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The government announced that the 16th Census will be held in 2027 in two phases with caste enumeration. The reference date is March 1, 2027 (October 1, 2026 for snow-bound areas), and it will be India's first digital census.
In the UN Sustainable Development Report 2025, India ranked 99th of 193, entering the top 100 for the first time. Finland topped the ranking.
A World Bank review using the new USD 3-a-day line showed India's extreme poverty fell from 27.1% in 2011-12 to 5.3% in 2022-23, lifting about 269 million people out of extreme poverty.
MIT topped the QS World University Rankings 2026. IIT Delhi was the best Indian university at 123rd, and 54 Indian universities were featured.
India ranked 71st on the World Economic Forum's Energy Transition Index 2025 with a score of 53.3. Sweden topped the index.
India was placed 115th in the Global Peace Index 2025.
In the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0 for school education, Chandigarh topped with a score of 703 for the third straight year. Meghalaya was at the bottom.
India remained third in the global unicorn rankings with 64 unicorns.
An ILO report showed India's social security coverage rose from 19% in 2015 to 64.3% in 2025, making India second globally.
Copenhagen topped the Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Index 2025, while Damascus was ranked last.
SBI paid a dividend of Rs 8,076.84 crore to the government for FY25.
EPFO raised the auto-settlement limit for advance claims from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh.
The government relaxed SEZ rules for semiconductor and electronics component manufacturing, cutting the minimum land requirement from 50 hectares to 10 hectares.
Tata Steel's Gopalpur Industrial Park in Odisha became the first Indian industrial park to join the World Economic Forum's Transitioning Industrial Clusters Initiative.
Lee Jae-myung was elected South Korea's 14th President on June 4, 2025 with 49.42% of the vote, after Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment.
Gombojav Zandanshatar was appointed the 34th Prime Minister of Mongolia, replacing Oyun-Erdene who resigned.
India won all three gold medals at the Asian Squash Doubles Championships in Kuching, Malaysia - men's, women's and mixed pairs. Joshna Chinappa and Anahat Singh won the women's title.
BSNL launched India's first indigenously developed Quantum 5G fixed wireless access service in Hyderabad.
ICMR-NIIH Mumbai launched India's first Rare Donor Registry for donors with rare blood groups.
'Nakshatra', India's first high-performance computing facility for the health sector, was inaugurated at ICMR-NIV, Pune.
Telangana notified the Kumram Bheem Conservation Reserve covering 1,492.88 sq km, strengthening the tiger corridor between the Kawal and Tadoba-Andhari reserves.
CBSE approved biannual Class 10 board exams from the 2026 session. The February exam will be compulsory and an optional May exam will allow score improvement.
India launched Operation Sindhu to evacuate its citizens from conflict-hit Iran; 517 Indians had been brought back by June 21, 2025.
The first national consultation on gender budgeting was held, and a Gender Budgeting Knowledge Hub portal was launched. The FY26 gender budget is Rs 4.49 lakh crore.
The government extended old pension scheme benefits to Unified Pension Scheme subscribers, with a minimum pension of Rs 10,000 after 10 years of service.
Nine horticultural facilities were announced under the Clean Plant Programme.
The central UMEED portal was launched for geo-tagging and digital records of Waqf properties, with boards required to register properties by December 6, 2025.
The Department of Posts released the DHRUVA policy to create a digital address system built on the DIGIPIN geo-coded platform.
Ozzo Feni, made by Cazcar Distillery in Goa, became the first feni to receive a GI tag.
Tripura was declared fully literate with 95.6% literacy, after Mizoram and Goa, under the ULLAS programme.
The President promulgated the Ladakh Official Languages Regulation 2025, recognising English, Hindi, Urdu, Bhoti and Purgi as official languages of Ladakh.
Tamil Nadu notified a Greater Flamingo Sanctuary spread over 524.78 hectares at Dhanushkodi in Ramanathapuram district.
Reliance Defence signed a Rs 10,000 crore agreement with Germany's Diehl Defence to make 155mm Vulcano precision-guided munitions in India.
