09th June 2026

1. Overview of PM Modi’s Visit to Gujarat & UTs Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
2. Kerala Launches India’s First Judiciary-Integrated Wildlife Offence System ‘HAWK’
3. Union MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh Launches ‘NZP Saathi App’ at National Zoological Park
4. MeitY Selected 6 Firms Including TCS, NEC India, Kyndryl, for GoI-Backed AI Projects
5. SAI Signs MoU with Japan’s University of Tsukuba to Strengthen Sports Science and Athlete Development
6. IFC and Global Investors Commit USD 105 Million to Hygenco to Accelerate Green Hydrogen Growth
7. RBI Imposes Rs 41.80 Lakh Penalty on Canara Bank for KYC and Account Classification Lapses
8. SBI Research: India’s GDP Growth Rises to 7.7% in FY26, Q4 Accelerates to 7.8%
9. India’s First Food-Led Metabolic Recovery System ‘GRASA’ Won Rashtriya Ratna Samman 2026
10. India Clinches SAFF Women’s Championship 2026 After Defeating Bangladesh in Goa
11. National Award-Winning Malayalam Actor Salim Kumar Passes Away
12. World Food Safety Day – June 7
13. World Oceans Day – June 8
14. SIPRI Report 2026: India Widens Nuclear Lead Over Pakistan with 190 Warheads
15. Fitch Lowers India’s FY27 GDP Growth Forecast to 6.4% Amid Middle East Crisis
16. Lucknow Gets New Regional Meteorological Centre, Boosting Weather Forecasting in Uttar Pradesh
17. India Retains EU Market Access for Aquaculture, Honey and Eggs Exports Beyond September 2026

National News

National Zoological Park Launches App and Self-Ticketing Kiosks

• What: Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh launched the “NZP Saathi App” and inaugurated Self-ticketing Kiosks at the National Zoological Park (NZP), New Delhi.
• Why: To improve the visitor experience at the National Zoological Park by providing digital navigation, tour planning, facility location services, and seamless online ticket booking.

Ministry Picks Six Firms for Artificial Intelligence Projects

• What: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) selected six companies to provide artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) personnel and services across central ministries and departments for various development projects.
• Why: The selected firms will help government departments use AI for citizen services, automation, analytics, and governance functions.
• Tell me more:
  • National e-Governance Division (NeGD), the Digital India programme implementation arm under the IT ministry, managed this empanelment process.
  • The chosen companies are Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), NEC Corporation India, Cactus Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd (CTSPL), CoRover Pvt Ltd, Innefu Labs Ltd, and Kyndryl Solutions Pvt Ltd.

State News

PM Modi Launches Projects in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

• What: PM Narendra Modi launched 56 development projects worth ₹2,970 crore for the Union Territory (UT) of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, focusing on sectors like healthcare, civil aviation, tourism, and education.
• Tell me more:
  • PM Modi inaugurated the Namo Airport and 300-bed Namo Hospital in Daman and launched projects related to roads, urban development, education, and public welfare to improve connectivity, healthcare, infrastructure, and employment opportunities.
  • UT Administrator – Praful Patel

Kerala Integrates HAWK System with Judiciary for Digital Offence Management

• What: The Kerala Forest Department launched the electronic court integration feature for its Hostile Activity Watch Kernel (HAWK) system, making Kerala the first Indian state to possess a fully digitized, judiciary-integrated wildlife offence management system.
• Why: To enable paperless, real-time tracking and prosecution of wildlife crimes
• Tell me more:
  • The Forest Department developed the system in collaboration with the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) along with support from NTT Data.

New Regional Meteorological Centre Launched in Lucknow

• What: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched a new Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) at Lucknow.
• Tell me more:
  • The new RMC will decentralize meteorological services and strengthen regional weather forecasting capabilities for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and adjoining areas.
  • Plans are underway to develop advanced Doppler Weather Radars (DWR) and wind profiler systems with support from the State Government.
  • The national meteorological infrastructure expanded from 17 DWR systems in 2014 to 50 operational units, while Mission Mausam proposes another 50 radars to raise the national total to nearly 100 systems over the next two years.
  • The meteorological infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh expanded from one DWR in 2014 to three operational radars.

International News

Global Investors Commit Funding For Green Hydrogen Platform

• What: International Finance Corporation (IFC), a World Bank Group arm, committed USD 50 million to Hygenco Green Energies Private Ltd as part of a collective USD 105 million investment agreement with global partners to promote green hydrogen in India.
• Tell me more:
  • IFC, Siemens Financial Services, Clean Technology Fund, Frontier Opportunities Fund, and Fullerton Carbon Action Fund signed the agreement to jointly invest in the green hydrogen platform, with IFC using blended finance mechanisms to attract private capital.
    • The Clean Technology Fund, a program of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), is investing USD 20 million.
    • Climate Investment Funds (CIF), established in 2008, supports climate action in over 70 developing countries through the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and Strategic Climate Fund (SCF), in partnership with multilateral development banks.
    • The Frontier Opportunities Fund, supported by the government of Germany, is providing USD 5 million for the green energy platform.
  • The investment will fund green hydrogen and green ammonia projects, expand clean energy supply, attract private capital, create jobs, and support India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission.

