Jun 01 – Jun 07
Why Mountbatten hastened India’s independence by 10 months, and at what cost
The original British plan, set by Prime Minister Clement Attlee, mandated transfer of power to Indian hands no later than June 1948 — giving...
Indian firms received far less govt support than Chinese peers during 2005-24: OECD report
The OECD released its MAGIC Database of Industrial Subsidies (June 2026), the first large-scale firm-level global monitoring of industrial s...
India’s Health Transformation
A government review highlighted the scale of health system expansion over the past twelve years, covering health insurance, primary care inf...
Reforms to Expand Foreign Participation in G-Secs
The Government announced a package of reforms to expand Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) participation in Government Securities (G-Secs), wi...
MoU between Digital India Bhashini and Kathmandu University (KU) for co-creating National Digital Infrastructure for ‘Voice First’ Language Translation platform for Nepal
The Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) signed a Memorandum of Under...
Report on Datasets for State Finance Commissions to be Released on 8th June 2026
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj released the Report of the Committee on Datasets for State Finance Commissions on June 8, 2026, at a function...
Why did Supreme Court back curbs on online gaming? | Explained
The Supreme Court upheld a 28% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on online money gaming, fantasy sports, and casinos, rejecting industry challeng...
‘Very special relationship’: Jaishankar calls for ‘decisive shift’ in India–Nepal ties; Kathmandu signals reset, says ‘no old baggage’
Nepal's new Foreign Minister visited New Delhi in June 2026, signalling a complete reset of bilateral relations — explicitly stating the new...
India, Nepal can decisively shift trajectory of bilateral ties to achieve full potential: Jaishankar
Nepal's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal visited New Delhi from June 5–7, 2026 — the highest-level diplomatic engagement since Nepal's new gov...
SC ruling on creamy layer prompts demand for JEE category revision
The Supreme Court held that parental income from salary and agriculture alone cannot determine whether an OBC candidate falls within the "cr...
India defies West Asia war concerns as Q4 GDP growth hits 7.8%; risks remain ahead
India's GDP grew at 7.8% in the fourth quarter of FY26 (January–March 2026), beating analyst expectations and marking an acceleration from e...
Central bank turns piper to draw in foreign capital; leaves repo rate at 5.25, keeps stance neutral
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% and retained a neutral policy stance ...