Current Affairs — 17 June 2025
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Tue, 17 Jun 2025
Modi and Carney agree on early return of High Commissioners to reset India–Canada ties
On 17 June 2025 at Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, PM Narendra Modi and Canadian PM Mark Carney held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit and agreed on the early return of High Commissioners.
DGFT restricts import of precious metal alloys with over 1% gold and colloidal metal compounds
On 17 June 2025, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade in New Delhi issued notifications restricting imports of palladium, rhodium and iridium alloys containing more than 1% gold, and of colloidal metals and compounds under CTH 2843.
India's largest automobile Gati Shakti cargo terminal opens at Maruti Suzuki, Manesar
On 17 June 2025 in Manesar, Haryana, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated India's largest automobile Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal at Maruti Suzuki India Limited.
PM Modi addresses G7 Outreach Session on energy security at Kananaskis
On 17 June 2025 at Kananaskis, Canada, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the G7 Summit Outreach Session on energy security.
Thai Buddhist delegation led by acting Supreme Patriarch visits India
On 17 June 2025 in New Delhi, a Thai Buddhist monk delegation led by acting Supreme Patriarch Somdet Phra Therayanamuni prayed at the Relics shrine of the National Museum during a six-day visit to India.
MoEFCC holds national workshop at Jodhpur on combating desertification and drought
On 17 June 2025 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, the Environment Ministry held a national workshop at ICFRE-Arid Forest Research Institute to mark the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.
BSIP finds world's oldest Nothopegia fossil leaves in Assam's Makum Coalfield
On 17 June 2025, the Department of Science and Technology said scientists of the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, found 24–23-million-year-old fossil leaves of the genus Nothopegia in the Makum Coalfield of Assam.
KVIC disburses ₹300 crore PMEGP margin money to 11,480 service-sector units
On 17 June 2025 from its Rajghat office in New Delhi, KVIC disbursed ₹300 crore of PMEGP margin money subsidy to 11,480 service-sector beneficiaries in virtual mode.
Ministry of Coal allocates its 200th coal block, Marwatola–II
On 17 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Ministry of Coal announced the allocation of its 200th coal mine, with the Allocation Order for the Marwatola–II block issued to Singhal Business Private Limited.
NHAI debars Megha Engineering after NH-66 slope collapse in Kerala
On 17 June 2025, NHAI said it had debarred concessionaire Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd. from future bids after slope protection works collapsed on NH-66 at Cherkkala in Kasaragod district, Kerala.
INST Mohali develops one-step method to make nano-cups for photothermal cancer therapy
On 17 June 2025, DST said scientists of the Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali, Punjab, developed a one-step room-temperature method to make PEGylated nano-cup semi-shells for photothermal cancer therapy.