Current affairs compilation: June 2026
The whole month in one page, day by day. Use it for revision before Prelims.
Monday, 1 June
6 items- 4,000-year climate history of Majuli reconstructedGS1 · Geography
- Centre’s FY26 provisional accounts: receipts at 99.4% of REGS3 · Budget
- First IIP release on new base 2022-23: April growth 4.9%GS3 · Industry data
- Five new Supreme Court judges appointedGS2 · Judiciary
- India–Oman CEPA enters into force on 1 June 2026GS3 · Trade
- Myanmar President’s first official visit to India; joint statementGS2 · Neighbourhood
Tuesday, 2 June
4 items- Centre on alert over El Niño; kharif contingency planningGS3 · Agriculture
- DRDO and IAF flight-test RudraM-II air-to-surface missileGS3 · Defence
- Mission “Senehjori” to brand Assam’s Muga silkGS1 · Crafts and GI
- Third mountain tunnel breakthrough on Mumbai–Ahmedabad bullet trainGS3 · Railways
Wednesday, 3 June
7 items- Cabinet approves up to ₹10,000 crore ATF price stabilisation support for airlinesGS3 · Aviation / energy
- Cabinet scheme to replace old trucks and buses in Delhi-NCRGS3 · Air pollution
- CCEA approves Rameshwar–Paradeep coastal highway in Odisha on HAMGS3 · Infrastructure
- CCPA fines PhysicsWallah and McAfee for dark patternsGS2 · Consumer protection
- NSO releases guideline for District Domestic Product (base 2022-23)GS3 · Statistics
- UPI acceptance goes live in Cambodia via KHQRGS3 · Digital payments
- Indian killed in attack on Kuwait airportGS2 · Diaspora
Thursday, 4 June
4 items- First India–Zimbabwe Joint Defence Committee meetingGS2 · India–Africa
- India–UK Critical Minerals Global Supply Chain Observatory launchedGS2 · India–UK
- PM Surya Ghar crosses 40 lakh homes; 75 lakh targeted by DecemberGS3 · Renewable energy
- University of Liverpool gets approval for Bengaluru campusGS2 · Education
Friday, 5 June
4 items- E85 fuel rollout begins at 48 PSU outletsGS3 · Biofuels
- GDP grew 7.7% in FY 2025-26; Q4 at 7.8%GS3 · Growth
- Seventh Regional Meteorological Centre opens at JammuGS1 · Climatology
- Surha Tal (Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary), Ballia, becomes India’s 100th Ramsar siteGS3 · Wetlands
Saturday, 6 June
3 items- Backgrounder: India’s health system in 12 yearsGS2 · Health
- Backgrounder: reforms to expand foreign participation in G-SecsGS3 · Capital markets
- Bhashini and Kathmandu University to build “Voice First” translation platform for NepalGS2 · India–Nepal
Sunday, 7 June
3 items- Backgrounder: Ease of Doing Business reformsGS3 · Economy
- LPG: Ujjwala households get ₹300 per cylinder on four refills a yearGS2 · Welfare / energy
- 8th India-Indonesia Joint CommissionGS2 · IR
Monday, 8 June
4 items- BHAVYA portal launched for competitive industrial parksGS3 · Industry
- New Regional Meteorological Centre opens at LucknowGS1 · Climatology
- Report on datasets for State Finance Commissions releasedGS2 · Local finance
- West Bengal becomes 36th State/UT to join AB PM-JAYGS2 · Health
Tuesday, 9 June
4 items- 250 MW solar-plus-storage project on defence land at Sitapur, UPGS3 · Energy
- ₹95,692 crore interim allocation as VB–G RAM G prepares for 1 July rolloutGS2 · Rural development
- Land Port Management System “VINIMAY” launchedGS3 · Border management
- TRAI amends rating manual for digital connectivity in buildingsGS3 · Telecom
Wednesday, 10 June
5 items- 96 firms selected in round 3 of Textile PLIGS3 · Manufacturing
- Cabinet approves Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2A to the airportGS3 · Urban transport
- Credit Guarantee Scheme for MFIs 2.0 extendedGS3 · Financial inclusion
- CSIR-CRRI and UP PWD agree to pave and green NCR urban roadsGS3 · Air pollution
- JJM 2.0 reform-linked MoUs signed with Manipur and BiharGS2 · Water governance
Thursday, 11 June
5 items- Government on highest alert for Indian seafarers in the GulfGS2 · Diaspora
- Horticulture output 2025-26 estimated at 3,777.76 lakh tonnesGS3 · Agriculture
- India–Nepal launch UPI–NPI cross-border remittance linkGS2 · Neighbourhood
