Current Affairs One-liners — 08 June 2026
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Mon, 08 Jun 2026
- On 8 June 2026, the Governments of India and Japan adopted the Rule of Implementation of the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement.
- On 8 June 2026 in New Delhi, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal launched the BHAVYA Portal to operationalise the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana, which aims to develop 100 investment-ready industrial parks.
- On 8 June 2026 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu conferred 7 Kirti Chakras, 15 Vir Chakras and 29 Shaurya Chakras on personnel of the Defence Forces, CAPFs and State/UT Police.
- On 8 June 2026, West Bengal became the 36th State/UT to implement Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY after the National Health Authority signed an MoU with the State's Health Department, extending cover to about 1.43 crore families.
- On 8 June 2026, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya felicitated India's U-18 men's team, champions of the U-18 Asia Cup 2026 in Japan, and the women's team, which won bronze.
- On 8 June 2026 in Chandigarh, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated the 2nd Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Zone-II (North Zone) Conference, hosted by the Haryana Legislative Assembly on the theme of an aware society and people's representatives in realising Viksit Bharat–2047.
- On 8 June 2026 in New Delhi, Chief Economic Adviser Dr V. Anantha Nageswaran released the Report of the Committee on Datasets for State Finance Commissions, prepared under the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
- On 8 June 2026, all 24 Indian crew of the Palau-flagged tanker MT Marivex were rescued by Oman Navy helicopters after a missile attack off Masirah, Oman, with the Indian Coast Guard's MRCC Mumbai coordinating.
- On 8 June 2026, the Commerce Ministry said India has been included in the EU's list of countries authorised to export aquaculture products, eggs, honey and animal casings beyond September 2026 under an amended EU regulation.
- On 8 June 2026 at Lucknow, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the new Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC).
- On 8 June 2026, Indian Railways approved doubling of the 10.65 km Mararikulam–Alappuzha section of Southern Railway at a sanctioned cost of ₹220.51 crore.
- On 8 June 2026 at CSIR-CRRI, New Delhi, the institute signed an MoA with the Government of Haryana to implement the standard framework for paving and greening of urban roads under CAQM guidance.
- On 8 June 2026, Indian Railways sanctioned conversion of the Bengaluru–Tumkur section of South Western Railway from 1x25 kV to 2x25 kV electric traction over 120 track km at ₹162.57 crore.