Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Wed, 17 Jun 2026
- On 17 June 2026 at the G7 Summit in Evian, France, PM Narendra Modi met US President Donald Trump and addressed the outreach session on the safe, rapid and efficient rollout of Artificial Intelligence.
- On 17 June 2026 at Siwani in Bhiwani district, Haryana, KVIC Chairman Manoj Goyal and Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini distributed 3,645 machines and toolkits to artisans at a 'Khadi Rozgar Utsav'.
- On 17 June 2026, MeitY announced that DigiLocker has on-boarded Rajasthan's Jan Aadhaar (Family ID), giving around 7.5 crore residents instant digital access.
- On 17 June 2026, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi launched the Green Hydrogen Certification Portal of India (GHCI) at an MNRE workshop on the National Green Hydrogen Mission.
- On 17 June 2026, the Ministry of Railways announced approval of the doubling of the 49-km Adipur–Bhuj section of Western Railway in Gujarat at a cost of ₹493 crore.
- DST said on 17 June 2026 that researchers from ARIES measured non-methane hydrocarbons at Munsyari for a year and found even remote Himalayan air is affected by pollution.
- On 17 June 2026 at Ranjangaon, Pune, Maharashtra, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated Jabil Inc.'s Advanced Manufacturing Facility for data centre components.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026
- On 16 June 2026 at the G7 Summit in Evian, France, PM Narendra Modi met Canadian PM Mark Carney and addressed the outreach session 'Forging New Partnerships and Rebuilding International Solidarity'.
- On 16 June 2026, field operations of the Houselisting and Housing Census under Phase-I of Census 2027 began in Himachal Pradesh, while self-enumeration opened in Kerala and Nagaland.
- On 16 June 2026 in New Delhi, the 42nd meeting of the National Capital Region Planning Board, chaired by Manohar Lal, decided to retain the existing extent of the NCR and proposed four semi-greenfield 'Namo Cities' under Regional Plan-2041.
- On 16 June 2026 at CSIR Headquarters, New Delhi, CSIR transferred seven technologies to industry, released ten Bharatiya Nirdeshak Dravyas and handed over quantum sensing vapor cells to DRDO.
- On 16 June 2026, the Ministry of Railways announced approval of the 42-km Champa–Korba Third Line of South East Central Railway at an estimated cost of ₹755 crore.
- On 16 June 2026, the Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation held the 9th District Collectors' Peyjal Samvad by video conference to speed up Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0.
- On 16 June 2026 in New Delhi, Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that the national launch of VB-G RAM G will take place from Andhra Pradesh on 1 July 2026.
- On 16 June 2026 in Bangkok, India and Thailand held the 10th Thailand–India Defence Dialogue and agreed to deepen collaboration in defence manufacturing, research, innovation and capability development.
- PIB reported on 16 June 2026 that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated the national level of the Viksit Bharat Youth Parliament 2026 in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, with representatives from 757 universities and institutions.
- On 16 June 2026, NHAI announced a shift to predictive asset management for operations and maintenance of National Highways, anchored on large-scale asset condition monitoring.
Mon, 15 Jun 2026
- On 15 June 2026, DRDO successfully flight-tested the Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM) from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.
- On 15 June 2026, the Office of the Economic Adviser, DPIIT, released the revised WPI series with base year 2022-23, replacing the 2011-12 series, along with new Producer Price Indices.
- On 15 June 2026, PM Narendra Modi paid a State Visit to Slovakia, the first by an Indian PM since Slovakia's independence in 1993, and received the Order of the White Double Cross, First Class.
- The ASI's Underwater Archaeology Wing and the National Museum of Denmark have signed an MoU to locate and document the Danish ship Oresund, wrecked off Karaikal, Puducherry, in 1619 CE.
- On 15 June 2026 at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, the Department of Justice launched 'Nyaya Prabodh – Awakening to Justice', a year-long legal awareness campaign, at a Tele-Law regional workshop and Reforms Utsav.
- Indian Railways has approved Kavach on the balance broad-gauge sections of the Ambala Division of Northern Railway, covering 811 route km at a cost of ₹201 crore.
- The Ministry of Defence has approved two new independent NCC State Directorates in Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand, increasing the total from 17 to 19.
- India's cumulative merchandise and services exports for April–May 2026-27 are estimated at US$ 162.69 billion, up 14.66% from US$ 141.89 billion a year earlier, per data released on 15 June 2026.
- The PLFS monthly bulletin for May 2026, released on 15 June 2026, put LFPR at 54.4%, WPR at 51.4% and the urban unemployment rate at 6.4%.
- On 15 June 2026 in Bihar, Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh and CM Samrat Choudhary laid the foundation stone of an Integrated Aqua Park at Vanasaur Fish Seed Farm, Bhojpur, and inaugurated the NFDB Regional Centre at Patna.
- On 15 June 2026, the 19th edition of the Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) opened at Ravindra Natya Mandir, Mumbai.
- On 15 June 2026 at Khizarsarai, Gaya Ji, Bihar, MSME Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and CM Samrat Choudhary laid the foundation stone of a Technology Centre aiming to train about 7,000 people a year.
- Indian Railways has approved Kavach Version 4.0 on 598 route km covering 48 block sections of Western Railway's Ahmedabad Division in Gujarat, at ₹140 crore.