UPSC Current Affairs June 2026 — PIB & The Hindu
All UPSC-relevant current affairs for June 2026, rated and summarised from PIB and The Hindu, with practice MCQs.
PIB press releases
- GENERAL DHIRAJ SETH TAKES OVER AS THE CHIEF OF THE ARMY STAFF
- Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah launches FCRA 2.0 Portal and e-OCI Card
- Approval of Merger scheme by Board of Directors of PFC and REC
- Government Notifies Revised Wage Rates under the VB–G RAM G Act, 2025
- In the presence of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah, the governments of Rajasthan and Haryana inks an important agreement for construction and implementation of Yamuna Water Project
- India's Index of industrial production records growth of 5.1% in May 2026
- Union Health Minister Shri J.P. Nadda to Launch Samagra Shishu Bal Swasthya Karyakram (SSBSK) at 16th CCHFW Conference
- Union Health Minister Shri J.P. Nadda to Release Anemia Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan - Operational Guidelines at 16th CCHFW Meeting
- DAE Inaugurates World's First Hydrogen Production Facility Based on Copper–Chlorine Thermochemical Cycle Using Nuclear Heat from Fast Breeder Test Reactor
- IAF gets Final Operational Clearance of indigenous Airborne Early Warning & Control system ‘Netra’
- Union Health Ministry Expands QR Code-Based Drug Traceability Framework to Vaccines, Antimicrobials and Anti-Cancer Medicines
- FAQs on Index of Services Production – Trial Indices with Base year 2024 -25
- India’s Critical Mineral Mission Gains Momentum: 56 Critical Mineral Blocks and 11 Exploration Licence Blocks Successfully Auctioned
- Central Sector Scheme ‘Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice’ (DISHA) 2.0 to Strengthen Holistic Access to Justice approved by Union Minister of State (I/C) for Law and Justice Shri Arjun Ram Megh...
- India Becomes World’s Top Ship Recycling Nation in 2025
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi commissions three indigenously designed and built naval ships – INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata, West Bengal
- India to assume Vice-Presidency of the Financial Action Task Force for the first time
- Naxal-Free India
- Prime Minister hails India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement as a historic milestone for bilateral relations
- India and the United Kingdom Unleash a Next Generation Economic Corridor: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and Agreement on Social Security Contributions Set to Enter into Force on 15th July 2026
- India and Japan Adopt Rules of Implementation for Joint Crediting Mechanism Under Article 6.2 of Paris Agreement
- Field Operations for Houselisting and Housing Census Commences in Himachal Pradesh; Self-Enumeration Begins in Kerala and Nagaland
- List of Outcomes during the visit of Hon’ble Prime Minister to Slovakia
- PRESS RELEASE ON NEW SERIES OF WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX, AND PRODUCER PRICE INDICES WITH BASE YEAR 2022-23
- DRDO conducts successful flight-test of Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile
- Historic Milestone: First batch of women cadets trained at NDA commissioned into Defence Forces
- PRESS RELEASE OF CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ON BASE 2024=100 FOR MAY, 2026
- India and Nepal Launch Cross-Border Remittance Mechanism to Strengthen Bilateral Financial Connectivity
- In the presence of Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, a tripartite MoU signed between Government of India, Assam and Nagaland for facilitating mineral oil operations in the Assam–Nagaland boundary areas
- PM chairs 11th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog
- Centre Unveils ₹1.25 Lakh Crore Rural Development Push; New Framework to Roll Out from July 1
- West Bengal Becomes 36th State/UT to Implement Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY
- West Bengal Set to Become the 36th State/UT to Implement Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
- Ease of Doing Business: Strengthening India’s Business Framework
- Prime Minister lauds designation of Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary as India's 100th Ramsar site
- PROVISIONAL ESTIMATES OF ANNUAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT FOR 2025-26 AND QUARTERLY ESTIMATES OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER (JANUARY-MARCH) OF 2025-26
- Union Minister Shri G. Kishan Reddy and UK Foreign Secretary Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP Launch India–UK Critical Minerals Global Supply Chain Observatory
