https://iaspoint.com/state-of-environment-2026-report/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-05T07:25:37+00:00 State of Environment 2026 Report 2026-06-05T07:25:37+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/state-of-environment-2026-report-iaspoint-189.png The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) along with Down To Earth magazine released the "State of India’s Environment 2026: In Figures" report ahead of World Environment Day. https://iaspoint.com/global-coral-bleaching-event/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-05T07:18:37+00:00 Global Coral Bleaching Event 2026-06-05T07:18:37+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/global-coral-bleaching-event-iaspoint-335.png The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) confirmed that the world's fourth mass coral bleaching event likely concluded by mid-2025. https://iaspoint.com/nfhs-6-maternal-and-child-health-indicators/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-05T07:14:38+00:00 NFHS-6 Maternal and Child Health Indicators 2026-06-05T07:15:31+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/nfhs-6-maternal-and-child-health-indicators-iaspoint-351.png The National Family Health Survey-6 (NFHS-6), conducted during 2023-24 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, highlights substantial advancements in India's maternal and child health landscape. https://iaspoint.com/balance-of-payments-deficit-india/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-05T07:09:43+00:00 Balance of Payments Deficit India 2026-06-05T07:10:39+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/balance-of-payments-deficit-india-iaspoint-752.png The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) annual report for 2025-26 reveals a sharp turnaround in the country's external sector, with the Balance of Payments (BoP) recording a deficit of USD30.8 billion. https://iaspoint.com/nfhs-6-obesity-and-diabetes-trends/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-05T07:02:31+00:00 NFHS-6 Obesity and Diabetes Trends 2026-06-05T07:02:31+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/nfhs-6-obesity-and-diabetes-trends-iaspoint-237.png The National Family Health Survey-6 (NFHS-6) conducted during 2023-24 by the Union Health Ministry reveals a sharp increase in lifestyle-related disorders across India, marking an epidemiological transition from communicable to non-communicable diseases. https://iaspoint.com/operation-delta-hunt-illegal-immigration-crackdown/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-05T06:57:51+00:00 Operation Delta Hunt 2026-06-05T06:59:29+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/operation-delta-hunt-illegal-immigration-crackdown-iaspoint-560.png The Gujarat Police launched a statewide multi-agency crackdown named Operation Delta Hunt to detect and deport undocumented Bangladeshi nationals residing illegally in the state. https://iaspoint.com/indian-boxing-rankings/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-05T06:54:33+00:00 Indian Boxing Rankings 2026-06-05T06:54:33+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/indian-boxing-rankings-iaspoint-101.png Indian boxers have achieved unprecedented success in the latest World Boxing Rankings released by the International Boxing Association (IBA). https://iaspoint.com/india-non-fossil-fuel-capacity-expansion/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-05T06:52:05+00:00 India Non-Fossil Fuel Capacity Expansion 2026-06-05T06:52:05+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/india-non-fossil-fuel-capacity-expansion-iaspoint-543.png The Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, highlighted India's rapid advancement in non-fossil fuel capacity, placing the country among the top global producers of clean energy. https://iaspoint.com/anusandhan-national-research-foundation-portal/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-05T06:44:56+00:00 Anusandhan National Research Foundation Portal 2026-06-05T06:44:56+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/anusandhan-national-research-foundation-portal-iaspoint-169.png The Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Dr. https://iaspoint.com/north-eastern-council-plenary-session/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-05T06:41:05+00:00 North Eastern Council Plenary Session 2026-06-05T06:41:05+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/north-eastern-council-plenary-session-iaspoint-177.png The 73rd Plenary Session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) concluded in Shillong, Meghalaya, under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. https://iaspoint.com/ek-ped-maa-ke-naam-campaign/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-05T06:37:52+00:00 Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam Campaign 2026-06-05T06:37:52+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/ek-ped-maa-ke-naam-campaign-iaspoint-183.png The Government of Gujarat launched the third phase of the statewide "Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam" campaign on World Environment Day to accelerate urban forestry and community-led conservation. https://iaspoint.com/indias-green-transformation-and-biodiversity-conservation/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-05T06:33:40+00:00 India’s Green Transformation and Biodiversity Conservation 2026-06-05T06:33:40+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/indias-green-transformation-and-biodiversity-conservation-iaspoint-872.png India has established a structured framework for environmental sustainability over the past twelve years through targeted policy execution and ecological restoration. https://iaspoint.com/mera-yuva-bharat-guinness-record/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-05T06:28:44+00:00 Mera Yuva Bharat Guinness Record 2026-06-05T06:28:44+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/mera-yuva-bharat-guinness-record-iaspoint-227.png Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat), the flagship youth empowerment platform under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, achieved a Guinness World Records title for the "Most Users to Take an Online Quiz in One Week." The global distinction was verified following the completion of