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Sat, 27 Jun 2026

• Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan attended the 517th birth anniversary celebrations of Nadaprabhu Sri Kempegowda, the founder of Bengaluru, in Bengaluru on 27 June 2026.
• The Indian Coast Guard commissioned ICGS Akshay, a new-generation Fast Patrol Vessel designed and built by Goa Shipyard Limited, at Goa on 27 June 2026.
• The Ministry of Electronics and IT said on 27 June 2026, as Digital India nears 11 years since its launch on 1 July 2015, that 5G covers 99.9% of districts and India's Global Innovation Index rank improved from 81 in 2015 to 38 in 2025.
• The first phase of Char Dham Yatra 2026 helicopter operations in Uttarakhand, which began with the Yatra in April, concluded on 26 June 2026 after 12,032 shuttle departures carrying 67,064 pilgrims, the Civil Aviation Ministry said on 27 June.
• The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence foiled two attempts to smuggle Chinese-origin firecrackers through Chennai Port, seizing goods worth Rs 35 crore, the Finance Ministry said on 27 June 2026.
• APEDA facilitated the first commercial export of GI-tagged Rewa Sundarja mangoes from Madhya Pradesh, a one-tonne consignment shipped to the UAE on 26 June 2026, the Commerce Ministry said on 27 June.
• Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah launched the cooperative-based mobility platform 'Bharat Taxi' for Gujarat at the Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gandhinagar, on 27 June 2026.
• Indian Naval Ships Udaygiri, Kavaratti and Shakti of the Eastern Fleet arrived at Sattahip, Thailand, on an operational deployment to South East Asia, the Defence Ministry said on 27 June 2026.
• Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal led the India-UK 'Partners in Progress' Business Plenary in London and urged Indian companies to turn opportunities under the India-UK CETA into business growth, the Commerce Ministry said on 27 June 2026.
• More than 1,000 young job seekers received job offers at Kaushal Mahotsav - Warangal 2026, held at the Kakatiya Institute of Technology & Science, Warangal, the Skill Development Ministry said on 27 June 2026.

Fri, 26 Jun 2026

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 10th apex-level meeting of the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) in New Delhi on 26 June 2026, released the 'Vision Document on Drug Control (2026-2029)' and launched a campaign to destroy 2,09,500 kg of narcotics worth Rs 6,000 crore.
• The Department of Atomic Energy inaugurated the world's first hydrogen production facility based on the Copper–Chlorine thermochemical cycle using nuclear heat from the Fast Breeder Test Reactor at IGCAR, Kalpakkam, on 26 June 2026.
• The National Biodiversity Authority announced on 26 June 2026 that it has released a Standard Operating Procedure for notification of threatened species under Section 38 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
• The Health Ministry said on 26 June 2026 that reforms under the Jan Vishwas Act, 2026 to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 have been operationalised, replacing criminal proceedings for minor violations with administrative penalties.
• The Department of Fertilizers said on 26 June 2026 that it held a pre-Expression of Interest meeting at PDIL headquarters, Noida, for setting up Green Urea plants in India, using NTPC NETRA's 150 TPD pilot plant at Pudimadaka, Andhra Pradesh, as the benchmark.
• Indian Navy sail training ship INS Sudarshini arrived at the Port of Baltimore, Maryland, USA, on 26 June 2026 as part of the transoceanic expedition Lokayan 26, ahead of Sail250 Maryland celebrations.
• The Nasha Mukt Bharat Saptah, observed from 17 to 26 June 2026 with more than 1.31 crore participants, culminated in a National Awareness Programme led by Union Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar at Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, on 26 June 2026.
• Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal announced at the 10th Annual UK-India Week in London on 26 June 2026 the deployment of 1,000 advisory personnel across India and an upgraded trade portal to help businesses use the India-UK CETA, due to be implemented on 15 July 2026.
• Union Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated Goa's new Rs 48.87-crore Captain of Ports Terminal Building on the Mandovi river in Panaji on 26 June 2026 and announced Phase-I implementation priority for the Goa Water Metro.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Abelardo de la Espriella on 26 June 2026 on his victory in the Colombian presidential elections.
• Union Women and Child Development Minister Annpurna Devi addressed the SCO Women's Forum 2026 in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, by video message on 26 June 2026.
• The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 2 kg of cocaine at Surat on 26 June 2026 and arrested one person under the NDPS Act, 1985, taking its cocaine seizures since May 2026 to about 26 kg with 22 arrests.

Thu, 25 Jun 2026

• DRDO handed over the Final Operational Clearance certificate of the indigenous 'Netra' Airborne Early Warning and Control system to the Indian Air Force at a ceremony in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on 25 June 2026.
• India hosted the 11th BRICS Energy Ministers' Meeting in Gurugram, Haryana, on 25 June 2026 under its BRICS Chairship, adopting a Joint Communiqué and launching the BRICS Digital Centre of Excellence for Smart Grids and Energy Storage.
• The Agriculture Ministry and APEDA said on 25 June 2026 that Banganapalle mangoes from Andhra Pradesh reached Singapore by sea under a scientific sea-shipment protocol developed by ICAR-CISH, Lucknow, with APEDA.
• The Health Ministry said on 25 June 2026 that it has amended the Drugs Rules, 1945 to bring all vaccines, antimicrobials, NDPS drugs and anti-cancer drugs under Schedule H2, which requires a Bar Code or QR Code for authentication and traceability.
• Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, meeting Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow on 25 June 2026, handed over approvals extending MSP procurement of wheat, gram and masoor till 8 July 2026 and sanctioning 6,18,482 PMAY-G houses for the state.
• Mumbai Port Authority celebrated its 154th Foundation Day in Mumbai on 25 June 2026, when Union Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal underscored a pipeline of 63 projects worth Rs 5,028.17 crore.
• The Ministry of Culture commemorated Samvidhan Hatya Diwas on 25 June 2026 at the CCRT campus in New Delhi, with Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat as chief guest, marking fifty years of the Emergency imposed in 1975.
• Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu launched India's first 'Easy Connect' flight under the Hub-and-Spoke model from Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi, on 25 June 2026.