One Liner Current Affairs: June 2026

National Affairs

1. Ethan Vaz, 14, from Goa became India's 96th Grandmaster after his final norm in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Notes ›

Government Schemes

2. Amit Shah launched the PM Family Care Tracker (PM-FCT) pilot and Health Passports in Gandhinagar on 28 June 2026. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

3. RBI's bank-credit framework for capital market intermediaries took effect on 1 July 2026 after a three-month deferral. Notes ›

International Affairs

4. PM Modi made a State Visit to Seychelles on 27-29 June 2026 as Guest of Honour at its Golden Jubilee National Day. Notes ›
5. International Asteroid Day is observed on 30 June, marking the 1908 Tunguska impact in Siberia. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

6. SFIA hosts the 4th SOMS 2026 summit and B2B expo at Helipad Exhibition Centre, Gandhinagar, on 2-4 July 2026. Notes ›
7. AgriStack is the Agriculture Ministry's digital public infrastructure on three registries: Farmers, Crop Sown and Geo-Referenced Village Maps. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

8. A captive-bred white-rumped vulture wearing a radio tag, freed at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, died on a power line on 28 June 2026. Notes ›
9. On a 28 June 2026 state visit, PM Modi interacted with tortoises and planted a Coco de Mer sapling at the botanical garden in Victoria, Seychelles. Notes ›

Defence & Security

10. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh released the Delegation of Financial Powers to DRDO (DFP-2026) on 29 June 2026 in New Delhi. Notes ›
11. In New Delhi, Home Minister Amit Shah presided over the tenth top-tier NCORD (Narco-Coordination Centre) session. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

12. T4 Education shortlisted seven Indian schools across four of five categories for the World's Best School Prizes 2026, a record for any country. Notes ›
13. PM Modi received Seychelles' highest presidential distinction, 'Guardian of the Blue Horizon', on 28 June 2026 in Victoria, Mahé. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. The Health Ministry will launch e-Sushrut@Clinic, a lightweight cloud HMIS built by C-DAC for small outpatient clinics, sub-centres and PHCs. Notes ›
2. Jasdan Patari, a centuries-old wooden chest craft from Jasdan, Rajkot district, Gujarat, received GI registration in June 2026. Notes ›
3. Pralhad Joshi will inaugurate two major solar power parks in Madhya Pradesh. Notes ›
4. The 20th Statistics Day was held on 29 June 2026 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. Notes ›

Government Schemes

5. Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the AI-enabled Rural Internal Audit Portal on 28 June 2026 at RGVS 2026, Pusa Campus, New Delhi. Notes ›
6. DIKSHA (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing) was launched on 5 September 2017 by then Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu. Notes ›
7. J.P. Nadda launched the SUMAN Roadmap 2030 at the 16th Conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare on 29 June 2026. Notes ›

International Affairs

8. India launched Operation Amistad, a HADR mission for Venezuela, on 26 June 2026 after two strong earthquakes there. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

9. On 26 June 2026 APEDA helped dispatch the maiden commercial lot of Rewa Sundarja, a GI-tagged mango of Madhya Pradesh, to the UAE. Notes ›
10. BIRD Kolkata, a NABARD training institute, ran a three-day programme on GI and post-GI livelihood initiatives at Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh, 17-19 June 2026. Notes ›

Science & Technology

11. The Department of Atomic Energy inaugurated the world's first hydrogen facility based on the Copper-Chlorine thermochemical cycle. Notes ›
12. IIT Bombay signed a Letter of Intent with State University of New York Old Westbury. Notes ›
13. An IndiGo Airbus A320 landed at Maharana Pratap Airport, Udaipur, using GAGAN-enabled satellite guidance. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

14. India ranked 13th of 89 economies with 89.4 in the QS World Future Skills Index 2027, released 24 June 2026. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah wrote to the Union Culture Minister in June 2026 proposing Kashmir's Sufiyana Music for UNESCO's ICH Representative List. Notes ›
2. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved Mahesh Dixit as Director, Intelligence Bureau, on 26 June 2026. Notes ›

