Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region and the Assam Government launched Mission Senehjori on 2 June 2026 to make Assam's Muga silk a global luxury brand. Muga is the world's only naturally golden silk and supports about 2.6 lakh families. The mission plans ₹396 to 411 crore over three years, including ₹136 to 151 crore from MDoNER.
UPSC angle: Prelims: types of silk and States.
2 Jun 2026
DRDO and the Indian Air Force successfully flight-tested the RudraM-II air-to-surface missile from an airborne platform, the Defence Ministry said on 2 June 2026. The tests were done under extreme release conditions, and the missiles hit a predefined target with pin-point accuracy. Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad, is the nodal laboratory.
UPSC angle: Prelims: missile types.
2 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.
UPSC angle: Mains: contingency crop planning.
2 Jun 2026
Myanmar's President made his first official visit to India from 30 May to 3 June 2026. A Joint Statement issued on 1 June stressed completing the Kaladan project and the India–Myanmar–Thailand trilateral highway, more trade through the Rupee-Kyat mechanism, and Myanmar's assurance that its territory will not be used against India. Scholarships for Myanmar students rise from 36 to 100.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Kaladan project, Myanmar border States.
1 Jun 2026
The India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement entered into force on 1 June 2026. Signed in Muscat on 18 December 2025, it gives zero-duty access to 99.38% of India's exports to Oman by value. Oman has opened 127 services sub-sectors, while India kept dairy, cereals, edible oils and other sensitive items out.
UPSC angle: Prelims: India's FTAs in force.
1 Jun 2026
The President appointed five new judges of the Supreme Court by notifications dated 1 June 2026, under Article 124(2). Four are High Court Chief Justices and the fifth is a senior advocate appointed directly from the Bar. In May, the Cabinet had approved a Bill to raise the Court's strength from 33 to 37 judges.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Article 124, collegium.
1 Jun 2026
MoSPI shifted the Index of Industrial Production to base year 2022-23 from 2011-12 and released the first figures on 1 June 2026. Industrial output grew 4.9% in April 2026, led by manufacturing at 6.2%; mining fell 5.1%. The new series adds a fourth sector, water supply, sewerage and waste management, with its own weight.
UPSC angle: Prelims: IIP base.
1 Jun 2026
The Centre's provisional accounts for 2025-26, released on 1 June 2026, show total receipts of ₹33,85,982 crore, or 99.4% of the Revised Estimate, and total expenditure of ₹49,05,151 crore, or 98.8% of RE. Interest payments took ₹12,42,575 crore. States received ₹13,92,971 crore as tax devolution, ₹1,06,086 crore more than the year before.
UPSC angle: Prelims: receipts classification.
1 Jun 2026
Scientists of the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, reconstructed nearly 4,000 years of climate and vegetation history of Majuli, Assam, the DST said on 1 June 2026. Using pollen and grain size from a 150 cm sediment core of Sakali Wetland, they traced a warm, humid early phase, the Medieval Climatic Anomaly and the Little Ice Age.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Majuli.
1 Jun 2026
The Election Commission of India began the Enumeration Phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Phase III in Odisha, Mizoram, Sikkim and Manipur on 30 May 2026. Ordered on 14 May under Article 324 and Section 21 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, Phase III covers 16 States and 3 UTs and about 36.73 crore electors.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Article 324, RP Act 1950 Section 21. · Mains: electoral roll integrity.
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