Current Affairs for Exams

Daily current affairs curated for government exam preparation

24 Jun 2026

16 articles
Science & Tech

A black market for 'fake patents': A new threat to Indian research

Experts have flagged a market for 'fake patents', where academics buy their names onto quick, lightly-checked design registrations abroad to boost rankings, raising serious research-integrity …

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Science & Tech

Microsoft's quantum computing claim questioned again

A new critique has again questioned Microsoft's claimed quantum computing breakthrough, which is based on fragile 'topological qubits' and the long-theorised Majorana particle.

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Polity & Governance

MEA Clarifies a Passport is a Travel Document, Not Proof of Citizenship

The MEA has clarified that an Indian passport is a travel document, not conclusive proof of citizenship, reviving a legal debate over which document actually …

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International Relations

Russia calls nuclear weapons the 'only' guarantee against global war as the last arms-control treaty lapses

Russia has described nuclear weapons as the 'only' guarantee against a global war, warning that the world's security system is eroding. The statement follows the …

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Science & Tech

India hosts BRICS Heads of Space Agencies meet in Bengaluru as 2026 chair

India, as BRICS chair for 2026, is hosting the two-day BRICS Heads of Space Agencies (HOSA) meeting in Bengaluru with all eleven member countries attending. …

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Environment

New tiger-moth genus 'Antaram' discovered in Kerala's Idukki, spotlighting Western Ghats biodiversity

Scientists have discovered a new genus and species of tiger moth, named Antaram idukki, in Kerala's Idukki district in the southern Western Ghats. Describing a …

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Economy

India's shipbuilding push draws global orders under the 70,000 crore rupee package

India's 70,000 crore rupee shipbuilding package is drawing export orders and investor interest, the shipping secretary says. Built on capacity expansion, the SBFAS, the Maritime …

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Polity & Governance

Centre renames MGNREGA as VB-G RAM-G; Karnataka opposes and plans legal challenge

The Centre has rebranded MGNREGA as the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB-G RAM-G. Karnataka, while implementing it from 1 July, …

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Science & Tech

ePlane unveils India's first full-scale eVTOL aircraft prototype

Chennai-based The ePlane Company has assembled India's first full-scale electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) prototype, the e200X (PT-01). Built as one airframe for use …

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Economy

RBI Money-Market Snapshot: T-Bill Yields, G-Sec Auction and Corporate Sector Results

The RBI released routine money-market data in late June, including T-Bill auction cut-off yields of about 5.25 to 5.64 per cent across tenures, a 28,000-crore-rupee …

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Economy

RBI Tightens Banking Rules: Customer Fraud Liability, NBFC Upper Layer, Forex and Model Risk

The RBI issued several regulatory updates: wider protection and faster compensation for customers hit by digital fraud, a simpler one-lakh-crore asset threshold for identifying top-tier …

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Environment

India AI Data-Centre Boom Runs Into Climate, Energy and Water Limits

India AI push is now a contest over land, electricity, cooling and water as states race to host large data centres. With the IEA projecting …

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Economy

HCES 2023-24: India Poorest Decile of 2011-12 Has Almost Vanished

An analysis of the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023-24 finds that the real spending level of India poorest 10 per cent in 2011-12 now applies …

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Polity & Governance

Indiamart vs OpenAI: Calcutta High Court Tests Whether IT Intermediary Law Fits Generative AI

The Calcutta High Court declined interim relief in a dispute between an Indian e-commerce firm and an AI chatbot maker, but used the case to …

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Economy

Retail Inflation at 3.9%: Why Indian Households May Stay Cautious Despite Cheaper Oil

Retail inflation rose to 3.9 per cent in May as food prices stayed sticky and the monsoon ran late. Even though Brent crude fell over …

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Economy

GST Turns Nine: Businesses Broadly Accept the Tax, but Push for a Simpler GST 2.0

Nine years after its launch, a large industry survey finds businesses have broadly accepted GST, with almost all reporting a positive or neutral experience. The …

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