Civil Services Chronicle June 2026

1 Role of Climate Variability in Shaping Poverty in India

2 India’s Food Waste Paradox amid Persistent Hunger

3 Women Entrepreneurs: Driving Economic Growth, Innovation, and Social Change

4 Impact of Emergence of AI: Unlocking Potential, Addressing Risks

5 Reducing Groundwater Stress through Water-Efficient Crop Innovation

6 Industrial Disasters: Causes, Costs, and Solutions

7 Disappearing Lakes in India: A Threat to Socio-Ecological Sustainability

8 Anti-Defection Law: Relevance, Loopholes and Reform Needs

9 Maritime Choke Points of India: Strategic Gateways Shaping Trade, Energy Security

10 India’s Online Gaming Rules, 2026: A New Era of Digital Governance

11 Outer Space Governance: The New Global Frontier

Burkina Faso

1 Soil Sakhis: Redefining Agriculture in Maharashtra’s Drylands

2 India’s Agricultural Growth with Record Output and Rising Exports

3 Bonus Issue

4 RBI Proposes New Digital Payment Fraud Safeguards

5 Kandla Port Upgrades Methanol Bunkering Capabilities

6 Government Notifies Conditional Concessional Customs Duty for SEZ

7 India Achieves Record Growth in Wind Energy in FY 2025-26

8 Government Notifies Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0

9 Government Expands Coverage of RELIEF Scheme

10 Cabinet Approves Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool

11 Kamala Hydro Electric Project (HEP)

12 Kalai-II Hydro Electric Project

13 CSIR Transfers Indigenous Bio-Bitumen Technology

14 Mohra Power Project

15 Government e Marketplace (GeM)

16 Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS)

17 Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project

18 Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC)

19 Cabinet Approves Continuation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-III (PMGSY-III)

20 NITI Aayog Releases ‘Trade Watch Quarterly’

21 National Mineral Exploration and Development Trust

22 Shongtong-Karchham Hydroelectric Project

23 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)