Government Schemes

3. MoCA and Delhi International Airport Limited launched AIR SUVIDHA 2.0, a contactless, paperless health self-declaration portal for international arrivals. Notes ›
4. The Ministry of Rural Development is holding the Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Sammelan (RGVS) 2026 on 28-29 June at ICAR-NASC Complex, Pusa, New Delhi. Notes ›
5. World MSME Day 2026 was marked on 27 June at 'MSME Day 2026 - Udyami Bharat' in New Delhi. Notes ›
6. Revised passport fees take effect on 1 July 2026 under the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

7. On 24 June 2026 RBI revised the method to identify Upper Layer NBFCs: assets of Rs.1 lakh crore or more on the latest audited balance sheet. Notes ›

International Affairs

8. Iraq threatened on 25 June 2026 to leave OPEC unless its quota rose, then retracted within hours. Notes ›
9. India, as BRICS Chair for 2026, hosted the BRICS Heads of Space Agencies meeting in Bengaluru on 23-24 June 2026, organised by ISRO. Notes ›
10. 35 nations, including India, signed a US-led AI Opportunity Statement at the 2nd Pax Silica Summit. Notes ›

Science & Technology

11. China's LineShine, at Shenzhen, topped the 67th TOP500 list with 2.198 exaflops, ahead of the USA's El Capitan. Notes ›

Defence & Security

12. DRDO handed over the Final Operational Clearance for the Netra AEW&C system to the Indian Air Force on 25 June 2026. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. ASI found three 16th-century stone inscriptions at Sadasivakona in Seshachalam forest, Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh. Notes ›
2. Pradeep Singh Kharola, a 1985-batch IAS officer, was appointed Executive Advisor to Air India Chairman N. Chandrasekaran. Notes ›
3. Air India launched Easy Connect hub-and-spoke service from Varanasi on 25 June 2026 with flight AI1111. Notes ›
4. Sarbananda Sonowal unveiled 63 projects worth Rs 5,028.17 crore on the 154th Foundation Day of Mumbai Port Authority. Notes ›
5. Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas is observed every year on 25 June and was observed again on 25 June 2026. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

6. On 24 June 2026 RBI replaced scoring with a simple test: NBFCs with assets of ₹1 lakh crore or more are Upper Layer. Notes ›
7. RBI issued Draft Guidance on Regulatory Principles for Model Risk Management, 2026 on 24 June 2026, covering AI and ML models. Notes ›
8. The final NOP amendment directions came out on 24 June 2026 for banks and AIFIs, effective from 1 April 2027. Notes ›

International Affairs

9. Bangladesh became the 27th member of the International Big Cat Alliance on 24 June 2026. Notes ›
10. India's CAG K. Sanjay Murthy and Israel's State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman signed an MoU in New Delhi. Notes ›

Science & Technology

11. C-DOT set up its fourth Centre of Excellence at IIT Hyderabad, after IIT Kanpur, IIT Gandhinagar and IIT Roorkee. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

12. At Rashtrapati Bhavan's second Civil Investiture Ceremony, President Droupadi Murmu presented 65 Padma Awards; the first one, on 26 May 2026, covered 66. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. ASI transferred human skeletal remains from Rakhigarhi, Haryana, to the Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) under a new MoU announced on 22 June 2026. Notes ›
2. Dr. Jitendra Singh released the IAS e-Civil List 2026 at Kartavya Bhawan, New Delhi, on 22 June 2026. Notes ›
3. India's global ship recycling share rose to 35.4% in 2025 from 30.1% in 2024, per UNCTAD. Notes ›

Government Schemes

4. DISHA 2.0 was approved on 22 June 2026 with an outlay of Rs 255 crore for 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

5. SEBI's 214th Board Meeting on 19 June 2026 widened permitted uses of intraday borrowing by mutual funds. Notes ›
6. RBI deferred the revised Kisan Credit Card Directions by six months, from 1 July 2026 to 1 January 2027, citing operational and technology challenges. Notes ›

Economy

7. Meta appointed CRED founder Kunal Shah as Global Head of WhatsApp on 23 June 2026. Notes ›

International Affairs

8. India hosted the 16th BRICS National Security Advisers' Meeting in New Delhi on 22-23 June 2026, chaired by Ajit Doval. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

9. On 23 June 2026 Amit Shah unveiled NAFEX.in, NAFED's online auction portal, at New Delhi's Atal Akshay Urja Bhawan. Notes ›
10. APEDA facilitated India's first commercial export of dried whole egg powder, 22.6 MT from Balangir, Odisha, to Austria. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

