Current affairs relevant to GS3.
The Centre has revived the Qadian–Beas railway line in Punjab's Majha region: 39.68 km broad gauge from Qadian (Gurdaspur) to Beas (Amritsar) at about ₹1,400 crore, by Northern Railway. First approved in 1928-29 and later stalled, it returned in the supplementary Railway Budget 2010-11 and now has a revised Detailed Estimate.
18 Jun 2026
DFPD launched an AI- and IoT-based Smart Warehousing System for foodgrain storage at Bharat Mandapam on 18 June 2026. It covers 215 CWC bag-based warehouses, with FCI deploying it in 150 more. The Ministry calls it the world's largest such public-sector warehousing deployment. Best CWC and FCI warehouses were felicitated under Depot Darpan.
18 Jun 2026
India's annual defence production reached a record ₹1.78 lakh crore in Financial Year 2025-26, the Defence Ministry said on 17 June 2026. That is 15.6% above ₹1.54 lakh crore the previous year and 110% above ₹84,643 crore in FY 2020-21, nearly four times ₹43,746 crore in FY 2013-14. DPSUs and other PSUs held about 76%; the private sector about 24%.
17 Jun 2026
MNRE launched the Green Hydrogen Certification Portal of India on 17 June 2026 to support transparent certification under the Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme. Six States have dedicated green hydrogen policies, seven have folded hydrogen into existing frameworks, and four more are finalising policies. The National Green Hydrogen Mission (2023) has an outlay of ₹19,744 crore and targets 5 MMT capacity.
17 Jun 2026
An ARIES (DST) study measuring non-methane hydrocarbons at Munsyari, Uttarakhand, through 2022 to 2023 finds that even remote Himalayan air carries pollution that can form ozone and secondary aerosols. Levels were lower in winter and the monsoon and higher in spring and autumn. Dominant sources: LPG and diesel use, vehicles and local construction. Long-term benzene exposure exceeds cancer safety limits.
17 Jun 2026
CSIR transferred seven technologies to industry, released ten Bharatiya Nirdeshak Dravyas (Indian reference materials), and handed five vapor cells to DRDO's Solid-State Physics Laboratory for quantum sensing, on 16 June 2026 at CSIR Headquarters. CSIR-NPL and CSIR-CRRI jointly organised the event.
16 Jun 2026
India and Japan adopted the Rule of Implementation of the Joint Crediting Mechanism on 8 June 2026 under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement, the Environment Ministry said on 16 June 2026. The MoC signed last year frames joint mitigation that cuts or removes greenhouse gases, supports sustainable development in India, and helps both countries meet their NDCs.
16 Jun 2026
The Petroleum Ministry said on 16 June 2026 that it is not considering any Middle East–India Deepwater Pipeline (MEIDP) linking Gujarat to Oman or other Gulf countries. There are no active discussions or negotiations on the project at any level in the Ministry.
16 Jun 2026
The Office of the Economic Adviser, DPIIT, released a revised Wholesale Price Index with base year 2022-23 on 15 June 2026, replacing the 2011-12 series. It also launched Output PPI, a trial Input PPI, and Service PPIs for seven services on the same base. May 2026 WPI inflation printed 9.68% year-on-year.
15 Jun 2026
NSO's PLFS Monthly Bulletin for May 2026 shows urban unemployment for persons aged 15+ at 6.4%, its lowest since May 2025. Overall LFPR was 54.4% and WPR 51.4%. Urban female UR fell to 8.2%; urban male UR held at 5.9%. The bulletin is the fourteenth under the monthly series begun after the January 2025 methodology change.
15 Jun 2026