24 Sankey Diagram

25 Patient Capital

26 Market for Textiles & Clothing: National Household Survey 2024

27 India’s Fisheries Sector

1 India’s Rural Models and Development Diplomacy

2 9th Indian Ocean Conference

3 Odisha Becomes First State to Launch Marine Spatial Plan

4 AICTE Launches Third Edition of VAANI Scheme

5 FIU-India and SEBI Sign MoU to Combat Money Laundering and Financial Crimes

6 Draft Sugarcane (Control) Order 2026

7 Government Brings SAF-Blended Aviation Fuel under ATF Control Order

8 SC Warns States on Illegal Sand Mining in Chambal Sanctuary

9 Highway Safety Recognised as Part of Right to Life: Supreme Court

10 SC Expands Prison Reforms Panel Role to Safeguard Rights of Disabled Prisoners

11 HC Upholds Forest Rights Claims of the Tharu Community

12 Information Warfare: The Changing Face of War

13 SAMPANN Platform

14 Integrated Dashboard for Performance Monitoring of Infrastructure Sector

15 Recusal of a Judges

16 Project DANTAK

17 Operational Guidelines for the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF)

1 India Rejects China’s Renaming of Places in Arunachal Pradesh

2 India Extends OCI Card Eligibility in Sri Lanka to Sixth Generation

3 India-Republic of Korea: Joint Strategic Vision for Special Strategic Partnership

4 India-Austria Relations Strengthened Through Multiple Agreements

5 Japan Eases Arms Export Rules

6 India Calls for Supply Chain Resilience at AZEC Plus Meeting

7 WTO MC14 Ends without Consensus

8 UNSC Resolution on Strait of Hormuz Vetoed by Russia and China

9 India Elected to Key ECOSOC Subsidiary Bodies

10 India-Australia ECTA Completes Four Years

11 India-UN Development Fund Operations Reviewed

12 2026 Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit

13 India, Türkiye Hold 12th Foreign Office Consultations

14 India Expresses Concern Over Beirut Strikes

15 China Tightens Control at Scarborough Shoal

16 Global Maternal Mortality Overview

1 Indian Army Releases First UAS & Loitering Munitions Roadmap

2 India Advances Defence Capabilities with Key Procurement Agreements

3 Indian Navy Commissions INS Taragiri Stealth Frigate

4 Indian Navy Inducts ‘Dunagiri’ Stealth Frigate

5 ‘Malwan’ Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft

6 Indian Navy Inducts ‘Sanshodhak’

7 India’s Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) Achieves Criticality

8 India Demonstrates 1,000-km Quantum Communication Network

9 India Lays Foundation for First Advanced 3D Chip Packaging Unit in Odisha

10 IVRI Produces Indigenous Sahiwal Calves Using IVF Technology

11 Artemis II Mission Completes Historic Lunar Fly-by

12 Mission MITRA Launched to Study Human Factors for Space Missions

13 IOC Mandates SRY Gene Screening for Female Athletes

14 India Commissions Third SSBN ‘Aridhaman’

15 First NGOPV ‘Shachi’ Launched in Goa

16 Dengue Vaccine TAK-003 Cleared by DCGI

17 Keytruda

18 Memristor

19 Digital Humans

1 India’s National Repository for Deep-Sea Fauna

2 First-Ever National Bat Assessment

3 Emperor Penguin as a Sentinel Species

4 Mass Death of Himalayan Griffon Vultures

5 CMS COP15 Expands Protection for Migratory Species

6 Urban Flood Management Cell

7 India Withdraws Bid to Host COP 33

8 India Achieves Record Wind Energy Addition in 2025-26

9 India’s Forests May Nearly Double Carbon Storage by 2100

10 BRIC Holds First Research Advisory Board Meeting

11 Great Indian Bustard Chick Born in Gujarat After a Decade

12 Porcupine Threat Endangers Kashmir’s Saffron Fields

13 Indian Softshell Turtles Rescued from Smuggling

14 Kashmir Glacial Lakes Face High GLOF Risk

15 Rice’s Whale Faces Extinction Risk in Gulf of Mexico

16 New Gecko Species Discovered in Assam

17 Declining Chambal Flow Threatens Dolphin Habitat

18 Super El Niño

1 John Ternus

2 Marshal Arjan Singh

3 Campbell Wilson

4 Nyam-Osor Uchral

5 Min Aung Hlaing

6 Susan Coyle

7 Preeti Saran

8 Dinesh Trivedi

9 Anant Swarup

10 Vibhor Jain

11 Sajja Praveen Chowdary

12 Sanjay Khanna

13 Deep Jariwala

14 Narendra Bhooshan

15 IAS Chanchal Kumar

16 Sudarshan Pattnaik

17 Vir Vikram Yadav

18 Dr. Thomas Pucadyil

19 Oscar Schmidt

20 Asha Bhosle

21 Chandrikapersad Santokhi

22 Sonam Wangchuk

23 C D Gopinath

24 Kar Saathi

25 Digital Trade Platform

26 UIDAI

27 GAIL (India) Limited

28 NTPC Limited

29 International Conference

30 Workshop on Forest Boundary Digitisation

31 Unnat Krishi Mela

32 Exercise Dustlik

33 Cyclone-IV

34 IONS Maritime Exercise (IMEX) TTX 2026

35 Burkina Faso

36 Important Days

37 M.S. Swaminathan Award 2026

38 National Moot Court Competition in India

1 India’s First Petroglyph Conservation Park to be Set Up in Leh

2 Samrat Samprati Museum

3 Stepped Reservoir Unearthed at Elephanta Island

4 Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar: Architect of Equality and Modern India

5 Jagadguru Basaveshwara

6 Babu Jagjivan Ram

7 Baisakhi Festival

8 Adi Shankaracharya

9 'Watan Ko Jano’ Programme

10 Constitution Released in Sindhi Language

1 Land Inequality in India

2 Maternal Mortality Remains Concentrated in Select Countries: Lancet Study

3 ILO Report on Universal Social Protection

4 India Leads Global Adoption of AI in Personal Healthcare

5 Chhattisgarh Model: A New Paradigm for Women Empowerment

6 India-IFAD Deal: Expanding Climate-Resilient, Market-Oriented Farming in Mizoram

7 Ahilyanagar Tops National Nutrition Fortnight Campaign

8 e-SafeHER: Building Safer Digital Futures

9 Samriddh Gram Initiative Earns Nomination for WSIS Prizes 2026

10 Ministry of Minority Affairs Signs MoU with IIT Patna under PM VIKAS Scheme

11 Remarkable Strides under SEED

12 Lanjia Saora Community

13 National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC)

14 Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) 2.0 App

Maharashtra

1 “Majha Gaon, Arogyasampann Gaon”

