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Current affairs — June 2024

15 exam-relevant headlines, written simply. Read the bold fact in each — that's what exams ask.

2024-06-02international

Claudia Sheinbaum elected Mexico's first woman president

Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling MORENA party won Mexico's presidential election on June 2, 2024 with about 61% of the vote, becoming the country's first woman and first person of Jewish descent to be elected president.

  • 📌 Party: MORENA
  • 📌 Vote share: about 61%
  • 📌 First woman president of Mexico
2024-06-04national

Lok Sabha election results: NDA wins 293 seats

Results of the 18th Lok Sabha election were declared on June 4, 2024. The BJP-led NDA won 293 seats and the INDIA bloc 234. The BJP alone won 240 (down from 303 in 2019) and the Congress 99, making it a coalition government for Modi's third term.

  • 📌 NDA: 293, INDIA bloc: 234
  • 📌 BJP: 240, Congress: 99
  • 📌 642 million voters, turnout 66.1%
2024-06-04national

NEET-UG 2024 row: NTA chief dismissed

The NEET-UG 2024 result row erupted after results were announced early amid allegations of irregularities and paper leaks. NTA Director General Subodh Kumar Singh was dismissed on June 22, 2024, and a high-powered committee was formed to reform the examination body.

  • 📌 Exam: NEET-UG 2024
  • 📌 NTA DG Subodh Kumar Singh dismissed
2024-06-05days

World Environment Day 2024

World Environment Day was observed on June 5, 2024 with the theme 'Land restoration, desertification and drought resilience', hosted by Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

  • 📌 Observed: June 5
  • 📌 Host: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2024-06-05science

Boeing Starliner flies astronauts to ISS

Boeing's Starliner capsule launched its first crewed test flight on June 5, 2024, carrying Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams to the ISS. Thruster problems later ruled out a Starliner return, and the pair came back only in March 2025 on a SpaceX Crew Dragon.

  • 📌 Crew: Butch Wilmore, Sunita Williams
  • 📌 Capsule: Starliner (Boeing)
2024-06-06international

European Parliament elections see right-wing gains

Elections to the 720-seat European Parliament were held on June 6-9, 2024. The centre-right EPP led by Ursula von der Leyen won the most seats (188), while right-wing groups like Patriots for Europe made gains; von der Leyen retained the Commission presidency.

  • 📌 EPP won most seats: 188
  • 📌 Seats: 720
2024-06-09national

Modi sworn in as Prime Minister for a third term

Narendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister on June 9, 2024 for a third consecutive term, leading a coalition government for the first time, with the TDP and JD(U) as key allies.

  • 📌 Third term as PM
  • 📌 First coalition-led term
  • 📌 Key allies: TDP, JD(U)
2024-06-09sports

Alcaraz and Swiatek win French Open titles

Carlos Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev for the men's singles title and Iga Swiatek defeated Jasmine Paolini to win a third straight French Open at Roland Garros (May 26 to June 9, 2024).

  • 📌 Men: Carlos Alcaraz
  • 📌 Women: Iga Swiatek (third straight title)
2024-06-12states

BJP ends Naveen Patnaik's 24-year rule in Odisha

The BJP won 79 of 147 seats in the Odisha assembly election, and Mohan Charan Majhi was sworn in as the 15th Chief Minister on June 12, 2024 - the first CM from the Santal tribal community, succeeding Naveen Patnaik (in office since 2000).

  • 📌 CM: Mohan Charan Majhi (BJP)
  • 📌 15th CM of Odisha
  • 📌 Ended BJD's 24-year rule
2024-06-12states

Chandrababu Naidu takes oath as Andhra Pradesh CM

TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu was sworn in as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister on June 12, 2024, a record fourth term in the office, succeeding Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.

  • 📌 Fourth term as CM - a record
  • 📌 Party: TDP
2024-06-13international

50th G7 summit held in Apulia, Italy

The 50th G7 summit was held at Borgo Egnazia, Fasano in Apulia, Italy from June 13-15, 2024, chaired by PM Giorgia Meloni. PM Narendra Modi was among invited outreach leaders, and Pope Francis became the first pope to address a G7 summit.

  • 📌 Venue: Apulia, Italy
  • 📌 50th G7 summit
  • 📌 First pope to attend a G7 summit
2024-06-24national

18th Lok Sabha constituted

The 17th Lok Sabha was dissolved on June 5 and the 18th Lok Sabha was constituted on June 24, 2024, with President Droupadi Murmu addressing the new House on June 27.

  • 📌 Constituted: June 24, 2024
2024-06-25science

China's Chang'e-6 returns first far-side Moon samples

China's Chang'e-6 probe returned to Earth on June 25, 2024 with about 1,935 grams of material from the far side of the Moon - the first samples ever collected from that hemisphere.

  • 📌 First far-side lunar samples
  • 📌 Landing zone: South Pole-Aitken basin
2024-06-26national

Om Birla re-elected Lok Sabha Speaker

Om Birla was re-elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha on June 26, 2024 for a second consecutive term, defeating the INDIA bloc's K. Suresh in a voice vote.

  • 📌 Second consecutive term as Speaker
2024-06-29sports

India win T20 World Cup, ending 11-year ICC title drought

India beat South Africa by 7 runs in the final at Kensington Oval, Barbados on June 29, 2024 to win their second ICC Men's T20 World Cup - becoming the first team to win the tournament undefeated. Jasprit Bumrah was Player of the Tournament.

  • 📌 Final: India beat South Africa by 7 runs
  • 📌 Venue: Barbados
  • 📌 Player of the Tournament: Jasprit Bumrah

June 2024 quiz — 10 questions

From exactly the headlines above. If you read the month, you should score 8+.

Topic test · 10 questions

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