Current affairs relevant to GS3.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said on 27 June 2026 that it had foiled smuggling of Chinese-origin firecrackers through Chennai Port and Mumbai, with seizures worth around ₹35 crore and 12 arrests. Containers were mis-declared as trolley bags and sprayers. Firecracker import is Restricted and needs DGFT and PESO licences under the Explosives Rules, 2008.
27 Jun 2026
The Indian Coast Guard commissioned ICGS Akshay, a new-generation Fast Patrol Vessel, at Goa Shipyard Limited, Goa, on 27 June 2026. Designed and built by Goa Shipyard, the ship will handle maritime law enforcement, coastal security, search and rescue and marine pollution response, adding to indigenous shipbuilding under Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
27 Jun 2026
The Department of Fertilizers invited Expressions of Interest for green urea plants in India and held a pre-EoI meeting at PDIL, Noida, the Ministry said on 26 June 2026. Discussions covered SECI's green ammonia price-parity mechanism, a 7.24 lakh MT a year green ammonia procurement target, and NTPC's 150 TPD green urea pilot at Pudimadaka.
26 Jun 2026
The National Biodiversity Authority released a Standard Operating Procedure on 26 June 2026 for States and Union Territories to identify and notify threatened species under Section 38 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. So far 159 plant and 173 animal species have been notified as threatened, covering 17 States and 3 Union Territories.
26 Jun 2026
The Department of Atomic Energy inaugurated the world's first hydrogen production facility based on the Copper-Chlorine (Cu-Cl) thermochemical cycle using nuclear heat from the Fast Breeder Test Reactor at IGCAR, Kalpakkam, on 26 June 2026. The BARC-developed process is a technology demonstrator for carbon-free hydrogen and takes nuclear energy beyond electricity.
26 Jun 2026
DRDO handed over the Final Operational Clearance certificate for the indigenous Netra Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) system to the Indian Air Force in Bengaluru on 25 June 2026. Initial Operational Clearance came in 2017. The IAF cited Netra's use and reliability during Operation Sindoor and the Balakot strikes.
25 Jun 2026
India had 1,343.10 million telephone subscribers and 1,080.15 million broadband subscribers at the end of May 2026, as per TRAI data released on 25 June 2026. Overall tele-density was 94.02%, but rural tele-density stood at only 60.83% against 152.80% in urban areas. 14.46 million users sought mobile number portability.
25 Jun 2026
At a Centre-State review in Lucknow on 25 June 2026, the Union Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry approved 6,18,482 pucca houses for Uttar Pradesh under the new PMAY-G phase and extended MSP procurement of wheat, gram and masoor for Rabi Marketing Season 2026-27 from 24 June to 8 July. District contingency plans were ordered for El Niño.
25 Jun 2026
ISRO hosted the two-day BRICS Heads of Space Agencies (HOSA) meeting in Bengaluru under India's BRICS Chairship 2026. At the valedictory session on 24 June 2026, India pitched a "BRICS Space Economy" and called for co-development among members. The meeting reviewed debris-free missions, the BRICS Remote Sensing Satellite Constellation and a proposed BRICS Space Council.
24 Jun 2026
MoSPI released a discussion paper on methodological approaches for monetary asset accounts of coal in India, aligned with the UN System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Central Framework. Since 2018 MoSPI has compiled physical asset accounts via EnviStats India. The paper recommends the OECD 2025 Net Present Value method and invites comments.
24 Jun 2026