Skip to content

Free updates Login

Daily Current Affairs: 20 & 21 June 2026

Current affairs of 20 & 21 June 2026: Mission SEHAT: ICAR-ICMR Nutrition and Health Mission; ICG Inducts Hovercraft H-561, First of Six Indigenous ACVs; VivaTech 2026: India AI Country Partner, MANAV Framework, and 12 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

Take the quiz (15 questions)June 2026

In this issue: 15 topics

National Affairs

International Day of Yoga 2026: PM Modi Leads Kolkata Event
Harmanpreet Kaur Becomes First Cricketer to Play 200 T20Is
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Smashes Fastest List A Fifty in 11 Balls

Government Schemes

Mission SEHAT: ICAR-ICMR Nutrition and Health Mission
BharatNet Last-Mile Gaps and Amended BharatNet Programme
GeM Suvidha Kendras: GeM and CSC-SPV Pilot MoU for 50 GSKs
PM-KISAN 23rd Instalment: Rs 18,880 Crore Released from Hooghly

Banking & Finance

BC Recertification Rule: BCRC Seeks Grandfathering from RBI

International Affairs

VivaTech 2026: India AI Country Partner, MANAV Framework
India Gets First FATF Vice-President: Vivek Aggarwal

Agriculture & Rural

Smart Seed Coating: ICAR-IIOR’s Biopolymer Seed Technology

Defence & Security

ICG Inducts Hovercraft H-561, First of Six Indigenous ACVs
MHA Cybercrime Portals: GRM and Money Restoration Module

Reports & Indexes

India Ranks 70th in WEF Energy Transition Index 2026

Awards & Persons

Prof. Jainendra K. Jain Receives Wolf Prize in Physics

National Affairs

International Relations

1. International Day of Yoga 2026: PM Modi Leads Kolkata Event

The 12th International Day of Yoga was observed on 21 June 2026.
The theme was 'Yoga for Healthy Ageing'.
PM Narendra Modi led the main national event at Red Road, Kolkata, with a Common Yoga Protocol session.
The UN General Assembly designated 21 June as the Day in 2014; the first observance was in 2015.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

2. Harmanpreet Kaur Becomes First Cricketer to Play 200 T20Is

Harmanpreet Kaur played her 200th T20I against South Africa in Manchester during the Women's T20 World Cup 2026.
She is the first player, men's or women's, to reach 200 T20 internationals.
Her T20I debut came in June 2009 against England at Taunton.
She leads the women's list ahead of Suzie Bates (184) and Danni Wyatt-Hodge (183).

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

3. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Smashes Fastest List A Fifty in 11 Balls

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit the fastest fifty in List A cricket, off just 11 balls, on 21 June 2026.
It came in the India A vs Sri Lanka A tri-series final at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.
He beat Kaushalya Weeratne's 12-ball record, which had stood since 2005-06.
He scored 94 off 29 balls.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

Government Schemes

Agriculture & Rural Development

4. Mission SEHAT: ICAR-ICMR Nutrition and Health Mission

Mission SEHAT (Science Excellence for Health through Agricultural Transformation) was jointly launched by ICAR and ICMR on 11 May 2026 in New Delhi.
Its five-pronged plan covers biofortified crops, integrated farming, anti-NCD foods, farmer occupational safety and One Health.
NFHS-6 (2023-24) shows a dual burden: about 19.7% of people have low BMI while 27.3% of men and 30.7% of women are overweight or obese.
Among under-5 children, stunting fell to 29.3% from 35.5% and severe wasting to 5.2% from 7.7%.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

Government Schemes

5. BharatNet Last-Mile Gaps and Amended BharatNet Programme

A report found only about 45% of FTTH connections commissioned under BharatNet are active, showing a last-mile service gap.
The Amended BharatNet Program (approved 4 August 2023) has an outlay of Rs.1.39 lakh crore, with BSNL as sole project manager.
BharatNet began as NOFN (Cabinet approval 25 October 2011), was renamed in 2015, and is executed by BBNL.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

6. GeM Suvidha Kendras: GeM and CSC-SPV Pilot MoU for 50 GSKs

On 18 June 2026 GeM signed an MoU with CSC e-Governance Services India Limited (CSC-SPV) at the GeM Office, New Delhi.
Fifty GeM Suvidha Kendras (GSKs) will open as a pilot via the CSC network in nine states and regions.
The MoU widens a 2022 tie-up that helped 5.3 lakh sellers register, adding vendor assessment, brand approval and catalogue creation.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

