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Daily Current Affairs: 6 June 2026

Current affairs of 6 June 2026: Critical Minerals Observatory: India-UK Launch GSCO in New Delhi; ATF Price Stabilization Fund: Rs. 10,000 Crore Approved; Surha Tal Becomes India’s 100th Ramsar Site, and 14 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 17 topics

National Affairs

CCEA Clears 4 National Highway Projects Worth ₹24,249 Crore
Neelkanth Mishra Named India’s World Bank Executive Director
KS Bharat Retires from International Cricket

Banking & Finance

RBI MPC Keeps Repo Rate at 5.25%, Cuts FY27 Growth to 6.6%
Upper Layer NBFCs: RBI List Due, Tata Sons Seeks Exit
StAR NPS: PFRDA’s Digital Onboarding Platform and Sandbox
StAR NPS Platform and PFRDA Regulatory Sandbox

Economy

ATF Price Stabilization Fund: Rs. 10,000 Crore Approved
Tamil Nadu-L&T Rs 18,600 Crore MoU for Three Projects

International Affairs

Critical Minerals Observatory: India-UK Launch GSCO in New Delhi

Science & Technology

India Joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing for Cybersecurity
ANRF-Backed Research Portal Announced by Dr. Jitendra Singh

Environment & Ecology

Surha Tal Becomes India’s 100th Ramsar Site
IUU Fishing Day 2026: Marked on 5 June by the United Nations

Awards & Persons

National Awards for e-Governance 2026: 17 Projects Picked
Major Prabhat Mishra Wins Two US Army CGSOC Awards
Subhash C. Kashyap, Constitution Expert, Dies at 97

National Affairs

1. CCEA Clears 4 National Highway Projects Worth ₹24,249 Crore

The CCEA, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, approved four national highway projects worth over ₹24,249 crore.
The projects span Odisha, Telangana, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh and cover more than 700 km.
They fall under the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan.

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2. Neelkanth Mishra Named India’s World Bank Executive Director

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved Neelkanth Mishra as Executive Director of the World Bank.
The term is three years.
He is Chief Economist at Axis Bank and succeeds Parameswaran Iyer, representing India at the World Bank.

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Awards & Persons

3. KS Bharat Retires from International Cricket

Wicketkeeper-batter Kona Srikar Bharat announced retirement from international cricket.
He played seven Tests for India across 2023 and 2024.
He was in the 2023 World Test Championship Final squad and now eyes overseas T20 leagues.

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Banking & Finance

4. RBI MPC Keeps Repo Rate at 5.25%, Cuts FY27 Growth to 6.6%

The MPC unanimously held the policy repo rate at 5.25% and kept the neutral stance.
FY27 real GDP growth projection was cut to 6.6% from 6.9%.
FY27 CPI inflation projection was raised to 5.1% from 4.6%, a 50 bps increase.
SDF stays at 5.00%; MSF rate and Bank Rate stay at 5.50%.

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Banking & Finance

5. Upper Layer NBFCs: RBI List Due, Tata Sons Seeks Exit

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the updated Upper Layer NBFC list will be out soon; none was issued for FY ended March 2026.
Tata Sons has asked to be de-registered as an Upper Layer NBFC; RBI is examining it.
SBR (from 1 October 2022) has four layers; Upper Layer NBFCs must list within 3 years.

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6. StAR NPS: PFRDA’s Digital Onboarding Platform and Sandbox

PFRDA launched StAR NPS in June 2026, a digital onboarding solution built by BSE Technologies Private Limited.
StAR NPS serves resident Indians aged 18 to 85, with onboarding via Points of Presence and their pension agents.
PFRDA's Regulatory Sandbox Framework took effect on 2 June 2026.
Non-registered sandbox applicants need minimum net worth of ₹10 lakh and cannot handle subscriber funds or data.

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7. StAR NPS Platform and PFRDA Regulatory Sandbox

PFRDA launched the StAR NPS platform to ease digital onboarding of National Pension System subscribers.
Onboarding runs through Points of Presence and pension agents.
A Regulatory Sandbox Framework lets fintech firms and registered intermediaries test pension innovations in a controlled setting.

