Current affairs grouped by GS paper (filter view; topic-level grouping uses syllabus_topic).
The University of Liverpool received a Letter of Approval on 4 June 2026 to open a branch campus in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It had got a Letter of Intent on 26 May 2025 under the UGC Regulations, 2023 for foreign university campuses. The campus will teach UG and PG courses in business, computer science, game design, finance and biomedical sciences.
4 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 Central Consumer Protection Authority fined PhysicsWallah ₹5 lakh and McAfee ₹1 lakh on 3 June 2026 for dark patterns on their apps. PhysicsWallah pre-selected a ₹10 donation and forced data sharing for "free" courses; McAfee pushed renewals with an "Accept Risk" button. Both were told to remove such designs.
3 Jun 2026
India condemned an attack on Kuwait International Airport on 3 June 2026 in which an Indian national died and several Indians were injured. The Ministry of External Affairs repeated its call that civilians and civilian infrastructure must not be targeted, and said the Embassy is helping the injured while Missions across the region stay on alert.
3 Jun 2026
On 3 June 2026 the Union Cabinet approved one-time support of up to ₹10,000 crore as interest-free advances to oil marketing companies, so they can sell aviation turbine fuel (ATF) to scheduled Indian airlines at stable prices. International ATF prices rose from ₹60.50 to ₹142 a litre between March and May 2026. The advance is recovered when prices ease.
3 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
The National Statistics Office released a final, uniform guideline on 3 June 2026 for compiling District Domestic Product (DDP) with base year 2022-23. It covers Gross and Net District Domestic Product and district per capita income, using a bottom-up approach wherever data allow. Currently 26 States/UTs compile DDP estimates.
3 Jun 2026
NPCI International Payments Limited and Cambodia's ACLEDA Bank launched UPI acceptance in Cambodia on 3 June 2026 through KHQR, Cambodia's national QR code on the Bakong system. Indian travellers can now pay at over 4.5 million Cambodian merchants. Cambodia is the ninth country to accept UPI; a two-way corridor will follow.
3 Jun 2026
The Agriculture Ministry reviewed monsoon readiness on 2 June 2026 after IMD indicated a below-normal 2026 southwest monsoon, at about 90 per cent of the Long Period Average, with El Niño possibly developing. States were told to activate district contingency plans. Reservoir storage stood at 127.01 per cent of normal, and seed stocks were reported sufficient.
2 Jun 2026