🔆 CURRENT AFFAIRS – 26 JUNE 2026
🔆 ECONOMY
📍 India to Launch Index of Services Production (ISP)
✅ MoSPI to launch ISP in July 2026
✅ Monthly indicator to measure services sector output
✅ Base Year: 2024–25
✅ Uses Fixed-Weight Laspeyres Volume Index
✅ First trial indices to be released on 14 July 2026
🔆 NATIONAL
📍 AIR SUVIDHA 2.0 Portal Launched
✅ Launched by Ministry of Civil Aviation and DIAL
✅ Upgraded digital health declaration portal for international travellers
✅ Introduced following Ebola/Bundibugyo Virus Disease outbreak
✅ Online declaration includes 21-day travel history and exposure details
✅ Enables faster airport health screening
📍 Centre Expands QR Code-Based Drug Traceability
✅ Schedule H2 expanded under Drugs Rules, 1945
✅ QR Codes mandatory for vaccines, anti-cancer, antimicrobial, narcotic and psychotropic drugs
✅ Improves authentication and traceability
✅ Implementation begins from 1 July 2027 (vaccines & anti-cancer drugs)
✅ Antimicrobials covered from 1 July 2028
📍 I4C Warns Against ‘Boss Scam’
✅ Cyber fraud involving impersonation of CEO/CFO
✅ Victims tricked into fund transfers and sharing confidential data
✅ Fraud often starts with fake regulator messages containing malware
✅ Advisory issued by Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)
🔆 AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
📍 Indian Conservationists Win Green Oscars 2026
✅ Parveen Shaikh and Dr. Barkha Subba receive Whitley Awards
✅ Popularly known as the Green Oscars
✅ Award carries £50,000
✅ Recognises wildlife conservation and community participation
✅ Presented by Whitley Fund for Nature
🔆 BOOKS & AUTHORS
📍 VP Releases Book on Bhawaiya Folk Music
✅ C. P. Radhakrishnan released “Sanskritir Ratna Bhandar: Bhaowaiyar Itibritto”
✅ Authored by Jayanta Kumar Roy and Sangita Roy
✅ Chronicles history of Bhawaiya folk music
📍 Air Chief Releases Shubhanshu Shukla’s Memoir
✅ Book titled “The Second Orbit: Belief of a Man… Dreams of 1.4 Billion Hearts”
✅ Released by Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh
✅ Highlights Axiom Mission-4 journey to the ISS
🔆 SPORTS
📍 FIFA Suspends All Nepal Football Association
✅ Suspension over third-party interference in governance
✅ Nepal barred from FIFA and AFC competitions
✅ Effective from 24 June 2026
✅ FIFA Headquarters: Zürich, Switzerland
🔆 RANKS & REPORTS
📍 Hurun India 500 Report 2026 Released
✅ Ranks India’s 500 most valuable companies
✅ Top 10 companies valued at ₹86 trillion
✅ Account for 27% of total valuation
✅ Released with Axis Bank and Burgundy Private
✅ Top 10 value increased 3.5 times over the last decade
🔆 IMPORTANT DAYS
📍 Statistics Day 2026
✅ Observed on 29 June
✅ Marks birth anniversary of P. C. Mahalanobis
✅ Theme: “Unlocking the Potential of Administrative Data”
✅ Organised by MoSPI
📍 World Vitiligo Day 2026
✅ Observed on 25 June
✅ Theme: “From Stigma to Strength”
🔆 DEFENCE
📍 DRDO Achieves Final Operational Clearance for Netra AEW&C
✅ Indigenous Netra AEW&C System receives FOC
✅ Certificate handed over to Indian Air Force
✅ Enhances airborne surveillance, early warning and network-centric warfare
✅ Developed by DRDO
✅ Major milestone in defence self-reliance
#CurrentAffairs
🔆 ECONOMY
📍 India to Launch Index of Services Production (ISP)
✅ MoSPI to launch ISP in July 2026
✅ Monthly indicator to measure services sector output
✅ Base Year: 2024–25
