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State Police Current Affairs — Last 6 months

Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.

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Thu, 02 Jul 2026

🛡️ Internal Security 📍 World Important

INS Trikand responds to piracy attempt on MV Golden Arsenal in the Gulf of Aden

Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Trikand responded to a piracy attempt on the bulk carrier MV Golden Arsenal about 300 nautical miles east-northeast of Djibouti in the Gulf of Aden on 1 July 2026, and its boarding team sanitised the ship on 2 July.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of assault on 12 bonded labourers in Muzaffarnagar

The NHRC took suo motu cognizance on 2 July 2026 of a report that 12 bonded labourers were assaulted and forced to work without sufficient food and wages for nearly a year and a half at a paper plate factory in Mandi village, Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Assam Important

Borjuli wild rice site in Assam's Sonitpur notified as Biodiversity Heritage Site

The Borjuli site in Sonitpur district of Assam, identified under an NRAA-funded wild rice conservation project, has been notified as a Biodiversity Heritage Site, the Ministry of Agriculture said on 2 July 2026.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches VB-G RAM G Yojana nationwide from Tirupati district

Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Yojana nationwide from Mukkavaripalli village in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh on 2 July 2026.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Odisha Important

ACME Group signs green ammonia and methanol offtake deals with Japanese firms under NGHM

ACME Group signed long-term offtake deals on 2 July 2026 with Japan's IHI Corporation for green ammonia and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical for green methanol, at Atal Akshay Urja Bhawan, New Delhi.

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🏆 National Awards 📍 Rajasthan Important

ICMR-MINDS wins Gold at National Awards for e-Governance 2026 at NCeG Jaipur

ICMR-MINDS, a mental-health digital decision-support initiative of the Indian Council of Medical Research, won the Gold Award in the AI and new-age technology category of the National Awards for e-Governance at the 29th National Conference on e-Governance in Jaipur on 1-2 July 2026.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

Drugs Rules, 1945 amended to bring cell and gene therapies under CLAA framework

The Centre amended the Drugs Rules, 1945 on 2 July 2026 to bring cell or stem cell derived products, gene therapeutic products and xenografts under the Centrally License Approving Authority (CLAA) framework.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 India Important

C.R. Paatil chairs 19th meeting of Empowered Task Force on Ganga

Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Paatil chaired the 19th meeting of the Empowered Task Force on River Ganga on 2 July 2026, which reviewed the Namami Gange Programme.

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Wed, 01 Jul 2026

📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 comes into force; MGNREGA, 2005 stands repealed

The Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 came into force across all rural areas of India on 1 July 2026, repealing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 from the same date.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 India Important

Three Indian ship recycling yards eligible to seek EU recognition; India's global share 35.4%

Three Indian ship recycling yards have completed compliance and can apply for inclusion under the EU Ship Recycling Regulation, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said after talks with European Commissioner Jessika Roswall on 1 July 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Rajasthan Important

NHAI launches Multi-Lane Free Flow tolling at Manoharpura on Delhi-Jaipur NH-48

NHAI launched barrier-less Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling at the Manoharpura Toll Plaza on the Delhi-Jaipur section of NH-48 in Rajasthan, the Road Transport Ministry said on 1 July 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Delhi Important

Cabinet approves 6-lane NH-148AE tunnel linking Dwarka Expressway with Vasant Kunj

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 1 July 2026 approved a 6-lane road tunnel for NH-148AE connecting the Dwarka Expressway (NH 248BB) with Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasant Kunj in Delhi, a total project length of 8.1 km at Rs 6,969.67 crore on Hybrid Annuity Mode.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Seychelles Important

ICAR-Seychelles agriculture MoU signed; INS Tarkash and Ikshak conclude Port Victoria call

ICAR and Seychelles' Agriculture Department signed an MoU and a five-year Work Plan (2026-2031) during the Prime Minister's visit to Seychelles, and INS Tarkash and INS Ikshak concluded their Port Victoria port call on 29 June 2026, according to releases of 1 July 2026.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India Important

New Vice Chiefs of Army and Air Staff, new CISC take over on 1 July 2026

Lt Gen Sandeep Jain became Vice Chief of the Army Staff, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit Vice Chief of the Air Staff and Air Marshal Tejinder Singh CISC on 1 July 2026, while Lt Gen Mohit Malhotra took over the Jaipur-based South Western Command.