Lyricist Javed Akhtar became the first Indian to receive Russia's Dostoevsky Star Award.
Chanel Global CEO Leena Nair received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) honour.
Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan released his memoir 'The One: Cricket, My Life and More'.
Meteorologist Jagadish Shukla authored 'A Billion Butterflies: A Life in Climate and Chaos Theory'.
Marc Garneau, Canada's first astronaut who later served as a federal minister, died at the age of 76.
Edgar Lungu, who served as President of Zambia, died at the age of 68.
The 81st IATA Annual General Meeting was held in New Delhi from June 1-3, 2025, hosted by IndiGo. Luis Gallego became the 83rd Chair of the IATA Board of Governors.
World Milk Day was observed on June 1, 2025 with the theme 'Let's Celebrate the Power of Dairy'.
Paraguay President Santiago Pena visited India from June 2-4, 2025, as the two countries marked 64 years of diplomatic ties. An MoU establishing a Joint Commission Mechanism was signed.
The 8th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction was held in Geneva from June 2-6, 2025. IMD chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra won the UN Sasakawa Award 2025 for disaster risk reduction.
'Bharat Gen', India's first government-funded multimodal large language model supporting 22 languages, was launched on June 2, 2025. It was developed under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems with IIT Bombay.
India won the presidency of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) for 2025-28, getting 87 of 141 votes against Austria. DARPG Secretary V. Srinivas was elected President.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their first IPL title in 18 seasons, beating Punjab Kings by 6 runs in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on June 3, 2025. Krunal Pandya was Player of the Match.
Netherlands Prime Minister Dick Schoof resigned on June 3, 2025 after the PVV party quit the ruling coalition. A caretaker government is running affairs.
World Bicycle Day was observed on June 3, 2025. It was first observed in 2018 after a UNGA resolution.
The Khichan wetland in Phalodi and Menar in Udaipur, both in Rajasthan, were declared Ramsar sites on June 4, 2025. India's total rose to 91, the highest in Asia and third globally.
The Election Commission launched ECINET, a single platform that brings together over 40 of its apps and shows real-time voter turnout updated every two hours.
India was elected to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the 2026-28 term with 181 of 187 votes.
The 4th India-Central Asia Dialogue was held, with the foreign minister of Kyrgyzstan visiting India. Talks covered the Bilateral Investment Treaty and cooperation in rare earths and critical minerals.
92 Distinguished Service Awards were presented at the Defence Investiture Ceremony (Phase-II): 30 PVSM, 5 UYSM and 57 AVSM.
Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia and Liberia were elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for 2026-27.
Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0 was launched on World Environment Day with a target of planting 10 crore trees.
EnviStats India 2025, the eighth edition of the environment statistics report, was released by the National Statistics Office.
TASL signed four production transfer agreements with Dassault Aviation to manufacture Rafale fighter fuselages in Hyderabad, the first such production outside France.
World Environment Day was observed on June 5, 2025 with the theme 'Beat Plastic Pollution', hosted by the Republic of Korea.
PM Modi inaugurated the Chenab Bridge in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district on June 6, 2025. Standing 359 metres above the river, it is the world's highest railway arch bridge. He also inaugurated the Anji Khad Bridge, India's first cable-stayed railway bridge, and flagged off two Vande Bharat trains.
Magnus Carlsen won the Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger for the seventh time. D. Gukesh finished third, while Koneru Humpy was third in the women's event won by Anna Muzychuk.
Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla announced his retirement from all cricket. He took 192 IPL wickets, joint third-most at the time.
World Food Safety Day was observed on June 7, 2025 with the theme 'Food safety: science in action'.
Carlos Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner to win the men's singles at the French Open for the second time, while Coco Gauff beat Aryna Sabalenka for her first Roland Garros women's title.
Portugal beat Spain 5-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in the UEFA Nations League final in Munich to win the title for the second time.
Sat Pal Bhanoo was given interim charge as MD and CEO of LIC after Siddhartha Mohanty's term ended on June 7, 2025.
Economist S. Mahendra Dev was appointed Chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council, succeeding Suman Bery.