11. President Droupadi Murmu visited Kuno National Park to review progress under Project Cheetah. Notes ›

Defence & Security

12. PM Modi commissioned INS Dunagiri (stealth frigate), INS Sanshodhak (survey vessel) and INS Agray (ASW shallow water craft) at Kolkata on 21 June 2026. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

13. The 19th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF 2026) concluded in Mumbai. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. The 12th International Day of Yoga was observed on 21 June 2026. Notes ›
2. Harmanpreet Kaur played her 200th T20I against South Africa in Manchester during the Women's T20 World Cup 2026. Notes ›
3. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit the fastest fifty in List A cricket, off just 11 balls, on 21 June 2026. Notes ›

Government Schemes

4. Mission SEHAT (Science Excellence for Health through Agricultural Transformation) was jointly launched by ICAR and ICMR on 11 May 2026 in New Delhi. Notes ›
5. A report found only about 45% of FTTH connections commissioned under BharatNet are active, showing a last-mile service gap. Notes ›
6. On 18 June 2026 GeM signed an MoU with CSC e-Governance Services India Limited (CSC-SPV) at the GeM Office, New Delhi. Notes ›
7. The 23rd instalment of PM-KISAN was released on 20 June 2026 at Hooghly, West Bengal. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

8. RBI's April 2026 draft branch-authorisation policy requires Business Correspondents to get advanced IIBF certification from 1 July 2026. Notes ›

International Affairs

9. VivaTech 2026, its 10th edition, ran 17-20 June at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, with India as official AI Country Partner. Notes ›
10. India assumed the Vice-Presidency of the Financial Action Task Force for the first time. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

11. ICAR-IIOR, Hyderabad, developed a patented biodegradable biopolymer Smart Seed Coating, announced via PIB on 18 June 2026. Notes ›

Defence & Security

12. The Indian Coast Guard inducted H-561, first of six indigenous Air Cushion Vehicles, at Chowgule Shipyard, Rassaim, Goa on 18 June 2026. Notes ›
13. The Ministry of Home Affairs launched two portals through the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C). Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

14. India ranked 70th among 120 countries in the WEF Energy Transition Index 2026, scoring 54.9, up 1.9% from 2025. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

15. Prof. Jainendra K. Jain received the Wolf Prize in Physics for his 1989 work on composite fermions. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. Amit Shah's 16-17 June 2026 meeting produced consensus among six states on the Kishau Multi-Purpose Dam, ending an eight-year deadlock. Notes ›
2. The revival of the Qadian-Beas railway line in Punjab was announced on 18 June 2026. Notes ›

Government Schemes

3. PMKSY, launched on 1 July 2015, is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and umbrella programme for irrigation, with the motto Har Khet Ko Paani. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

4. On 17 June 2026 RBI temporarily removed interest rate ceilings on fresh FCNR(B) deposits of 3-5 years and NRE deposits of 3 years and above. Notes ›
5. RBI launched Reelathon 2026, a cyber financial fraud awareness campaign for about 150 colleges in Kerala. Notes ›

International Affairs

6. World Autistic Pride Day is observed every year on 18 June. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

7. West Asia tensions and a 140-tonne fall in Iran's saffron output lifted global demand for Kashmiri saffron. Notes ›

Science & Technology

8. NPCI rolled out Drunix, an open-source enterprise blockchain platform that is an enhanced fork of Hyperledger Fabric. Notes ›
9. NIXI celebrated its 23rd Foundation Day on 19 June 2026 in New Delhi. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

10. NOAA confirmed a new El Niño on 11 June 2026 and put 63 per cent odds on it turning very strong by November 2026-January 2027. Notes ›
11. On 8 June 2026, India and Japan put the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) rulebook, called Rules of Implementation, in place. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

12. The 23rd edition of the QS list, titled 2027, came out on 18 June 2026. Notes ›
13. Startup Genome and GEN released the 14th edition of the Global Startup Ecosystem Report at VivaTech, Paris, on 17 June 2026. Notes ›
14. UNICEF's Children's Climate Risk Report 2026, released on 16 June 2026, says about 392 million Indian children (92%) face extreme heat. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. Bhagaiya Silk, Kuchai Silk, Munda Jewellery and Jharkhand Bamboo Craft received GI tags. Notes ›
2. The National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) celebrated 50 years in New Delhi. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

