PM Modi receives Ghana’s highest civilian award
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with Ghana’s highest civilian award - the Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana. The honour was bestowed during his landmark visit to the West African nation, the first by an Indian Prime Minister in over three decades. With this, PM Modi has now received the highest civilian honours from 24 countries, the most by any Indian leader.
Anuradha Thakur Appointed as the Member of SEBI Board
Anuradha Thakur, a 1994 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, is to be the first woman Secretary of the Department of Eco¬nomic Affairs (DEA.) Also, she has been named as a SEBI Board member. The appointment was formally notified by the Ministry of finance on June 14, 2025. She will succeed incumbent Finance and Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth who is retiring on June 30, 2025. Thakur, 1994 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh
Kumar Mangalam Birla Receives Global Leadership Award
The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) awarded Kumar Mangalam Birla with the Global Leadership Award at its eighth annual Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. He was honoured along with Arvind Krishna, Chairman, CEO and President, IBM and Toshiaki Higashihara, Executive Chairman, Hitachi. He received the honour for his leadership as Chair¬man of Aditya Birla Group, which is the largest Indian investor in the United States. The company has invested over $15 billion in the US to date, with operations across 15 States and creating over 5,400 jobs.
INS Arnala, India's First Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, Commissioned
INS Arnala, the first of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, was commissioned into the Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy in the presence of General Anil Chauhan, the Chief of Defence Staff, at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam.
PM Narendra Modi First Indian PM to Visit Croatia
PM Narendra Modi paid an official visit to the Republic of Croatia on June 18, 2025, marking the first- ever visit of an Indian Prime Minister to Croatia. The visit aimed to catalyze the expansion of India-Croatia partnership and further strengthen India-EU strategic partnership.
16th Census to be Held in Two Phases Beginning from 1st October, 2026
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs issued the notification for 16th Census (Popula¬tion Census-2027) to be conducted in two phases along with the enumeration of castes. The reference date for Population Census-2027 will be 00:00 hours of the first day of March 2027. For the Union Territory of Ladakh and the non-synchronous snow-bound areas of the UT of Jammu and Kashmir and States of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the reference date will be 00.00 hours of the first day of October 2026. It will be India's first digital Census (using mobile applications) and will include an enumeration of castes for the first time in Independent India. Very stringent data security measures would be kept in place to ensure data security at the time of collection, transmission and storage. It will be the sixth national Census since its inception and the eighth since India's independence.
PM Narendra Modi Receives the Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III
During his official visit to Cyprus from 15 to 16 June 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the Cyprus's highest honour - "Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III" by the President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides.
South Africa Wins the 3rd Edition of ICC World Test Championship
South Africa defeated Australia by five wickets to emerge as the winner of the 3rd edition of the ICC World Test Championship at the Lord's Cricket Ground in London. It was a historic win for South Africa, which has won its first ICC Men's Senior major trophy in last 27 years (since 1998). It was also South Africa's first ICC World Test Championship title.
Israel Launches "Operation Rising Lion" Against Iran
Israel launched the 'Operation Rising Lion/ under which airstrikes towards Iran were carried out, targeting multiple nuclear and military facilities, and killing several senior military officers and scientists. The attack came after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) censured Iran for the first time in 20 years for former's non- compliance with working with IAEA's inspectors.
French Open 2025 (Roland- Garros 2025)
World No. 2 Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz defeated world number one Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(2) to clinch the French Open 2025 Men's Singles title.
Women's Single Title of Roland Garros was won by Coco Gauff (USA), who defeated world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4. It was her second singles Grand Slam title. Gauff becomes the first woman since Simona Halep in 2018 to win the title after losing the opening set.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni Inducted into ICC Hall of Fame
Former Indian captain MS Dhoni was one of seven cricketers inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame during a special ceremony held at the Abbey Road Studios in London. He now joins Indian legends Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, Bishan Bedi, Kapil Dev, Anil Kumble, Vinoo Mankad, Diana Edulji and Neetu David in the Hall of Fame.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Crowned as Indian Premier League 2025 Champions
the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) concluded on June 3, 2025, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, where formidable Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) defeated phenomenal Punjab Kings (PBKS) to lift their maiden IPL Trophy after 18 long years. With this, RCB became the eighth team to lift the IPL Trophy.
