Current Affairs

Practice flashcards covering the major current affairs of June 2026, including national and international news, sports, science, and economy.

QS World University Rankings 2027 (India's Rank)

India secured the fifth position globally in the higher education system with 52 featured institutions.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi (QS 2027)

The highest-ranked Indian institution globally, placed at the 118th spot in the QS World University Rankings 2027.

The Order of the White Double Cross (1st Class)

Slovakia’s highest national honour presented to PM Narendra Modi by President Peter Pellegrini on June 15, 2026.

India-France Innovation Roadmap 2030

A long-term framework adopted to guide bilateral cooperation in areas including technology development, research, and startup ecosystems.

Hurun India 500 Report 2026 (Top Company)

Reliance Industries retained its top spot as India's most valuable company with a valuation of $\text{INR } 19,36,239\text{ Cr}$.

Neeraj Chopra (Indian Athletics Awards 2025)

Celebrated javelin thrower who was named the Best Male Athlete of the Year at the inaugural awards in New Delhi.

Repo Rate (June 2026)

The interest rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks, kept unchanged at $5.25\%$ during the June 2026 MPC meeting.

52nd G7 Summit Theme

"Forging New Partnerships and Rebuilding International Solidarity," held in Évian-les-Bains, France.

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) Performance May 2026

The platform recorded a highest-ever monthly performance of $23.20\text{ billion}$ transactions worth $\text{INR } 29.90\text{ trillion}$.

Delhi-NCR Clean Mobility Scheme

A two-year scheme with an outlay of $\text{INR } 9,585\text{ crore}$ aimed at replacing old BS-IV trucks and buses with BS-VI or electric vehicles.

Elon Musk (SpaceX IPO Milestone)

Reportedly became the world’s first trillionaire after the SpaceX IPO, with a total estimated net worth exceeding $\$1.1\text{ trillion}$.

SOLAR-1

The first dedicated US satellite for continuous space weather monitoring, launched by NOAA at the Sun-Earth L1 point.

ArsenSafe

A portable device developed by IIT Bhubaneswar capable of detecting arsenic contamination in drinking water within $17.4\text{ seconds}$.

Varya

An indigenous AI-powered video generation model launched under the IndiaAI Mission to create high-quality videos from text and image inputs.

BharatGen

A sovereign multilingual AI ecosystem launched by India to understand and generate content across all 22 Scheduled Indian Languages.

R. Praggnanandhaa (Norway Chess 2026)

The first Indian to win the Norway Chess title, having defeated Magnus Carlsen twice during the competition.

India’s Olympic Gold: Hockey Triumph at Amsterdam

A book authored by K. Arumugam commemorating the 98th anniversary of India’s first Olympic gold medal in hockey (1928).

Raja Randhir Singh

A veteran sports administrator and five-time Olympian shoooter who passed away at age 79; he was the first Indian to win an Asian Games gold in trap shooting.

H-561

The first indigenously built Air Cushion Vehicle (ACV/hovercraft) inducted into the Indian Coast Guard on June 18, 2026.

Samadhan Didi

An AI-powered multilingual voice chatbot integrated with the CPGRAMS grievance portal, enabling citizens to register complaints in 22 constitutional languages.

Pax Silica Initiative

A US-led strategic framework for cooperation in AI and semiconductors, which the European Union officially joined in June 2026.

Keir Starmer

Resigned as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the Labour Party in June 2026.

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA)

Recognized as India's highest-performing container port in the Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) 2025, ranking 22nd globally.

Global Peace Index 2026 (India's Rank)

India secured the 127th position, while Iceland retained its spot as the world's most peaceful country.