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Thu, 19 Jun 2025
Steel cut for Indian Navy's fourth Fleet Support Ship at Hindustan Shipyard
On 19 June 2025, the steel-cutting ceremony of the fourth of five Fleet Support Ships for the Indian Navy was held at Hindustan Shipyard Limited, with Chief of the Naval Staff Adm Dinesh K Tripathi as chief guest.
IIA astronomers find germanium in extreme helium star A980, a first for such stars
On 19 June 2025, the Department of Science and Technology said astronomers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru, Karnataka found germanium in the extreme helium star A980, an element never before seen in this class of star.
DoT opens three-day TTDF Symposium 2025 at IIT Madras Research Park
On 19 June 2025 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Telecom Secretary Neeraj Mittal inaugurated the three-day Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) Symposium 2025 at the IIT Madras Research Park.
WCD Ministry holds first National Consultation on Gender Budgeting, launches Knowledge Hub portal
On 19 June 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, the Ministry of Women and Child Development held a first-of-its-kind National Consultation on Gender Budgeting, where Minister Annpurna Devi launched the Gender Budgeting Knowledge Hub portal.
IASST Guwahati study identifies 70 poisonous plants with healing potential
On 19 June 2025, the Department of Science and Technology said researchers at the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati, Assam identified 70 poisonous plant species traditionally used to treat illnesses.
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.
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.