State Staff Selection Current Affairs One-liners — Last 6 months
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Thu, 04 Jun 2026
Wed, 03 Jun 2026
- On 3 June 2026 at Lok Bhavan in Bengaluru, Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath to D. K. Shivakumar as the 25th Chief Minister of Karnataka, along with 13 ministers including G. Parameshwara.
- On 3 June 2026, the Union Cabinet approved one-time budgetary support of up to ₹10,000 crore, as interest-free advances to Oil Marketing Companies, to stabilise ATF prices for Scheduled Indian Airlines amid fuel price volatility from the West Asia crisis.
- On World Bicycle Day, 3 June 2026, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya cycled with Sports Ministry and SAI staff at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi; the Ministry gave this year's theme as 'Cycling for a Greener Future'.
- On 3 June 2026, the CCEA approved widening of the Armoor–Jagtial–Mancherial section of NH-63 (Hybrid Annuity) and the Jagtial–Karimnagar section of NH-563 (BOT-Toll) to four lanes in Telangana: 190.76 km at ₹7,597.16 crore.
- On 3 June 2026, the CCEA approved a new coastal highway from Rameshwar to Paradeep in Odisha in two packages on Hybrid Annuity Mode at a capital cost of ₹8,300.79 crore.
- On 3 June 2026 in New Delhi, Panchayati Raj Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh conferred the National Panchayat Awards 2025 on 42 Panchayats, 22 of them led by women.
- On 3 June 2026 in New Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the National Conclave on Strengthening of Integrated Tribal Development Agencies and Projects, and virtually inaugurated 75 Space Labs in Eklavya Model Residential Schools and a Training Fab at IISc Bengaluru.
- On 3 June 2026, the Union Cabinet approved a two-year, ₹9,585 crore scheme funded through the National Capital Region Planning Board to help owners replace BS-IV or older trucks and buses in Delhi-NCR with BS-VI or electric vehicles.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026
- On 2 June 2026, Telangana marked its Formation Day, with Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy paying tributes at the Martyrs Memorial in Gun Park and unfurling the national flag at Parade Grounds, Secunderabad; the State was formed on 2 June 2014 under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.
- On 2 June 2026, reform-linked MoUs under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 were signed with four States (Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Nagaland) and one UT (Puducherry) for a Gram Panchayat-led, service-based model of rural water supply.
- On 2 June 2026, the President appointed Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai, a Judge of the Sikkim High Court, as Chief Justice of the Patna High Court with effect from 5 June 2026, after the retirement of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo on 4 June.
- On 2 June 2026, DRDO and the Indian Air Force successfully flight-tested the indigenous RudraM-II air-to-surface missile from an airborne platform under extreme release conditions, with ITR Chandipur confirming all objectives.
- On 2 June 2026 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, South Africa's Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile, on his first visit to India, called on President Droupadi Murmu, who noted that South Africa was the first country with which India established a Strategic Partnership, in 1997.
- On 2 June 2026, DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and the Assam Chief Minister launched Mission 'Senehjori', a cluster-based initiative with an estimated ₹396–411 crore investment over three years to turn Assam's Muga silk into a high-value luxury textile ecosystem.
- On 2 June 2026, Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda addressed the 2nd Convocation of AIIMS Bathinda, Punjab, and inaugurated a PET-CT facility and a second HELA facility for cancer care.
Mon, 01 Jun 2026
- The India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), signed in Muscat on 18 December 2025, entered into force on 1 June 2026, giving zero-duty access to 99.38% of India's exports to Oman.
- By notifications dated 1 June 2026 under Article 124(2), the President appointed four High Court Chief Justices and senior advocate Venkita Subramani Mohana as judges of the Supreme Court.
- On 1 June 2026 in New Delhi, PM Narendra Modi held talks with Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing, who chose India for his first foreign visit as President (30 May–3 June 2026).
- On 1 June 2026, MoSPI released the first Index of Industrial Production on the new base year 2022-23, showing 4.9% growth in April 2026, led by 6.2% growth in manufacturing.
- On 1 June 2026 in New Delhi, Dr Jitendra Singh launched the ₹200-crore Anusandhan National Research Foundation–Ministry of Jal Shakti MAHA Water Mission to support startups in the water sector.
- Telangana's revised minimum wages under the Code on Wages, 2019 came into effect on 1 June 2026, with four skill categories, three zones and e-commerce, courier and LPG distribution brought under the wage net.
- On 1 June 2026, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and Australian Deputy PM and Defence Minister Richard Marles co-chaired the second India–Australia Defence Ministers' Dialogue at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi.
- On 1 June 2026, NHSRCL achieved the breakthrough of the 417-metre Mountain Tunnel-07 at Ambesari village, Dahanu taluka, Palghar district, Maharashtra, for the Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project.
- On 1 June 2026 at Sri Vijaya Puram, Vice Admiral Vineet McCarty assumed charge as the 20th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman & Nicobar Command, India's only Tri-Service Operational Command.
Sun, 31 May 2026
- Admiral Krishna Swaminathan assumed charge as the 27th Chief of the Naval Staff on 31 May 2026, succeeding Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi.
- On 31 May 2026 General NS Raja Subramani assumed charge as the third Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and Secretary, Department of Military Affairs.
- PM SVANidhi, the micro-credit scheme for street vendors of the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs launched in June 2020, completed six years; the occasion was marked in Agartala on 31 May 2026.
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the IPL 2026 final at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on 31 May 2026 to retain the title.
- Veteran Hindi film playback singer Suman Kalyanpur died at her home in Mumbai on 31 May 2026 at the age of 89; Maharashtra gave her a funeral with full State honours.