3. RBI placed Mumbai's Mogaveera Co-operative Bank under directions for six months from close of business on 12 June 2026. Notes ›
4. IRDAI proposed major amendments to its insurance registration regulations to ease business and add safeguards after FDI in insurance rose to 100 per cent. Notes ›

International Affairs

5. PM Modi's visit to Nice produced 13 outcomes covering technology, AI, defence, trade, space, education and digital infrastructure. Notes ›
6. The BRICS Indore Declaration won unanimous adoption when BRICS agriculture ministers met in Indore (Madhya Pradesh) in June 2026. Notes ›
7. India and Slovakia branded their relationship a Comprehensive Partnership after Narendra Modi met Slovak PM Robert Fico in Bratislava. Notes ›

Science & Technology

8. Novartis launched Pluvicto (lutetium-177 vipivotide tetraxetan), India's first regulator-approved radioligand therapy for advanced prostate cancer. Notes ›
9. ISRO and DAE (Department of Atomic Energy) are jointly developing a heating system for upcoming lunar landers. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

10. Kaziranga released its first-ever scientific assessment of the Greater Hog Badger (Arctonyx collaris), recording a healthy population. Notes ›

Defence & Security

11. DRDO successfully flight-tested the indigenously developed Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM). Notes ›
12. DRDO carried out three back-to-back flight trials of India's layered Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system. Notes ›
13. The Ministry of Defence commissioned the first batch of women cadets trained at the National Defence Academy. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

14. The Institute for Economics and Peace released the 20th Global Peace Index in June 2026. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw opened, by video link, a 20 kW Akashvani FM transmitter at Ramgarh, Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. Notes ›
2. The Centre, Assam and Nagaland entered into a three-party MoU on oil and gas development. Notes ›

Government Schemes

3. Skill India Mission reached its 12th anniversary, as marked by the skilling ministry. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

4. RBI's concessional swap for Overseas Foreign Currency Borrowings (OFCBs) is open to all AD Category-I banks for borrowings of minimum 3-year maturity. Notes ›
5. RBI issued the Responsible Business Conduct (Second Amendment) Directions, 2026 on 15 June 2026, effective 1 January 2027. Notes ›
6. RBI issued Master Directions on Authorisation to Operate a Payment System, effective immediately, consolidating existing PSO guidelines. Notes ›
7. SEBI wants to cut FPI onboarding from nearly a month to as little as 5 days; a pilot with custodians reportedly managed it. Notes ›

International Affairs

8. India strongly condemned US Central Command strikes on oil tankers crewed by Indian seafarers in the Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

9. Telangana issued a Government Order banning sale, distribution, manufacture and use of the weedicide Paraquat. Notes ›
10. The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare released Second Advance Estimates of Horticulture Crops for 2025-26. Notes ›

Science & Technology

11. MeitY unveiled Varya, billed as India's first indigenous distilled video story-generating AI model. Notes ›
12. IN-SPACe selected three startups as the first beneficiaries of its Technology Adoption Fund scheme. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

13. Global Wind Day was observed on 15 June 2026 under the theme 'Wind Energy: From Ambition to Acceleration'. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

14. The 29th National Awards for e-Governance 2026 named 16 winners: 10 Gold and 6 Silver, to be presented on 2 July 2026. Notes ›
15. The Ministry of Ayush set a Guinness World Record for the largest YouTube live yoga session on 14 June 2026. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. The 23rd FIFA World Cup began on 11 June 2026 with 48 teams and 104 matches, expanded from 32 teams and 64 matches. Notes ›
2. The FCRA Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 25 March 2026; it has not been enacted. Notes ›
3. Jhansi is set to be the first Uttar Pradesh district with all 496 gram panchayats declared child labour-free. Notes ›
4. Jaspal Rana, a pistol shooter and national coach, died in Delhi aged 49 on 12 June 2026. Notes ›

Government Schemes

5. BBBP began on 22 January 2015 at Panipat, Haryana, run by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. Notes ›
6. Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda launched nationwide celebrations titled '10 Years of PMSMA - A Decade of Care'. Notes ›
7. 22 new applicants were approved under Round-3 of the Textile PLI Scheme. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

8. RBI allowed banks to raise fresh 3- to 5-year FCNR(B) deposits, with RBI absorbing the full hedging cost via a special swap window. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

