Current affairs grouped by GS paper (filter view; topic-level grouping uses syllabus_topic).
Four ships carrying urea, DAP and sulphur crossed the Strait of Hormuz and were headed to Krishnapatnam, Kakinada, Paradeep and Mundra, the Fertilizers Ministry said on 22 June 2026. Cumulative fertiliser stock that day was 196.08 Lakh Tons, up from 168.67 Lakh Tons a year earlier. Over 90 LMT of urea and P&K had been tied up for kharif.
22 Jun 2026
ASI handed human skeletal remains from Rakhigarhi, Haryana, to the Anthropological Survey of India under a new MoU, the Culture Ministry said on 22 June 2026. The 2025-26 dig at Mound No. 7 found eight burials; three complete skeletons plus fragments went to AnSI's Kolkata repository. Planned work includes aDNA, isotopes and palaeopathology with partner labs.
22 Jun 2026
Indian Railways approved Kavach on 631 route-kilometres of East Coast Railway at ₹270 crore, covering six sections in Odisha and neighbouring areas, the Railways Ministry said on 22 June 2026. Kavach is India's indigenous Automatic Train Protection system. It aims to prevent signal passing at danger, overspeeding and collisions, including in dense fog.
22 Jun 2026
CCPA imposed ₹1,00,000 penalties each on Storia Foods and Beverages and Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities (English Oven) on 21 June 2026 for misleading "100%" claims, and ordered the claims stopped on packs, websites and digital platforms. It held that "100%" is an absolute numerical claim that must match actual composition under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
21 Jun 2026
India hosted the first BRICS MSME Forum and the third SME Working Group meeting in Agra on 19 June 2026 under the theme Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability. Separately, India will host the 11th BRICS Energy Ministers' Meeting in Gurugram on 25–26 June 2026. This is India's fourth BRICS chairship after 2012, 2016 and 2021.
21 Jun 2026
On 21 June 2026 DAE inaugurated the Versatile Deuterated compounds Production Plant and a 24 kA Prototype Sodium Cell at Heavy Water Board Facilities, Vadodara. VDPP will make high-purity deuterated solvents for research and strategic uses. The sodium cell advances indigenous nuclear-grade sodium for the Fast Breeder Reactor programme, stage two of the three-stage nuclear plan.
21 Jun 2026
On 21 June 2026 in Kolkata the PM commissioned three GRSE-built Navy platforms: INS Dunagiri (Project 17A Nilgiri-class frigate), INS Sanshodhak (Survey Vessel Large) and INS Agray (ASW shallow water craft). They are over 75% indigenous, with more than 200 MSMEs involved. The day was also World Hydrography Day and International Day of Yoga.
21 Jun 2026
The Health Ministry prohibited manufacture, sale and distribution for human use of 16 Fixed Dose Combinations under Section 26A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, with immediate effect from 20 June 2026. An Expert Committee under DTAB reviewed FDCs after Supreme Court directions. The list covers certain dermatological, analgesic/antispasmodic and antibiotic combinations found to lack therapeutic justification.
20 Jun 2026
On 20 June 2026 at Tarakeswar, Hooghly, the Prime Minister released the 23rd PM-KISAN instalment: over ₹18,880 crore to over 9.44 crore farmers, including 2.18 crore women, by DBT. Over ₹4.46 lakh crore has been paid since the scheme's 24 February 2019 launch. Eligible landholding families get ₹6,000 a year in three ₹2,000 instalments into Aadhaar-seeded accounts.
20 Jun 2026
India's Access and Benefit Sharing framework under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 has realised over ₹266 crore since 2008 and disbursed about ₹145 crore, the Environment Ministry said on 20 June 2026. Benefits reached over 10,500 Biodiversity Management Committees in 23 States and 4 UTs. Red Sanders alone accounted for ₹120 crore (45%) of realisation.
20 Jun 2026