Daily and monthly current affairs mapped to syllabus topics and related PYQs.
The National Mission for Clean Ganga and the National Institute of Urban Affairs have completed Urban River Management Plans for 13 cities. Phase-I covers 27 cities and Phase-II 33 more, taking overall coverage to 60 Ganga basin cities under Namami Gange. The long-term aim is all 97 cities on the main stem of the Ganga.
24 Jun 2026
The Mines Ministry said on 23 June 2026 that recent auctions took critical and strategic mineral blocks successfully auctioned by the Centre to 56 out of 88 unique blocks (over 63%). The Seventh Tranche auctioned 10 blocks, a first for Gujarat, Uttarakhand and Telangana. Exploration Licence blocks auctioned reached 11, newly covering Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha.
23 Jun 2026
INCOIS began specialised El Niño bulletins for maritime sectors; the first was released on 22 June 2026. The event continues and should peak from November 2026 to January 2027. Indian Ocean sea surface temperature is likely above normal until April/May 2027, with coral bleaching, marine heatwaves and lower sardine and mackerel catch risk.
23 Jun 2026
The Cooperation Ministry launched NAFED's e-auction portal NAFEX.in in New Delhi on 23 June 2026. Payments for produce are to reach farmers' bank accounts within 48 hours. NAFED serves more than 74 lakh farmers. Over the next two years, NCCF and NAFED are to buy pulses directly from farmers. A scholarship from 1% of NAFED profits was also announced.
23 Jun 2026
NITI Aayog released the eighth Trade Watch Quarterly for January to March 2026 on 23 June 2026. India's total merchandise and services trade grew 5.4% year-on-year in April 2025 to March 2026 to $1.84 trillion. Services exports grew 9.0%. The thematic focus is pharmaceuticals: global demand about $1.3 trillion in 2025; India's pharma and API exports $35.8 billion.
23 Jun 2026
On 23 June 2026 MEA said that in talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in Delhi for the BRICS NSAs meeting, the National Security Advisor stressed stable, predictable and constructive ties to build trust. Each side must consistently show sensitivity to the other's core concerns. MEA framed India's approach as mutual sensitivity, mutual interests and mutual respect.
23 Jun 2026
The Shipping Ministry on 23 June 2026 cited V.O. Chidambaranar Port, Thoothukudi, as a green maritime model. Its Sustainability Report shows renewables offset nearly 94% of energy use and net carbon emissions down around 45%. Carbon intensity per tonne of cargo nearly halved in four years. India's first green hydrogen pilot at a major port is here.
23 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
The combined Index of Eight Core Industries rose 0.5% (provisional) in May 2026 over May 2025, the Commerce Ministry said on 22 June 2026. Steel, cement and electricity grew; coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products and fertilisers declined. The eight industries have 40.27% weight in the IIP. Cumulative April to May growth was 1.1%.
22 Jun 2026
The Law Ministry approved DISHA 2.0 as a Central Sector Scheme with ₹255 crore for 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031, co-terminus with the XVI Finance Commission cycle. It keeps Tele-Law, Nyaya Bandhu and legal literacy, and adds VIDHI-Sanjeevani with an AI-powered Nyaya Setu chatbot. The target is 3 crore beneficiaries. The scheme cites Articles 14, 21 and 39A.
22 Jun 2026