- Navy recovers unexploded missile warhead from tanker off KochiGS3 · Maritime security
- “Oilseeds Kisaan Mitra” WhatsApp AI advisory for farmersGS3 · Agri extension
Friday, 12 June
5 items- AAIB interim statement one year after AI-171 crashGS3 · Disaster/aviation safety
- CPI inflation at 3.93% in May 2026GS3 · Inflation
- India AI Mission backs “Varya” video-generation modelGS3 · AI
- Study of supernova SN 2023zcu to refine cosmic distance scaleGS3 · Space science
- Temporary control order to curb diesel hoarding during West Asia crisisGS3 · Energy security
Saturday, 13 June
5 items- BRICS agriculture ministers adopt the Indore DeclarationGS2 · BRICS
- Drone-based mail service starts in Himachal PradeshGS3 · Technology
- First batch of NDA-trained women cadets commissionedGS1 · Women
- Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth appointed next Army Chief from 30 JuneGS3 · Defence
- Startups rise to 2.3 lakh, generating nearly 25 lakh jobsGS3 · Economy
Sunday, 14 June
3 items- Great Indian Bustard captive stock reaches 94GS3 · Species conservation
- India’s space economy projected at $45 billion; 400+ space startupsGS3 · Space
- PM’s France visit: Innovation Roadmap 2030 and AI working groupGS2 · India–France
Monday, 15 June
5 items- ASI and Denmark museum to search for 1619 Danish shipwreck Oresund off KaraikalGS1 · History and culture
- DRDO flight-tests Long Range Land Attack Cruise MissileGS3 · Defence
- First Indian PM visit to Slovakia; joint statement issuedGS2 · India–Europe
- New WPI series with base 2022-23 and new producer price indices releasedGS3 · Inflation
- PLFS May 2026: urban unemployment falls to 6.4%GS3 · Employment
Tuesday, 16 June
5 items- Census 2027 houselisting: 23 States/UTs complete phase IGS2 · Census
- Cough syrups removed from village-sale exemption in Drugs RulesGS2 · Health
- CSIR transfers seven technologies; releases Bharatiya Nirdeshak DravyasGS3 · S&T
- India and Japan adopt rules for Joint Crediting Mechanism under Article 6.2GS3 · Carbon markets
- Ministry denies any Middle East–India deepwater pipeline proposalGS3 · Energy security
Wednesday, 17 June
6 items- Defence production hits record ₹1.78 lakh crore in FY26GS3 · Defence industry
- Green Hydrogen Certification Portal of India launchedGS3 · Energy
- New Chairperson and Members appointed to National Statistical CommissionGS2 · Statutory/advisory bodies
- PM at G7 session on safe and rapid AI rolloutGS2 · International relations
- Study finds pollution reaching remote Munsyari in the HimalayaGS3 · Air pollution
- UP Family ID now available on DigiLocker for over 6 crore residentsGS2 · e-Governance
Thursday, 18 June
5 items- Centre approves PSS procurement of pulses and oilseeds in four StatesGS3 · MSP
- Coast Guard inducts first of six indigenous hovercraftGS3 · Coastal security
- ICAR-IIOR smart seed coating raises groundnut and soybean yields up to 30%GS3 · Agri technology
- Qadian–Beas rail line revived after nearly 100 yearsGS3 · Railways
- Smart Warehousing System for foodgrain storage launchedGS3 · Food security
Friday, 19 June
4 items- ₹425 crore contract with Bharat Forge for Navy’s marine gas turbine generatorsGS3 · Defence indigenisation
- Backgrounder: India declared effectively free of Left-Wing Extremism on 31 March 2026GS3 · Internal security
- India to hold FATF Vice-Presidency for the first timeGS3 · Money laundering
- Indian astronomers trace the origin of a fast X-ray transientGS3 · Space science
Saturday, 20 June
5 items- 16 fixed-dose combinations banned under Section 26AGS2 · Health
- 23rd PM-KISAN instalment: ₹18,880 crore to 9.44 crore farmersGS3 · Farm income
- ABS framework has disbursed ₹145 crore to biodiversity committeesGS3 · Biodiversity
- Foundation stone of BCGCL coal-to-ammonium nitrate project at Lakhanpur, OdishaGS3 · Coal gasification
- “Nirbhay Chetna” to sensitise 17.5 lakh male panchayat representativesGS1 · Women
Sunday, 21 June
