Current Affairs — 18 June 2025
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Wed, 18 Jun 2025
India–France Exercise SHAKTI-VIII begins at Camp Larzac, France
From 18 June 2025 at Camp Larzac, La Cavalerie, France, the Indian and French Armies are holding the 8th edition of the biennial joint military exercise SHAKTI, running till 1 July 2025.
PMAY-Urban 2.0: 2.35 lakh houses approved for nine states at 3rd CSMC meeting
On 18 June 2025 in New Delhi, the third meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee approved 2,34,864 houses in nine states under PMAY-Urban 2.0.
Central employees under Unified Pension Scheme to get retirement and death gratuity
On 18 June 2025 in New Delhi, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh announced that Central Government employees under the Unified Pension Scheme will be eligible for retirement and death gratuity.
INS Arnala, first Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, commissioned
On 18 June 2025 at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, INS Arnala, the first Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, was commissioned into the Eastern Naval Command in the presence of CDS Gen Anil Chauhan.
PM Modi makes first-ever Indian prime ministerial visit to Croatia
On 18 June 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on the first-ever visit of an Indian Prime Minister to Croatia.
ECI introduces SOP to deliver voter ID cards within 15 days
On 18 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Election Commission of India introduced a new Standard Operating Procedure to deliver Electors Photo Identity Cards within 15 days of an update in the electoral rolls.
DEPwD, NIOS and NCERT sign MoU on inclusive education for persons with disabilities
On 18 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, NIOS and NCERT signed a tripartite MoU to promote inclusive education for persons with disabilities.
BSNL soft-launches indigenous SIM-less Quantum 5G FWA in Hyderabad
On 18 June 2025 in Hyderabad, Telangana, BSNL soft-launched Quantum 5G FWA, an indigenous SIM-less fixed-wireless-access service, at its Ameerpet Exchange.
'One Nation, One Time': round table on Indian Standard Time dissemination
On 18 June 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, the Department of Consumer Affairs held a Round Table Conference on Time Dissemination under the theme 'One Nation, One Time'.
Mizoram signs MoU with BHASHINI for multilingual governance
On 18 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Government of Mizoram and the Digital India BHASHINI Division signed an MoU to promote multilingual governance and language technology in the Mizo language.
Sahitya Akademi announces Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025 for 24 writers
On 18 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Executive Board of the Sahitya Akademi approved 24 writers for the Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025.
HLC approves ₹2,006.40 crore for Himachal Pradesh's 2023 disaster recovery
On 18 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Union Home Ministry announced that a High-Level Committee chaired by Amit Shah had approved ₹2,006.40 crore for recovery and reconstruction in Himachal Pradesh after the 2023 floods, landslides and cloudbursts.
Finance Minister presents Digital Payments Awards at Vigyan Bhawan
On 18 June 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and MoS Pankaj Chaudhary presented the Digital Payments Awards hosted by the Department of Financial Services.
India and Ukraine hold first Joint Working Group meeting on agriculture
On 18 June 2025, India and Ukraine held the first meeting of their Joint Working Group on Agriculture in virtual mode.