Current Affairs One-liners — 06 June 2025

Fri, 06 Jun 2025

• The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee on 6 June 2025 cut the policy repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.50% and changed its stance to neutral, while the RBI announced a 100-basis-point CRR cut to 3.0% in four tranches.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Chenab Bridge, the world's highest railway arch bridge, and the Anji Bridge at Katra on 6 June 2025, dedicating the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link to the nation.
• The Ministry of Panchayati Raj announced on 6 June 2025 a new Gram Panchayat category under the National Awards for e-Governance 2025, with Rohini Gram Panchayat in Dhule, Maharashtra winning Gold.
• Norway Chess 2025 concluded on 6 June 2025 with Magnus Carlsen winning his seventh title and D. Gukesh finishing third, while Anna Muzychuk won the women's event with Koneru Humpy third.
• Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju launched the UMEED Central Portal in New Delhi on 6 June 2025, a centralised digital platform for real-time uploading, verification and monitoring of Waqf properties.
• Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 6 June 2025 and invited him to the G7 Summit in Kananaskis later that month.
• The Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan called on PM Modi on 6 June 2025 after the 4th India–Central Asia Dialogue in New Delhi.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the Bharatiya Bhasha Anubhag (Indian Languages Section) in New Delhi on 6 June 2025.