✅ Uses Fixed-Weight Laspeyres Volume Index
✅ First trial indices to be released on 14 July 2026
🔆 NATIONAL
📍 AIR SUVIDHA 2.0 Portal Launched
✅ Launched by Ministry of Civil Aviation and DIAL
✅ Upgraded digital health declaration portal for international travellers
✅ Introduced following Ebola/Bundibugyo Virus Disease outbreak
✅ Online declaration includes 21-day travel history and exposure details
✅ Enables faster airport health screening
📍 Centre Expands QR Code-Based Drug Traceability
✅ Schedule H2 expanded under Drugs Rules, 1945
✅ QR Codes mandatory for vaccines, anti-cancer, antimicrobial, narcotic and psychotropic drugs
✅ Improves authentication and traceability
✅ Implementation begins from 1 July 2027 (vaccines & anti-cancer drugs)
✅ Antimicrobials covered from 1 July 2028
📍 I4C Warns Against ‘Boss Scam’
✅ Cyber fraud involving impersonation of CEO/CFO
✅ Victims tricked into fund transfers and sharing confidential data
✅ Fraud often starts with fake regulator messages containing malware
✅ Advisory issued by Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)
🔆 AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
📍 Indian Conservationists Win Green Oscars 2026
✅ Parveen Shaikh and Dr. Barkha Subba receive Whitley Awards
✅ Popularly known as the Green Oscars
✅ Award carries £50,000
✅ Recognises wildlife conservation and community participation
✅ Presented by Whitley Fund for Nature
🔆 BOOKS & AUTHORS
📍 VP Releases Book on Bhawaiya Folk Music
✅ C. P. Radhakrishnan released “Sanskritir Ratna Bhandar: Bhaowaiyar Itibritto”
✅ Authored by Jayanta Kumar Roy and Sangita Roy
✅ Chronicles history of Bhawaiya folk music
📍 Air Chief Releases Shubhanshu Shukla’s Memoir
✅ Book titled “The Second Orbit: Belief of a Man… Dreams of 1.4 Billion Hearts”
✅ Released by Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh
✅ Highlights Axiom Mission-4 journey to the ISS
🔆 SPORTS
📍 FIFA Suspends All Nepal Football Association
✅ Suspension over third-party interference in governance
✅ Nepal barred from FIFA and AFC competitions
✅ Effective from 24 June 2026
✅ FIFA Headquarters: Zürich, Switzerland
🔆 RANKS & REPORTS
📍 Hurun India 500 Report 2026 Released
✅ Ranks India’s 500 most valuable companies
✅ Top 10 companies valued at ₹86 trillion
✅ Account for 27% of total valuation
✅ Released with Axis Bank and Burgundy Private
✅ Top 10 value increased 3.5 times over the last decade
🔆 IMPORTANT DAYS
📍 Statistics Day 2026
✅ Observed on 29 June
✅ Marks birth anniversary of P. C. Mahalanobis
✅ Theme: “Unlocking the Potential of Administrative Data”
✅ Organised by MoSPI
📍 World Vitiligo Day 2026
✅ Observed on 25 June
✅ Theme: “From Stigma to Strength”
🔆 DEFENCE
📍 DRDO Achieves Final Operational Clearance for Netra AEW&C
✅ Indigenous Netra AEW&C System receives FOC
✅ Certificate handed over to Indian Air Force
✅ Enhances airborne surveillance, early warning and network-centric warfare
✅ Developed by DRDO
✅ Major milestone in defence self-reliance
#CurrentAffairs
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🔆 Mains Editorial Analysis: The Shift in India’s Shipbuilding Drive
📍 Introduction
✅ India is transitioning from a ship-importing nation to a global shipbuilding hub through strategic partnerships, especially with South Korea, supported by Maritime Vision 2030 and Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047.