- NPCI International and ACLEDA Bank Launch Cross-Border UPI Payments in Cambodia via KHQR, Cambodia’s National QR Code
- India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) Comes into Force on 1 June 2026
- Base Year of Wholesale Price Index Revised from 2011–12 to 2022–23
- India and Oman energize a new Trade Gateway through a landmark Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
- FIRST PRESS RELEASE OF ALL INDIA INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF NEW SERIES WITH BASE YEAR 2022-23
- UPI Goes Live in Greece, Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal Witnesses the Launch at Eurobank
- Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)
- Nine Years of GST: Simplifying Taxation, Strengthening India
- Academic Bank of Credits and APAAR
- Prime Minister attends the 50th Anniversary celebrations of Independence of Seychelles
- Union Health Minister Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda Launches ‘SUMAN Roadmap 2030’ to Strengthen Maternal and Newborn Healthcare
- Union Health Minister Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda Unveils Operational Guidelines on National Ambulance Services (NAS), 2026
- Union Health Minister Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda Launches Unified Health Interface – The Interoperable Network for Digital Health Services
- Shri Bhupender Yadav inaugurates National Workshop on Tiger Re-introduction at Alwar, Rajasthan
- Digital India Nears 11 Years, Driving India's Next Phase of Technology-Led Growth through Artificial Intelligence, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Digital Public Infrastructure and Affordable Digital Connectivity
- Union Health Minister Shri J.P. Nadda to Launch Aarogya Setu 2.0 and Other Digital Initiatives for Health Sector on 29th June, 2026
- Government Operationalises Jan Vishwas Act Reforms in Health Sector; Rationalises Minor Offences under Drugs, Cosmetics and Food Safety Laws
- Ministry of Civil Aviation & DIAL Launch AIR SUVIDHA 2.0 Portal for Ebola Health Screening at PoEs in India
- Highlights of Telecom Subscription Data at the end of May 2026
- NHAI Rolls Out Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) Tolling at Gharaunda Toll Plaza on NH-44
- Secretary, Rural Development Chairs High-Level Inter-Ministerial Consultation on Convergence Framework under VB–G RAM G Act, 2025
- INDEX OF EIGHT CORE INDUSTRIES (BASE YEAR: 2011-12=100) FOR MAY 2026
- Human Skeletal Remains from Rakhigarhi Transferred to Anthropological Survey of India for Advanced Scientific Research
- Ministry of MSME Successfully Hosted First BRICS MSME Forum and Third SME Working Group Meeting in Agra
- Biodiversity Pays Back: India's ABS Framework Delivers Rs 145 Crore to Beneficiaries
- Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Prohibits Manufacture, Sale and Distribution of 16 Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs) in Public Interest
- ‘Nirbhay Chetna’ Rolled Out : To Sensitize Over 17.5 lakh Male Elected Representatives on Women Safety & Gender Equality Issues at the Grassroots
- INDIAN NAVY SET TO COMMISSION THREE INDIGENOUS NAVAL PLATFORMS IN KOLKATA
- NHAI Successfully Launches Rajasthan’s first Multi-Lane Free Flow Tolling System at Daulatpura Toll Plaza on the Delhi-Jaipur Section of NH-48
- ICG bolsters operational effectiveness with induction of indigenous Air Cushion Vehicle
- Historic Qadian-Beas Railway Line Project Revived After Nearly 100 Years: Sh. Ravneet Singh Bittu
- The Defence Decade
- 12 Years of Transformative Growth in Pharmaceuticals Sector Driving Affordable Healthcare and Atmanirbhar Bharat
- Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Amends Drugs Rules, 1945; Exemption for Sale of Cough Syrups in Small Villages Withdrawn
- India-Slovakia Joint Statement
- India-France Innovation Roadmap 2030
- $10 Billion to 190 Billion Bioeconomy: India’s Science Story touches New Heights in 12 Years says Dr Jitendra Singh
- Project GIB Adds Three Chicks, Taking Captive Stock to 94 Birds: Union Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav
- 700 SHE-MARTs, 1,000 District Fulfilment Centres to be set up to ensure 6 crore lakpati didis
- India's Space Economy Poised to Reach USD 45 Billion in Next Decade; over 400 Space StartUps driving the next phase of growth: Dr Jitendra Singh
- Union Minister of Communications Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia announces Launch of Drone-Based Mail Transmission Service by Department of Posts in Himachal Pradesh
- Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth appointed as Chief of the Army Staff w.e.f. June 30, 2026
- DRDO demonstrates the nation’s next-gen defence capabilities
- Draft Telecommunication Rules Related to Television, Radio and Associated Services – Published for Public Consultation
- Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail: Advancing India's Rail Modernisation
- Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Releases Second Advance Estimates of Horticultural Crop Area and Production for 2025–26
- 'Oilseeds Kisaan Mitra', India's First Nationwide WhatsApp AI Advisory for Oilseed Farmers
- Bureau of Indian Standards under Department of Consumer Affairs Releases IS 20201:2026 to Safeguard Indigenous Crop Varieties and Align with Sustainable Development Goal 2
- The 13th BRICS Urbanisation Forum under India’s Chairship Begins in New Delhi
- MSDE to Convene First Meeting of SARTHI to Drive Holistic Transformation of India’s ITI Ecosystem
- Biopharmaceuticals Are Shaping the Future of Modern Healthcare; India Well-Positioned to Emerge as a Global Leader : Smt. Anupriya Patel
- Cabinet approves Ahmedabad Metro Rail project Phase 2A (Koteshwar Road to Airport corridor)
- Aatmanirbhar Bharat: MoD inks Rs 449 crore contract for 20 Enhanced Capability Global Navigation Satellite System Jammers for Indian Navy
- DigiLocker Experiences Massive Expansion
- ECLGS 5.0 Achieves a Major Milestone, Guarantee Issuance Crosses 1 Lakh Mark, with total amount of guarantees more than ₹48,000 Crore
- Government Extends Validity of Credit Guarantee Scheme for Microfinance Institutions-2.0 (CGSMFI-2.0), Increases Loan Limits under the scheme
- Reform Linked MoUs signed with Manipur and Bihar under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0
- Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship completes 12 Years of Skills, Scale and Transformation; Building One of the World's Largest Skilling Ecosystems
- Government approves 96 Companies under round-III of Textile PLI Scheme; ₹12,822 crore investment to boost manufacturing and employment
- PM to Chair 11th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog
- Empowering India’s Energy Markets: Coal Exchange for Viksit Bharat
- GeM Strengthens Digital, Transparent and Inclusive Public Procurement in India’s Governance Ecosystem
- First meeting of the National Level Policy Implementation and Monitoring Committee under the National Cooperation Policy-2025 held in New Delhi
- Raksha Mantri approves first large-scale solar power project on defence land at Sitapur, UP
- Letters of Approval handed over in the presence of the Union Education Minister, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan to University of Bristol, University of York and University of New South Wales to set up campuses in India
- Union Health Minister Shri J.P. Nadda Launches Nationwide Celebrations to Mark “10 Years of PMSMA – A Decade of Care”
- Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah inaugurates Land Port Management System (VINIMAY) in New Delhi
- Historic Breakthrough Achieved at Zojila Tunnel Project; Shri Nitin Gadkari Highlights Transformational Connectivity Initiatives Across Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
- Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, Launches BHAVYA Portal
- India Secures Continued Market Access for Aquaculture, Honey, Eggs and Animal Casings Exports to the European Union Beyond September 2026
- Nationwide Celebrations Marking a Decade of Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) begins tomorrow
- Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyaan
- Empowering the Poor: A Decade of Inclusive Transformation
- Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah to launch Land Port Management System (LPMS) on Tuesday, 9th June 2026 in New Delhi
- Department of Consumer Affairs Prescribes Standard Pack Sizes for Edible Oils under Legal Metrology Framework
- Reforms to Expand Foreign Participation in G-Secs
- Prime Minister highlights strong growth momentum of Indian economy
- India Showcases Carbon Credit Trading Scheme and Renewable Energy Standards at WTO Trade and Environment Week 2026
- Dr. Jitendra Singh Launches India's Seventh Regional Meteorological Centre in Jammu
- Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool Workshop Held in Mumbai
- In a major reform, Government announces measures to deepen G-Sec market and facilitate greater Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) in equity segment
- E85 rollout commences across 48 retail outlets of Public Sector OMCs; Save Money, Save Environment, Save Foreign Exchange!
