TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. Vice President and Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, yesterday administered oath to eight newly elected and re-elected Members of Rajya Sabha at the Parliament House in New Delhi.
2. PM Family Care Tracker (PM-FCT) and Health Passport were launched as a pilot project on 28 June 2026 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The platform is an integrated digital system for monitoring children’s health, nutrition, education, and welfare from pregnancy to the age of 16 years, with some references extending coverage to 18 years.
3. The AI-enabled Rural Internal Audit Portal was launched on 28 June 2026 at the Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Sammelan held at the Pusa Campus in New Delhi. The portal is a unified digital platform for internal audit in rural development programmes and covers audit planning, execution, reporting, compliance, monitoring, and analytics.
4. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) received the UITP Achievement Award for Operational Excellence recently on 23 June 2026 in Brussels. UITP, or the International Association of Public Transport, presented the award to DMRC for its AI-powered integrated mobility platform, the Sarthi App.
5. Delhi government has approved an ambitious electric vehicle (EV) policy. As per the new policy, EV cars priced up to 30 lakh rupees have been exempted from registration fees and road taxes. The new policy also offers a 1 lakh rupees incentive for purchasing new EVs while scrapping old vehicles, and mandates that only electric two-wheelers can be registered starting April 2028.
6. Renowned scientist Mylswamy Annadurai has been appointed chairman of the curriculum design committee, replacing State Planning Commission member Sultan Ahmed Ismail.
7. The AI-enabled Rural Internal Audit Portal was launched on 28 June 2026 at the Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Sammelan held at the Pusa Campus in New Delhi. The portal is a unified digital platform for internal audit in rural development programmes and covers audit planning, execution, reporting, compliance, monitoring, and analytics. The Rural Internal Audit Portal was developed by the Ministry of Rural Development in collaboration with the National Informatics Centre.
8. Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry has announced two major decisions aimed at boosting the Indian film industry. The decisions were taken at a high-level review meeting chaired by Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in New Delhi yesterday.
The meeting focused on measures to enhance film production, improve distribution networks and integrate emerging technologies into the Indian cinema ecosystem.
9. Union Minister Jitendra Singh meets BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BRICS CCI) delegation in New Delhi.
10. Government’s total commitment to the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) has now reached 60 thousand crore rupees. This undertaking shows the centre’s investment commitment for infrastructure and other nationally important sectors.
11. Marine Products Export Development Authority will organise the second edition of National Seafood Skill Olympiad from 1st of next month. The three-day Olympiad is a part of Seafood Expo Bharat 2026.
12. Law and Justice Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal yesterday launched the Fresh Application Module for inviting online applications for Notary Appointments in New Delhi. The module enables eligible legal practitioners and advocates to submit applications online through the Notary Portal.
13. A team from Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India led by Deputy Secretary Ganesh Nagarajan yesterday undertook a detailed review of development projects being implemented in Churachandpur district under the Aspirational District Programme of NITI Aayog.
14. Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya Scindia has inaugurated, launched and laid the foundation stones for development projects worth around 350 crore rupees during his four-day visit to Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.
15. The West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill 2026 and the West Bengal Maintenance of Public Order (Amendment) Bill 2026 have been passed in the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal yesterday by 176 – 41 votes. Twenty members abstained from voting.
16. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, yesterday reviewed the quality, maintenance, and progress of National Highway projects covering 3,245 kilometres in Jharkhand and 4,026 kilometres in Uttarakhand during separate review meetings in New Delhi.
17. President Smt. Droupadi Murmu will embark on a two-day visit to Andhra Pradesh from today. The President will attend the first convocation ceremony of the Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh at Vizianagaram tomorrow. Later, the President will attend the first convocation ceremony of the Central University of Andhra Pradesh at Ananthapuramu on Wednesday.
18. The governments of Haryana and Rajasthan today signed an agreement in New Delhi for the construction and implementation of the Yamuna Water Project.
