Current affairs relevant to GS2.
The Government notified revised wage rates under the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, effective 1 July 2026 when the Act began. A new ₹300 interim base wage means no notified wage is below ₹300 a day. The national average rose from ₹298.8 under MGNREGA to ₹327.4, and States such as Uttar Pradesh and Bihar get rises of 15% to 25%.
30 Jun 2026
At the 16th Conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare on 29 June 2026, the Health Ministry launched SUMAN Roadmap 2030 to cut the Maternal Mortality Ratio below 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030, focusing on 130 districts in 13 States. It also launched SSBSK, a single home-care programme for children from birth to 36 months.
29 Jun 2026
DIKSHA, the Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing, is India's open-source "One Nation, One Digital Platform" for school education, launched in 2017 and run by NCERT with CIET. A PIB backgrounder of 28 June 2026 reports 2.25 crore registered users, about 3 lakh daily active users, 7,687 Energised Textbooks and support for 135 languages.
28 Jun 2026
During the Prime Minister's State Visit to Seychelles, the two sides listed outcomes on 28 June 2026: India gifted a Fast Patrol Vessel, Seychelles joined the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), and they signed an Extradition Treaty plus MoUs on UPI, space, seafarers, agriculture research and a new national hospital, marking 50 years of ties.
28 Jun 2026
Indian Naval Ships Udaygiri, Kavaratti and Shakti of the Eastern Fleet arrived at Sattahip, Thailand, the Defence Ministry said on 27 June 2026, during an operational deployment to South East Asia. The Royal Thai Navy received them. The visit includes professional exchanges, cross-deck visits and sports, to build navy-to-navy cooperation and interoperability.
27 Jun 2026
The Government has operationalised Jan Vishwas Act, 2026 reforms to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, the Health Ministry said on 26 June 2026. Minor and technical violations now attract administrative penalties instead of criminal cases, while spurious or adulterated products still face strict punishment.
26 Jun 2026
Bharat Taxi, India's first driver-owned ride-hailing service run by Sahkar Taxi Cooperative Limited, was set for a formal launch in 14 Gujarat cities on 27 June 2026, the Cooperation Ministry said. It runs on a zero-commission, surge-free model under "Saarthi Hi Maalik". Of 7 lakh Saarthis nationwide, more than 1.5 lakh are from Gujarat.
26 Jun 2026
The Civil Aviation Ministry and Delhi International Airport Limited launched Air Suvidha 2.0 on 25 June 2026, a contactless health self-declaration portal for international arrivals. It follows WHO's declaration on 17 May 2026 of the Ebola/Bundibugyo virus outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern under IHR 2005.
25 Jun 2026
The Health Ministry amended the Drugs Rules, 1945 to bring all vaccines, antimicrobials, NDPS drugs and anti-cancer medicines under Schedule H2, which requires a bar code or QR code for authentication and tracing. Earlier only the top 300 brands were covered. Vaccines, NDPS and anti-cancer drugs comply from 1 July 2027, antimicrobials from 1 July 2028.
25 Jun 2026
The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment said on 25 June 2026 that its SHATAYU dashboard, launched on 22 May 2026, lets trained geriatric caregivers register to serve senior citizens who need care. It is managed by the National Institute of Social Defence. The Ministry said early glitches are being fixed and social media claims are misleading.
25 Jun 2026