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Daily Current Affairs: 22 & 23 June 2026

Current affairs of 22 & 23 June 2026: NAFEX.in: Amit Shah Launches NAFED’s Auction Portal; Rakhigarhi Skeletons Handed to AnSI for Multidisciplinary Study; IAS e-Civil List 2026 Launched by Dr. Jitendra Singh, and 10 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 13 topics

National Affairs

  1. Rakhigarhi Skeletons Handed to AnSI for Multidisciplinary Study
  2. IAS e-Civil List 2026 Launched by Dr. Jitendra Singh
  3. India Tops Global Ship Recycling in 2025: UNCTAD Report

Government Schemes

  1. DISHA 2.0 Approved with Rs 255 Crore Outlay for Access to Justice

Banking & Finance

  1. SEBI Intraday Borrowing for Mutual Funds: 214th Board Decisions
  2. RBI Defers Revised KCC Directions to 1 January 2027

Economy

  1. Kunal Shah Named Global Head of WhatsApp as Meta Backs CRED

International Affairs

  1. 16th BRICS NSAs Meeting in New Delhi: Theme and Members

Agriculture & Rural

  1. NAFEX.in: Amit Shah Launches NAFED’s Auction Portal
  2. APEDA Facilitates India’s First Egg Powder Export to Austria

Environment & Ecology

  1. President Murmu Reviews Project Cheetah at Kuno National Park

Defence & Security

  1. INS Dunagiri, Sanshodhak and Agray Commissioned at Kolkata

Awards & Persons

  1. MIFF 2026 Ends: Polish Film Silver Takes Golden Conch

National Affairs

Science & Technology

1. Rakhigarhi Skeletons Handed to AnSI for Multidisciplinary Study

  • ASI transferred human skeletal remains from Rakhigarhi, Haryana, to the Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) under a new MoU announced on 22 June 2026.
  • The 2025-26 excavation found eight burials at Mound No. 7; three complete skeletons plus fragments went to AnSI's Kolkata laboratory.
  • Rakhigarhi spans about 550 hectares in Hisar district and is the largest known Indus-Saraswati (Harappan) settlement.
  • Planned studies include ancient DNA, stable isotopes, osteology, palaeopathology and environmental reconstruction.
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Government Schemes

Banking & Finance

Economy

5. SEBI Intraday Borrowing for Mutual Funds: 214th Board Decisions

  • SEBI's 214th Board Meeting on 19 June 2026 widened permitted uses of intraday borrowing by mutual funds.
  • New uses: trade settlement, forex obligations, derivative MTM payments and repaying borrowings; leverage is barred.
  • AMCs, not investors, bear the cost of intraday borrowing.
  • Open market buybacks return from 1 August 2026 and GARUDA cuts AIF scheme launch time to 10 working days.
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Banking & Finance

6. RBI Defers Revised KCC Directions to 1 January 2027

  • RBI deferred the revised Kisan Credit Card Directions by six months, from 1 July 2026 to 1 January 2027, citing operational and technology challenges.
  • Final KCC Directions, 2026 were issued on 19 June 2026 after draft norms of 12 February 2026.
  • Crop seasons are standardised at 12 months for short-duration and 18 months for long-duration crops.
  • Collateral-free farm lending stays at Rs 2 lakh, rising to Rs 3 lakh with hypothecation and tie-up arrangements.
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Economy

International Affairs

International Relations

8. 16th BRICS NSAs Meeting in New Delhi: Theme and Members

  • India hosted the 16th BRICS National Security Advisers' Meeting in New Delhi on 22-23 June 2026, chaired by Ajit Doval.
  • Theme: 'Non-traditional Security Challenges Confronting the World Today'; all 11 BRICS members took part.
  • 2026 is India's fourth BRICS Chairship, after 2012, 2016 and 2021; the 18th Summit is set for 12-13 September 2026 in New Delhi.
  • BRICS was formed in 2006; the 1st Summit was at Yekaterinburg in 2009.
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Agriculture & Rural

Government Schemes

9. NAFEX.in: Amit Shah Launches NAFED’s Auction Portal

  • On 23 June 2026 Amit Shah unveiled NAFEX.in, NAFED's online auction portal, at New Delhi's Atal Akshay Urja Bhawan.
  • Also launched were the NAFED-KALYAN scholarship for farmers' children, the DRISHTI inventory portal and an ERP portal.
  • NAFED was established on 2 October 1958 and works under the Ministry of Cooperation.
  • The Ministry of Cooperation was carved out on 6 July 2021 from the Agriculture Ministry's Department of Cooperation.
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Economy

10. APEDA Facilitates India’s First Egg Powder Export to Austria

  • APEDA facilitated India's first commercial export of dried whole egg powder, 22.6 MT from Balangir, Odisha, to Austria.
  • The shipment was virtually flagged off on 20 June 2026 by APEDA Chairman Abhishek Dev; exporter is OVO Farm Pvt Ltd.
  • The plant, set up in 2025, holds FSSC 22000 Version 6, HALAL and KOSHER certification and meets EU hygiene rules.
  • APEDA works under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, under the APEDA Act, 1985.
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Environment & Ecology

Defence & Security

Awards & Persons

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