15 June 2026 | English | FREE Current Affairs PDF

1. The Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Smt. Anupriya Patel, addressed the Second Pharma Summit and Awards 2026 in New Delhi, highlighting that the Biopharmaceuticals Advancement and Healthcare Transformation Initiative (Biopharma SHAKTI) envisages the launch of 100 biologics by 2047 to position India as a global biopharmaceutical leader.

2. The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, inaugurated a Department of Science and Technology (DST) funded Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF) and three new interdisciplinary Research Clusters at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar to drive societal solutions and private-sector participation.

3. The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (DoSJE) has released a comprehensive review highlighting a strategic transition from basic welfare to absolute empowerment, showcasing how digital reforms and financial frameworks anchored a 71,000+ crore rupee social justice initiative that directly impacted over 11 crore citizens since 2014.

4. Four initiatives from the Ministry of Panchayati Raj have been selected for the National Awards for e-Governance (NAeG) 2026, securing prestigious Gold and Silver prizes for advancing grassroots digital transformation.

5. In the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, a historic tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Government of India, Assam, and Nagaland to facilitate mineral oil operations and exploration in the Assam–Nagaland boundary areas.

6. The Ministry of Finance announced the operationalization of a direct financial link between India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Nepal’s National Payments Interface (NPI) to facilitate seamless, secure, and instant cross-border Peer-to-Peer (P2P) remittance transfers.

7. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a long-term framework for collaborative research, development, and commercialization of next-generation telecom and digital technologies.

8. According to estimates by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), semiconductor companies eligible for incentives under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) are projected to collectively invest 31,299 crore rupees by Financial Year 2027.

9. A senior government official indicated that India’s food subsidy bill for 2026-27 is likely to rise to 2.5 trillion rupees from its initial budget estimate due to a higher minimum support price for crops and robust procurement.

10. A report by KPMG India indicates that the electronic manufacturing services market in India may expand over threefold to surpass 150 billion United States dollars by Financial Year 2030, driven by domestic demand, policy incentives, and global supply chain diversification.

11. According to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), commercial bank credit growth accelerated to a near two-year high of 17.65 per cent year-on-year in the fortnight ended 31 May 2026, while deposit growth lagged at 12.21 per cent.

12. According to the latest Global Economic Prospects report by the World Bank, India is expected to remain the world’s fastest-growing major economy in the financial year 2026-27 with a projected growth rate of 6.6 per cent.

13. A senior commerce and industry ministry official announced that India attracted a cumulative Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow of 843 billion United States Dollars between 2014-15 and 2025-26, registering a 169 per cent increase over the preceding 12-year period.

14. Hyderabad-based Viyona Fintech India Private Limited has successfully completed its certification as a Biller Operating Unit (BOU) under the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) operated by NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited (NBBL).

15. According to a joint report by the United States-India Business Council (USIBC) and Grant Thornton Bharat, deeper cooperation in hydrocarbons between India and the United States can act as a catalyst to expand bilateral trade to 500 billion United States Dollars by 2030.

16. Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated a state-of-the-art, certified digital platform called the Land Port Management System (LPMS) — ‘Vinimay’ — in New Delhi to digitize, modernize, and streamline cargo processing and passenger movement across India’s land borders.

17. The Conference of the Parties 31 (COP31) co-presidency of Turkey and Australia proposed a flagship “35×35” target at the Bonn climate meeting to raise electricity’s share of global final energy demand to 35 per cent by 2035.

18. JSW Infrastructure Limited has secured a Public-Private Partnership project from the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority for the integrated development of the Outer Container Terminal at the Netaji Subhas Dock in Kolkata.

19. The veteran Tamil filmmaker Bharathiraja has passed away at the age of eighty-four at his residence in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, following prolonged age-related ailments.

20. Sameer Kanodia, the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lumina Datamatics and TNQTech, has been honored with India’s Top 50 CEOs, MDs, and Founders Recognition by the Great Manager Institute for the second consecutive year in 2026.

21. The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) has retained its position as the top container port in India and secured the twenty-second rank globally in the World Bank’s Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) for 2025.

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