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CDS / OTA Monthly Current Affairs — June 2026 (PDF)
Cavalier CDS/OTA monthly current-affairs compendium for June 2026 — 107 exam-focused items across economy, polity, IR, environment, science and social sector, compiled from the month's weekly digests.
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Each card in the PDF condenses one of these daily explainers into revision points. Read the full article for the MCQs and the exam-pattern note.
- 2 June 2026
- WPI Base Year Revised to 2022-23: WPI, CPI, PPI & Inflation Explained Economy
- From Welfare to Women-Led Development: Nari Shakti & Gender Governance Explained Polity & Governance
- NHRC & Maternal Deaths in Sidhi: Human Rights Commission & MMR Explained Polity & Governance
- National Panchayat Awards 2025: Panchayati Raj & the 73rd Amendment Explained Polity & Governance
- Mission Senehjori & Assam Muga Silk: GI Tags and Sericulture Explained Geography
- Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0: Har Ghar Jal, Cooperative Federalism & Water Governance Polity & Governance
- India–Nepal Relations: Neighbourhood First, the 1950 Treaty & Open Border Explained International Relations
- 3 June 2026
- UPI Goes Live in Cambodia: How India is Exporting Its Payments Revolution Economy
- India–Oman CEPA Comes Into Force: What a Free Trade Agreement Really Does Economy
- India and Laos at 70: Buddhism, the Mekong and the Act East Policy International Relations
- CCPA Cracks Down on Dark Patterns: Consumer Rights in the Digital Age Polity & Governance
- 4 June 2026
- India–UK Critical Minerals Observatory: The Race for Lithium, Cobalt and Rare Earths Economy
- Census 2027: India's First Digital Census Explained Current Affairs
- UPSC's Face Authentication in CSE 2026: Exam Integrity and the Constitutional Body Behind It Polity & Governance
- 73rd North Eastern Council Plenary: The NEC, Act East and India's Gateway to ASEAN Polity & Governance
- National Awards for e-Governance 2026: Digital India, Marked and Measured Polity & Governance
- India, the World's 'Most Trusted Investment Destination': An Economy Explainer Economy
- India's Green Transformation: A Complete Environment Round-up for CDS Environment
- 5 June 2026
- Panchayat Advancement Index: Local Self-Government & the 73rd Amendment Explained Polity & Governance
- Padma Awards 2027 Nominations Open: India's Civilian Honours Explained Polity & Governance
- India–Venezuela Energy Talks: Energy Security & Oil Diplomacy Explained International Relations
- G-Sec & FPI Reforms: Government Securities and Capital Markets Explained Economy
- India's GDP Grows 7.7% in 2025-26: National Income Accounting Explained Economy
- India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme: Carbon Markets & Paris Goals Explained Environment
- BRICS Culture Working Group in Varanasi: BRICS, NDB & Expansion Explained International Relations
- 6 June 2026
- State Finance Commissions & the Datasets Report 2026: Strengthening Fiscal Federalism at the Grassroots Polity & Governance
- India's Health Transformation 2026: Ayushman Bharat and the Road to Universal Health Coverage Government Schemes
- G-Sec Reforms 2026: How India is Opening Its Bond Market to Foreign Investors Economy & Banking
- CAQM and NCR Air Quality 2026: How India Polices the Capital's Air Environment & Ecology
- 7 June 2026
- 8 June 2026
- Yamuna Rejuvenation 2026: Amit Shah's Review, 129 STPs and the Cooperative Federalism Challenge Environment & Ecology
- PMSMA at Ten: How India's Free Antenatal Scheme Has Cut Maternal Deaths Schemes & Governance
- India Stays on the EU Authorised List: AMR, Seafood Trade and What SPS Really Means Economy & International Relations
- BHAVYA Portal 2026: India's New Competition-Based Industrial Parks Scheme Explained Economy
- 9 June 2026
- Zojila Tunnel Breakthrough 2026: Ending the Six-Month Winter Cut-Off Between J&K and Ladakh Infrastructure & Geography
- VB GRAM G and the ₹1.25 Lakh Crore Rural Push: What's Changing for Rural Employment from July 1 Economy & Schemes
- Bristol, York and UNSW to Open India Campuses: What NEP 2020's Internationalisation Really Means Polity & Governance
- Coal Exchange Rules 2026: How India Is Building a Transparent Market for Its Largest Energy Source Economy