📍 India–South Korea Shipbuilding Partnership
✅ Hyundai (HD Korea Shipbuilding) to invest $4 billion in a greenfield shipyard at Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) with Cochin Shipyard Ltd.
✅ Samsung Heavy Industries partnered with Swan Defence & Heavy Industries for ship manufacturing in India.
✅ KOMEA (Korea Marine Equipment Association) established an office in Mumbai to develop indigenous marine supply chains.
✅ Collaboration includes technology transfer, workforce development, maritime education, and R&D based on the Ulsan shipbuilding cluster model.
📍 India’s Shipbuilding Vision
✅ Maritime Vision 2030: Target to become among the Top 10 shipbuilding nations.
✅ Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047: Target to become among the Top 5 globally.
✅ Key initiatives:
• Maritime Development Fund
• Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy
• Shipbuilding Development Scheme
• Sagarmala Finance Corporation Ltd. (SFCL) – India’s first maritime NBFC.
📍 Key Challenges
✅ Weak domestic ancillary manufacturing ecosystem.
✅ High cost of finance and limited long-term capital.
✅ Regulatory and policy uncertainties.
✅ Shortage of skilled manpower in advanced shipbuilding technologies.
✅ Strong competition from China, South Korea, and Japan.
📍 Way Forward
✅ Develop localized marine equipment clusters and supply chains.
✅ Provide low-cost, long-term finance through SFCL.
✅ Strengthen industry-academia partnerships and skill development.
✅ Ensure faster project clearances and stable policy support.
✅ Promote green shipbuilding, automation, and indigenous technology.
📍 Conclusion
✅ The India–South Korea partnership offers a transformative opportunity to build a globally competitive, technology-driven, and self-reliant shipbuilding ecosystem, strengthening India’s maritime economy and strategic position in global trade.
📝 UPSC GS-III Mains Practice Question (10 Marks | 150 Words)
“India’s contributions play a vital role in sustaining the efficiency and effectiveness of the global shipping industry.” Discuss.
#mains
📍 Introduction
✅ India is transitioning from a ship-importing nation to a global shipbuilding hub through strategic partnerships, especially with South Korea, supported by Maritime Vision 2030 and Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047.
📍 India–South Korea Shipbuilding Partnership
✅ Hyundai (HD Korea Shipbuilding) to invest $4 billion in a greenfield shipyard at Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) with Cochin Shipyard Ltd.
✅ Samsung Heavy Industries partnered with Swan Defence & Heavy Industries for ship manufacturing in India.
✅ KOMEA (Korea Marine Equipment Association) established an office in Mumbai to develop indigenous marine supply chains.
✅ Collaboration includes technology transfer, workforce development, maritime education, and R&D based on the Ulsan shipbuilding cluster model.
📍 India’s Shipbuilding Vision
✅ Maritime Vision 2030: Target to become among the Top 10 shipbuilding nations.
✅ Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047: Target to become among the Top 5 globally.
✅ Key initiatives:
• Maritime Development Fund
• Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy
• Shipbuilding Development Scheme
• Sagarmala Finance Corporation Ltd. (SFCL) – India’s first maritime NBFC.
📍 Key Challenges
✅ Weak domestic ancillary manufacturing ecosystem.
✅ High cost of finance and limited long-term capital.
✅ Regulatory and policy uncertainties.
✅ Shortage of skilled manpower in advanced shipbuilding technologies.
✅ Strong competition from China, South Korea, and Japan.
📍 Way Forward
✅ Develop localized marine equipment clusters and supply chains.
✅ Provide low-cost, long-term finance through SFCL.
✅ Strengthen industry-academia partnerships and skill development.
✅ Ensure faster project clearances and stable policy support.
✅ Promote green shipbuilding, automation, and indigenous technology.
📍 Conclusion
✅ The India–South Korea partnership offers a transformative opportunity to build a globally competitive, technology-driven, and self-reliant shipbuilding ecosystem, strengthening India’s maritime economy and strategic position in global trade.