9. Himanshu Joshi of NITI Aayog urged agri-tech and water-tech startups to go beyond basic problem-solving and adopt advanced technologies. Notes ›
10. Oilseeds Kisaan Mitra is described as India's first WhatsApp-based AI advisory service for oilseed farmers, built by ICAR-IIOR, Hyderabad, and free to use. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

11. The UN carbon market issued its first-ever credits under Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement. Notes ›
12. The National Biodiversity Authority formed its Expert Committee on Agrobiodiversity afresh, citing Section 13(1) of the 2002 Biological Diversity Act. Notes ›

Defence & Security

13. A ₹449 crore contract was inked by the Defence Ministry with Accord Software and Systems Private Limited. Notes ›
14. Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth is appointed Chief of the Army Staff with effect from the afternoon of 30 June 2026. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

15. The World Bank raised India's FY27 growth forecast by 10 bps to 6.6% in its Global Economic Prospects report. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. The Union Home Minister inaugurated the LPMS platform, named Vinimay, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Notes ›
2. Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai is visiting villages without notice as part of Sushasan Tihar 2026, the Good Governance Festival. Notes ›
3. CCEA, chaired by PM Modi, approved four national highway projects costing ₹24,249 crore. Notes ›
4. Tamil Nadu entered an MoU with Larsen & Toubro (L&T). Notes ›

Banking & Finance

5. India is carrying out reforms to get its government bonds into the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index. Notes ›
6. RBI issued draft guidelines on Counterparty Credit Risk from derivatives and capital for bank exposures to Central Counterparties. Notes ›
7. RBI cancelled the Certificate of Registration of 135 NBFCs, most with registered offices in West Bengal. Notes ›
8. RBI's final norms on bank lending to REITs and InvITs take effect from 1 October 2026. Notes ›
9. An EAC-PM working paper found fewer than 10% of districts receive over 45% of Priority Sector Lending advances. Notes ›
10. SEBI's consultation paper proposes consolidated pay data in place of name-wise executive remuneration disclosures by mutual fund AMCs. Notes ›
11. The StAR NPS platform from PFRDA makes it simpler and faster to enrol new subscribers in the National Pension System. Notes ›

Economy

12. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved economist Neelkanth Mishra as Executive Director of the World Bank. Notes ›

International Affairs

13. Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy and UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper launched the observatory in New Delhi. Notes ›

Science & Technology

14. India joined Anthropic's Project Glasswing, a global cybersecurity initiative. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

15. At SB64 in Bonn, India urged action on shrinking climate finance and a widening adaptation funding gap. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

16. Major Prabhat Mishra of the Indian Army won two awards at the US Army Command and General Staff College. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. India beat Bangladesh 3-1 in the final to win the 8th SAFF Women's Championship, played at Fatorda Stadium, Margao, Goa. Notes ›
2. The Union Home Minister launched the Land Port Management System, built by the Land Ports Authority of India. Notes ›
3. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari was to oversee the Zojila Tunnel's final blasting from the Kargil side on June 9. Notes ›

Government Schemes

4. The Commerce and Industry Minister launched the BHAVYA Portal, operationalising the Cabinet-approved Rs.33,660-crore Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana. Notes ›
5. PMSMA, launched on 9 June 2016 by PM Modi, gives free, assured, comprehensive antenatal care (ANC) to all pregnant women. Notes ›
6. Mission Senehjori is a cluster-based initiative to make Assam's Muga silk a globally competitive luxury textile ecosystem. Notes ›
7. PMRC Scheme 2026, the Prime Minister Research Chair programme, was rolled out by the Education Ministry. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

8. RBI opened a USD-Rupee buy-sell swap window at a fixed 1.5% per annum, compounded semi-annually. Notes ›
9. RBI fined Canara Bank ₹41.80 lakh under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 after a supervisory review. Notes ›
10. RBI recognised the Sahamati Foundation as the Self-Regulatory Organisation for India's Account Aggregator ecosystem. Notes ›

International Affairs

11. The UN General Assembly elected five non-permanent UNSC members for the 2027-2028 term. Notes ›
12. The UN marked the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression on 4 June 2026. Notes ›
13. Telangana government signed a cooperation pact with the German state of Thuringia. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

