Staying updated with today’s current affairs is essential for competitive exam aspirants preparing for SSC, UPSC, Banking, State PSCs, and Railway exams. The 25 June 2026 current affairs cover major national developments, international events, economy & banking, defence, science & technology, awards, and important days that frequently appear in the General Awareness section of government exams.
India – National Current Affairs
- VOC Port Emerges as Model for Green Maritime Growth, Records 45% Emission Cut – Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal (MoPSW) announced that V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority (VOCPA), Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, emerged as a model for sustainable maritime development in India, citing a 45% reduction in net carbon emissions. Six key initiatives were dedicated in areas of education, green energy, and digital transformation. The Port’s first comprehensive sustainability disclosure – VOCPA Sustainability Report 2026 titled “Towards a Green Maritime Future” – was released, along with a case study by IIM Calcutta titled “The Hydrogen Pivot: Orchestrating the Green Transition at V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority.” VOCPA was also recognised as a Scope-2 Emission Free Port by MoPSW. Exam importance: The Kendriya Vidyalaya at the Port Colony in Thoothukudi was also inaugurated for the academic year 2026-27; V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority (formerly Tuticorin Port Trust) is one of India’s 12 major ports, administered by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW); VOCPA is named after Veer Vanathi Oruvan Chidambaranar – a pioneering Tamil freedom fighter and nationalist leader.
- Union Minister Amit Shah Launches Four Digital Policing Apps for ICJS at 26th All India Fingerprint Conference – Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched four digital policing applications – NCRB-Abhigyan, Criminal Procedure Identification (CrPI), e-Prosecution 2.0, and e-Forensics 2.0 – at the 26th All India Fingerprint Conference in New Delhi, to strengthen the Integrated Criminal Justice System (ICJS) through AI-driven biometric identification, forensic integration, and digital prosecution management. Exam importance: The initiative aims to ensure faster investigation, prosecution, and conviction by integrating police, forensic, and judicial systems, targeting completion of the justice process within three years from FIR registration to conviction. The apps were developed by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), which functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Amit Shah also launched the NAFED e-auction portal NAFEX.in along with three other initiatives – DRISHTI, ERP, and NAFED KALYAN – for cooperatives.
- India Becomes World’s Top Ship Recycling Nation in 2025 with 35.4% Global Share – The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways announced that India became the world’s leading ship recycling nation in 2025, raising its global share to 35.4% (up from 30.1% in 2024), increasing volumes to 2.99 million gross tons (GT) – a nearly 60% rise from 1.86 million GT – surpassing its Maritime India Vision (MIV) 2030 target five years ahead of schedule, as reported in the UNCTAD ‘Review of Maritime Transport 2025’ report. Exam importance: The Ship-breaking Credit Note Scheme (SbCN) offers credits worth 40% of scrap value along with ₹53.5 crore modernisation support enabling 115 Hong Kong International Convention (HKC)-compliant facilities. The Alang-Sosiya Ship Recycling Yard, Gujarat, handles approximately 97% of India’s ship recycling activity and is the world’s largest ship recycling hub, being expanded to 9 million Light Displacement Tons (LDT) capacity. UNCTAD is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
- India and Israel Sign MoU to Strengthen Cooperation in Public Sector Auditing – The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, K. Sanjay Murthy, signed an MoU with the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of Israel – represented by Matanyahu Englman, State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel and President of EUROSAI – in New Delhi, to strengthen cooperation in public sector auditing with emphasis on the use of Artificial Intelligence in auditing, data analytics, and digital audit tools. Exam importance: Matanyahu Englman delivered a lecture under the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Lecture Series titled “Artificial Intelligence in Public Sector Auditing: Advanced Applications, Performance Auditing and Innovative Tools in Modern State Auditing.” EUROSAI is the European Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions; the CAG of India is a constitutional body established under Article 148 of the Indian Constitution.
- NHAI and NCAER Sign MoU to Set Up India’s First Research Centre on Transportation and Mobility – The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), under MoRTH, signed an MoU with the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) to establish NHAI’s research centre on transportation, mobility, and logistics at NCAER’s headquarters in New Delhi – India’s first permanent and independent research facility dedicated to the economics of transportation, mobility, and logistics. Exam importance: The centre will serve as a platform for applied economic research in areas including National Highway (NH) economics, freight logistics, modal integration, regional economic impacts of NH investments, toll policy, asset monetisation, and road safety interventions. The Advisory Committee includes N.R.V.V.M.K. Rajendra Kumar (NHAI’s Member-Finance) and Suresh Goyal (DG, NCAER). NHAI was established under the NHAI Act, 1988; HQ: New Delhi; NCAER was established in 1956 and is India’s oldest and largest independent economic policy research institution.
