🔆 CURRENT AFFAIRS – 5 JUNE 2026

🔆 ECONOMY

📍 OECD Raises India’s FY27 Growth Forecast
✅ OECD Economic Outlook – June 2026 released
✅ India’s FY27 GDP growth forecast raised from 6.1% to 6.3%
✅ FY26 growth projected at 7.6%
✅ FY28 growth projected at 6.4%
✅ FY27 inflation estimated at 4.8%
✅ OECD Headquarters: Paris
✅ OECD Members: 38 countries

🔆 STATES

📍 Telangana & Germany’s Thuringia Sign Cooperation Pact
✅ Agreement signed in Hyderabad
✅ Focus on skill development, innovation and industrial growth
✅ Includes collaboration between educational institutions and industries
✅ German Language Training Hub to be established in Hyderabad
✅ Linked with TOMCOM programmes

🔆 NATIONAL

📍 First Sea Shipment of Millet Functional Foods to New Zealand
✅ Facilitated by APEDA
✅ Exported from Karnataka to New Zealand
✅ Exporter: Infini Agrotek LLP, Bengaluru
✅ Shipment included botanical-infused millet functional foods
✅ Quantity exported: 1 metric tonne

📍 University of Liverpool Gets Approval for Bengaluru Campus
✅ Received Letter of Approval (LoA) under NEP 2020
✅ Approved under UGC Regulations, 2023
✅ University established in 1881
✅ Will set up branch campus in Bengaluru

📍 PM Surya Ghar Scheme Targets 75 Lakh Rooftop Solar Installations
✅ Scheme crossed 40 lakh beneficiary households
✅ Target: 75 lakh households by December 2026
✅ Launched on 13 February 2024
✅ Total outlay: ₹75,021 crore
✅ World’s largest domestic rooftop solar programme
✅ Supports India’s target of 500 GW non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030

📍 India’s First Flex-Fuel Passenger Vehicle Launched
✅ Launched by Hardeep Singh Puri
✅ Developed by Maruti Suzuki
✅ Runs on E20 to E100 ethanol blends
✅ Supports ethanol-based mobility
✅ India achieved 20% ethanol blending target ahead of schedule

📍 ‘Navachar Mantra’ Initiative Launched
✅ Launched by Jayant Chaudhary
✅ Implemented by NIESBUD
✅ Technical partner: FITT, IIT Delhi
✅ Supports grassroots innovators and early-stage entrepreneurs
✅ Includes mentorship, investor interactions and innovation showcases

📍 QR Tagging Expanded for FCI Foodgrain Bags
✅ Expanded to Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha
✅ Enables end-to-end tracking of foodgrain movement
✅ Prevents misuse and recycling of foodgrain bags
✅ Uses QR codes integrated with ePoS devices
✅ Total coverage: 20 lakh tonnes of rice

🔆 INTERNATIONAL

📍 Five Countries Elected as Non-Permanent Members of UNSC
✅ Elected by United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
✅ Members for 2027–2028:
✅ Austria
✅ Kyrgyzstan
✅ Portugal
✅ Trinidad & Tobago
✅ Zimbabwe
✅ Kyrgyzstan secured its first-ever UNSC term
✅ Non-permanent members serve a 2-year term

🔆 APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

📍 Neelkanth Mishra Appointed Executive Director at World Bank
✅ Appointment approved by ACC
✅ Tenure: 3 years
✅ Succeeds Parameswaran Iyer
✅ World Bank Headquarters: Washington D.C.

📍 Mette Frederiksen Sworn In as Denmark PM
✅ Assumed office for a third consecutive term

📍 Vipul Appointed India’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
✅ Veteran diplomat appointed as next envoy to Saudi Arabia

🔆 AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

📍 Lionel Messi Wins Princess of Asturias Award for Sports
✅ First footballer to receive the award
✅ Honoured for sporting achievements and humanitarian work
✅ Award presented by Princess of Asturias Foundation
✅ Ceremony to be held in Oviedo, Spain

🔆 BOOKS & AUTHORS

📍 Book: “When Audit Matters” Released
✅ Released by Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan
✅ Edited by former CAG Vinod Rai
✅ Published by Rupa Publications
✅ Focuses on impactful CAG interventions

🔆 SPORTS

📍 Arjun Erigaisi Returns to FIDE Top 10
✅ Ranked World No. 8
✅ Only Indian player in FIDE Top 10
✅ Latest rankings released in June 2026
✅ Magnus Carlsen remains World No. 1

🔆 IMPORTANT DAYS

📍 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
✅ Observed on 4 June 2026

📍 World Environment Day 2026
✅ Observed on 5 June
✅ Theme: “Inspired by Nature: For Climate. For Our Future.”
✅ Campaign Hashtag: #NowForClimate
✅ Host Country: Azerbaijan
✅ Host City: Baku
✅ Led by UNEP

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