Current affairs relevant to GS3.
MoPNG notified the Motor Spirit and High-Speed Diesel (Temporary Regulation of Supply through Retail Outlets) Order, 2026, initially for up to 90 days. PSU outlets may put diesel only into vehicle tanks or PESO containers, up to 200 litres a day per customer or vehicle, with no resale. Bulk and institutional buyers must use consumer pumps.
12 Jun 2026
Second Advance Estimates for 2025-26 put India's horticulture production at about 3,777.76 lakh tonnes, up 70.39 lakh tonnes (1.90%) over 2024-25 final, the Agriculture Ministry said on 11 June 2026. Area is about 301.51 lakh hectares. Fruits are seen at 1,214.75 lakh tonnes and vegetables at 2,210.00 lakh tonnes.
11 Jun 2026
The Indian Navy's Southern Naval Command recovered an unexploded missile warhead from crude oil tanker MT Olympic Life near Kochi. The Marshall Islands-flagged ship, with no Indian nationals aboard, reported a hull explosion off Oman on 26 May 2026 while sailing Fujairah to Kochi. IFC-IOR cueing led to an EOD extraction from a fuel tank.
11 Jun 2026
ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research's Oilseeds Kisaan Mitra is a free WhatsApp AI advisory for oilseed farmers, highlighted on 11 June 2026 as kharif sowing begins. Launched on 6 February 2026, it answers in any Indian language on groundnut, mustard, sesame, sunflower, soybean, niger and other oilseeds. Farmers save +91 4024598180 and ask on WhatsApp — no extra app.
11 Jun 2026
The Centre extended CGSMFI-2.0 to 31 August 2026 or until guarantees of ₹20,000 crore are issued, whichever is earlier. The max loan to large NBFC-MFIs/MFIs rises from ₹300 crore to ₹1,000 crore within a 20% of AUM ceiling. As of the release, ₹770 crore of loans had been sanctioned under the scheme launched on 20 March 2026.
10 Jun 2026
CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, Uttar Pradesh PWD and the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, signed an MoA on 10 June 2026 to implement the CAQM Standard Framework for Paving and Greening of Urban Roads in UP's NCR region. The framework document is dated 7 January 2025. The aim is less road dust and better urban road design.
10 Jun 2026
Round-3 of the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Textiles has 96 selected companies with committed investment of ₹12,822.67 crore and projected turnover of ₹58,294.18 crore, the Textiles Ministry said on 10 June 2026. Twenty-two newly approved applicants account for ₹2,339.14 crore investment, ₹15,561.34 crore projected turnover and 36,217 jobs.
10 Jun 2026
The Union Cabinet approved Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2A — a 6.032 km corridor with five stations (four elevated, one underground) to the airport — on 10 June 2026. Completion cost including interest during construction is ₹2,169.04 crore. Once open, the Ahmedabad–Gandhinagar metro network will be 77.63 km.
10 Jun 2026
On 9 June 2026 the Defence Ministry approved a 250 MW solar power project with a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on about 850 acres of vacant defence land at Sitapur (ex-cantonment), Uttar Pradesh. NTPC Limited will build it through competitive bidding. It is the first large-scale solar project of its kind on defence land.
9 Jun 2026
The Union Home Minister launched the Land Port Management System, named VINIMAY, in New Delhi on 9 June 2026. It puts cargo, passengers and vehicles at land ports on one digital platform, cuts nearly 90% of paperwork and adds a Single Electronic Window. Truck waiting time is expected to fall by about 40% to 60%.
9 Jun 2026