the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders' Dialogue (VBYLD) Quiz by 390,812 unique participants during the official assessment window. https://iaspoint.com/national-awards-for-e-governance-naeg/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-05T06:23:48+00:00 National Awards for e-Governance (NAeG) 2026-06-05T06:26:34+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/national-awards-for-e-governance-naeg-iaspoint-288.png The government announced 17 initiatives for the 29th National Awards for e-Governance (NAeG) 2026 to honor excellence in digital governance. https://iaspoint.com/india-uk-critical-minerals-supply-chain-observatory/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-05T06:15:46+00:00 India–UK Critical Minerals Supply Chain Observatory 2026-06-05T06:15:46+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/india-uk-critical-minerals-supply-chain-observatory-iaspoint-688.png India and the United Kingdom launched the India–UK Critical Minerals Global Supply Chain Observatory (GSCO) in New Delhi. https://iaspoint.com/insolvency-and-bankruptcy-code-ibc/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-05T06:11:56+00:00 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) 2026-06-05T06:13:37+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/insolvency-and-bankruptcy-code-ibc-iaspoint-944.png The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA), operating under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, is organizing a National Conference on June 13, 2026, in collaboration with the Association of Insolvency Professional Entities (AIPE). https://iaspoint.com/india-as-trusted-investment-destination/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-05T06:03:03+00:00 India as Trusted Investment Destination 2026-06-05T06:05:49+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/india-as-trusted-investment-destination-iaspoint-470.png Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, speaking at the Citi India Conference 2026, highlighted India as the world's most trusted investment destination and fastest-growing large economy. https://iaspoint.com/crotalaria-phulei-botanical-discovery/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-05T06:00:02+00:00 Crotalaria Phulei Botanical Discovery 2026-06-05T06:00:02+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/crotalaria-phulei-botanical-discovery-iaspoint-818.png Indian botanists discovered a new species of flowering plant, Crotalaria phulei, in the Khairi-Umred forest range near Nagpur, Maharashtra. https://iaspoint.com/virupaksha-temple-restoration/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-05T05:55:48+00:00 Virupaksha Temple Restoration 2026-06-05T05:55:48+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/virupaksha-temple-restoration-iaspoint-879.png The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) recently dismantled concrete walls built inside the main gopuram (gateway tower) of the historic Virupaksha Temple in Hampi, Karnataka. https://iaspoint.com/hellfire-missile-iran-blockade/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-05T05:52:25+00:00 Hellfire missile Iran blockade 2026-06-05T05:52:25+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/hellfire-missile-iran-blockade-iaspoint-614.png The U.S. military fired an AGM-114 Hellfire missile to disable the Botswana-flagged commercial oil tanker M/T Lexie in international waters as it transited toward Iran's Kharg Island. https://iaspoint.com/pennar-river-hydrology-and-irrigation/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-05T05:49:21+00:00 Pennar River Hydrology and Irrigation 2026-06-05T05:49:21+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/pennar-river-hydrology-and-irrigation-iaspoint-847.png The Pennar River, historically called the Peenigula Penna due to its dry and barren state, recently registered an unusual water flow in the Kalyanadurg area of Anantapur district ahead of the Southwest monsoon. https://iaspoint.com/eristalinus-hoverfly-species-discovery/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-05T05:46:55+00:00 Eristalinus Hoverfly Species Discovery 2026-06-05T05:46:55+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/eristalinus-hoverfly-species-discovery-iaspoint-121.png Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) recently discovered two new hoverfly species, Eristalinus sapphirinus and Eristalinus brunettii, in the Gangetic Plains of West Bengal. https://iaspoint.com/andhra-pradesh-community-managed-natural-farming/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-04T06:26:32+00:00 Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming 2026-06-04T06:26:32+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/andhra-pradesh-community-managed-natural-farming-iaspoint-818.png Andhra Pradesh’s Community Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) programme won the 2026 Food Planet Prize, a $1.5 million global environmental award recognizing sustainable food systems. https://iaspoint.com/air-pollution-impact-on-placental-igfbp3/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-04T06:24:01+00:00 Air Pollution Impact on Placental IGFBP3 2026-06-04T06:24:01+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/air-pollution-impact-on-placental-igfbp3-iaspoint-888.png A breakthrough study conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi, funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has established a direct cellular link between maternal air pollution exposure and fetal growth restriction. https://iaspoint.com/indigenous-climate-science-instrumentation/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-04T06:21:31+00:00 Indigenous Climate Science Instrumentation 2026-06-04T06:21:31+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/indigenous-climate-science-instrumentation-iaspoint-379.png The Mega Science Vision-2035 report on Climate Research warns that India has nearly lost its capacity to manufacture domestic scientific instruments, creating a severe reliance on imported equipment. https://iaspoint.com/topic-bhashini-vyoma-multilingual-ai-challenge/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-04T06:17:46+00:00 Topic: BHASHINI VYOMA Multilingual AI Challenge 2026-06-04T06:17:46+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/topic-bhashini-vyoma-multilingual-ai-challenge-iaspoint-453.png