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Economy

8. ATF Price Stabilization Fund: Rs. 10,000 Crore Approved

Cabinet cleared a one-off allocation of up to ₹10,000 crore to set up an ATF Price Stabilization Fund.
Global ATF prices climbed 2.5 times between March 2026 and May 2026 (₹60.50 to ₹142 per litre) after the West Asia crisis.
OMCs get interest-free advances, which are recouped and sent back to the Consolidated Fund of India once prices ease.
An MoU obliges airlines to source ATF solely from the OMCs involved, for up to 3 years.

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9. Tamil Nadu-L&T Rs 18,600 Crore MoU for Three Projects

Under an MoU, Larsen & Toubro will invest Rs 18,600 crore in Tamil Nadu, signed with the state government.
Three projects: a data centre expansion in Kancheepuram, an electronics manufacturing facility in Coimbatore, and Kattupalli shipyard expansion in Tiruvallur.
The pact is expected to create thousands of jobs and strengthen the state's industrial base.

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International Affairs

Science & Technology

10. Critical Minerals Observatory: India-UK Launch GSCO in New Delhi

A new India-UK body, the Critical Minerals Global Supply Chain Observatory (GSCO), was inaugurated in the Indian capital to track mineral flows live.
The idea emerged during the October 2025 India-UK Prime Ministers' engagement and was formalised by a Research Collaboration Agreement in March 2026.
GSCO sits under the India-UK Technology Security Initiative and India's National Critical Mineral Mission.
India's 2023 list names 30 critical minerals.

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Science & Technology

Science & Technology

11. India Joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing for Cybersecurity

India joined Anthropic's global cybersecurity initiative, Project Glasswing.
It gains access to Claude Mythos, an AI platform built to find software vulnerabilities and strengthen cyber defences.
Goals include large-scale vulnerability detection, security auditing and automated remediation to protect critical infrastructure.

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Government Schemes

12. ANRF-Backed Research Portal Announced by Dr. Jitendra Singh

Dr. Jitendra Singh, a Union Minister, announced a digital portal with backing from ANRF (Anusandhan National Research Foundation).
It will train and support researchers, students, startups and innovators in paper writing, publishing and patent filing.
The portal also covers intellectual property protection and innovation management.

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Environment & Ecology

Environment & Ecology

13. Surha Tal Becomes India’s 100th Ramsar Site

Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary (Surha Tal), Ballia, UP, was named India's 100th Ramsar Site on 5 June 2026.
It is Uttar Pradesh's 13th Ramsar Site and a freshwater wetland in the middle Ganga basin.
The Ramsar Convention was signed in 1971 and came into force in 1975; India joined on 1 February 1982.

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Environment & Ecology

14. IUU Fishing Day 2026: Marked on 5 June by the United Nations

The UN observed the International Day for the Fight Against IUU Fishing on 5 June 2026.
It highlights harm from illegal fishing to marine ecosystems, fisheries sustainability and global food security.
The day promotes putting the Port State Measures Agreement into practice.

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Awards & Persons

Polity & Governance

15. National Awards for e-Governance 2026: 17 Projects Picked

DARPG declared the winners for the 29th round of the National Awards for e-Governance, held in 2026.
A total of 17 projects were selected across seven categories.
The awards honour digital governance, innovation and technology-led public service delivery.

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Defence & Security

16. Major Prabhat Mishra Wins Two US Army CGSOC Awards

Major Prabhat Mishra of the Indian Army won two awards at the US Army Command and General Staff College (CGSOC).
The awards were the Birrer-Brookes Award and the General Douglas MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Award.
He is the first Indian officer to win both together and ranked fourth among 1,185 officers.

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Polity & Governance

17. Subhash C. Kashyap, Constitution Expert, Dies at 97

Subhash C. Kashyap, former Lok Sabha Secretary-General and constitutional expert, died at the age of 97.
He was a Padma Bhushan awardee.
He wrote over 100 books on the Constitution, parliamentary procedure and political systems.

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