- India’s Biodiversity: Commitments and Achievements
The Hindu
- On the delay in India-U.S. trade deal
- Has RBI changed the rules for scam compensation?
- What do the amended FCRA Rules say?
- Revisiting India’s ultrasound laws
- ‘Progress’ made in talks over U.S. trade agreement: Centre
- Clearing the road to timely trauma care in India
- Why was the NewsClick case quashed?
- India’s patchy industrial climate strategy
- What does the U.S.-Iran agreement say?
- Why have India’s statistical databases been upgraded?
- HC upholds curbs on Telegram amid NEET row
- Walking on footpath is a fundamental right, says SC
- Telegram has evolved into new dark web, govt. tells HC
- NFHS-6 reveals progress amid nutrition challenges
- The real barriers to trade are no longer tariffs
- Framework deal outlines Tehran’s pledge on nuclear weapons, $300-bn U.S. relief
- The RBI and its growing fiscal role
- India’s goods exports hit record high of $45.2 billion in May; trade deficit widens
- ‘The U.S. govt. policy is to systematically cut off any source of income to Cuba’
- Why are there protests in PoK?
- Food prices take retail inflation to 3.9% in May
- Homemakers are ‘nation builders’, their work is worth at least ₹30,000 a month, says SC
- FCRA Bill — expanding state control over civil society
- Implementation complete, but workers still vulnerable
- Why is Nicobar debating elections?
- The reality behind falling net FDI
- The Ordinance question before the SC
- Industrial salt pans threaten Sambhar Lake’s survival
- Monsoon sets in over Kerala three days late amid concerns over El Niño impact
- When El Niño becomes an economic crisis
- U.S. moots 12.5% tariff on India for failure to enforce ‘forced labour’ regulations
- How India scaled its startup industry from 2016 to 2025
- No role for third parties in bilateral matters between India, Nepal: Centre
- The future of India’s chip industry
- West Bengal govt. will table Uniform Civil Code Bill soon
- Justice Narasimha to be part of SC Collegium as Justice Maheshwari retires
- Centre seeks to ease licensing process for medical devices
- Plea in SC seeks fire safety protocol for high-risk buildings
- Govt. to simplify drug import rules for test, examination, analysis
- 31% of Rajya Sabha MPs have declared criminal cases: report
- SC had agreed that right to associate is no carte blanche for foreign funds
- Chinese EV makers are shut out of India - but their technology isn’t
- Iran-U.S. pact has helped in energy, fertilizer flow: govt.