- Safran Electronics & Defense and SatSure Sign MoU for GEOINT Solutions Collaboration – French aerospace and defence company Safran Electronics & Defense and Indian Earth intelligence firm SatSure signed an MoU to collaborate on Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) solutions for the Indian market under the France-India Year of Innovation. The partnership combines Safran.AI’s AI capabilities with SatSure’s geospatial and satellite data expertise, while KaleidEO provides an integrated Earth observation-to-intelligence system. Exam importance: The solutions will support defence, environment, infrastructure security, and intelligence operations; the initiative is part of the France-India Year of Innovation promoting aerospace and defence technology cooperation; India and France had elevated bilateral relations to a Special Global Strategic Partnership in February 2026; the collaboration is significant as it brings Indian and French AI-geospatial capabilities together in a dual-use (civilian and defence) context.
- India Objects to Pakistan Raising Kashmir Issue at UN Forum in New York – India objected on 24 June 2026 to Pakistan raising the Kashmir issue at a United Nations forum in New York, with India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador, exercising India’s right of reply. Exam importance: India consistently maintains that Jammu & Kashmir is an integral part of India and that bilateral issues cannot be raised at multilateral forums; India’s Permanent Representative to the UN: Parvathaneni Harish; Pakistan’s attempts to internationalise the Kashmir issue have been consistently countered by India at various UN platforms including the UN Human Rights Council and the UN Security Council.
- India and China Hold Talks on Gradual Normalisation of Bilateral Ties; Doval-Wang Yi Meeting – India and China discussed gradual normalisation of bilateral ties in New Delhi on 22 June 2026, when Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the BRICS NSA Meeting. Exam importance: The meeting follows the October 2024 disengagement agreement at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh, which had been stalled since the 2020 Galwan Valley clashes; NSA Ajit Doval and Chinese FM Wang Yi serve as Special Representatives for the India-China boundary talks; the meeting signals cautious progress in normalising ties that deteriorated sharply following the 2020 standoff; China’s Foreign Minister: Wang Yi; India’s NSA: Ajit Doval.
- PM Modi Meets IAS Trainee Officers of 2024 Batch at New Delhi – Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with 183 Indian Administrative Service officer trainees from the 2024 batch in New Delhi on 23 June 2026. Exam importance: This interaction is a regular tradition in which the PM interacts with newly inducted IAS probationers before they are assigned to their respective cadres; IAS officers are recruited through the UPSC Civil Services Examination; the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie is the training institute for IAS officers; UPSC Chairperson: Preeti Sudan.
- Ministry of Petroleum Reaffirms Scientific Validity of India’s Ethanol Blending Programme – The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas of India reaffirmed on 23 and 24 June 2026 that the Ethanol Blending Programme is scientifically validated and continuously monitored. Exam importance: India achieved the E20 (20% ethanol blending in petrol) milestone ahead of target in 2025; the National Policy on Biofuels 2018 (revised 2022) provides the framework for ethanol blending; India’s ethanol programme uses sugarcane juice, B/C heavy molasses, and damaged food grains as feedstocks; the programme has significantly reduced India’s crude oil import bill and carbon emissions; Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas: Hardeep Singh Puri.
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Economy & Banking
- RBI Issues Revised Directions on TReDS to Simplify MSME Onboarding and Enable Credit Guarantees – The Reserve Bank of India issued the “RBI (Trade Receivables Discounting System) Directions, 2026” to simplify the onboarding process for MSME sellers on TReDS platforms and allow financiers to avail credit guarantee for exposures. TReDS is an electronic marketplace where MSMEs can convert approved invoices into immediate cash by auctioning receivables to banks and other eligible financiers. Exam importance: An entity seeking authorisation for setting up and operating a TReDS platform must be a company incorporated in India under the Companies Act. TReDS was conceptualised by RBI and launched in 2017; currently three entities operate TReDS platforms in India: RXIL, M1xchange (Mynd Solutions), and INVOICEMART (A.TREDS Ltd.); MSME sector contributes approximately 30% to India’s GDP and about 45% of exports.
- RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra Says Interest Rate Hike Discussion Is Premature – Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra said on 24 June 2026 that discussion on interest rate hikes was premature, signalling that the RBI’s near-term monetary policy stance remains focused on supporting growth recovery amid global uncertainties. Exam importance: The RBI MPC had kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% in its June 2026 meeting; RBI Governor: Sanjay Malhotra (appointed December 2024, succeeding Shaktikanta Das); the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has 6 members – 3 from RBI and 3 external members appointed by the Government; the MPC meets at least 4 times a year under Section 45ZB of the RBI Act, 1934.
Awards & Recognitions
- GRSE Conferred Navratna CPSE Status; Becomes India’s 29th Navratna Company – The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), Ministry of Finance, upgraded Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Limited, under the Ministry of Defence, from Miniratna Category-I to Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) status. GRSE is recognised as India’s 29th Navratna CPSE, with revenue rising nearly 300% from ₹1,754 crore in FY22 to ₹7,002 crore in FY26. Exam importance: Navratna status allows investment up to ₹1,000 crore or 15% of net worth per project without prior government approval, enabling faster financial and operational decision-making. GRSE is headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal and was recently in news for building INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak, and INS Agray – all three commissioned simultaneously by PM Modi on 21 June 2026; the CPSE hierarchy in India: Maharatna → Navratna → Miniratna Category I → Miniratna Category II.
- MeitY Awards IndiaAI Fellowship to 7 Chandigarh University Students for AI & ML Projects – The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) awarded the IndiaAI Fellowship to 7 students of Computer Science Engineering at Chandigarh University, Chandigarh, for innovative projects in AI and ML applications spanning education, disaster response, traffic management, and deep-learning for real-time yoga pose correction. Each recipient receives ₹1 lakh for their innovative research projects. Exam importance: IndiaAI Fellowship is a flagship initiative of MeitY introduced in 2024 under the IndiaAI Mission’s Future Skills pillar; IndiaAI Mission was approved by the Cabinet in March 2024 with an outlay of ₹10,372 crore over 5 years; the mission has 7 pillars: IndiaAI Compute Capacity, IndiaAI Innovation Centre, IndiaAI Datasets Platform, IndiaAI Application Development Initiative, IndiaAI FutureSkills, IndiaAI Startup Financing, and Safe & Trusted AI.
International Current Affairs
- QS World Future Skills Index 2027: India Ranks 13th Globally, 1st in South Asia – London-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) released the QS World Future Skills Index 2027, evaluating 89 countries. India secured 13th position globally with an overall score of 89.4 out of 100, ranked 1st in South Asia and 1st among lower-middle-income countries, reflecting its strong AI-economy readiness and potential to become one of the fastest-growing economies over the next 10 years. Exam importance: Top 3 countries: USA (1st, 99.2), Australia (2nd, 97.5), UK (3rd, 96.6). India’s sub-rankings: Skills Alignment (18th), Academic Readiness (22nd), Future of Work (5th), and Economic Transformation (14th). This is distinct from QS World University Rankings 2027 (released 19 June 2026, where IIT Delhi topped India at 118th); QS is headquartered in London, UK; QS CEO: Jessica Turner.
Appointments & Resignations
- Pradeep Singh Kharola Returns to Air India as Executive Advisor Amid Leadership Transition – Former Air India CMD and former Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola rejoined Air India as Executive Advisor to Chairman N. Chandrasekaran, and will also serve as a full-time member of the Air India Management Committee, supporting the airline during a leadership transition phase after Campbell Wilson announced his planned exit as CEO. Exam importance: Kharola served as Air India CMD (2017–2019) and Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, and was involved in the airline’s privatisation completed in 2022 under the Tata Group. Air India faces losses of about ₹9,568 crore (FY25) and has over 500 aircraft on order. Nipun Aggarwal and Vinod Kannan are among potential CEO successors; Air India IATA code: AI; Air India is the flag carrier of India.
Science & Technology
- ePlane Company’s e200X eVTOL Prototype Assembly Completed at IIT Madras – The ePlane Company, incubated at IIT Madras, has completed assembly of its full-scale electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, the e200X prototype (PT-01), in Chennai. Exam importance: eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) aircraft represent the next generation of urban air mobility; the ePlane Company is incubated at IIT Madras’s Centre for Innovation (CFI); the prototype marks a significant milestone for India’s emerging Urban Air Mobility (UAM) sector; the e200X is designed for short inter-city travel; IIT Madras was established in 1959, HQ: Chennai, Tamil Nadu; this is a significant step forward under India’s National Urban Air Mobility framework.