📝 UPSC GS-III Mains Practice Question (10 Marks | 150 Words)
“India’s contributions play a vital role in sustaining the efficiency and effectiveness of the global shipping industry.” Discuss.
#mains
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🔆 National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 & Proposed Changes for AAY
📍 Why in News?
✅ The Government has proposed amendments to the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 to revise foodgrain entitlements for Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) beneficiaries.
📍 Key Proposals
✅ Shift from household-based to per-person entitlement.
✅ 7 kg foodgrains per beneficiary per month.
✅ Maximum cap of 35 kg per household, even for families with more than five members.
✅ Based on ICMR nutritional guidelines (~7.5 kg cereals per adult/month).
✅ Aims to reduce inequities between small and large households.
📍 About NFSA, 2013
✅ A rights-based legislation providing legal entitlement to subsidised foodgrains.
✅ Objective:
• Ensure food and nutritional security.
• Shift food security from a welfare scheme to a legal right.
• Promote a life-cycle approach to nutrition.
✅ Coverage: 75% rural and 50% urban population (about 81.35 crore beneficiaries; Census 2011).
📍 Categories of Beneficiaries
✅ Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY): Poorest of the poor households.
✅ Priority Households (PHH): Other eligible households.
📍 Current Entitlements
✅ AAY: 35 kg foodgrains per household per month.
✅ PHH: 5 kg foodgrains per person per month.
✅ Subsidised prices:
• Rice: ₹3/kg
• Wheat: ₹2/kg
• Coarse Grains: ₹1/kg
📍 Other Benefits under NFSA
✅ Nutritional support for pregnant & lactating women.
✅ ICDS (Anganwadi) and PM POSHAN for children.
✅ Higher nutritional support for malnourished children.
✅ Maternity benefit of at least ₹6,000.
📍 UPSC Prelims Facts
✅ Enacted: 2013.
✅ AAY: Poorest households.
✅ PHH: 5 kg/person/month.
✅ Coverage: 75% rural, 50% urban population.
#goverment_schemes
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📍 Why in News?
✅ The Government has proposed amendments to the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 to revise foodgrain entitlements for Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) beneficiaries.
📍 Key Proposals
✅ Shift from household-based to per-person entitlement.
✅ 7 kg foodgrains per beneficiary per month.
✅ Maximum cap of 35 kg per household, even for families with more than five members.
✅ Based on ICMR nutritional guidelines (~7.5 kg cereals per adult/month).
✅ Aims to reduce inequities between small and large households.
📍 About NFSA, 2013
✅ A rights-based legislation providing legal entitlement to subsidised foodgrains.
✅ Objective:
• Ensure food and nutritional security.
• Shift food security from a welfare scheme to a legal right.
• Promote a life-cycle approach to nutrition.
✅ Coverage: 75% rural and 50% urban population (about 81.35 crore beneficiaries; Census 2011).
📍 Categories of Beneficiaries
✅ Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY): Poorest of the poor households.
✅ Priority Households (PHH): Other eligible households.
📍 Current Entitlements
✅ AAY: 35 kg foodgrains per household per month.
✅ PHH: 5 kg foodgrains per person per month.
✅ Subsidised prices:
• Rice: ₹3/kg
• Wheat: ₹2/kg
• Coarse Grains: ₹1/kg
📍 Other Benefits under NFSA
✅ Nutritional support for pregnant & lactating women.
✅ ICDS (Anganwadi) and PM POSHAN for children.
✅ Higher nutritional support for malnourished children.
✅ Maternity benefit of at least ₹6,000.
📍 UPSC Prelims Facts
✅ Enacted: 2013.
✅ AAY: Poorest households.
✅ PHH: 5 kg/person/month.
✅ Coverage: 75% rural, 50% urban population.