Gujarat

1 Samrat Samprati Museum Inaugurated

Uttar Pradesh

1 Safe Mobility Program

2 Minimum Wage Revision

3 MoUs Signed at ‘Dugdha Swarn Mahotsav’

4 Shekha Jheel Declared Ramsar Site

Telangana

1 ATL Sarthi & Mentor India Academy Launched

2 Project Sanjeevani

Andhra Pradesh

1 Amaravati Declared Sole Capital of Andhra Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

1 ‘School Chalen Hum’ Campaign

2 Dhar Selected Under ‘Safe Cities’ Project

Meghalaya

1 Meghalaya Partners with Starlink

2 Khasi and Garo Granted Official Language Status

Bihar

1 BiharOne Project Set to Transform Digital Governance

2 Project Udaan

Jammu & Kashmir

1 Project Him Sarovar

Jharkhand

1 ‘School RUAAR 2026 - Back to School’ Campaign

Karnataka

1 Yana Caves Declared Geo-Heritage Site

Punjab

1 ‘Mukhya Mantri Mawan Dhiyan Satkar Yojana’

Odisha

1 Puri Police Launches WhatsApp Chatbot

Cricket

1 Starc & Deepti Named Wisden Leading Cricketers in the World

Tennis

1 Jannik Sinner Wins Monte Carlo Masters Title

Athletics

1 Sarun Payasingh Wins Long Jump at Athletics Series

Shooting

1 India’s Palak and Mukesh Win ISSF World Cup Gold

Archery

1 Payal Nag Becomes World’s First Quadruple Amputee Archer Champion

1 Info Bytes From Govt. News Service Like PIB,AIR,etc.

1 Editorial

2 Scientific Temper: The Basis of Logic, Curiosity, and Progress

3 Artificial Intelligence at Population Scale: India’s Inclusive Model

4 Cybersecurity and Digital Reliability

5 India’s New Flight from Space to Deep-Tech

6 Building a Science-Driven India against Disasters

7 India’s Journey from Nutrition to Empowerment

8 Green Technologies for India’s Sustainable Future

9 'Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi': From Preservation of Ideas to Future Direction

10 Editorial

11 Digital Revolution: Connectivity to Every Sector

12 Role of AI in Local Language Based EdTech

13 Empowerment of Governance through Food Security Technology

14 Cooperatives: Technical Empowerment of 'PACS'

15 Cybersecurity and Digital Ethics in Rural Areas

16 AYUSH: From Indigenous Knowledge to Global Recognition

17 Smart Panchayats: Changing Rural Governance through Digitization

18 Digital Empowerment: Towards a Dignified and Empowered Life

19 Editorial

20 Progress of Indian Space Research is Highly Encouraging – Sunita Williams

21 Science is Truly a Lifelong Journey of National Service

22 Contribution of Indian Women in the Medical Field

23 Women Have Been Communicating Science in Society for Centuries

24 Pioneer in Particle Physics and a Vocal Voice for Women's Participation in Science

1 Current Affairs Based Model MCQs

1 Ministry of Mines Notifies Amendments to the Mineral Concession Rules

2 Centre Moots Stricter Rules for AI-Generated Content in Draft IT Rules

3 Draft Tar-Balls Management Rules 2026

1 NITI Aayog’s Reports on “Ease of Doing Research & Development in India”

2 NSO Launches First Ever Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises

3 Growth in the New Economy: Towards a Blueprint

4 Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific, 2026

5 The Circularity Gap Report 2026: The Value Gap

6 Extreme Heat and Agriculture

7 Global Electricity Review, 2026

1 11 Years of PM MUDRA Yojana: Funding the Unfunded

2 Skills Outcomes Fund: Unlocking Aspirational Livelihood Opportunities for Youths

3 MCA Expands Eligibility Criteria of the Prime Minister Internship Scheme

Topper's Interview

Interview - All India Rank-13thAIR - UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025

Interview - All India Rank – 37AIR - UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025