- El Nino: 111 districts in 12 States of ‘primary concern’
- RBI tweaks process to onboard MSMEs on TReDS platform
- ASI transfers Rakhigarhi skeletons to AnSI for a scientific investigation
- India-EU trade pact to be signed by December: Goyal
- HC panel tells Meghalaya to draw plan to curb illegal coal mining
- Ethiopian PM’s party secures another win in national election
- What a ‘super’ El Niño might mean for India’s monsoon
- SC refuses urgent hearing on plea to defer NEET re-test
- Parliamentary panel seeks clarity from govt. on future engagement with Pakistan
- The pressures of counting India
- SEBI reintroduces open market stock buyback at board meet
- West Asia impact dominated MPC meeting discourse
- SC seeks response from Centre, BCI on advocates’ registry
- The hidden, rising cost of climate change on everyday life in India
- UCC Bill to be tabled in Monsoon Session of M.P. Assembly: CM
- SC defers hearing of plea on NEET re-test to July
- SC Bench says it will look into allegation of Registry misplacing case records
- Nicobarese tribal councils oppose draft election rules
- Putin hosts ASEAN leaders as West mounts pressure on Ukraine war
- India’s rainfall deficit 35% as monsoon stalls
- World suffers from a shortage of trust, PM Modi tells G7 leaders
- Modi holds talks with Carney at G7; hopeful of trade deal
- Modi holds bilateral talks with leaders of U.K. and UAE
- SC issues notice on plea for overseeing rehabilitation units
- SC comes to aid of elderly woman, son with disability
- At G7, Trump signals swift return of sanctions on Russian oil shipments
- India and Slovakia expand ties with a series of MoUs from defence to education
- SC seeks govt. response to plea on RTE quota in Punjab
- WPI inflation jumps to 9.7% in May on surging fuel prices
- G7 leaders gather in France under shadow of Trump’s tariff threats
- Why did the SC quantify labour of homemakers?
- Nasscom launches UK Technology Advisory Council
- ‘U.S., India to tackle trade at G7, but deal not imminent’
- SC dismisses Congress leader’s plea on rejection of Rajya Sabha nomination
- Compromised PM cannot protect sons of India: Rahul
- ‘Deep-seated’ bias for male child persists in society: SC
- Govt. says it is mulling policy for students in West Asia
- Equality of treatment for Persons with Disabilities
- Govt. waives duty on nuclear power equipment imports
- Following earlier setbacks, Japan’s H3 rocket lifts off
- SC agrees to hear plea against rejection today
- France backs ‘Make in India’ in defence, signals new model for Rafale deal
- ‘No AFSPA in most of Northeast from 2027’
- After many extensions, panel’s report on SC status for Dalit converts ready
- Fair and square
- Once an Arab oil embargo victim, U.S. now becomes world’s top oil exporter
- ‘India likely to be invited to join Hormuz security initiative’
- G7 allies seek to narrow differences with Donald Trump at France summit
- Cong. to move SC against rejection of RS nomination
- Panel recommends targeted splitting of seats for next delimitation exercise
- Union govt. sets aside ₹95,962 cr. for VB-G RAM G
- Disruptions in legislatures pose a serious challenge: LS Speaker
- One in every 3 faculty posts vacant in top technical institutes
- China’s role in the international order
- A State without an Opposition
- Majority of Indian firms face persistent external disruption’
- Trinamool divide revives govt.’s delimitation hopes
- SC says pre-marital relationship is not a blot on character
- SC seeks reply from CBSE on Saudi Arabia student’s plea
- A troubling judgment and endorsement of the SIR
- Why Census 2027 matters for development, democracy and representation
- Homo erectus fossil yields secrets long thought to be beyond genetics
- SC balances child’s right to know paternity, father’s right to privacy
- Kaziranga National Park records 30 raptor and six stork species in a rapid bird survey
- Why did SC back curbs on online gaming?
- Scientists rule out worst-case climate scenario, with caution
- VOC Port, H2Global sign pact for clean ship fuel
- U.S.-based GE Vernova inks pact with Powerica
- CBSE invited ethical hacker to plug security gaps in IT system
- Abrogation of Article 370 was Centre’s biggest policy mistake: Omar Abdullah
- MPC retains repo rate, lowers growth forecast
- Rajesh Exports denies financial misreporting charge
- Centre’s investment body flagged Nicobar port as lacking in ‘strategic goals’
- Draft SC rules prohibit use of AI for judicial outcomes, witness profiling
- Data hygiene
- Rajesh Exports shares hit 5% lower circuit post SEBI order
- Re-check ordered over Census data ‘discrepancies’