Current affairs for UPSC
Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
GS3 · TelecomTRAI released the amended Rating Manual 2026 on 9 June 2026 for rating buildings on digital connectivity. It follows the amendment regulations of 13 May 2026 to the Rating of Properties for Digital Connectivity Regulations, 2024. Key changes include staged rating for under-construction properties, an optional audit and both fibre and wireless backhaul.
UPSC angle: Prelims: TRAI regulations.
9 Jun 2026GS3 · Border managementThe Union Home Minister launched the Land Port Management System, named VINIMAY, in New Delhi on 9 June 2026. It puts cargo, passengers and vehicles at land ports on one digital platform, cuts nearly 90% of paperwork and adds a Single Electronic Window. Truck waiting time is expected to fall by about 40% to 60%.
UPSC angle: Prelims: LPAI, ICPs.
9 Jun 2026GS2 · Rural developmentOn 9 June 2026 the Rural Development Ministry released an interim allocation of ₹95,692.31 crore to States and UTs ahead of the VB-G RAM G Act coming into force on 1 July 2026. With ₹30,000 crore already given under MGNREGA, the total crosses ₹1.25 lakh crore. Uttar Pradesh got the largest State share, ₹9,721.48 crore.
UPSC angle: Prelims: allocation figures.
9 Jun 2026GS3 · EnergyOn 9 June 2026 the Defence Ministry approved a 250 MW solar power project with a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on about 850 acres of vacant defence land at Sitapur (ex-cantonment), Uttar Pradesh. NTPC Limited will build it through competitive bidding. It is the first large-scale solar project of its kind on defence land.
UPSC angle: Prelims: BESS.
9 Jun 2026GS2 · HealthWest Bengal became the 36th State/UT to implement Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY on 8 June 2026, when the National Health Authority signed an MoU with the State. About 1.43 crore families, nearly 6 crore people, will get cashless hospital cover of up to ₹5 lakh per family a year. The Centre expects to contribute nearly ₹1,000 crore annually.
UPSC angle: Prelims: PM-JAY cover.
8 Jun 2026GS2 · Local financeThe Report of the Committee on Datasets for State Finance Commissions was released in New Delhi on 8 June 2026. Prepared by the Panchayati Raj Ministry, it lists the data SFCs need and recommends Panchayat-level fiscal databases, SFC Cells in States, a common reporting format and a CAG performance audit of the 73rd Amendment's implementation.
UPSC angle: Prelims: SFC articles.
8 Jun 2026GS1 · ClimatologyA new Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) of the India Meteorological Department opened at Lucknow on 8 June 2026. It will serve Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and adjoining regions. UP had one Doppler Weather Radar in 2014; three now work, and six more are being commissioned. Nationally, radars rose from 17 to 50.
UPSC angle: Prelims: IMD network.
8 Jun 2026GS3 · IndustryThe Commerce Ministry launched the BHAVYA Portal on 8 June 2026. BHAVYA, the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana, has a Cabinet-approved outlay of ₹33,660 crore to build 100 investment-ready industrial parks over six years. States compete with proposals; NICDC runs the portal and partners States in a 51:49 model.
UPSC angle: Prelims: NICDC.
8 Jun 2026GS2 · IRIndia's External Affairs Minister and Indonesia's Foreign Minister co-chaired the 8th India-Indonesia Joint Commission Meeting in New Delhi on 7 June 2026. They reviewed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership across defence, maritime, trade, health, digital, energy, space and culture. MEA called Indonesia a key pillar of India's Act East Policy.
UPSC angle: Prelims: none. · Mains: Act East.
7 Jun 2026GS2 · Welfare / energyThe Petroleum Ministry said on 7 June 2026 that a 14.2 kg LPG cylinder now costs over ₹1,600 to supply, as the Saudi Contract Price rose about 46% after the Strait of Hormuz disruption. Households pay ₹942 in Delhi; Ujjwala households pay an effective ₹642, with ₹300 a cylinder on the first four refills a year.
UPSC angle: Prelims: PMUY subsidy design.
7 Jun 2026