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International Awards

Dr. Florence Rabier Wins WMO's 71st International Meteorological Organization Prize

30 Jun 2026

• WMO Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
• Predecessor of WMO: International Meteorological Organization (IMO)
• 2025 IMO Prize Winner: Professor Xu Jianmin (China)

UPI / NPCI

Fintech Platform jUMPP Secures NPCI License as Third Party Application Provider

30 Jun 2026

• NPCI Founded: 2008
• NPCI MD & CEO: Dilip Asbe
• TPAP: Third Party Application Provider

Partnerships

MoSPI Partners with GRAAM to Unveil 'Embark India Development Fellowship'

30 Jun 2026

• GRAAM: Grassroots Research and Advocacy Movement
• Viksit Bharat Target Year: 2047

GDP / Inflation

India's Index of Industrial Production (IIP) Grows 5.1% in May 2026

30 Jun 2026

• IIP Publisher: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)
• IIP Revised Base Year: 2022-23 (previously 2011-12)

Central Bank of India

Central Bank of India Sets Up IFSC Banking Unit at GIFT City

30 Jun 2026

• Central Bank of India Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Central Bank of India Established: 1911
• GIFT City Location: Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Digital Platforms

Home Minister Amit Shah Rolls Out 'PM Family Care Tracker' App in Gujarat

30 Jun 2026

• Union Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation: Amit Shah
• PM-FCT Targets: Pregnant women, newborns, infants, children, and adolescents up to 18 years of age

Web Portals

Government Unveils Upgraded 'Air Suvidha 2.0' Portal for Public Health Surveillance

30 Jun 2026

• DIAL: Delhi International Airport Limited
• IHR: International Health Regulations, adopted in 2005

Committees

MIB Sets Up High-Level Study Group to Address Challenges in Indian Cinema

30 Jun 2026

• MIB: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Directors

Dr. U.P. Rajeev Takes Charge as Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

30 Jun 2026

• Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) Established: 1963 (originally as Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station - TERLS)
• VSSC Headquarters: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Chairman

Rajiv Kumar Appointed as Part-Time Chairman of HDFC Bank

30 Jun 2026

• HDFC Bank Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Establishment Year of HDFC Bank: 1994

Winners

Indian Rowing Duo Lakshay and Ujjwal Kumar Singh Clinch Historical First-Ever Gold Medal at World Rowing Cup III

30 Jun 2026

• World Rowing Cup III Location: Lucerne, Switzerland
• Governing Body: World Rowing (FISA)

International Collaborations

IIT Bombay to Establish Its Maiden International Sub-Campus in the United States with SUNY

30 Jun 2026

• IIT Bombay Director: Prof. Shireesh Kedare
• SUNY State University location: New York, USA

International Awards

French Meteorologist Dr. Florence Rabier Conferred with 71st International Meteorological Organization (IMO) Prize

30 Jun 2026

• World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
• WMO Established: 1950
• WMO Secretary-General: Celeste Saulo

GDP / Inflation

India's Index of Industrial Production (IIP) Accelerates to 5.1% in May 2026 Amid Base Year Revision

30 Jun 2026

• MoSPI Minister (Independent Charge): Rao Inderjit Singh
• IIP Base Year: 2022-23 (Revised)

Digital Platforms

Union Home Minister Amit Shah Rolls Out PM Family Care Tracker (PM-FCT) Pilot Project in Gujarat

30 Jun 2026

• Union Home Minister: Amit Shah
• Gujarat Capital: Gandhinagar

Portal Launches

Civil Aviation Ministry Launches 'Air Suvidha 2.0' Portal in Response to Global Ebola Outbreak

30 Jun 2026

• WHO Director-General: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
• WHO Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
• DGHS operates under: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Directors

Space Scientist Dr. U.P. Rajeev Assumes Charge as Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

30 Jun 2026

• Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) Established: 1963
• Original Name: Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS)
• VSSC Headquarters: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Chairman

HDFC Bank Nominates Former Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar as Part-Time Chairman

30 Jun 2026

• HDFC Bank Headquartered: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Founded: August 1994

Director

Mahesh Dixit Appointed as the New Director of India's Intelligence Bureau

30 Jun 2026

• Intelligence Bureau (IB) Founded: 1887
• IB Headquarters: New Delhi
• IB Parent Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Days & Themes

International Day of Deafblindness Observed Annually on June 27

29 Jun 2026

• Helen Keller Birth Year: 1880
• Helen Keller's famous autobiography: 'The Story of My Life'

Individual Achievements

England Captain Ben Stokes Retires from Test Cricket Following Trent Bridge Test

29 Jun 2026

• International Cricket Council (ICC) Headquarters: Dubai, UAE
• MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) Headquarters: Lord's, London

Records

Goa's Fourteen-Year-Old Ethan Vaz Becomes India's 96th Chess Grandmaster

29 Jun 2026

• International Chess Federation (FIDE) Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland
• First Chess Grandmaster of India: Viswanathan Anand (1988)