#goverment_schemes
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🔆 CURRENT AFFAIRS – 27 JUNE 2026
🔆 STATES
📍 Andhra Pradesh Approves Treated Wastewater Reuse Policy
✅ Covers 123 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)
✅ Targets reuse of 20% urban water demand
✅ Industries to achieve 20% reuse by 2028 and 40% by 2030
✅ Promotes PPP model and sustainable water management
🔆 NATIONAL
📍 India Launches First Hub-and-Spoke International Flight
✅ Inaugurated by Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu
✅ Operated by Air India from Varanasi to New Delhi
✅ Connects Tier-2 cities with 17 international destinations
✅ Part of Easy Connect Initiative
📍 PM Pays Tribute to Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
✅ Celebrated Jayanti of the Father of Modern Bengali Literature
✅ Author of Anandamath and Vande Mataram
✅ Parliament marked 150 years of Vande Mataram
✅ National Song accorded equal honour with National Anthem by the Constituent Assembly
📍 NBA Releases SOP for Notification of Threatened Species
✅ SOP issued under Biological Diversity Act, 2002
✅ Ensures transparent and scientific identification of threatened species
✅ Released by National Biodiversity Authority (NBA)
✅ Supports biodiversity conservation and Access & Benefit Sharing (ABS)
📍 IRCTC Launches ‘Divine East Temple Tour’
✅ 11-day Bharat Gaurav Deluxe Tourist Train
✅ Covers Varanasi, Puri, Konark, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Gangasagar and Baidyanath
✅ Promotes spiritual tourism across eastern India
📍 Centre Implements Jan Vishwas Act Reforms in Health Sector
✅ Simplifies compliance under Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
✅ Promotes Ease of Doing Business
✅ Minor cosmetic violations shifted to administrative penalty framework
✅ Serious offences continue to attract strict penalties
📍 SHATAYU Dashboard Launched
✅ Senior Holistic Care Assistance and Training for Your Utility
✅ Launched by Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
✅ Connects certified geriatric caregivers with senior citizens
✅ Managed by National Institute of Social Defence
📍 MoSPI Launches Embark India Development Fellowship
✅ Fellowship duration: 18 months
✅ Includes 6-month institutional placement
✅ Monthly stipend up to ₹65,000
✅ Focus on policy research, governance and public policy
📍 CBI Launches Operation Chakra-VI
✅ Nationwide crackdown on Digital Arrest Fraud
✅ Conducted across 80+ locations in 16 States
✅ Targets cybercriminals using fake police and government identities
✅ Action under IT Act, 2000 and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
🔆 INTERNATIONAL
📍 Bangladesh Joins International Big Cat Alliance
✅ Became the 27th member of IBCA
✅ Strengthens transboundary big cat conservation
✅ Alliance launched by India in 2023
✅ Headquarters: New Delhi
🔆 AGREEMENTS & MoUs
📍 Mumbai Port Signs Marina Project with L&T
✅ Contract worth ₹470 crore
✅ Develops Viksit Bharat Mumbai Marina
✅ Promotes yacht tourism and waterfront development
📍 ASSOCHAM Signs MoU with Afghanistan Chamber
✅ Boosts India–Afghanistan trade and investment
✅ Focus sectors include mining, pharmaceuticals and food processing
📍 FIE Signs MoU with Fencing Association of India
✅ Promotes fencing ahead of Los Angeles Olympics 2028
✅ Focus on athlete development and global visibility
🔆 APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS
📍 Mahesh Dixit Appointed IB Director
✅ Appointed as the new Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB)
🔆 AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
📍 Piyush Goyal Receives UK–India Leadership Award
✅ Honoured at UK–India Awards 2026
✅ Recognised for strengthening India–UK relations
✅ Announced India–UK CETA to take effect from 15 July 2026
📍 India Sets Record in World’s Best School Prizes
✅ Seven Indian schools shortlisted
✅ Highest number by any country in a single edition
✅ Awards organised by T4 Education
🔆 IMPORTANT DAYS
📍 Day of the Seafarer 2026
✅ Observed on 25 June
✅ Theme: “Carrying world trade. Carrying the risks.”