The World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2025 placed India 131st of 148 countries. Iceland topped the index for the 16th time.
Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani died in the Air India crash at Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025. He was Gujarat's 16th Chief Minister (2016-21).
World Day Against Child Labour was observed on June 12, 2025. UN reports estimated 138 million children in child labour in 2024.
South Africa beat Australia by 5 wickets in the World Test Championship 2023-25 final at Lord's to win their first ICC trophy since 1998. Aiden Markram was Player of the Match.
The Rudrastra, a hybrid vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle, was test-flown at Pokhran.
The 22nd edition of the multinational exercise Khaan Quest began in Mongolia, with 24 nations taking part.
World Blood Donor Day was observed on June 14, 2025, its 21st edition.
PM Modi visited Cyprus, Canada and Croatia from June 15-19, 2025. He received Cyprus's top civilian honour, attended the 51st G7 Summit in Canada, and became the first Indian PM to visit Croatia.
India finished on top with 9 medals (2 gold) at Archery Asia Cup Stage 2 in Singapore.
India finished third with 4 medals (2 gold) at the ISSF World Cup stage in Munich.
George Russell of Mercedes won the Canadian Grand Prix on June 15, 2025.
The 55th Paris Air Show was held from June 16-22, 2025. The Rafale Marine programme was launched at the show on June 19.
The Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB 62) was held from June 16-26, 2025.
INS Arnala, the first indigenous Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, was commissioned at Visakhapatnam on June 18, 2025.
The eighth edition of the India-France joint exercise SHAKTI was held at Camp Larzac, France from June 18 to July 1, 2025.
The Sahitya Akademi announced the Yuva Puraskar 2025 and the Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025.
Delhi approved its first cloud-seeding pilot project to induce artificial rain, to be carried out with IIT Kanpur at a cost of Rs 3.21 crore.
The National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) was renamed the Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development.
Neeraj Chopra won the Paris Diamond League javelin on June 20, 2025 with an 88.16 m throw, and followed it with the Ostrava Golden Spike title on June 24 with 85.29 m.
HAL signed a Rs 511 crore agreement with ISRO on June 20, 2025 for the transfer of technology of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). It is the first full rocket technology transfer to an Indian company, making HAL the country's third rocket maker.
World Refugee Day was observed on June 20, 2025 with the theme 'Solidarity with Refugees'.
During his June 20-21 visit, PM Modi launched projects worth over Rs 24,400 crore across Bihar, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, flagged off the 71st Vande Bharat train (Patliputra-Gorakhpur), and flagged off the first export locomotive from Marhowrah to Guinea.
The 11th International Day of Yoga was observed on June 21, 2025 with the theme 'Yoga for One Earth, One Health'. The national event was led by PM Modi in Visakhapatnam.
Fred Smith, founder of FedEx, died at the age of 80.
Former India left-arm spinner Dilip Doshi died at 77. He took 114 wickets in 33 Tests.
Adani's energy company commissioned India's first off-grid 5 MW green hydrogen pilot plant at Kutch, Gujarat.
Dangeti Jahnavi became the first Indian selected as an astronaut candidate by a private space company, Titan Space Industries, for its planned 2029 Orbital Port mission.
At The Hague summit on June 24-25, 2025, NATO members agreed to raise defence-related spending to 5% of GDP by 2035.
The government announced an SMR-based nuclear power plant in Nawada, Bihar, the first in eastern India, along with viability gap funding for 1,000 MW of battery energy storage.
The NAVYA pilot was launched in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh to give vocational training to girls aged 16-18 who have passed Class 10.
Passport Seva Divas was observed on June 24, 2025, marking the Passports Act of 1967. E-passports were rolled out nationwide.
Zou Jiayi, a former Chinese vice finance minister, was elected President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the first woman to hold the post. She takes office in January 2026, succeeding Jin Liqun.
The Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission was launched to the ISS on June 25, 2025 on a Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft 'Grace'. The crew included India's Shubhanshu Shukla as pilot, along with Peggy Whitson (USA), Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski (Poland) and Tibor Kapu (Hungary). It was the first ISS visit for India, Poland and Hungary.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended the SCO defence ministers' meeting in Qingdao, China on June 25-26, 2025, and declined to sign the joint statement.