- 10 June 2026
- Textile PLI Round-III: 96 Companies, ₹12,822 Crore — How Production Linked Incentives Actually Work Economy
- NITI Aayog's 11th Governing Council Meeting: Inclusive Human Development for Viksit Bharat @2047 Explained Polity & Governance
- Buddha's Chief Disciples' Relics Return from Mongolia: Sariputra, Maudgalyayana and India's Buddhist Diplomacy Culture & International Relations
- Cabinet Clears Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2A and Amaravati Central Offices: India's Urban Infrastructure Push Decoded Infrastructure & Economy
- 11 June 2026
- India's Space Economy Crosses 400 Start-ups: IN-SPACe, Space Reforms and the Private Sector Push Science & Technology
- India–Nepal UPI Linkage: How Cross-Border Digital Payments Are Reshaping Neighbourhood Diplomacy Economy & International Relations
- 13th BRICS Urbanisation Forum in New Delhi: BRICS Expansion, Urban Futures and India's Chairship Decoded International Relations
- Assam–Nagaland Tripartite Oil MoU: Inter-State Boundary Disputes, AFSPA and the Northeast Decoded Polity & Governance
- 12 June 2026
- Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train: India's First High-Speed Rail Corridor and the Shinkansen Story Infrastructure & Economy
- Global Wind Day 2026 in Goa: India's Wind Energy Push and the Road to 500 GW Renewables Environment & Energy
- Retail Inflation at 3.93% on the New 2024=100 Base: Understanding CPI, the Base-Year Revision and RBI's Target Economy
- Bharat Innovates 2026 in Nice: India–France Deep-Tech Partnership and India's Start-up Story International Relations & Science
- 13 June 2026
- Vibrant Village Programme in Ladakh: Border Development, ITBP and India's 'First Village' Strategy Polity & Governance
- India's Start-ups Cross 2.3 Lakh and 25 Lakh Jobs: Startup India, Tier-2/3 Growth and the Deep-Tech Shift Economy
- NBA Reconstitutes Agrobiodiversity Committee: The Biological Diversity Act, NBA and Access-Benefit Sharing Environment & Ecology
- BRICS Indore Declaration on Agriculture: India's Chairship Charter for Food Security and Small Farmers International Relations & Economy
- 14 June 2026
- Project GIB Hits 94 Birds: The Great Indian Bustard Fight Back from the Brink Environment & Ecology
- Bharat Innovates 2026 in Nice: Inside the India–France Deep-Tech Partnership International Relations
- India's Fertilizer Self-Reliance Push: Urea Records, the Subsidy Shield and Why Farmers Pay ₹266 a Bag Economy
- 15 June 2026
- India Revamps the WPI and Introduces a Producer Price Index: What the New 2022-23 Series Means Economy
- India–Slovakia Elevate Ties to a Comprehensive Partnership: PM Modi's Historic Visit Decoded International Relations
- India's Bioeconomy Crosses $190 Billion: The BioE3 Policy and the Biotech Decade Explained Economy
- 17 June 2026
- World Day to Combat Desertification 2026: India's Bonn Challenge Progress and the UNCCD Environment & Ecology
- India-UK CETA Enters Into Force on 15 July 2026: Zero-Duty Access and the Double Contribution Convention Economy & International Relations
- G7 Summit Evian 2026: Why India Attends a Club It Doesn't Belong To International Relations
- State Family IDs Onboard DigiLocker (2026): India Stack, DPI and Targeted Welfare Governance & Technology
- 18 June 2026
- PMGSY 2026 Review: ₹18,907 Crore for 26,474 km of Rural Roads, e-MARG and the LWE Connectivity Push Infrastructure & Rural Development
- PM-KISAN 23rd Instalment Released on 20 June 2026: ₹18,880 Crore to 9.44 Crore Farmers Economy & Schemes
- NIXI's 23rd Foundation Day (19 June 2026): How '.IN', IXPs and IRINN Power India's Internet Science & Technology / Governance
- First BRICS MSME Forum in Agra (19 June 2026): India's Chairship, MSME Definitions and the Expanded Bloc Economy & International Relations
- 19 June 2026
- PM Disburses ₹2,400 Crore Under Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana: Decoding India's Employment-Linked Incentive Scheme Economy & Schemes
- 12th International Day of Yoga 2026: Yoga Sangam Crosses 6 Lakh Registrations as India Leads the World Culture & Soft Power
- India to Assume FATF Vice-Presidency for the First Time: What It Means for the Global Fight Against Money Laundering International Relations & Economy