Obituary
- François Englert, Nobel Laureate in Physics and Higgs Boson Theorist, Passes Away at 93 – Belgian theoretical physicist François Englert passed away on 18 June 2026, at the age of 93, in Uccle, Brussels, Belgium. He was awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics alongside British physicist Peter Higgs for the theoretical mechanism – the Brout-Englert-Higgs mechanism – that was later experimentally confirmed at CERN in 2012, explaining how fundamental particles acquire mass through the Higgs field. Exam importance: François Englert was born on 6 November 1932 in Brussels. He studied at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and worked briefly at Cornell University, USA before returning to ULB in 1961. In the early 1960s, Englert and Robert Brout proposed that particles gain mass through a universal field – the Higgs field – forming the Brout-Englert-Higgs mechanism; Peter Higgs independently proposed a similar idea and introduced the concept of the Higgs boson, discovered at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in July 2012.
Important Days
- International Widows Day 2026 – 23 June – The United Nations observes International Widows Day annually on 23 June to raise awareness about widows’ rights and highlight issues of discrimination, poverty, and human rights challenges faced by them worldwide. International Widows’ Day was initiated in 2005 by the UK-based Loomba Foundation and officially recognised by the UNGA through Resolution A/RES/65/189 on 21 December 2010; first UN-recognised observance was on 23 June 2011. Exam importance: The date holds personal significance to Lord Raj Loomba, founder of the Loomba Foundation, who lost his father on 23 June 1954; globally, there are approximately 258 million widows, of whom nearly 115 million live in poverty; India has the world’s largest widowed population.
- United Nations Public Service Day 2026 – 23 June – The United Nations Public Service Day (UNPSD) is observed annually on 23 June to recognise the importance of public service and its role in strengthening governance and development. The UNGA adopted Resolution A/RES/57/277 on 20 December 2002, formally proclaiming 23 June as UNPSD; first observed on 23 June 2003. The 2026 UN Public Service Forum (UNPSF) was held in Tbilisi, Georgia from 23–25 June 2026, under the theme “Transforming Public Institutions: Advancing Innovation, Participation, and Inclusion.” Exam importance: The day also commemorates ILO Convention No. 151 on Labour Relations (Public Service), adopted on 23 June 1978; the UN Public Service Awards (UNPSA) are presented on this day; the awards are organised by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), HQ: New York.
- International Olympic Day 2026 – 23 June – International Olympic Day is observed annually on 23 June. The 2026 theme is “You Can Do This. Let’s Move.” The idea was first proposed in 1947 by Dr. Josef Gruss (Czechoslovakia) during the 41st IOC Session in Stockholm, Sweden. The first International Olympic Day was celebrated on 23 June 1948. The day commemorates the founding of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 23 June 1894 at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, led by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, which led to the revival of the modern Olympics first held in 1896 in Athens. Exam importance: IOC President: Kirsty Coventry; IOC HQ: Lausanne, Switzerland; the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics will be the next edition.
State News
- Kerala CM V.D. Satheesan Presents Revised State Budget for FY27 – Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, who also holds the finance portfolio, presented the revised Budget for Financial Year 2026-27 in the state assembly in Thiruvananthapuram. The revised budget estimates revenue receipts of ₹1,69,646.37 crore and revenue expenditure of ₹2,05,001.67 crore. The fiscal deficit as a percentage of GSDP is estimated at approximately 3.46% for FY27, down from 3.78% in the previous year. Exam importance: Key Budget allocations: Mission Samudra – ₹400 crore to integrate the state’s coastline, ports, and inland waterways; Aviation Hub – ₹200 crore; Economic Corridor – ₹50 crore; Mineral Corridor – ₹100 crore; Life Science City – ₹100 crore; Oommen Chandy Health Insurance Scheme (coverage up to ₹25 lakh per family) – ₹10 crore. Kerala CM: V.D. Satheesan (INC); Kerala Governor: Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar.
- Himachal Pradesh Government Signs Agreements for 19 Hydropower Projects Worth ₹3,336 Crore – The HP government, under CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, signed implementation agreements for 19 hydropower projects with a combined capacity of 278 MW and an investment of ₹3,336 crore, aimed at strengthening the state’s Renewable Energy sector. Exam importance: The 150 MW Tidong Stage-I Hydroelectric Project construction has been completed; HP also signed an MoU with Geo Tropi India Private Limited for geothermal energy development. Himachal Pradesh is India’s largest hydro-power producing state with an estimated hydroelectric potential of about 27,436 MW (approximately 25% of India’s total assessed potential); HP CM: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu; HP Governor: Shiv Pratap Shukla.