Government Schemes

7. PM-KISAN 23rd Instalment: Rs 18,880 Crore Released from Hooghly

The 23rd instalment of PM-KISAN was released on 20 June 2026 at Hooghly, West Bengal.
Rs 18,880 crore went to 9.44 crore farmers, including 2.18 crore women.
Total disbursement under the scheme has crossed Rs 4.46 lakh crore since 2019.
The release was designated PM Kisan Utsav Diwas.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

Banking & Finance

Banking & Finance

8. BC Recertification Rule: BCRC Seeks Grandfathering from RBI

RBI's April 2026 draft branch-authorisation policy requires Business Correspondents to get advanced IIBF certification from 1 July 2026.
BCRC wants grandfathering, warning of mass exits; about 45% of the 1.17 million BC workforce is affected.
BCRC CEO D. Tripathy also wants a minimum 36-month grandfathering window for future syllabus changes.
The certification costs about ₹1,500, while average BC commission has slipped to ₹7,000-8,000 a month.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

International Affairs

Science & Technology

9. VivaTech 2026: India AI Country Partner, MANAV Framework

VivaTech 2026, its 10th edition, ran 17-20 June at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, with India as official AI Country Partner.
PM Modi and President Macron jointly took part on 18 June 2026; Modi outlined the MANAV framework for human-centric AI.
India's largest-ever pavilion had over 80 deep-tech companies and startups; Germany was named Country of the Year 2026.
The event coincided with the India-France Year of Innovation 2026.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

Banking & Finance

10. India Gets First FATF Vice-President: Vivek Aggarwal

India assumed the Vice-Presidency of the Financial Action Task Force for the first time.
Vivek Aggarwal was appointed FATF Vice-President for the July 2026 to June 2027 term.
The role strengthens India's voice in tackling money laundering and terror financing.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

Agriculture & Rural

Agriculture & Rural Development

11. Smart Seed Coating: ICAR-IIOR’s Biopolymer Seed Technology

ICAR-IIOR, Hyderabad, developed a patented biodegradable biopolymer Smart Seed Coating, announced via PIB on 18 June 2026.
Trials on seven crops under AICRP-Seed showed 12-37% productivity gains over untreated controls.
Telangana demonstrations gave nearly 30% higher yield in groundnut and soybean; rainfed areas are about 52% of net sown area.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

Defence & Security

Defence & Security

12. ICG Inducts Hovercraft H-561, First of Six Indigenous ACVs

The Indian Coast Guard inducted H-561, first of six indigenous Air Cushion Vehicles, at Chowgule Shipyard, Rassaim, Goa on 18 June 2026.
Chowgule & Company Private Limited builds them under a ₹387.44 crore Ministry of Defence contract of 24 October 2024.
H-561 cruises at 52 knots, seats 42 personnel along with 8 tonnes of cargo, and can operate for 9 hours.
The design is licensed from Griffon Hoverwork (UK), with over 50 per cent indigenous components.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

Polity & Governance

13. MHA Cybercrime Portals: GRM and Money Restoration Module

The Ministry of Home Affairs launched two portals through the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C).
The portals are the Grievance Redressal Mechanism (GRM) and the Money Restoration Module (MRM).
They improve coordination among police, banks and the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

Reports & Indexes

Environment & Ecology

14. India Ranks 70th in WEF Energy Transition Index 2026

India ranked 70th among 120 countries in the WEF Energy Transition Index 2026, scoring 54.9, up 1.9% from 2025.
Sweden led with 75.3, followed by Finland (74.1) and Denmark (72.6).
Global energy transition readiness slipped 0.76%, its first fall in over a decade.
Global energy investment reached USD 3.3 trillion, of which USD 2.3 trillion went to clean energy.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

Awards & Persons

Science & Technology

15. Prof. Jainendra K. Jain Receives Wolf Prize in Physics

Prof. Jainendra K. Jain received the Wolf Prize in Physics for his 1989 work on composite fermions.
He is described as the first person of Indian origin to win the Wolf Prize in Physics.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog presented the award at the Knesset in Jerusalem.
Prof. Venkatesan Sundaresan was honoured with the Wolf Prize in Agriculture.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

Test yourself

15 questions from the news of 20 & 21 June 2026, with answers and explanations.