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RudraM-II Air-to-Surface Missile

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted flight tests of the indigenously developed RudraM-II air-to-surface missile from a Su-30MKI fighter...

 June 3, 2026

MAHA Water Mission – Water Innovation Funding

The Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) and the Ministry of Jal Shakti have launched the MAHA Water Mission, a Rs 200 crore initiative to foster scalable water technologies....

 June 3, 2026

Project UDAYAK Strategic Border Infrastructure

Project UDAYAK, a specialized unit of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), celebrated its 37th Raising Day on 1 June 2026. Established in 1989 and headquartered in Doomdooma, Assam,...

 June 3, 2026

Mesalina Bishnoi Lizard Discovery

In June 2026, scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) identified a new lizard species, Mesalina bishnoi, in the Gajner area of Bikaner, Rajasthan. Collected in August...

 June 3, 2026

Blue Moon and Micromoon Astronomy

In May 2031, a rare alignment occurs featuring a monthly Blue Moon coinciding with a micromoon on May 31. This is the first monthly Blue Moon since August...

 June 3, 2026

Operation Mule Hunt – Cybercrime Mule Accounts

The Gujarat Police and the Cyber Centre of Excellence (CCOE) conducted Operation Mule Hunt 1.0, an enforcement drive exposing a cyber fraud network valued at ₹2,289 crore. The...

 June 3, 2026

Kadamparai Pumped Storage Hydro Plant

The Kadamparai Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, is facing critical operational decline. Commissioned in 1987 by TNPGCL, the 400 MW facility is currently operating...

 June 3, 2026

River Kshipra Crisis

Most of the Kshipra’s 22 tributaries have dried or become seasonal by early June 2026, causing falling groundwater, drinking-water shortages and reduced irrigation in Malwa; the state sustains...

 June 3, 2026

Prison Overcrowding and Undertrials India

The NCRB Prison Statistics India 2024 report (released recently) shows a national occupancy rate of 112.7% and that 72.6% of inmates are undertrials. Persistent overcrowding, staff shortages and...

 June 2, 2026

EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)

The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) entered its definitive compliance phase on 1 January 2026, requiring importers to cover embedded carbon emissions through purchasable certificates to address...

 June 2, 2026

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