16 June 2026 | English | FREE Current Affairs PDF

1. The Government of India has systematically transformed the socio-economic landscape for its most deprived and marginalised communities over the past twelve years by adopting the governance framework of Antyodaya to deliver comprehensive education, skilling, livelihood support, and infrastructure.

2. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released the provisional All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for May 2026 based on the new base year of 2024, revealing a combined retail inflation rate of 3.93 per cent.

3. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) organized the ‘Bharat Commerce Chintan Shivir’ roundtable to scale ‘DigiDukaan’, a digital initiative transforming B2B procurement for India’s 1.4 crore kirana stores.

4. Hosted under India’s 2026 BRICS Chairship, the 13th BRICS Urbanisation Forum concluded with member states adopting a Ministerial Declaration for inclusive cities and backing India’s proposal for a ‘BRICS Urban Research and Knowledge Network’.

5. The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) has deployed advanced Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) monitoring and introduced structural policy reforms to mitigate landslide risks across India’s fragile Himalayan highway networks.

6. A research team from the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) has conducted a comprehensive photometric and spectroscopic study of the Type IIP supernova SN 2023zcu, utilizing the Expanding Photospheric Method (EPM) to calculate accurate cosmic distances.

7. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has downgraded its 2026 global oil demand growth forecast to 970,000 barrels per day (bpd), citing trade route blockades and economic pressures stemming from the ongoing war involving Iran.

8. Capital expenditure by Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), the Railway Board, and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) recorded a year-on-year growth of over 17 per cent during the first two months of the financial year 2026–27.

9. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, India’s total horticulture production is expected to reach approximately 3,778 lakh tonnes in the 2025–26 fiscal year, recording an expansion of 70.39 lakh tonnes over the previous year.

10. Green hydrogen developer AM Green and the V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority (VOCPA) have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a green ammonia production and marine bunkering hub in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, with total investments across facilities exceeding ₹22,000 crore.

11. India’s retail inflation accelerated to 3.93 per cent in May 2026 from 3.48 per cent in April, driven by escalating costs of food items and multiple upward revisions in transport fuel prices.

12. Indian companies, primarily led by non-banking financial corporations, are aggressively rushing to raise over 310 billion rupees ($3.24 billion) via short-term corporate bonds following a sharp decline in borrowing costs triggered by recent central bank liquidity measures.

13. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued its final guidelines allowing commercial banks to extend credit directly to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) starting October 1, 2026, while enforcing stringent safety rules on exposure limits, cash-flow performance, and loan structures.

14. India’s foreign exchange reserves decreased by 711 million dollars to settle at 681.610 billion dollars for the week ended June 5, 2026, primarily driven by a contraction in foreign currency assets.

15. The Ministry of Textiles has approved 96 applications under the third round of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for textiles, securing a total committed investment of ₹12,822 crore.

16. Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan will inaugurate the ‘Priyadarshini’ free travel scheme on June 15, 2026, allowing all women and transgender individuals to commute free of charge on ordinary state-run buses.

17. India has released the first instalment of 2.5 million dollars to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East for the year 2024-25, fulfilling a part of its annual financial pledge.

18. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Dinesh Pant and Girija Subramanian as whole-time members of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India.

19. The Ministry of Defence has signed a ₹449 crore contract with Bengaluru-based Accord Software and Systems Private Limited to procure 20 Enhanced Capability Global Navigation Satellite System (ECGNSS) Jammers for the Indian Navy.

20. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and IIT Kanpur have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the research, testing, deployment, and commercialisation of next-generation telecom networks and indigenous digital technologies.

21. Observed globally on June 12, World Day Against Child Labour 2026 calls for urgent, accelerated action toward eliminating child exploitation, highlighted by the theme emphasizing fair play for children and decent work for adults.

22. The Sangeet Natak Akademi has announced its prestigious fellowships (Akademi Ratna) for 7 eminent personalities and selected 108 performance artists for the Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the years 2024 and 2025.

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