June 14, 2026

14

U.S.-Iran peace deal announced with ‘permanent’ end to military action

The United States and Iran reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) — referred to as the "Islamabad MoU" — to end active military hostilities following we...

GS Paper 2 (International relations; effect of policies and politics of developed countries on India's interests) GS Paper 1 (Geography — world physical geography) International Relations Geography Economics 6m

14

Modi to meet Trump on G-7 sidelines in backdrop of 3 Indian deaths in Hormuz in US strikes on ships

On the sidelines of the G7 Summit held in Évian-les-Bains, France (June 2026), the heads of government of India and the United States held a bilateral meetin...

GS2 (International Relations India-US Relations Multilateral Institutions Indian Diaspora) GS3 (Maritime Security Trade) International Relations 6m

14

India, France adopt Innovation Roadmap 2030, Economic Security Dialogue

During a bilateral summit in June 2026, India and France adopted the India-France Innovation Roadmap 2030 — a structured framework for joint collaboration in...

GS2 (International Relations Bilateral Relations) GS3 (Science & Technology Economy Critical Minerals Semiconductors) International Relations Science & Technology Economics 5m

14

2x trade in 5 years, nuclear cooperation: Modi-Macron Nice meet

India and France, meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit at Évian-les-Bains (France), held a bilateral summit between the Indian Prime Minister and French...

GS Paper 2 (India's bilateral relations; international institutions) GS Paper 3 (Science and Technology; energy) International Relations Economics Science & Technology 6m

14

Bonn Climate Conference 2026: What happened on climate finance in week one

The Bonn Climate Change Conference 2026 (officially the 64th sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies — SB64/SBI64/SBSTA64) convened June 8–18, 2026 in Bonn,...

GS Paper 2 (International Relations Bilateral/Regional/Global Groupings); GS Paper 3 (Environment Conservation) Environment & Ecology International Relations 6m

14

Why Ladakh’s agreement with Centre has hit a roadblock

Negotiations between the Central Government and Ladakh's representative bodies — the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) — over Lada...

GS Paper II (Indian Constitution Federalism Centre-State Relations Tribal Affairs Special Provisions) Polity & Governance 7m

14

Rebel TMC MPs merge with Nationalist Citizens Party, to ‘collaborate with NDA’: Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar

A rebel faction of Lok Sabha MPs, expelled from a regional party, formally notified the Lok Sabha Speaker of their merger with a lesser-known registered part...

GS Paper II (Indian Constitution Parliament Political Parties) Polity & Governance 5m

14

Abhishek Banerjee urges Lok Sabha Speaker to deny any status to rebel camp: TMC ‘is single, indivisible’ party

Following a rebel faction of Lok Sabha MPs announcing a merger with an outside registered party, the parent party's leadership formally wrote to the Lok Sabh...

GS Paper II (Indian Constitution Parliament Separation of Powers Judicial Review) Polity & Governance 6m

14

Gadkari clears E100 fuel framework, paving way for ethanol-only vehicles in India

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways approved the E100 fuel framework by amending the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR), creating the legal foundati...

GS Paper 2 (Government Policies) GS Paper 3 (Economy Environment Science & Technology) Economics Environment & Ecology Science & Technology 5m

14

Market Coupling Operator proposed for power trading: Sole MCO plan gets pushback from Grid India, IEX

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has proposed the Draft CERC (Power Market) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2026, seeking to introduce ma...

GS Paper 2 (Regulatory Bodies Governance) GS Paper 3 (Energy Sector Infrastructure) Economics Polity & Governance 5m

14

Supreme Court wants cases of SIR excluded to be decided before next polls. A reality check from Assam

The Supreme Court directed that cases of persons excluded from electoral rolls during Assam's Special Revision (SR) exercise should be adjudicated before the...

GS Paper 2 (Elections Constitutional Bodies Federalism) Polity & Governance 4m

14

DRDO demonstrates ballistic missile defence capability

India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted final development trials of its Phase 2 Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system on June...

GS Paper 3 (Science & Technology Internal Security) Science & Technology Internal Security 4m

14

Rajasthan: In-principle clearance for coal block in Hasdeo-Arand

The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change granted Stage-I (in-principle) clearance for diversion of ap...

GS Paper 2 (Governance Tribal Rights) GS Paper 3 (Environment Energy Security) Environment & Ecology Economics Polity & Governance 5m