4 items- CCPA fines two food firms for misleading “100%” claimsGS2 · Consumer protection
- Deuterated compounds plant and prototype sodium cell at HWBF VadodaraGS3 · Nuclear
- First BRICS MSME Forum held in AgraGS2 · BRICS
- PM commissions INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray in KolkataGS3 · Defence
Monday, 22 June
6 items- Core sector grows only 0.5% in May 2026GS3 · Industry data
- DISHA 2.0 approved with ₹255 crore for access to justiceGS2 · Judiciary
- Four fertiliser ships cross the Strait of Hormuz for kharif suppliesGS3 · Supply chains
- Kavach approved on 631 route-km of East Coast RailwayGS3 · Railways
- Organ donation pledges cross 5 lakhGS2 · Health
- Rakhigarhi skeletal remains handed to Anthropological Survey of IndiaGS1 · Harappan civilisation
Tuesday, 23 June
6 items- 56 critical and strategic mineral blocks auctioned so farGS3 · Minerals
- INCOIS starts El Niño bulletins for maritime sectorsGS1 · Climatology
- NAFED launches e-auction portal NAFEX.inGS3 · Agri marketing
- NITI Trade Watch Quarterly: India’s trade up 5.4% in Q4 FY26GS3 · External sector
- V.O. Chidambaranar Port reports 45% cut in carbon emissionsGS3 · Green ports
- NSA to Wang Yi: sensitivity to core concernsGS2 · IR
Wednesday, 24 June
3 items- BRICS Heads of Space Agencies meet in Bengaluru; India pitches “BRICS Space Economy”GS3 · Space
- MoSPI paper on monetary asset accounts of coal under UN SEEAGS3 · Environmental accounting
- NMCG expands Urban River Management Plans across Ganga basin citiesGS3 · Rivers and cities
Thursday, 25 June
6 items- Air Suvidha 2.0 launched for Ebola screening after WHO PHEICGS2 · Health
- IAF gets Final Operational Clearance for indigenous Netra AEW&CGS3 · Defence
- QR-code track and trace extended to vaccines, antimicrobials, NDPS and anti-cancer drugsGS2 · Health
- SHATAYU dashboard builds geriatric caregiver networkGS2 · Vulnerable sections
- Telecom data May 2026: 1,343 million subscribers, 1,080 million broadbandGS3 · Telecom
- UP gets 6.18 lakh PMAY-G houses and MSP procurement extensionGS3 · Rural development
Friday, 26 June
5 items- “Bharat Taxi” cooperative ride service scales up in GujaratGS2 · Cooperatives
- EoI issued to set up green urea plantsGS3 · Fertilisers
- Jan Vishwas Act, 2026 reforms in drugs and food-safety laws operationalisedGS2 · Regulation
- NBA issues SOP for States to notify threatened species under Section 38GS3 · Biodiversity
- World’s first Cu–Cl thermochemical hydrogen facility using nuclear heat opens at FBTRGS3 · Nuclear and hydrogen
Saturday, 27 June
3 items- DRI seizes ₹35 crore of Chinese firecrackers hidden in mis-declared containersGS3 · Internal security
- Eastern Fleet ships Udaygiri, Kavaratti and Shakti call at Sattahip, ThailandGS2 · India–ASEAN
- ICGS Akshay, new-generation Fast Patrol Vessel, commissionedGS3 · Coastal security
Sunday, 28 June
3 items- Backgrounder: DIKSHA, the national digital school platformGS2 · Education
- Draft amendments to Medical Devices Rules, 2017 to cut licensing timeGS3 · Health regulation
- PM’s Seychelles visit: patrol vessel gift and Seychelles joins CDRIGS2 · Neighbourhood
Monday, 29 June
5 items- Cabinet doubles Government commitment to NIIF to ₹60,000 croreGS3 · Infrastructure investment
- IIP grows 5.1% in May; new series now uses Output PPI deflatorGS3 · Industry data
- SUMAN Roadmap 2030 and SSBSK launched at 16th CCHFWGS2 · Health
- Temporary curbs on retail petrol and diesel sales withdrawnGS3 · Energy security
- Unified Health Interface launched as ABDM’s open service layerGS3 · Digital health
Tuesday, 30 June
6 items- Backgrounder: nine years of GSTGS3 · Taxation
- FCRA 2.0 portal and e-OCI card launchedGS2 · Governance
- National study on low participation in Gram Sabhas releasedGS2 · Local government
- PFC and REC boards approve merger, creating ₹11 lakh crore lenderGS3 · Energy finance
- Revised wage rates notified under VB–G RAM G Act from 1 JulyGS2 · Rural employment
- UPI goes live in Greece through Eurobank–NIPL partnershipGS3 · Digital payments