At the EXIM Bank Trade Conclave in New Delhi, it was announced that India's exports reached a record USD 825 billion in FY25.
The Cabinet approved the revised Jharia Master Plan worth Rs 5,940.47 crore, a South Asia regional centre of the International Potato Centre in Agra, and Pune Metro Phase-2. It also marked the Emergency's 50th anniversary as 'Samvidhan Hatya Divas'.
June 25, 2025 marked 50 years since the 1975 Emergency and was observed as Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas.
The Day of the Seafarer was observed on June 25, 2025 with the theme 'My Harassment-Free Ship'.
The AMRUT scheme for urban water supply completed 10 years on June 25, 2025.
Tata topped the Brand Finance India 100 list with a brand value of USD 31.6 billion.
The World Bank and the IAEA signed an agreement on June 26, 2025 to support nuclear energy in developing countries, covering knowledge sharing, extending reactor life and small modular reactors.
A 5 GWh battery energy storage plant was inaugurated at Bidadi, Bengaluru, and an additional Rs 5,400 crore in viability gap funding was announced for 30 GWh of storage capacity.
Salkhan Fossils Park in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh was added to UNESCO's World Heritage Tentative List. India now has 63 tentative sites.
A 12 km stretch of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway through the Ranthambore buffer zone in Rajasthan became India's first wildlife-friendly expressway section, with five 500-metre overpasses and India's longest animal underpass.
ESIC announced the relaunch of its SPREE scheme, which lets employers declare previously uncovered employees, from July 1 to December 31, 2025.
Kerala renamed the Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary in Kannur, which was established in 1984 as India's first butterfly sanctuary.
The Indian Coast Guard inducted ICGS Adamya, the first fast patrol vessel of the 08-FPV project, built by Goa Shipyard Limited.
Safran announced a maintenance facility for Rafale M88 engines in Hyderabad, its first such facility outside France.
The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was observed on June 26, 2025 with the theme 'Break the Cycle. #StopOrganizedCrime'.
Union Minister Amit Shah released 'The Emergency Diaries', marking 50 years of the 1975 Emergency.
India's first maritime sector finance company, Sagarmala Finance Corporation (SMFCL), was inaugurated as a Mini Ratna-I CPSE.
The road transport ministry mandated anti-lock braking systems (ABS) on all two-wheelers made from January 1, 2026. Two BIS-standard helmets must also be sold with every new two-wheeler.
India's external debt stood at USD 736.3 billion at the end of March 2025, as reported on June 27, 2025.
RBI data showed a current account surplus of USD 13.5 billion (1.3% of GDP) in Q4 of FY25. The full-year current account deficit narrowed to USD 23.3 billion (0.6% of GDP).
At the annual review meeting, the government said public sector banks earned a record net profit of about Rs 1.78 lakh crore in FY25.
R. Praggnanandhaa won the second UzChess Cup Masters in Tashkent, beating Nodirbek Abdusattorov. The 19-year-old became India's number one and world number four by live rating.
In the Hockey India Masters Cup, Odisha won the women's title and Tamil Nadu won the men's title.
New ICC playing conditions came into effect from July 2, 2025, including the use of the stop clock in Test cricket.
World MSME Day was observed on June 27, 2025, with a national 'Udyami Bharat' programme presided over by President Droupadi Murmu.
The first-ever International Day of Deafblindness was observed on June 27, 2025, marking Helen Keller's 145th birth anniversary.
Bihar became the first Indian state to use mobile e-voting for urban body polls, through the e-Voting SECBHR app developed by C-DAC.
National Insurance Awareness Day was observed on June 28, 2025. India's first life insurer, the Oriental Life Insurance Company, was set up in 1818 in Kolkata.
Lando Norris won the Austrian Grand Prix on June 29, 2025.
Statistics Day was observed on June 29, 2025 marking the birth anniversary of P.C. Mahalanobis, with the theme '75 Years of NSS'.
The WHO certified Suriname as malaria-free on June 30, 2025.
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