14. The editorial calls urea the last unreformed subsidy and urges a nutrient-based, direct-benefit regime in which farmers, not fertiliser firms, get the money. Notes ›
15. The Centre widened QR code tagging of FCI foodgrain bags to Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha. Notes ›

Science & Technology

16. Chandigarh University is India's first private university with an IndiaAI Data Lab, set up in collaboration with Intel India. Notes ›
17. The Digital India BHASHINI Division launched the 'VYOMA Innovation Challenge'. Notes ›
18. Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh announced a new digital portal backed by the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF). Notes ›
19. The Wagon R Flex-Fuel Vehicle of Maruti Suzuki was launched by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. Notes ›

Defence & Security

20. SIPRI Yearbook 2026 ranks India the world's fifth-largest military spender in 2025 at USD 92.1 billion, up 8.9% from 2024. Notes ›
21. India issued a Letter of Request to France for 114 Rafale fighter jets for the IAF. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

22. Indian Army's Major Abhilasha Barak won the UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award while serving with UNIFIL. Notes ›
23. The Department of Consumer Affairs' e-Jagriti platform won the Silver Award at the National Awards for e-Governance 2026. Notes ›

Government Schemes

1. Delhi intends to add 2,800 low-floor, air-conditioned electric buses with support from the Centre's PM E-DRIVE. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

2. The Finance Ministry marked four years of the Jan Samarth Portal, launched on 6 June 2022 as a single-window gateway for central credit-linked schemes. Notes ›
3. RBI has agreed to pay the entire hedging bill for new FCNR(B) deposits of 3 to 5 years, up to 30 September 2026. Notes ›

Economy

4. MoSPI's Provisional Estimates show India's GDP grew 7.7% in FY 2025-26, with 7.8% growth in Q4. Notes ›
5. Urban Current Situation Index fell to 90.7 in May 2026 from 95.7 in March, a third straight decline. Notes ›
6. India fell to 7th in global market capitalisation in June 2026 at about USD 4.84 trillion, behind South Korea's USD 5.01 trillion. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

7. Indian coastal states spent ₹2,641 crore in a decade on hard protection, while National Coastal Mission funding fell from ₹195 crore to ₹50 crore. Notes ›
8. A rapid survey in Kaziranga recorded 30 raptor species and 6 stork species between late February and 2 March 2026. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

9. Ministry of Panchayati Raj's Panchayat Advancement Index won Gold at the National Awards for e-Governance 2026, Category VII. Notes ›
10. The Defence Investiture Ceremony was held on 8 June 2026 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. The CCEA, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, approved four national highway projects worth over ₹24,249 crore. Notes ›
2. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved Neelkanth Mishra as Executive Director of the World Bank. Notes ›
3. Wicketkeeper-batter Kona Srikar Bharat announced retirement from international cricket. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

4. The MPC unanimously held the policy repo rate at 5.25% and kept the neutral stance. Notes ›
5. RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the updated Upper Layer NBFC list will be out soon; none was issued for FY ended March 2026. Notes ›
6. PFRDA launched StAR NPS in June 2026, a digital onboarding solution built by BSE Technologies Private Limited. Notes ›
7. PFRDA launched the StAR NPS platform to ease digital onboarding of National Pension System subscribers. Notes ›

Economy

8. Cabinet cleared a one-off allocation of up to ₹10,000 crore to set up an ATF Price Stabilization Fund. Notes ›
9. Under an MoU, Larsen & Toubro will invest Rs 18,600 crore in Tamil Nadu, signed with the state government. Notes ›

International Affairs

10. A new India-UK body, the Critical Minerals Global Supply Chain Observatory (GSCO), was inaugurated in the Indian capital to track mineral flows live. Notes ›

Science & Technology

11. India joined Anthropic's global cybersecurity initiative, Project Glasswing. Notes ›
12. Dr. Jitendra Singh, a Union Minister, announced a digital portal with backing from ANRF (Anusandhan National Research Foundation). Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

13. Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary (Surha Tal), Ballia, UP, was named India's 100th Ramsar Site on 5 June 2026. Notes ›
14. The UN observed the International Day for the Fight Against IUU Fishing on 5 June 2026. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