📍 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
✅ Observed on 26 June
📍 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
✅ Observed on 26 June
🔆 SUMMITS & CONFERENCES
📍 10th NCORD Apex-Level Meeting Held
✅ Chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah
🔆 STATES
📍 Andhra Pradesh Approves Treated Wastewater Reuse Policy
✅ Covers 123 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)
✅ Targets reuse of 20% urban water demand
✅ Industries to achieve 20% reuse by 2028 and 40% by 2030
✅ Promotes PPP model and sustainable water management
🔆 NATIONAL
📍 India Launches First Hub-and-Spoke International Flight
✅ Inaugurated by Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu
✅ Operated by Air India from Varanasi to New Delhi
✅ Connects Tier-2 cities with 17 international destinations
✅ Part of Easy Connect Initiative
📍 PM Pays Tribute to Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
✅ Celebrated Jayanti of the Father of Modern Bengali Literature
✅ Author of Anandamath and Vande Mataram
✅ Parliament marked 150 years of Vande Mataram
✅ National Song accorded equal honour with National Anthem by the Constituent Assembly
📍 NBA Releases SOP for Notification of Threatened Species
✅ SOP issued under Biological Diversity Act, 2002
✅ Ensures transparent and scientific identification of threatened species
✅ Released by National Biodiversity Authority (NBA)
✅ Supports biodiversity conservation and Access & Benefit Sharing (ABS)
📍 IRCTC Launches ‘Divine East Temple Tour’
✅ 11-day Bharat Gaurav Deluxe Tourist Train
✅ Covers Varanasi, Puri, Konark, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Gangasagar and Baidyanath
✅ Promotes spiritual tourism across eastern India
📍 Centre Implements Jan Vishwas Act Reforms in Health Sector
✅ Simplifies compliance under Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
✅ Promotes Ease of Doing Business
✅ Minor cosmetic violations shifted to administrative penalty framework
✅ Serious offences continue to attract strict penalties
📍 SHATAYU Dashboard Launched
✅ Senior Holistic Care Assistance and Training for Your Utility
✅ Launched by Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
✅ Connects certified geriatric caregivers with senior citizens
✅ Managed by National Institute of Social Defence
📍 MoSPI Launches Embark India Development Fellowship
✅ Fellowship duration: 18 months
✅ Includes 6-month institutional placement
✅ Monthly stipend up to ₹65,000
✅ Focus on policy research, governance and public policy
📍 CBI Launches Operation Chakra-VI
✅ Nationwide crackdown on Digital Arrest Fraud
✅ Conducted across 80+ locations in 16 States
✅ Targets cybercriminals using fake police and government identities
✅ Action under IT Act, 2000 and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
🔆 INTERNATIONAL
📍 Bangladesh Joins International Big Cat Alliance
✅ Became the 27th member of IBCA
✅ Strengthens transboundary big cat conservation
✅ Alliance launched by India in 2023
✅ Headquarters: New Delhi
🔆 AGREEMENTS & MoUs
📍 Mumbai Port Signs Marina Project with L&T
✅ Contract worth ₹470 crore
✅ Develops Viksit Bharat Mumbai Marina
✅ Promotes yacht tourism and waterfront development
📍 ASSOCHAM Signs MoU with Afghanistan Chamber
✅ Boosts India–Afghanistan trade and investment
✅ Focus sectors include mining, pharmaceuticals and food processing
📍 FIE Signs MoU with Fencing Association of India
✅ Promotes fencing ahead of Los Angeles Olympics 2028
✅ Focus on athlete development and global visibility
🔆 APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS
📍 Mahesh Dixit Appointed IB Director
✅ Appointed as the new Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB)
🔆 AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
📍 Piyush Goyal Receives UK–India Leadership Award
✅ Honoured at UK–India Awards 2026
✅ Recognised for strengthening India–UK relations
✅ Announced India–UK CETA to take effect from 15 July 2026
📍 India Sets Record in World’s Best School Prizes
✅ Seven Indian schools shortlisted
✅ Highest number by any country in a single edition
✅ Awards organised by T4 Education
🔆 IMPORTANT DAYS
📍 Day of the Seafarer 2026
✅ Observed on 25 June
✅ Theme: “Carrying world trade. Carrying the risks.”
