Current affairs relevant to GS3.
TRAI released the amended Rating Manual 2026 on 9 June 2026 for rating buildings on digital connectivity. It follows the amendment regulations of 13 May 2026 to the Rating of Properties for Digital Connectivity Regulations, 2024. Key changes include staged rating for under-construction properties, an optional audit and both fibre and wireless backhaul.
9 Jun 2026
The Commerce Ministry launched the BHAVYA Portal on 8 June 2026. BHAVYA, the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana, has a Cabinet-approved outlay of ₹33,660 crore to build 100 investment-ready industrial parks over six years. States compete with proposals; NICDC runs the portal and partners States in a 51:49 model.
8 Jun 2026
A PIB backgrounder of 7 June 2026 sums up India's Ease of Doing Business reforms. India rose from 142 to 63 in the World Bank Doing Business ranking (2014 to 2019). The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026, in force from 7 April 2026, decriminalised 717 provisions, and over 47,000 compliances have been reduced.
7 Jun 2026
The Finance Ministry announced on 5 June 2026, and PIB explained on 6 June, a set of reforms for foreign investors in Government Securities. FPIs will pay no income tax on G-Sec interest or capital gains arising on or after 1 April 2026. The Fully Accessible Route now covers new 15, 30 and 40-year bonds and Sovereign Green Bonds.
6 Jun 2026
E85 fuel, with 80 to 85 per cent ethanol, went on sale at 48 public sector retail outlets on World Environment Day, 5 June 2026. It is meant only for flex-fuel vehicles and costs about ₹20 a litre less than petrol. Outlets will rise to 500 by December 2026 and about 5,000 by December 2027.
5 Jun 2026
MoSPI's Provisional Estimates released on 5 June 2026 put India's real GDP growth for 2025-26 at 7.7%, up from 7.1% in 2024-25. Real GDP reached ₹323.12 lakh crore and nominal GDP ₹346.36 lakh crore. Growth in the January-March quarter was 7.8%. The estimates use the new 2022-23 base year.
5 Jun 2026
The Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary, also called Surha Tal, in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, became India's 100th Ramsar site, as the Prime Minister noted on 5 June 2026. The wetland is rich in resident and migratory birds. India's Ramsar list has grown from 26 sites in 2014, and UP now has 13 sites.
5 Jun 2026
PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana crossed 40 lakh beneficiary households in two years, the MNRE said on 4 June 2026, and aims for 75 lakh by December 2026. A Utility-Linked Aggregation (ULA) model will help underserved homes. Launched on 13 February 2024 with ₹75,021 crore, the scheme has paid over ₹22,750 crore in subsidy.
4 Jun 2026
The Union Cabinet approved a two-year scheme on 3 June 2026 to replace old trucks and buses in Delhi-NCR. Owners of BS-IV or older vehicles get help to switch to BS-VI or electric ones. The outlay is ₹9,585 crore, including ₹5,041 crore from the Centre, and about 2.07 lakh vehicle owners are expected to benefit.
3 Jun 2026
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved a new coastal highway from Rameshwar to Paradeep in Odisha on 3 June 2026. It has two packages totalling 160.18 km and a capital cost of ₹8,300.79 crore, built on the Hybrid Annuity Model. It passes through Khurda, Puri, Kendrapada and Jagatsinghpur and should cut travel time by about 2.5 hours.
3 Jun 2026