15. DARPG declared the winners for the 29th round of the National Awards for e-Governance, held in 2026. Notes ›
16. Major Prabhat Mishra of the Indian Army won two awards at the US Army Command and General Staff College (CGSOC). Notes ›
17. Subhash C. Kashyap, former Lok Sabha Secretary-General and constitutional expert, died at the age of 97. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. The 1st World Yogasana Sports Championship 2026 is a 5-day event at EKA Arena, Ahmedabad, inaugurated virtually by the PM. Notes ›

Government Schemes

2. Navachar Mantra is an MSDE flagship scheme, run by NIESBUD, to find and scale grassroots innovations coming from rural India and Tier-2 or Tier-3 towns. Notes ›
3. The Union Cabinet approved a two-year, Rs. 9,585 crore vehicle replacement scheme for Delhi-NCR. Notes ›
4. Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary launched 'Navachar Mantra', a national initiative for grassroots innovations and startups. Notes ›
5. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha were added to the Centre's QR-code tagging scheme for Food Corporation of India (FCI) grain sacks. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

6. RBI announced a package to attract foreign capital and steady the rupee, announced by Governor Sanjay Malhotra. Notes ›
7. ADB and Standard Chartered signed risk-sharing agreements in Mumbai in June 2026 to strengthen supply chain finance in India. Notes ›
8. NPCI partnered with ACLEDA Bank to launch UPI acceptance in Cambodia, the latest country to accept UPI. Notes ›

International Affairs

9. UNGA voted Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe onto the UN Security Council as non-permanent members. Notes ›
10. Telangana's government signed a cooperation agreement with the German state of Thuringia. Notes ›

Science & Technology

11. T-Hub, based in Hyderabad, started the third cohort of its ORBIT Space-Tech Accelerator Programme. Notes ›
12. The Maruti Suzuki Wagon R Flex-Fuel, the country's first flex-fuel passenger car, was unveiled by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

13. India ranks 5th among 71 countries in SIDE 2026, up from 8th among 32 countries in SIDE 2025. Notes ›
14. The OECD's newest Economic Outlook lifts India's FY27 GDP growth projection by 0.2 percentage points, to 6.3%. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

15. The 14th Dalai Lama received his physical Grammy at Dharamshala (McLeodganj), Himachal Pradesh, in June 2026. Notes ›
16. APCNF, the community-run natural farming programme of Andhra Pradesh, took the 2026 Food Planet Prize, awarded at Båstad in Sweden. Notes ›

Government Schemes

1. The Prime Minister Research Chair (PMRC) Scheme 2026 is run by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education. Notes ›
2. Mission Senehjori was launched on 2 June 2026 by Jyotiraditya Scindia and Assam's Chief Minister. Notes ›

International Affairs

3. USTR proposed an extra 12.5% tariff on imports from India and 53 other countries over alleged weak action against forced-labour goods. Notes ›

Science & Technology

4. Chandigarh University is India's first private university to set up an IndiaAI Data Lab. Notes ›
5. The Digital India BHASHINI Division under MeitY launched the 'VYOMA Innovation Challenge'. Notes ›

Defence & Security

6. India received the fourth S-400 squadron in May 2026 under a 2018 deal worth USD 5.43 billion for five systems. Notes ›
7. India issued a Letter of Request to France for a government-to-government deal for 114 Rafale jets. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

8. Forbes ranking as of 1 June 2026: Elon Musk is first with about USD 835 billion, holding the top spot since May 2024. Notes ›
9. The RBI Annual Report 2025-26 covers April 2025 to March 2026 and records real GDP growth of 7.6% and CPI inflation of 2.1%. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. Former Congress MP K. P. Dhanapalan passed away in Kerala at the age of 76. Notes ›

Government Schemes

2. PM SVANidhi began in June 2020 and offers collateral-free loans of ₹15,000, ₹25,000 and ₹50,000 in stages. Notes ›
3. ABDM has generated over 90 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHAs); it was launched in September 2021. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

4. Bloomberg Economics estimated RBI may have sold about USD 12 billion of gold in the two weeks to 22 May. Notes ›
5. DFS launched a Common Landing Portal for Unclaimed Financial Assets, developed with the PSB Alliance. Notes ›
6. NISM, established by SEBI, partnered with Galgotias University to expand industry-oriented financial education and training. Notes ›
7. Bajaj Finserv and IIT Bombay launched "Finserv Intelligence", an initiative centred on AI and deep-tech research. Notes ›