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🔬 Space 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

AI reads 100 years of Kodaikanal hand-drawn suncharts to track bright solar regions

Researchers led by ARIES used machine learning on hand-drawn suncharts of the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory to trace magnetically active solar plages from 1916 to 2007, the Ministry of Science and Technology said on 1 July 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

India's first PinS instrument approach procedure for helicopters approved at Undavalli Heliport

India's first private Point-in-Space (PinS) instrument approach procedure for helicopter operations, developed by AAI and approved by DGCA, was approved for Undavalli Heliport, the Civil Aviation Ministry said on 1 July 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Cabinet approves Rs 7,145 crore Kanpur-Kabrai access-controlled highway on NH-34

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 1 July 2026 approved the 117.7 km Kanpur-Kabrai access-controlled greenfield highway in Uttar Pradesh at a capital cost of Rs 7,145.14 crore on BOT (Toll) mode.

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Tue, 30 Jun 2026

👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India Must know

General Dhiraj Seth takes over as 31st Chief of the Army Staff

General Dhiraj Seth took over as the 31st Chief of the Army Staff on 30 June 2026 from General Upendra Dwivedi, who superannuated after more than four decades of service.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Must know

Government mandates TReDS for settlement of all MSME invoices by CPSEs

The Ministry of MSME notified on 30 June 2026 that all operating Central Public Sector Enterprises must settle invoices from MSME suppliers through RBI-authorised TReDS platforms, giving effect to a Union Budget 2026-27 announcement.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 Greece Important

UPI goes live in Greece through Eurobank-NIPL partnership

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal witnessed the live launch of UPI services in Greece under the Eurobank-NIPL partnership at Eurobank headquarters in Athens on 30 June 2026.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

Amit Shah launches FCRA 2.0 Portal and e-OCI Card

Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the FCRA 2.0 Portal and the electronic Overseas Citizen of India (e-OCI) Card in New Delhi on 30 June 2026; the e-OCI Card will benefit more than 50 lakh OCI cardholders.

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💹 Markets & Finance 📍 India Important

PFC and REC boards approve scheme to merge REC into PFC

The boards of Power Finance Corporation and REC Limited approved a scheme to merge REC into PFC, creating a financing entity with a loan book of over Rs 11 lakh crore, the Ministry of Power said on 30 June 2026.

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📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Important

National study report on low participation in Gram Sabhas released

NITI Aayog Member Dr R. Balasubramaniam released the National Study Report on 'Low Participation in Gram Sabha across States and Union Territories', prepared by NIRD&PR for the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, in New Delhi on 30 June 2026.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Gujarat Important

Rajnath Singh at Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference in Vadodara: defence production at record Rs 1.78 lakh crore

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh told the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference in Vadodara on 30 June 2026 that domestic defence production has reached a record Rs 1.78 lakh crore and defence exports an all-time high of Rs 38,424 crore.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Bihar Important

Railways approves Rs 499 crore doubling of Mansi-Saharsa section in Bihar

Indian Railways approved the doubling of the 44.40 km Mansi-Saharsa section of East Central Railway in Bihar at a cost of Rs 499 crore, the Ministry of Railways said on 30 June 2026.

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Mon, 29 Jun 2026

🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Delhi Must know

16th CCHFW conference: Nadda launches SUMAN Roadmap 2030 and Samagra Shishu Bal Swasthya Karyakram

Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda launched the SUMAN Roadmap 2030 for maternal and newborn care and the Samagra Shishu Bal Swasthya Karyakram at the 16th Conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 29 June 2026.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

EPFO's VISHWAS, 2026 and Amnesty Scheme, 2026 come into force with EPF Scheme, 2026

The Ministry of Labour and Employment notified the Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 2026 vide G.S.R. 525(E) on 29 June 2026, bringing into force VISHWAS, 2026 for settling EPF damages disputes and a six-month Amnesty Scheme for unexempted PF trusts.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Seychelles Important

PM Modi attends Seychelles' 50th Independence anniversary as Guest of Honour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Independence of Seychelles as Guest of Honour on 29 June 2026, the first Indian Prime Minister to attend Seychelles' Independence Day celebrations.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Delhi Important

MoSPI marks 20th Statistics Day on 'Unlocking the Potential of Administrative Data'

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation marked the 20th Statistics Day on 29 June 2026 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi, with the theme 'Unlocking the Potential of Administrative Data'.

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🏆 National Awards 📍 Delhi Important

President confers 105 distinguished service decorations at Defence Investiture Ceremony-II

President Droupadi Murmu conferred 105 distinguished service decorations on personnel of the Defence Forces and the Indian Coast Guard at the Defence Investiture Ceremony 2026 (Phase-II) at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi, on 29 June 2026.

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