Security

External State And Non-State Actor Challenges

1 Two-Front War Challenge for India

2 Neighbourhood First Policy and Security

3 Development as a Security Strategy

4 Proxy Wars and External Sponsorship

5 Foreign Funding and Internal Security

Data And Cyber Security

1 Cyber Attacks on Critical Infrastructure

2 Data Colonization as a National Security Challenge

3 India’s Digital Sovereignty

4 Ransomware as a Security Threat

5 Dark Web and Cybercrime Networks

6 Quantum Computing and Encryption Risks

7 Threat of Electronic Goods to National Security

8 Cyber Workforce and Skill Gaps

Border Management And Trans-Border Security Issues

1 Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System

2 Security Implications of Illegal Trans-Border Migration

3 Security Challenges of Porous and Unfenced Borders

4 Free Movement Regime FMR in North-East

Maritime And Coastal Security Architecture Concerns

1 SAGAR Doctrine and Maritime Security

2 Security of Island Territories

3 Undersea Infrastructure Security

4 Coastal Security Coordination Challenges

Terrorism/Extremism

1 Digital Radicalization and Youth

2 Lone-Wolf Terrorism

3 Deepfakes and Information Warfare

LWE And North-East Insurgency

1 SAMADHAN Doctrine and LWE

2 Tribal Development and Security

3 Post-Insurgency Security Vacuum

4 PESA and FRA as Security Tools

Organized Crime/Money Laundering

1 Cryptocurrency and Money Laundering

2 Global Cooperation Against Terror Financing

3 FATF and Anti-Terror Financing Mechanisms

4 Narco-Terrorism Linkages

5 Human Trafficking and Terror Recruitment

6 Wildlife and Resource Smuggling

Media And Social Networking Sites

1 Social Media and Misinformation: Role in Communal Tensions

2 Encrypted Communication and Security: Traceability vs Privacy Concerns

3 IT Intermediary Rules as Security Framework: Regulation of Digital Platforms

Security Forces And Institutional Framework

1 National Security Strategy: Imperative for Integrated and Coordinated Security Architecture

2 Legal Gaps in Emerging Security Threats: Need for Updated Frameworks

Space Security And Emerging Technologies

1 Space Governance and Global Norms: India’s Role in a Treaty-Less Domain

2 Satellite Warfare and GPS Spoofing: Risks to Navigation and Defence

3 UAVs Threat: Attacks on Military Installations

Model Mock Questions & Answers

Paper-III

1 Model Questions for National Security

2 Model Questions for Global Affairs

Global Affairs

Bilateral Relations

1 India–USA Relations

2 India–China Relations

3 India–Russia Relations

4 India–EU Relations

5 India–France Relations

6 India–UK Relations

7 India–Pakistan Relations

8 India–Bangladesh Relations

9 India–Nepal Relations

10 India–Sri Lanka Relations

11 India–West Asia (Middle East) Relations

12 India–Indo-Pacific & East Asia Relations

13 India–Maldives Relations

14 India–Myanmar Relations

Regional Groupings

1 ASEAN

2 BIMSTEC

3 Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD)

4 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)

5 South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

6 Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal (BBIN) Initiative

7 European Union (EU)

8 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

9 African Union (AU)

10 Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)

11 Organization of American States (OAS)

12 MERCOSUR

13 Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC)

14 Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8)

15 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

16 East African Community (EAC)

17 Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)

18 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO)

19 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC)

20 Arab League

21 AUKUS

22 I2U2

23 Nordic Council

24 Arctic Council

Global Groupings

1 Group of Twenty (G20)

2 Group of Seven (G7)

3 Group of Seventy-Seven (G77)

4 Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)

5 BRICS

6 BASIC

7 IBSA

8 The Group of Four (G4) and the "Coffee Club”

9 Paris Club

10 Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)

11 Australia Group (AG)

12 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)

13 Global Biofuels Alliance

14 International Solar Alliance (ISA)

15 Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure

16 Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF)

17 Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence

International Organisations

1 United Nations Security Council (UNSC)

2 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

3 United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

4 International Court of Justice (ICJ)

5 World Health Organization (WHO)

6 United Nations Development Programme(UNDP)

7 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR)

8 United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

9 International Labour Organization (ILO)

10 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

11 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

12 United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women(UN Women)

13 International Monetary Fund (IMF)

14 World Bank Group

15 World Trade Organization (WTO)

16 World Economic Forum (WEF)

17 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

18 Asian Development Bank (ADB)

19 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

20 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

21 Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

22 International Energy Agency (IEA)

23 International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

24 Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

25 Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

26 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

27 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

28 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

29 European Union (EU)

30 African Union (AU)

Summit And Conferences

1 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14)

2 World Government Summit 2026

3 World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting

4 17th BRICS Summit

5 20th G20 Summit

6 BRICS Sherpas Meeting under India’s Chairship

7 51st G7 Leaders’ Summit

8 UNCTAD-16

9 IEA Ministerial Meeting

10 16th IRENA Assembly

11 UNFCCC COP30

12 20th United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF20)

13 CITES CoP20

14 11th World Green Economy Summit (WGES)

15 World Summit on Disaster Management (WSDM)

16 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC)

17 16th ADMM-Plus EWG on Counter Terrorism

18 11th Raisina Dialogue

19 Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit

20 India AI Impact Summit

21 SEMICON India 2025

22 World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-25)

23 World Ocean Science Congress (WOSC) 2026

24 4th Coast Guard Global Summit (CGGS)

25 BIMSTEC-India Marine Research Network (BIMReN) Conference

26 SCO Summit 2025

27 6th BIMSTEC Summit

28 47th ASEAN Summit

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