Economy

8. The government will phase out the WPI over five years and gradually replace it with the Producer Price Index (PPI). Notes ›
9. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs amended the CSR framework under the Companies Act. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

10. Khet Bachao Abhiyan ran nationwide from 1 to 30 June 2026, led by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Notes ›

Science & Technology

11. MAHA Water Mission has an outlay of Rs.200 crore over five years, with grants up to Rs.20 crore per consortium. Notes ›
12. Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated SkyCast, India's first aviation weather monitoring system, at IGI Airport, New Delhi. Notes ›
13. Odisha signed an MoU with Intel and 3D Glass Solutions (3DGS) for a USD 3.3 billion facility. Notes ›

Defence & Security

14. India's Defence Secretary, speaking in Singapore at the Shangri-La Dialogue, confirmed that a ₹5,800-crore BrahMos export contract with Vietnam is signed. Notes ›
15. Project UDAYAK, a territorial project of the BRO, was set up in 1989 and marked its 37th Raising Day at Doomdooma, Assam. Notes ›
16. Admiral Krishna Swaminathan is the Indian Navy's new Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), having taken charge. Notes ›
17. Rajesh Kumar Singh, the Defence Secretary, was given additional charge of the DRDO. Notes ›
18. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh released a commemorative volume titled 'Operation Sindoor'. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

19. India's Maternal Mortality Ratio moved from 88 in 2021-23 to 87 in 2022-24, per the SRS bulletin. Notes ›
20. NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub issued a roadmap named 'Future of India's Semiconductor Industry', described as India's first comprehensive one. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

21. Valluvan, a farmer from Pollachi district in Tamil Nadu, was honoured by the FAO as a Soil Farmer Hero. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. 56 Indian school students were sent to Japan under the Sakura Science Programme 2026 by the Department of School Education and Literacy. Notes ›
2. The Logistics Port Performance Index for FY 2024-25 ranks Indian ports in Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk and Container Cargo segments. Notes ›
3. DARPG launched the portal for the National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment (NeSDA) 2025. Notes ›
4. RITES Limited signed an MoU with CRISIL for data-driven infrastructure consultancy in India and overseas markets. Notes ›

Government Schemes

5. The West Bengal Government began enrolment under the Annapurna Yojana in June 2026. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

6. RBI issued its Master Direction on Expected Credit Loss (ECL) provisioning on 27 April; banks must comply by April 2027. Notes ›
7. RBI's Annual Report says it is exploring a universal Kill Switch across all digital payment channels. Notes ›
8. West Bengal Gramin Bank (WBGB) partnered with Canara HSBC Life Insurance for life cover in rural and semi-urban West Bengal. Notes ›
9. Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) partnered with HDFC Capital Advisors Limited for housing investments in India. Notes ›

Economy

10. National Stock Exchange of India signed an MoU with the Steel Users Federation of India (SUFI). Notes ›
11. Taiwan became the fifth largest stock market by market capitalisation, at USD 4.95 trillion against India's USD 4.92 trillion. Notes ›
12. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) signed a multi-million dollar deal with Swedish manufacturer SKF. Notes ›

International Affairs

13. International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers was marked worldwide on 29 May 2026. Notes ›

Science & Technology

14. SkyCast is India's first integrated aviation weather intelligence system, set up at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. Notes ›
15. PECVD (Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition) system was inaugurated at IACS, Kolkata by Union Minister Jitendra Singh. Notes ›
16. IIT Madras inaugurated a Circulating Water Tunnel Facility near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, to boost hydrodynamic testing and ocean engineering research. Notes ›
17. Red Balloon Aerospace flew India's first indigenous stratospheric Super Pressure Balloon, VISTA, under Mission SANA. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

18. Amolops kamal, the Nagaland Cascade Frog, is a species new to science, described by ZSI scientists. Notes ›

Defence & Security

19. The Indian Air Force signed agreements with IIT Bombay on AI-driven predictive maintenance for the Su-30MKI fleet. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

20. NFHS-6 was fielded in 2023-24, covering about 6.79 lakh households in 715 districts, with IIPS Mumbai as nodal agency. Notes ›
21. The Health Ministry published the 10th National Health Accounts (NHA) estimates, covering financial year 2022-23. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

22. Urdu poet Bashir Badr died at the age of 91 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Notes ›