- India's First Commercial Coal-to-Ammonium Nitrate Project: ₹25,016 Crore Coal Gasification Push in Odisha Economy & Energy
- 20 June 2026
- PMAY-Urban 2.0: 42,000+ Houses in Madhya Pradesh — Scheme Explained Schemes & Urban Governance
- NMDC's 100 MTPA Vision: India's Iron-Ore Giant & Sustainable Mining Economy & Minerals
- 'Nirbhay Chetna': Sensitising 17.5 Lakh Male Panchayat Reps on Gender Social Justice & Governance
- 16 Fixed Dose Combinations Banned: India's Drug Regulation Explained Governance & Health
- 21 June 2026
- President Murmu Visits Kuno: Project Cheetah and India's Wildlife Architecture Environment & Ecology
- India Win FIH Women's Hockey Nations Cup 2026 Sports & Current Affairs
- CCPA Penalises Storia & Mrs. Bectors for '100%' Claims: Misleading Ads Decoded Governance & Economy
- India Hosts 11th BRICS Energy Ministers' Meeting 2026: Energy for All International Relations & Energy
- 22 June 2026
- India Becomes the World's Top Ship-Recycling Nation: Alang, the Hong Kong Convention & the Circular Economy Economy & Environment / International Relations
- Index of Eight Core Industries (May 2026): India's Industrial Lead Indicator Economy / Current Affairs
- DISHA 2.0 & the Right to Access Justice: Article 39A, NALSA and Free Legal Aid Explained Polity & Governance
- 23 June 2026
- Ethanol Blending Programme (EBP): India Hits E20 Ahead of Schedule Economy & Energy / Environment
- India's Critical Mineral Mission Gains Momentum: 56 Blocks Auctioned Economy & Strategy
- CPGRAMS & Grievance Redress: DARPG's Monthly Reports and the Good-Governance Story Polity & Governance
- 24 June 2026
- NMCG Scales Up Urban River Management Plans: Namami Gange Goes River-Centric Environment & Governance
- India–US Bilateral Trade Agreement: USTR Greer's Delhi Visit & the Trade Architecture Explained Economy / International Relations
- Index of Services Production (ISP): India Gets an IIP for Its Biggest Sector Economy / Macro Indicators
- 25 June 2026
- 20th National Statistics Day (29 June): Mahalanobis, ISI and India's Statistical System Economy & Statistics / Static GK
- India–Oman CEPA: First Varanasi Biscuit Export & the CEPA-vs-FTA Map International Relations & Trade / Economy
- 50 Years On: The 1975 Emergency and India's Constitutional Emergency Provisions Explained Polity & Constitution / Current Affairs
- 26 June 2026
- 10th NCORD Meeting & the Vision Document on Drug Control (2026–2029): India's Anti-Narcotics Architecture Decoded Internal Security / Polity & Governance
- India's MSME Sector — From Enterprise to Empowerment: Classification, Schemes & the Economy Economy / Indian Economy
- India–UK CETA Goes Live 15 July 2026: The Implementation Push and 1,000 Trade Advisers Economy / International Relations
- 27 June 2026
- GI Tags Decoded: Rewa Sundarja Mango's First Export & India's Geographical Indications System Economy / Polity & Governance
- Digital India at 11: AI, Semiconductors and Digital Public Infrastructure Science & Technology / Economy
- Bharat Taxi & 'Sahkar se Samriddhi': India's Cooperative Movement Polity & Governance / Economy
- 28 June 2026
- P.V. Narasimha Rao & the 1991 Economic Reforms: LPG, the Balance-of-Payments Crisis & Look East Economy / Modern History
- DIKSHA & India's Digital Learning Ecosystem: PM e-Vidya, NEP 2020 & NDEAR Explained Social Sector / Education
- Anemia Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan: The 7x7x7 Strategy, T4 Approach & India's Anaemia Fight Social Sector / Health
- 29 June 2026
- NIIF Decoded: India's Sovereign-Anchored Fund & Infrastructure Financing Economy
- Gram Sabha & Panchayati Raj: Article 243A, the 73rd Amendment & Grassroots Democracy Polity & Governance
- ABDM, the Unified Health Interface & Aarogya Setu 2.0: India's Digital Health Stack Decoded Science & Technology / Health
- 30 June 2026
- PMKSY at 10: 'Har Khet Ko Pani', Per Drop More Crop & India's Irrigation Mission Economy / Agriculture
- Nine Years of GST: One Nation One Tax, the 101st Amendment & the GST Council Explained Economy / Polity & Governance
- FCRA 2.0 & the e-OCI Card: Foreign Funding, the FCRA and the OCI Scheme Decoded Polity & Governance
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