TIMESTAMPS: 0:00:00 Intro and Strategy 0:04:08 PILL1 Money UPI Quantum Computing 0:04:48 PILL1 QSAFE RBI Committee 0:07:32 PILL1 CRR Repo Paytm Bank 0:08:16 PILL1 Paytm KYC Fraud 0:09:26 PILL1 RBI Dividend Buffer 0:10:43 PILL1 Bond Market Deepening 0:12:11 PILL1 Index ETF Explained 0:15:15 PILL1 ETF vs Mutual Fund 0:17:42 PILL1 Corporate Governance Byju 0:18:32 PILL1 Adani Transactional Diplomacy 0:19:26 PILL1 Apple Siri Microsoft Copilot 0:21:20 PILL2 Gold Import Duty 0:22:53 PILL2 Gold Export Scheme 0:24:06 PILL2 FPI G-Sec Tax Exemption 0:24:50 PILL2 FDI Clearance Digitized 0:25:16 PILL2 Sensitive Sectors Home Ministry 0:25:38 PILL2 RBI Dollar Inflow Measures 0:26:14 PILL3 Nordic Nations Visit 0:27:47 PILL3 OPEC Founding Members 0:28:37 PILL3 UAE Exits OPEC 0:29:50 PILL3 India Impact of UAE Exit 0:31:14 PILL3 China Hainan Free Trade Zone 0:32:01 PILL4 Sugar Export Ban 0:33:02 PILL4 ECLGS 5.0 MSME 0:34:00 PILL4 Labour Code Notification 0:34:36 PILL4 Ego Centric Data VLA Model 0:35:51 PILL4 LLM vs VLA UPSC MCQ 0:37:47 PILL4 NITI Aayog Ashok Lahiri 0:38:28 PILL4 Memory Chip Shortage AI 0:40:35 PILL5 Energy Krishna Godavari 0:42:04 PILL5 Green Methanol Vilayati Kikar 0:43:47 PILL5 E20 Ethanol Blending 0:44:23 PILL5 100 Percent Bio Ethanol 0:45:39 PILL5 Homologation Certification 0:45:40 PILL5 Barrier Less Toll Surat Bharuch 0:46:22 PILL5 Mumbai Pune Missing Link 0:46:48 PILL5 South Coast Railway Zone 0:48:10 PILL5 Hybrid Annuity Model HAM 0:49:32 PILL5 NHAI Blacklisting Contractors 0:50:10 PILL6 Type 1 Diabetes Free Insulin 0:51:12 PILL6 India vs US Welfare State 0:52:35 PILL6 SNAP Food Stamps Comparison 0:53:44 PILL6 GLP1 Semaglutide Misuse 0:54:50 PILL6 Happiness Essay Angles 0:58:42 PILL6 Women Empowerment NSE Boards 0:59:28 PILL6 COP 2028 India Declines 1:00:40 PILL6 Customary Morality Essay 1:02:24 PILL6 Kerala Elderly Department 1:04:00 Outro Course Links DESCRIPTION: Dr. Mrunal Patel, UPSC Educator and Economy Subject Expert, covers Economy Current Affairs May 2026 from The Hindu and Indian Express across six pillars. PILLAR 1 — MONEY AND BANKING: RBI's QSAFE committee on quantum computing security. Paytm Payments Bank licence cancelled for KYC fraud. RBI dividend and Contingency Risk Buffer. SEBI proposes bond market Index ETFs — passive investing explained. PILLAR 2 — FISCAL AND EXTERNAL: Gold import duty raised post-Bengal elections. FPI tax exemption on G-Sec interest. FDI clearance digitized, 12-week window. NRI FCNR and ECB for dollar inflows. PILLAR 3 — INTERNATIONAL: Modi's Nordic visit. UAE exits OPEC for AI investments — Indian remittances and FDI impact. China's Hainan free trade zone vs India's SEZs. PILLAR 4 — INDUSTRY AND GDP: Sugar export ban — El Nino and fertilizer costs. ECLGS 5.0 for MSMEs. VLA model with UPSC 2026 MCQ. Byju's owner sentenced. Ashok Lahiri: NITI Aayog Vice Chairman. PILLAR 5 — INFRASTRUCTURE: Green methanol at Kandla from Vilayati Kikar. E20 from April 2026. First barrier-less toll on Surat-Bharuch NH. Mumbai-Pune Missing Link. HAM highway model. PILLAR 6 — HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: Free insulin for Type 1 Childhood Diabetes. India vs US welfare comparison. Only 13% of NSE companies have multiple women directors. India declines COP 2028. Essay angles: customary morality and development metrics. Useful for UPSC CSE, SSC-CGL, State PSC, Banking, IBPS, RBI Grade B, CAPF, CDS, ACIO, APFC. ALTERNATIVE TITLES: 1. May 2026 Economy Current Affairs UPSC Prelims Mains by Dr. Mrunal Patel 2. UPSC Economy May 2026 - RBI QSAFE Paytm Bond ETF OPEC UAE Green Methanol 3. Monthly Economy Current Affairs May 2026 - Pillar-wise UPSC Coverage TAGS: Win26, PCB15, Mrunal Economy, Mrunal Patel, UPSC Economy Current Affairs, Economy Current Affairs May 2026, UPSC Prelims 2027, RBI Monetary Policy, Quantum Computing UPSC, Paytm Bank RBI, Bond ETF India, OPEC UAE Exit, Sugar Export Ban India, ECLGS MSME, Green Methanol India, E20 Ethanol, Hybrid Annuity Model, NITI Aayog, UPSC CSE, RBI Grade B, SSC CGL Economy, State PSC Economy, Banking Economy