Current affairs grouped by GS paper (filter view; topic-level grouping uses syllabus_topic).
The Indian Coast Guard inducted the first of six indigenous Air Cushion Vehicles built by Chowgule and Company Private Limited in Goa on 18 June 2026. The hovercraft is meant to widen ICG's maritime response options. The Ministry of Defence contracted Chowgule for the six ACVs.
18 Jun 2026
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved appointments to the National Statistical Commission, MoSPI said on 17 June 2026. Set up in 2005, the NSC is the nodal body for core statistical activities, priorities and standards. It has a part-time Chairperson, four part-time Members, the NITI Aayog CEO as ex-officio Member, and the MoSPI Secretary as its Secretary.
17 Jun 2026
At the France-hosted G7 Summit, the PM spoke on 17 June 2026 on ensuring a safe, rapid and efficient AI rollout. He stressed human-centric design under India's MANAV vision from the AI Impact Summit, and urged safe-by-design systems, common standards, action on deepfakes and Global South access.
17 Jun 2026
Over 6 crore Uttar Pradesh residents can now fetch their UP Family ID on DigiLocker, MeitY said on 17 June 2026. DigiLocker, under Digital India, lets citizens store and share a verified, legally valid copy for scholarships, pensions and other State welfare schemes without carrying photocopies.
17 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
Phase-I Houselisting and Housing Census under Census 2027 is complete in 23 States and UTs, MHA said on 16 June 2026. Himachal Pradesh began house-to-house visits (till 15 July). Kerala and Nagaland opened self-enumeration till 30 June. Field work is on in Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Puducherry and Uttar Pradesh.
16 Jun 2026
The Health Ministry has amended the Drugs Rules, 1945, omitting the word "Syrup" from Schedule K, Serial No. 13, Entry 7. Villages with a population under 1,000 can no longer sell cough syrups without the usual retail licence. Sale must now go through duly licensed pharmacies under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
16 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