Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
The Union Cabinet approved an additional Government commitment of ₹30,000 crore to the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), taking the total to ₹60,000 crore, the Finance Ministry said on 29 June 2026. The money will set up NIIF Infrastructure Fund II, with a target corpus of close to ₹30,000 crore, and back new fund strategies.
UPSC angle: Prelims: NIIF structure. · Mains: financing infrastructure.
29 Jun 2026
During the Prime Minister's State Visit to Seychelles, the two sides listed outcomes on 28 June 2026: India gifted a Fast Patrol Vessel, Seychelles joined the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), and they signed an Extradition Treaty plus MoUs on UPI, space, seafarers, agriculture research and a new national hospital, marking 50 years of ties.
UPSC angle: Prelims: CDRI, Seychelles location. · Mains: India's island diplomacy.
28 Jun 2026
The Health Ministry published draft amendments to the Medical Devices Rules, 2017 on 28 June 2026 to speed up manufacturing licences. Class B devices such as BP monitors would get licences in 115 days instead of 140, and Class C and D devices such as cardiac stents in 90 days instead of 105, with stage-wise timelines.
UPSC angle: Prelims: regulator for medical devices.
28 Jun 2026
DIKSHA, the Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing, is India's open-source "One Nation, One Digital Platform" for school education, launched in 2017 and run by NCERT with CIET. A PIB backgrounder of 28 June 2026 reports 2.25 crore registered users, about 3 lakh daily active users, 7,687 Energised Textbooks and support for 135 languages.
UPSC angle: Prelims: DIKSHA, PM e-Vidya.
28 Jun 2026
The Indian Coast Guard commissioned ICGS Akshay, a new-generation Fast Patrol Vessel, at Goa Shipyard Limited, Goa, on 27 June 2026. Designed and built by Goa Shipyard, the ship will handle maritime law enforcement, coastal security, search and rescue and marine pollution response, adding to indigenous shipbuilding under Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
UPSC angle: Prelims: ICG roles and ministry.
27 Jun 2026
Indian Naval Ships Udaygiri, Kavaratti and Shakti of the Eastern Fleet arrived at Sattahip, Thailand, the Defence Ministry said on 27 June 2026, during an operational deployment to South East Asia. The Royal Thai Navy received them. The visit includes professional exchanges, cross-deck visits and sports, to build navy-to-navy cooperation and interoperability.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Indian naval exercises with Thailand.
27 Jun 2026
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said on 27 June 2026 that it had foiled smuggling of Chinese-origin firecrackers through Chennai Port and Mumbai, with seizures worth around ₹35 crore and 12 arrests. Containers were mis-declared as trolley bags and sprayers. Firecracker import is Restricted and needs DGFT and PESO licences under the Explosives Rules, 2008.
UPSC angle: Mains: challenges of smuggling and port security.
27 Jun 2026
The Department of Atomic Energy inaugurated the world's first hydrogen production facility based on the Copper-Chlorine (Cu-Cl) thermochemical cycle using nuclear heat from the Fast Breeder Test Reactor at IGCAR, Kalpakkam, on 26 June 2026. The BARC-developed process is a technology demonstrator for carbon-free hydrogen and takes nuclear energy beyond electricity.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Cu–Cl cycle, FBTR, three-stage programme.
26 Jun 2026
The National Biodiversity Authority released a Standard Operating Procedure on 26 June 2026 for States and Union Territories to identify and notify threatened species under Section 38 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. So far 159 plant and 173 animal species have been notified as threatened, covering 17 States and 3 Union Territories.
UPSC angle: Prelims: BD Act sections, NBA.
26 Jun 2026
The Government has operationalised Jan Vishwas Act, 2026 reforms to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, the Health Ministry said on 26 June 2026. Minor and technical violations now attract administrative penalties instead of criminal cases, while spurious or adulterated products still face strict punishment.
UPSC angle: Mains: decriminalisation and ease of doing business.
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