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🌊 World Oceans Day Special
- India Launches ‘Blue Economy Mission’
- ₹8,500 crore investment in sustainable ocean resources
- Aims to double coastal livelihood incomes by 2030
- Global Ocean Cleanup Initiative
- India joins 40-nation pact to remove 5 million tons of plastic by 2027
- First cleanup drive starts in Mumbai coastal waters
🇮🇳 National Headlines
- Digital Rupee Crosses 5 Million Users
- Daily transactions hit ₹500 crore mark
- RBI expands pilot to include cross-border payments
- New Education Policy 2025 Implemented
- Coding compulsory from Class 6
- 10,000 Atal Tinkering Labs upgraded with AI facilities
- India’s Manufacturing PMI at 58.6
- 28-month high growth in factory output
- Auto and electronics sectors lead expansion
🌐 International Affairs
- G20 Energy Ministers Meet in Brazil
- India proposes global biofuel alliance
- Target: 20% ethanol blending worldwide by 2030
- WTO Reforms Agricultural Trade Rules
- Special provisions for developing nations
- India’s MSP system gets international backing
- UN Report on Global Hunger
- India improves ranking to 94th (from 107th in 2023)
- ICDS scheme credited for reduction in stunting
🏦 Banking & Finance
- RBI’s New NPA Recovery Mechanism
- “Sahara Model” for faster bad loan resolution
- Expected to recover ₹1.8 lakh crore in FY26
- UPI for NRIs Launched in 10 Countries
- Includes USA, UK, UAE and Singapore
- No need for Indian mobile number
- SEBI’s New ESG Disclosure Rules
- Top 1,000 firms must report carbon emissions quarterly
- Green bonds to get faster regulatory clearance
🏆 Awards & Recognition
- World Food Prize 2025
- Awarded to Indian scientist Dr. Renu Swarup for drought-resistant crops
- Arjuna Awardees Announced
- Shafali Verma (Cricket)
- Bhavina Patel (Para Table Tennis)
⚡ Technology & Innovation
- ISRO’s Reusable Rocket Test
- Successful landing in Bay of Bengal
- Cuts satellite launch costs by 60%
- India’s First Quantum Computer
- 64-qubit processor developed by IIT Madras
- Applications in weather forecasting and drug discovery
📅 Important Days
- June 8: World Oceans Day (Theme: “Awaken New Depths”)
- June 12: World Day Against Child Labour