S. Mahendra Dev Appointed as the Chair¬man of EAC-PM
S. Mahendra Dev was appointed as the Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), succeeding Suman Bery, who had headed EAC-PM since the demise of Bibek Debroy. Earlier, he (S. Mahendra Dev) served as the Independent Director on the Board of Axis Bank.
Ashwani Lohani Appointed as the Director of Prime Ministers Museum and Library
the Union Cabinet Committee of Appointments approved the appointment of Ashwani Lohani as the Director of Prime Ministers Museum and Library (PMML), for the tenure of three years. He is former Air India chief and a retired Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering (IRSME) officer of the 1980 batch.
Germany's Annalena Baerbock Elected President of the 80th UN General Assembly
Former German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock was elected President of the General Assembly's 80th session. She becomes the first woman from the Western European group to hold the post and the fifth woman overall to lead the General Assembly. The presidency rotates among the world body's five regional groups. At 44 years old, Ms. Baerbock is also one of the youngest leaders to secure the top job at UNGA. Ms. Baerbock's election comes at a critical juncture for the multilateral system, spearheaded by the United Nations.
BharatGen Launched at BharatGen Summit
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launched 'BharatGen' - India's first of its kind Indigenously developed government funded AI based Multimodal Large Language Model (LLM) for Indian Languages at BharatGen Summit in New Delhi.
Rajiv Memani Takes Over as the President of the Confederation of Indian Industry for 2025-26
The newly constituted National Council of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) at a meeting elected its new office bearers for the year 2025- 26. Rajiv Memani, Chairman and CEO of EY India, assumed office as the President of CII for 2025-26. He took over from Sanjiv Puri, Chairman & Managing Director of ITC Ltd. Rajiv Memani was the President-Designate of the Confederation of Indian Industry for the year 2024-25 and Vice President for the year 2023-24.
Lt Gen Dinesh Singh Rana takes over as Commander-in-Chief of Andaman & Nicobar Command
Lt Gen Dinesh Singh Rana assumed charge as the 18th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman & Nicobar Command (CINCAN). The Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC), based at Sri Vijaya Puram, is India’s first and only joint services operational command, integrating the Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard to safeguard national interests in the strategically vital Indian Ocean Region.
Opal Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand Crowned Miss World 2025
Opal Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand was crowned Miss World 2025 in Hyderabad, Telangana. She is the first Thai contestant to win the Miss World 2025. She was crowned by the former Miss World 2024, Krystyna Pyszkova of the Czech Republic. Ethiopia's Hasset Dereje Admassu finished as the first runner-up.
S. Padmanabhan Appointed as the Chair-man of Tata Chemicals
Padmanabhan Sankaranarayanan officially became the Chairman of the Board of Tata Chemicals, succeeding N. Chandrasekaran, who stepped down on May 28, 2025. Mr. S. Padmanabhan was appointed as a non Executive Director of Tata Chemicals Limited in December 2016 and Chairman of the Board of Tata Chemicals with effect from May 30, 2025.
India Emerges the Largest Producer of Rice in the World
India has emerged as the world's largest producer of rice, with its output in the 2024-25 season to June estimated at over 149 million tonnes (mt), relegating China to second position.According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) data, China's rice production is estimated to be 144-62 mt in 2024-25. The agency projected production in 2025-26 to be 148 mt in India and 145-28 mt in China.
Indian Achieves Breakthrough in Gene Therapy for Haemophilia
India has achieved a significant breakthrough in the medical field by successfully conducting the trial of the first in-human gene therapy for treating severe Haemophilia A. The trial was led by BRIC-inStem in collaboration with CMC Vellore. The 'GENOMEINDIA', funded by the Department of Biotechnology, has completed whole genome sequencing (WGS) database of over 10,000 individuals representing all major population groups, across the country.
Jitendra Singh launches indigenous Bharat Forecast System with 6-km resolution
Union Minister of Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh launched the Bharat Forecast System — one of the world’s first indigenously developed high-resolution weather forecast models — at a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Developed by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, the Bharat Forecast System marks a significant technological milestone, enhancing India’s weather prediction resolution from 12 km to 6 km. With this, India can now provide more accurate, village-level weather forecasts, bolstering preparedness across sectors including agriculture, disaster management, and transport.