📍 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
✅ Observed on 26 June
📍 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
✅ Observed on 26 June
🔆 SUMMITS & CONFERENCES
📍 10th NCORD Apex-Level Meeting Held
✅ Chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah
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✅ Released Vision Document on Drug Control (2026–29)
✅ Launched Online Drugs Disposal Fortnight Campaign
✅ Inaugurated NCB Zonal Offices in Jammu and Guwahati
📍 SCO Women’s Forum 2026
✅ Held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
✅ Addressed by Annpurna Devi
✅ India reaffirmed commitment to Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
📍 35 Nations Adopt AI Opportunity Statement
✅ Adopted at Second Pax Silica Summit
✅ Venue: Washington, D.C.
✅ India among 35 participating countries
✅ Focus on trusted AI governance and secure AI supply chains
🔆 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
📍 NASA Detects Complex Carbon Molecules on Mars
✅ Perseverance Rover discovers complex macromolecular carbon
✅ Samples collected from Jezero Crater
✅ Strongest evidence of organic carbon detected at the site
✅ Strengthens search for evidence of ancient life on Mars
#CurrentAffairs
✅ Launched Online Drugs Disposal Fortnight Campaign
✅ Inaugurated NCB Zonal Offices in Jammu and Guwahati
📍 SCO Women’s Forum 2026
✅ Held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
✅ Addressed by Annpurna Devi
✅ India reaffirmed commitment to Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
📍 35 Nations Adopt AI Opportunity Statement
✅ Adopted at Second Pax Silica Summit
✅ Venue: Washington, D.C.
✅ India among 35 participating countries
✅ Focus on trusted AI governance and secure AI supply chains
🔆 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
📍 NASA Detects Complex Carbon Molecules on Mars
✅ Perseverance Rover discovers complex macromolecular carbon
✅ Samples collected from Jezero Crater
✅ Strongest evidence of organic carbon detected at the site
✅ Strengthens search for evidence of ancient life on Mars
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STATE PSC PRELIMS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM .pdf
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🔺️ UPPSC & SPSC Prelims Accelerator Program
6 July to 4 December
• Daily 9 PM Quiz | 30 MCQs
•Sunday OFF
• State PSC PYQs + Current affairs + Statics
• Full syllabus schedule included
• MCQs available anytime for revision.
• Total 4000+ MCQ
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✅UPSC prelims accelerator start 14 december
✅PSC+ UPSC prelims accelerator ( 6 July to 15 may )
✅ PYQS ( UPSC, CDS, CAPF, NDA, UPPSC, RAS JKPSC, HCS PPSC, Kas, MPSC, OPSC, etc3)
Total que 8000+ MCQ
✅Both fee 1499rs
Note - imp topics mains shorts notes
6 July to 4 December
• Daily 9 PM Quiz | 30 MCQs
•Sunday OFF
• State PSC PYQs + Current affairs + Statics
• Full syllabus schedule included
• MCQs available anytime for revision.
• Total 4000+ MCQ
☆fee ₹699rs
Sample question https://t.me/+RMQ69mdaUI1iMmNl
DM - @studytoday_bot
✅UPSC prelims accelerator start 14 december
✅PSC+ UPSC prelims accelerator ( 6 July to 15 may )
✅ PYQS ( UPSC, CDS, CAPF, NDA, UPPSC, RAS JKPSC, HCS PPSC, Kas, MPSC, OPSC, etc3)
Total que 8000+ MCQ
✅Both fee 1499rs
Note - imp topics mains shorts notes
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🔆 DISHA 2.0 (Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice)
📍 Why in News?
