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Daily Current Affairs: 30 June 2026

Current affairs of 30 June 2026: Seychelles Profile: Modi’s Golden Jubilee State Visit 2026; World’s Best School Prizes 2026: Seven Indian Schools Shortlisted; White-Rumped Vulture Electrocuted at Mudumalai: Key Notes, and 10 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 13 topics

National Affairs

  1. Ethan Vaz and Harshavardhan GB Become India’s 96th and 97th GMs

Government Schemes

  1. PM Family Care Tracker and Health Passports Piloted in Gujarat

Banking & Finance

  1. RBI Capital Market Exposure Rules for Brokers’ Bank Credit

International Affairs

  1. Seychelles Profile: Modi’s Golden Jubilee State Visit 2026
  2. International Asteroid Day (30 June): Tunguska and Apophis

Agriculture & Rural

  1. SOMS 2026 Speciality Fertilizer Summit: Gandhinagar, 2-4 July
  2. AgriStack Explained: India’s Digital Public Infrastructure for Farming

Environment & Ecology

  1. White-Rumped Vulture Electrocuted at Mudumalai: Key Notes
  2. Jonathan the Giant Tortoise: World’s Oldest Land Animal Explained

Defence & Security

  1. DRDO Financial Powers Framework DFP-2026 Released
  2. 10th Apex-Level NCORD Meeting Chaired by Amit Shah

Awards & Persons

  1. World’s Best School Prizes 2026: Seven Indian Schools Shortlisted
  2. Guardian of the Blue Horizon: Seychelles Honours PM Modi

National Affairs

Government Schemes

Banking & Finance

International Affairs

International Relations

4. Seychelles Profile: Modi’s Golden Jubilee State Visit 2026

  • PM Modi made a State Visit to Seychelles on 27-29 June 2026 as Guest of Honour at its Golden Jubilee National Day.
  • Seychelles became independent on 29 June 1976; capital Victoria is on Mahé; President is Dr Patrick Herminie.
  • It has 115 islands in two groups, Granitic Inner Islands and Coralline Outer Islands.
  • It is a full member of the Colombo Security Conclave from June 2026 and a MAHASAGAR partner.
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Agriculture & Rural

Economy

6. SOMS 2026 Speciality Fertilizer Summit: Gandhinagar, 2-4 July

  • SFIA hosts the 4th SOMS 2026 summit and B2B expo at Helipad Exhibition Centre, Gandhinagar, on 2-4 July 2026.
  • Theme: 'The Foundation of a Self-Reliant India'; India imports 70-80% of soluble fertilizer needs.
  • SFIA announces its first Agri-Journalism Awards in English, Hindi, Gujarati and Marathi.
  • The Fertilizer (Control) Order, 1985 is issued under Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
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Government Schemes

7. AgriStack Explained: India’s Digital Public Infrastructure for Farming

  • AgriStack is the Agriculture Ministry's digital public infrastructure on three registries: Farmers, Crop Sown and Geo-Referenced Village Maps.
  • About 8.62 crore of the targeted 11 crore Farmer IDs are created; village mapping is due by March 2027.
  • Linked to RBI's Unified Lending Interface, it enables paperless farmer loans in under 30 minutes.
  • RBI Kisan Credit Card Directions, 2026 (19 June 2026, effective 1 January 2027) keep the ₹2 lakh collateral-free limit.
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Environment & Ecology

Environment & Ecology

8. White-Rumped Vulture Electrocuted at Mudumalai: Key Notes

  • A captive-bred white-rumped vulture wearing a radio tag, freed at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, died on a power line on 28 June 2026.
  • BNHS had freed 34 captive-bred birds across Pench, Melghat and Tadoba-Andhari between December 2025 and January 2026; this was one of them.
  • The death ended India's first attempted South Indian reintroduction of a captive-bred white-rumped vulture.
  • The species is Critically Endangered, Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and declined mainly due to diclofenac.
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Environment & Ecology

9. Jonathan the Giant Tortoise: World’s Oldest Land Animal Explained

  • 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.
  • Jonathan, estimated at 194 years, is the oldest living land animal; his home is Plantation House on Saint Helena, not Seychelles.
  • On 17 June 2026 Guinness World Records conferred 'Guinness Icon' status on Jonathan.
  • Seychelles giant tortoises are classed Vulnerable by IUCN and listed under CITES Appendix II.
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Defence & Security

Awards & Persons

Health & Social Issues

12. World’s Best School Prizes 2026: Seven Indian Schools Shortlisted

  • T4 Education shortlisted seven Indian schools across four of five categories for the World's Best School Prizes 2026, a record for any country.
  • The shortlist came out on 25 June 2026; the awards began in 2022 and 2026 is the fourth edition.
  • Each category lists ten schools, 50 in total; winners are named by a Judging Academy in November 2026.
  • Shortlisted schools meet at the World Schools Summit in London in January 2027.
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International Relations

13. Guardian of the Blue Horizon: Seychelles Honours PM Modi

  • PM Modi received Seychelles' highest presidential distinction, 'Guardian of the Blue Horizon', on 28 June 2026 in Victoria, Mahé.
  • President Dr. Patrick Herminie conferred it; this was the first time the honour was ever bestowed.
  • It is Modi's 34th international state honour and recognises green leadership, Blue Economy advocacy and support for SIDS.
  • Modi dedicated it to all countries fighting climate change.
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