India Celebrates Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Awarded to Large Hadron Collider Experiments
The 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics is awarded to co-authors of publications based on CERN’s Large Hadron Collider Run-2 data released between 2015 and July 15, 2024, at the experimental collaborations ATLAS, CMS, ALICE and LHCb. The $3 million prize is allocated to these four experiments at CERN and will be used by the collaborations to offer grants for doctoral students from member institutes to spend research time at CERN, giving the students experience working at the forefront of science and new expertise to bring back to their home countries and regions. 5,345 researchers were involved in ATLAS; while 4,550 researchers in CMS; 1,869 researchers in ALICE; and 1,744 researchers were involved in LHCb.
Indian scientists and researchers have played a significant role in the international collaboration for the ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment) and the CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) experiments. Several Indian institutes, universities, and scientists have contributed both intellectually and technically to the experiment’s success. From detector development to data analysis, various teams of Indian researchers have been actively involved at every stage of the experiments, right from their inception. These contributions underscore India's commitment to global scientific collaboration and its pivotal role in the success of the LHC experiments.
This prestigious award honours the collaborative and transformative research efforts that deepened our understanding of the Higgs boson, the quark-gluon plasma, matter-antimatter asymmetry, and physics beyond the Standard Model. Scientific teams belonging to several institutes from across the world have been working in a collaborative manner to achieve the objectives of the CERN experiments. India, a committed and active partner in the LHC program, proudly acknowledges this international recognition and celebrates its significant contributions to the experiments and the LHC infrastructure.
Bharat Forecast System, Developed by IITM, Launched
Union Minister of Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh dedicated one of the world's first indigenously developed high-resolution weather forecast systems—the Bharat Forecast System- developed by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune.
The Bharat Forecast System enhances India's weather prediction resolution from 12 km to 6 km, enabling every village in India to access more precise and location-specific forecasts. It will help reduce crop loss and anomalies by improving extreme weather predictions with a 30% improvement in extreme rainfall forecasts and a 64% enhancement in core zones, using real-time modeling based on the 'Triangular Cubic Octahedral Grid model.'
Indian Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla First Indian to Enter International Space Station
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla created history by becoming the first Indian to enter the International Space Station, with the successful docking of the Axiom-4 mission after 28 28-hour journey. Axiom-4 mission (Ax-4) was successfully launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre to the International Space Station. Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who is the pilot of the Ax-4 mission, had become the first Indian to reach space in the last 41 years, after Rakesh Sharma, who travelled to space in 1984 onboard the erstwhile Soviet Union's Soyuz spacecraft.
Madhya Pradesh Becomes the First State to Launch Al-based Forest Monitoring System
Madhya Pradesh has become the first state to implement an AI-based real-time alert system on a pilot basis for monitoring encroachment and deforestation in the forest. The AI-based monitoring system will enable an active forest management system based on satellite images, mobile feedback, and machine learning. It will enable the forest department to detect land encroachment, land use change, and forest degradation.
India overtakes Japan to become world’s 4th largest economy
India has overtaken Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy and is now poised to surpass Germany to claim the third position within the next 2.5 to 3 years, according to NITI Aayog CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its World Economic Outlook report released earlier this month, stated that India is set to become the fourth-largest economy in 2025. India’s nominal GDP is projected to rise to $4,187.017 billion, surpassing Japan’s estimated $4,186.431 billion. India continues to be the world’s fastest-growing major economy and is the only country expected to record over 6% growth over the next two years.
Ram Mohan Appointed as the Director of the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)
Ram Mohan M.K. has been appointed as the new Director of the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA). An alumnus of the post-graduate mariculture programme at the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), affiliated with Cochin University of Science and Technology, Ram Mohan also holds a Ph.D. from ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Mumbai.
Bhutan is the first country in the world to launch nationwide cryptocurrency payment system for tourists
Bhutan has launched the world's first nationwide cryptocurrency payment system for tourists, enabling travellers to settle costs in over 100 supported cryptocurrencies through QR code payments. The new system is a partnership between the Bhutanese government, crypto giant Binance and Bhutan's DK Bank - the country's first fully digital financial institution. It enables users to pay for everything from flights and hotel rooms to market stalls using digital assets.
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