European Union Authorizes India to Continue Food Exports

• What: The European Union (EU) included India in its authorized country list to continue exporting aquaculture products, eggs, honey, and animal casings to the 27-nation bloc beyond September under a revised regulatory framework.
• Tell me more:
  • The Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced that the EU notified an amendment to Regulation (EU) 2021/405.
  • India currently exports fish and fishery products worth about $1.59 billion to the EU.
  • The Department of Commerce actively engaged with the European Commission to address regulatory requirements and market access issues, while the Export Inspection Council (EIC) strengthened India’s official control system to align with EU regulations.

Banking and Economy

Reserve Bank of India Imposes Penalties on Two Entities

• What: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 41.8 lakh on Canara Bank and Rs 3.1 lakh on Puran Associates Private Limited for non-compliance with regulatory directions.
• Tell me more:
  • The RBI imposed penalties on Canara Bank and Puran Associates for regulatory non-compliance, including KYC record lapses, improper account classification, and violations of asset classification norms identified during supervisory inspections.

Reports and Indices

SIPRI Yearbook 2026: India Expands Nuclear Arsenal And Modernizes Delivery Systems

• What: The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbook 2026 revealed that India expanded its nuclear arsenal to around 190 warheads by early 2026 and continued developing new nuclear delivery systems.
• Tell me more:
  • India remained the world’s fifth-largest military spender in 2025, ranking behind only the United States, China, Russia, and Germany.
  • The defense expenditure of India rose by 8.9% year-on-year to reach USD 92.1 billion.
  • The report identified India as the second-largest importer of major arms during the 2021-25 period. The country accounted for 8.2% of global arms imports during those years.
  • Ukraine emerged as the largest arms importer, followed by India, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Pakistan. These five nations together accounted for 35% of global arms imports.
  • The nine nuclear-armed states of the world include the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, and Israel.

GDP Forecasts

India’s Economy Grows Unexpectedly Fast in Financial Year 2026

• What: State Bank of India (SBI) Research Ecowrap report states that India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth reached 7.8% in the fourth quarter of Financial Year 2025-26 (FY26), pushing the annual growth rate to 7.7%.
• Tell me more:
  • This strong performance came from good services activity, strong industrial performance, rising private investment, and improving consumption trends.

Fitch Ratings Lowers India’s GDP Growth Forecast

• What: Global analytics firm Fitch Ratings cut its Financial Year 2026-27 (FY27) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) forecast for India to 6.4%, from the 6.7%, in its June Global Economic Outlook.
• Tell me more:
  • The ratings agency stated that the domestic economy will slow from the 7.4% growth recorded in Financial Year 2025-26 (FY26).
  • The RBI also lowered its growth forecast for the current fiscal to 6.6% and raised its inflation estimate to 5.1%.
  • The agency projected Indian GDP growth of 6.7% in Financial Year 2027-28 (FY28) due to stronger consumer spending.
  • Economic growth is expected to settle at 6.4% in Financial Year 2028-29 (FY29).
  • Fitch Ratings lowered its global economy growth forecast for 2026 by 0.2 percentage points to 2.4%.

Awards

GRASA Millets Wins Emerging Health Tech Award

• What: GRASA Millets & Foods Private Limited received the Rashtriya Ratna Samman 2026: Emerging Health Tech & Nutrition Innovation Startup of the Year award at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
• Tell me more:
  • The startup received an award for developing India’s first millet-based metabolic recovery system, using precision nutrition, fermentation, and gut health science to improve digestion, metabolism, and chronic health conditions.
  • Brand Empower (BE) is an organization that conducts corporate award events in India. It organizes the Global Excellence Awards (GEA), Industry Leaders Awards (ILA), National Quality Awards (NQA) and Rashtriya Ratna Samman to recognize excellence, innovation, leadership, quality, and outstanding achievements across industries.

Important Days

World Food Safety Day – June 7

• The theme of World Food Safety Day 2026 is “From burden to solutions – safe food everywhere”.

World Oceans Day – June 8

• UN Theme 2026 – Reimagine: Beyond the world we know, a new relationship with our ocean
• The World Ocean Day 2026 Action Theme – Strong Marine Protected Areas for Our Blue Planet. The World Ocean Day organization is a global conservation network.

Sports

India Wins Sixth SAFF Women’s Championship Title

• What: The Indian women’s football team defeated Bangladesh 3-1 in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Championship 2026 final at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao, Goa, to secure their sixth title.
• Tell me more:
  • This victory marked a record-extending sixth SAFF title for India, which is their first championship win since 2019.
  • Sanfida Nongrum won the Most Valuable Player award, Panthoi Chanu Elangbam received the Best Goalkeeper award, and Nepal earned the Fair Play award.

Memorandum of Understanding

Sports Authority of India Partners With University of Tsukuba

• What: The Sports Authority of India (SAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japan’s University of Tsukuba to facilitate the participation of Indian athletes, coaches, and sports scientists in specialized training and exchange programs in Japan.
• Tell me more:
  • University of Tsukuba President Kyosuke Nagata and SAI Deputy Director General Manjushree Dayanand signed this agreement.
  • The agreement builds upon the broader sports cooperation framework established between the governments of India and Japan in 2016.

Miscellaneous

Veteran Malayalam Actor Salim Kumar Passes Away

• What: National Award-Winning Malayalam actor, writer, and comedian Salim Kumar passed away at the age of 56.
• The veteran Malayalam actor worked in over 300 films, won the National Film Award for Best Actor for Adaminte Makan Abu (2010), and a Kerala State Film Award in 2006.

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