19. Government has invited applications from eligible entities under the Scheme for Strengthening of Medical Device Industry (SMDI) to promote domestic manufacturing, reduce import dependence, support innovation and increase the depth of value chains in the medical devices sector.
20. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange colour warning for very heavy rainfall over parts of North East India, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Bihar, Konkan, Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Mahe today. Heavy rainfall is also expected over Odisha, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal for tomorrow.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. The Government has decided to withdraw the temporary regulatory measures governing the sale and distribution of Petrol and Diesel. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said that with effect from 1st July, 2026 the temporary measures will be lifted from Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel through retail outlets of Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies.
2. The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with the selection of the Indian Dressage team for the upcoming Asian Games 2026, holding that the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) had adhered to its notified selection criteria and that courts cannot substitute the opinion of expert bodies in sports selection matters unless the decision-making process is shown to be arbitrary, capricious or perverse.
3. The Delhi High Court has stayed the discharge of a group of Women Short Service Commission (SSC) officers of the Indian Air Force (IAF), granting them interim relief in their legal challenge against the denial of Permanent Commission (PC).
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DEFENCE News
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1. India’s first offshore airport has been approved for preparation of a Detailed Project Report in Maharashtra. The proposed site is near Kore beach in Palghar district, and the project is planned as the third international airport for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The proposed airport site is near Kore beach in Palghar district, Maharashtra.
2. An Indian Army field hospital deployed in earthquake-hit Venezuela under Operation Amistad has become fully operational. It is providing free round-the-clock medical services to people in Venezuela. The 7.2 and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes struck Venezuela.
3. President Smt Droupadi Murmu presented the Gallantry Awards at second Defence Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan this evening. Air Marshal Tarun Chaudhary, Lieutenant General Neeraj Varshney, Lieutenant General Vikas Rohella, Lieutenant General Harbinder Singh Vandra and Lieutenant General Mohinder Pal Singh were awarded Ati Vishisht Seva Medal.
4. Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh met the Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force, Lieutenant General Antonio Conserva, in New Delhi.
5. Indian Army plans to operationalise its first Integrated Battle Groups by 1 July 2026. The first formations will be raised from the Panagarh-based XVII Corps, which is also known as the Mountain Strike Corps and is oriented towards the China front.
Integrated Battle Groups: Basic Structure
An Integrated Battle Group, or IBG, is a brigade-sized combat formation designed as a self-contained unit. Each IBG is planned to have more than 5,000 troops and 12 to 13 units, including infantry battalions, artillery regiments, engineers, signals, and a field hospital. Under the current plan, four IBGs and one fire support group will be created under the XVII Mountain Strike Corps.
FINANCE
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1. India’s industrial output growth, as measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), expanded by 5.1 per cent in May this year on an annual basis.
2. The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) received a significant boost to its electric mobility programme on Sunday, as Reliance Industries Executive Director Anant Ambani announced the donation of 25 electric buses valued at ₹27.5 crore, along with support for drivers and EV charging infrastructure.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. The recently released MICHAEL JACKSON movie has overtaken Oppenheimer as the highest-grossing biopic of all time, after taking $977m (£739m) at the worldwide box office.
2. Welcome To The Jungle (2026) starring Akshay Kumar and directed by Ahmed Khan, here’s a balanced review:
⭐ Rating: 3.5/5
What’s good:
Akshay Kumar is in excellent comic form and carries many of the funniest scenes.
The film embraces over-the-top, absurd comedy similar to the original Welcome films.
The huge ensemble cast delivers several entertaining moments.
30 June(Tuesday)
Vedic Ritu/ Grishma
Drik Ritu : Grishma (Summer)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
(In Purnimanta calendar)
Vikram Samvat – 2083
Month : Ashadha 1,
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1948
Month : Jyeshta 16
Tithi : Pratipada
Nakshatra: Purva Ashadha
Rahu : 03:51 PM – 05:32 PM
Yamaganda : 09:09 AM – 10:49 AM
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