✅ The Union Government approved DISHA 2.0 to strengthen Access to Justice through legal aid, legal awareness, pro bono services, and AI-enabled digital platforms.
📍 About DISHA 2.0
✅ Type: Central Sector Scheme.
✅ Ministry: Department of Justice, Ministry of Law & Justice.
✅ Duration: 2026–2031 (5 Years).
✅ Financial Outlay: ₹255 crore.
✅ Builds upon the DISHA Scheme (2021–2026), which benefited over 2.37 crore people.
📍 Objectives
✅ Improve access to free legal aid and pre-litigation advice.
✅ Promote legal literacy and pro bono legal services.
✅ Leverage digital technology and Artificial Intelligence for efficient justice delivery.
✅ Supports Articles 14, 21 & 39A of the Constitution and SDG-16 (Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions).
📍 Components of DISHA 2.0
✅ Tele-Law: Free pre-litigation legal advice through 2.5 lakh Common Service Centres (CSCs).
✅ Nyaya Bandhu: Connects eligible marginalized citizens with pro bono advocates.
✅ Legal Literacy & Legal Awareness Programme (LLLAP): Promotes legal awareness through ministries, departments, and CSOs.
✅ VIDHI-Sanjeevani: AI-enabled centralized digital platform for programme monitoring, data analytics, and decision-making.
📍 Other Digital Justice Initiatives
✅ e-Courts Mission Mode Project.
✅ National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG).
✅ SUPACE – AI assistance for judges.
✅ SUVAS – AI-based judicial translation software.
📍 UPSC Prelims Facts
✅ Scheme: DISHA 2.0.
✅ Ministry: Ministry of Law & Justice.
✅ Duration: 2026–2031.
✅ Outlay: ₹255 crore.
✅ Constitutional Basis: Articles 14, 21 & 39A.
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📍 Why in News?
✅ The Union Government approved DISHA 2.0 to strengthen Access to Justice through legal aid, legal awareness, pro bono services, and AI-enabled digital platforms.
📍 About DISHA 2.0
✅ Type: Central Sector Scheme.
✅ Ministry: Department of Justice, Ministry of Law & Justice.
✅ Duration: 2026–2031 (5 Years).
✅ Financial Outlay: ₹255 crore.
✅ Builds upon the DISHA Scheme (2021–2026), which benefited over 2.37 crore people.
📍 Objectives
✅ Improve access to free legal aid and pre-litigation advice.
✅ Promote legal literacy and pro bono legal services.
✅ Leverage digital technology and Artificial Intelligence for efficient justice delivery.
✅ Supports Articles 14, 21 & 39A of the Constitution and SDG-16 (Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions).
📍 Components of DISHA 2.0
✅ Tele-Law: Free pre-litigation legal advice through 2.5 lakh Common Service Centres (CSCs).
✅ Nyaya Bandhu: Connects eligible marginalized citizens with pro bono advocates.
✅ Legal Literacy & Legal Awareness Programme (LLLAP): Promotes legal awareness through ministries, departments, and CSOs.
✅ VIDHI-Sanjeevani: AI-enabled centralized digital platform for programme monitoring, data analytics, and decision-making.
📍 Other Digital Justice Initiatives
✅ e-Courts Mission Mode Project.
✅ National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG).
✅ SUPACE – AI assistance for judges.
✅ SUVAS – AI-based judicial translation software.
📍 UPSC Prelims Facts
✅ Scheme: DISHA 2.0.
✅ Ministry: Ministry of Law & Justice.
✅ Duration: 2026–2031.
✅ Outlay: ₹255 crore.
✅ Constitutional Basis: Articles 14, 21 & 39A.
#goverment_schemes
Join https://t.me/PIB_UPSC
https://t.me/upsc_government_scheme
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