The Digital India BHASHINI Division, functioning under the Digital India Corporation and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, has launched the VYOMA Innovation Challenge. https://iaspoint.com/hsbc-india-services-pmi-growth/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-04T06:15:25+00:00 HSBC India Services PMI Growth 2026-06-04T06:15:25+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/hsbc-india-services-pmi-growth-iaspoint-908.png The Indian services sector demonstrated an acceleration in business activity, climbing to a six-month high in May. https://iaspoint.com/oecd-india-economic-growth-projection/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-04T06:13:03+00:00 OECD India Economic Growth Projection 2026-06-04T06:13:03+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/oecd-india-economic-growth-projection-iaspoint-775.png The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released its latest economic outlook, projecting India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth at 6.3% for the fiscal year 2026-27 (FY27) and 6.4% for 2027-28 (FY28). https://iaspoint.com/precision-nanomedicine-targeting-muc1-breast-cancer/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-04T06:09:26+00:00 Precision Nanomedicine Targeting MUC1 Breast Cancer 2026-06-04T06:09:26+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/precision-nanomedicine-targeting-muc1-breast-cancer-iaspoint-921.png Scientists at the Agharkar Research Institute in Pune, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, have engineered a biodegradable nanomedicine platform that targets breast cancer cells. https://iaspoint.com/navachar-mantra-grassroots-innovation/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-04T06:06:23+00:00 Navachar Mantra Grassroots Innovation 2026-06-04T06:06:23+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/navachar-mantra-grassroots-innovation-iaspoint-531.png The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) launched 'Navachar Mantra' at IIT Delhi on June 3, 2026. https://iaspoint.com/brics-anti-corruption-working-group/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-04T06:03:56+00:00 BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group 2026-06-04T06:03:56+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/brics-anti-corruption-working-group-iaspoint-484.png The first BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group (ACWG) meeting concluded virtually on June 3, 2026, marking a critical step under India’s BRICS Presidency. https://iaspoint.com/common-yoga-protocol-under-mission-life/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-04T05:58:25+00:00 Common Yoga Protocol under Mission LiFE 2026-06-04T05:58:25+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/common-yoga-protocol-under-mission-life-iaspoint-724.png The National Institute of Sowa Rigpa organized a Common Yoga Protocol session under the Mission LiFE initiative as a pre-campaign activity for World Environment Day 2026. https://iaspoint.com/atf-price-stabilization-fund/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-04T05:55:20+00:00 ATF Price Stabilization Fund 2026-06-04T05:55:20+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/atf-price-stabilization-fund-iaspoint-872.png The Union Cabinet has approved a one-time Price Stabilization Fund of up to Rs. 10,000 crore to shield Scheduled Indian Airlines from volatile global fuel costs caused by the West Asia crisis. https://iaspoint.com/ncrpb-truck-bus-replacement-scheme/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-04T05:52:34+00:00 NCRPB Truck-Bus Replacement Scheme 2026-06-04T05:52:34+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/ncrpb-truck-bus-replacement-scheme-iaspoint-891.png The Union Cabinet has approved a landmark two-year scheme with a total financial outlay of Rs. 9,585 crore to address severe air pollution in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR). https://iaspoint.com/isobutanol-diesel-blending-mandate/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-04T05:50:11+00:00 Isobutanol Diesel Blending Mandate 2026-06-04T05:50:11+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260604111950.png The Indian government plans to introduce a mandate for blending isobutanol with diesel by the end of 2026 to enhance domestic energy security and lower carbon emissions in the transport sector. https://iaspoint.com/eurozone-inflation-trends-2026/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-04T05:47:37+00:00 Eurozone Inflation Trends 2026 2026-06-04T05:47:37+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/eurozone-inflation-trends-2026-iaspoint-757.png Annual headline inflation in the eurozone accelerated to 3.2% in May 2026, marking an upward movement from the 3.0% recorded in April. https://iaspoint.com/the-2026-new-england-bolide-event/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-04T05:45:20+00:00 The 2026 New England Bolide Event 2026-06-04T05:45:20+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/the-2026-new-england-bolide-event-iaspoint-810.png On Saturday afternoon, May 30, 2026, a sudden, powerful double explosion and ground-shaking tremors rattled residents across Eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and broader Southern New England. https://iaspoint.com/halma-tradition-in-bhil-community/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-04T05:41:18+00:00 Halma Tradition in Bhil Community 2026-06-04T05:41:18+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/halma-tradition-in-bhil-community-iaspoint-398.png In Borpada village of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh, the Bhil tribal community recently revived their traditional "Halma" practice to tackle a severe water crisis. https://iaspoint.com/private-forest-diversion-at-karnala/ IASPOINT en 2026-06-04T05:37:59+00:00 Private Forest Diversion at Karnala 2026-06-04T05:37:59+00:00 https://iaspoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/private-forest-diversion-at-karnala-iaspoint-560.png Over 60 hectares of private forest land located near the historic Karnala Fort in the Uran taluka of Raigad district, Maharashtra, have been deforested without securing the mandatory prior clearance from the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.