Current affairs relevant to GS2.
Reform-linked Memoranda of Understanding under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 were signed with Manipur and Bihar on 10 June 2026. The MoUs require a Gram Panchayat-led, service-based and community-centred model so every rural household gets adequate, prescribed-quality drinking water on a regular basis. Water is a State subject (List II, Entry 17).
10 Jun 2026
On 9 June 2026 the Rural Development Ministry released an interim allocation of ₹95,692.31 crore to States and UTs ahead of the VB-G RAM G Act coming into force on 1 July 2026. With ₹30,000 crore already given under MGNREGA, the total crosses ₹1.25 lakh crore. Uttar Pradesh got the largest State share, ₹9,721.48 crore.
9 Jun 2026
The Report of the Committee on Datasets for State Finance Commissions was released in New Delhi on 8 June 2026. Prepared by the Panchayati Raj Ministry, it lists the data SFCs need and recommends Panchayat-level fiscal databases, SFC Cells in States, a common reporting format and a CAG performance audit of the 73rd Amendment's implementation.
8 Jun 2026
West Bengal became the 36th State/UT to implement Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY on 8 June 2026, when the National Health Authority signed an MoU with the State. About 1.43 crore families, nearly 6 crore people, will get cashless hospital cover of up to ₹5 lakh per family a year. The Centre expects to contribute nearly ₹1,000 crore annually.
8 Jun 2026
India's External Affairs Minister and Indonesia's Foreign Minister co-chaired the 8th India-Indonesia Joint Commission Meeting in New Delhi on 7 June 2026. They reviewed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership across defence, maritime, trade, health, digital, energy, space and culture. MEA called Indonesia a key pillar of India's Act East Policy.
7 Jun 2026
The Petroleum Ministry said on 7 June 2026 that a 14.2 kg LPG cylinder now costs over ₹1,600 to supply, as the Saudi Contract Price rose about 46% after the Strait of Hormuz disruption. Households pay ₹942 in Delhi; Ujjwala households pay an effective ₹642, with ₹300 a cylinder on the first four refills a year.
7 Jun 2026
A PIB backgrounder of 6 June 2026 reviews India's health system over 12 years. Ayushman Bharat rests on four pillars: PM-JAY insurance, Ayushman Arogya Mandirs for primary care, PM-ABHIM for pandemic readiness and ABDM for digital health. Over 1.86 lakh Arogya Mandirs work, 44.14 crore Ayushman Cards exist and 12 new AIIMS are functional.
6 Jun 2026
MeitY's Digital India BHASHINI Division signed an MoU with Kathmandu University's Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure and AI on 6 June 2026. They will build Nepali language datasets, speech corpora, translation and speech tools, so Nepal can offer digital public services in people's own languages. The exchange took place before both Foreign Ministers.
6 Jun 2026
The first meeting of the India–Zimbabwe Joint Defence Committee was held in New Delhi on 4 June 2026. The two sides agreed to expand training and support for common air assets and to explore joint manufacturing, counter-terrorism, border management and peacekeeping. It puts into action a defence MoU signed at Aero India 2025.
4 Jun 2026
India's Mines Minister and the UK Foreign Secretary launched the India–UK Critical Minerals Global Supply Chain Observatory in New Delhi on 4 June 2026. Built by TEXMiN, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad and the University of Cambridge, it is a data platform to monitor global critical mineral supply chains and flag risks. It supports the National Critical Mineral Mission.
4 Jun 2026