Naval Exercises

Indian Navy Deploys Multiple Warships and Training Vessels Across Global Ports

29 Jun 2026

• Chief of the Naval Staff of India: Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi
• Navy Day in India: 4 December

Government Initiatives

Health Ministry to Introduce e-Sushrut@Clinic Software for Small-Scale Healthcare Centers

29 Jun 2026

• C-DAC Headquarters: Pune, Maharashtra
• C-DAC established: 1988

Economic Affairs

APEDA Facilitates First Commercial Export of GI-Tagged Rewa Sundarja Mangoes to UAE

29 Jun 2026

• APEDA established: 1986
• APEDA Headquarters: New Delhi
• APEDA functions under: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Civilian Awards

Seychelles Confers Guardian of the Blue Horizon Honour on PM Narendra Modi

29 Jun 2026

• Capital of Seychelles: Victoria
• Currency of Seychelles: Seychellois Rupee

Reports

NITI Aayog Releases 8th Edition of Trade Watch Quarterly Focus on Pharmaceutical Sector

27 Jun 2026

• NITI Aayog Established: 1 January 2015 (replacing the Planning Commission)
• NITI Aayog Chairperson: Prime Minister of India
• NITI Aayog Headquarters: New Delhi

Rankings

China's LineShine Tops 67th TOP500 Supercomputer Rankings as World's Fastest System

27 Jun 2026

• Petaflop: A unit of computing speed equal to one thousand million million (10^15) floating-point operations per second
• National Supercomputing Mission (NSM): Launched in India in 2015 to build a grid of supercomputers

Portal Launches

Civil Aviation Ministry Launches Air Suvidha 2.0 to Bolster International Health Surveillance

27 Jun 2026

• WHO Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
• WHO Founded: 7 April 1948
• PHEIC Full Form: Public Health Emergency of International Concern

State Infrastructure

Inter-State Tungabhadra River Water Sharing and the Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme

27 Jun 2026

• Tungabhadra River Origin: Confluence of the Tunga and Bhadra rivers in the Western Ghats of Karnataka
• Tungabhadra River Destination: Joins the Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh
• Major Tributary of: Krishna River

Capital Markets

LEXI Money IFSC Obtains In-Principle Nod from IFSCA for Cross-Border Payment Services

27 Jun 2026

• International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) Established: April 2020, under the IFSCA Act, 2019
• IFSCA Headquarters: Gandhinagar, Gujarat
• GIFT City: Gujarat International Finance Tec-City

UPI / NPCI

Fintech Platform jUMPP Obtains NPCI License to Operate as UPI Third-Party Application Provider

27 Jun 2026

• National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) Founded: 2008
• NPCI Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Yes Bank Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra

RBI

RBI Proposes Expanded Term Money Market Access for NBFCs and AIFIs in Draft Directions

27 Jun 2026

• Establishment of RBI: 1 April 1935, under RBI Act 1934
• Headquarters of RBI: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Term Money Market: Segment of money market where unsecured funds are lent/borrowed for a duration exceeding 14 days and up to 1 year

Defence Acquisitions

DRDO Grants Final Operational Clearance to India's Netra AEW&C Platform

26 Jun 2026

• Netra AEW&C was developed by the Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS), a laboratory of DRDO.
• CABS is situated in Bengaluru.
• The platform utilizes the Brazilian Embraer EMB-145I aircraft.

Bilateral Relations

India Participates in the 56th OAS General Assembly in Panama

26 Jun 2026

• The Organization of American States (OAS) was established in 1948.
• The headquarters of OAS is located in Washington, D.C., USA.
• Sumit Seth serves as India's Ambassador to Panama.

Infrastructure Projects

ADB Approves USD 42.2 Million for Bamboo Value Chain in Northeast India

26 Jun 2026

• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) was established in 1966.
• The headquarters of ADB is located in Manila, Philippines.
• SEFF stands for Small Expenditure Financing Facility.

Policies

Government Approves DISHA 2.0 Scheme to Enhance Legal Aid Access (2026-2031)

26 Jun 2026

• The Department of Justice functions under the Ministry of Law and Justice.
• The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice is Arjun Ram Meghwal.
• VIDHI Sanjeevani incorporates an AI-powered multilingual assistant named Nyaya Setu Chatbot built on BHASHINI technology.

Directors

Mahesh Dixit Named New Director of India's Intelligence Bureau

26 Jun 2026

• Intelligence Bureau (IB) was established in 1887, making it one of the world's oldest intelligence organizations.
• IB operates under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
• The headquarters of the Intelligence Bureau is situated in New Delhi.

Governors

Swaminathan Janakiraman Receives Two-Year Extension as RBI Deputy Governor

26 Jun 2026

• Number of RBI Deputy Governors: 4
• Other current Deputy Governors (as of 2026 context): Michael Patra, M. Rajeshwar Rao, T. Rabi Sankar

Days & Themes

International Day of Women in Diplomacy Celebrated Globally on June 24

24 Jun 2026

• Established by: United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 2022
• UNGA Headquarters: New York, US
• First female President of UNGA: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (India, 1953)

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