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26 Jun 2026

11 articles
International Relations

81 Years of the UN Charter: How the United Nations Came About

26 June 2026 marks 81 years of the UN Charter, signed by 50 nations at San Francisco in 1945. Its four purposes under Article 1 …

UPSC SSC STATE_PCS
International Relations

Twin Earthquakes Devastate Venezuela; India Sends Relief Aid

Twin earthquakes (magnitude 7.5 and 7.2) struck Venezuela on 24 June 2026, killing hundreds. India sent relief aid as part of a wider international response, …

UPSC SSC
International Relations

NCB Report: Myanmar Overtakes Afghanistan as Key Opium Source, Hitting India's East

The NCB's 2026 report says Myanmar has overtaken Afghanistan as a key opium source after the 2022 Taliban ban, with Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland bearing …

UPSC SSC DEFENCE
Economy

Government Eases Quality Control Order Compliance with a Risk-Based Mechanism

The government's Transition Facilitation (Quality Control) Order, 2026 introduces a risk-based mechanism to ease compliance with Quality Control Orders, allowing sourcing under the BIS self-declaration …

UPSC BANKING SSC
International Relations

India–New Zealand FTA: A Modern Trade Partnership Takes Shape

India and New Zealand are negotiating a Free Trade Agreement offering zero-duty access for Indian exports and a proposed $20 billion investment over 15 years, …

UPSC BANKING SSC
Polity & Governance

Supreme Court's Push for a Unified Trauma Care System to Cut Road Deaths

The Supreme Court has directed states to build a unified emergency trauma care system — a single number 112, GPS ambulances, a Good Samaritan law, …

UPSC SSC STATE_PCS
Science & Tech

Government Bans 16 Irrational Fixed-Dose Combination Drugs

The government has banned 16 irrational fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs whose combined benefits lack scientific evidence, citing risks of unnecessary medication, higher costs and antimicrobial …

UPSC SSC
Polity & Governance

Passport Fees to Rise from 1 July 2026 — First Revision Since 2012

Passport fees rise from 1 July 2026 under the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026 — the first revision since 2012 — as the Passport Seva network …

UPSC SSC BANKING
Economy

Centre Nudges States to Focus Capex Loans on Five Priority Sectors; FM Backs Borrowing for Asset Creation

The Centre is revamping its Rs 2 trillion, 50-year interest-free SASCI capex loan scheme, asking states to focus FY27 proposals on a maximum of five …

UPSC BANKING SSC
Economy

RBI Issues Master Direction on Credit Derivatives, 2026

The RBI has issued the final Master Direction on Credit Derivatives, 2026, allowing derivatives on credit indices and total return swaps on corporate bonds. Credit …

UPSC BANKING SSC
Economy

RBI Releases Draft Master Direction on Call, Notice and Term Money Markets, 2026

The RBI has released a draft Master Direction to govern the call, notice and term money markets, inviting public comments till 17 July 2026. The …

UPSC BANKING SSC

25 Jun 2026

8 articles
Economy

Amazon to Invest an Additional $13 Billion in India for Cloud and AI

Amazon announced an additional $13 billion investment to expand AI and cloud infrastructure in India by 2030, taking its total AI/cloud commitment to over $21 …

UPSC BANKING SSC
Economy

RBI Revises Upper-Layer NBFC Rule: Single Rs 1 Lakh Crore Asset Threshold

The RBI has simplified the criterion for an Upper-Layer NBFC: any NBFC with assets of Rs 1 lakh crore or more now qualifies, replacing the …

UPSC BANKING SSC
Economy

India's Shipbuilding Push and Why Cooperation With South Korea Matters

India wants to join the world's top shipbuilding nations through its Maritime India Vision and a large support package. A deepening partnership with South Korea, …

UPSC BANKING SSC STATE_PCS
International Relations

Bangladesh Discusses Teesta River Project in Beijing: What It Means for India

Bangladesh discussed a Chinese-backed plan for the shared Teesta river during a Beijing visit on 25 June 2026. Because the project sits near India's narrow …

UPSC STATE_PCS SSC
International Relations

Strait of Hormuz: Why This Narrow Sea Route Still Worries India After the Ceasefire

About one-fifth of the world's oil passes through the narrow Strait of Hormuz. Even after a ceasefire, disputes over transit routes and a ship attack …

UPSC STATE_PCS BANKING SSC
International Relations

India and Iran: The Historical Arc of a Relationship and Why It Still Matters

India and Iran share more than three thousand years of cultural ties that today underpin energy trade, the Chabahar port and the International North-South Transport …

UPSC STATE_PCS SSC
Economy

Amazon to Invest an Additional $13 Billion in India's Cloud and AI; CEO Meets PM Modi

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy met Prime Minister Modi on 25 June 2026 and announced an additional $13 billion investment to expand AI and cloud infrastructure …

UPSC BANKING SSC
Economy

RBI's New Fraud Compensation Mechanism: What's Different, Who Pays, How to Claim

The RBI has notified a revised digital-payment fraud compensation mechanism, effective 1 January 2027, that pays a genuine victim up to 85% of the net …

UPSC BANKING SSC