Daily Current Affairs 22 June 2026

The National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB), chaired by Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, has approved the development of 4 greenfield cities, branded as “Namo Cities”, in the Delhi-NCR region under the Regional Plan 2041.

One city will be developed in each of the 4 states and territories: Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan. The project is estimated to cost ₹5,000 crore and will be implemented over a period of 5 years.

The National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) has celebrated 50 years of its contribution to India's urban development. The golden jubilee celebrations were held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi under the theme 'Resilient Urban India @2047'.

Dr PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, attended the event as the Chief Guest. During the event, the National Urban Learning Platform was launched to strengthen technical capacity building in urban governance through an integrated hybrid learning system and newly introduced technical courses.

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi has launched the 'Wind Turbine Materials and Resources Utility Tracker' (WT-MARUT) at the Global Wind Day Conference 2026 in Goa. It is India's first Wind Turbine Supply Chain Management Portal.

Developed by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in collaboration with the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA), the portal aims to strengthen domestic wind manufacturing and improve supply-chain transparency. The initiative is designed to support the national target of achieving 100 GW of wind energy capacity by 2030.

During the conference, the Union Minister also unveiled the Wind Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) Portal, a coffee table book titled 'Pawan Urja', and a series of knowledge and state-wise policy reports.

The RBI has imposed regulatory restrictions on the Mumbai-based Mogaveera Co-operative Bank Ltd for 6 months.

Under these directives, the withdrawal limit is capped at ₹1 lakh for depositors across all accounts, including savings and current accounts.

YES Bank and Northern Arc Capital have entered into a strategic partnership to expand access to formal credit, digital lending services, and investment opportunities across India.

The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) Pune has signed an MoU with the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) in Nainital to conduct collaborative research on climate change.

Under this MoU, a Climate Observation Station will be established at ARIES, Devasthal, as a part of the Bharat Climate Observation Network (BCON).

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd and SML Mahindra have signed an MoU with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to participate in the government’s fleet modernisation initiative.

The programme aims to replace aging commercial vehicles in the Delhi-NCR region to curb air pollution by offering manufacturing discounts. Mahindra joins other manufacturers like Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, and Switch Mobility in this initiative.

India has secured the Vice-Presidency of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for the first time since becoming a full member in 2010. Vivek Aggarwal has been elected as the Vice President for a one-year tenure commencing in July 2026, succeeding Giles Thomson.

It is to be noted that the FATF is a 40-member intergovernmental body that establishes global standards to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

President Droupadi Murmu presided over the Passing Out Parade of the 158th Regular Course of the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

Lieutenant Vishal Kumar was awarded the Sword of Honour and the President’s Gold Medal for securing the first position in the overall Order of Merit and emerging as the best all-round officer cadet. Academy Under Officer Prince Raj received the Silver Medal, and Senior Under Officer Tejas Bhatt was awarded the Bronze Medal.

The Indian Navy (IN) has decommissioned its fleet of 'Sea King Mk42B' helicopters, also known as the ‘Flying Frigates’, after 36 years of service.

The fleet, operated by the Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS 330), concluded its service with a final ceremonial flight from INS Shikra, the base of the Western Naval Command (WNC) in Mumbai.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has commissioned three indigenously built naval ships INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak, and INS Agray, at the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Trust in Kolkata.

These frontline warships were designed by the Warship Design Bureau of the Indian Navy and manufactured by the Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE), with over 75% indigenous content.

INS Dunagiri is a Project 17A stealth guided-missile frigate equipped with BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles and Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) systems. INS Sanshodhak is a Sandhayak-class Large Survey Vessel (SVL). INS Agray is an Arnala-class anti-submarine shallow water craft.

NSE Indices Ltd, a subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), has introduced 11 new sector-specific indices, taking the total number of indices managed by the entity to 34.

These indices cover sectors such as power, capital goods, telecommunications, construction, consumer services, retail, healthcare, and financial services.

The ISRO, in collaboration with the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), is developing an advanced artificial heating system for future lunar landers. This technology is designed to enable landers to survive lunar nights, where temperatures drop below –129°C.

It is to be noted that this system aims to extend the operational life of lunar landers from the current duration of one lunar day (14 Earth days) to up to 200 days.

Vinai Kumar Saxena, the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, has approved the formation of the ‘Snow Leopard and High-Altitude Nature’ (SHAN) Conservation Society to protect the endangered snow leopard and its habitat. This is the first initiative of its kind in the region.

It is to be noted that according to the ‘2024 Snow Leopard Population Assessment in India’, there are 718 snow leopards in the country, with 477 of them located in Ladakh.

The World Bank has approved a loan of ₹4,000 crore for the “Jal Sanrakshit Haryana” (Water Secure Haryana) project, which has an outlay of ₹5,714 crore. The project aims to resolve the groundwater crisis and ensure water sustainability in the state.

It will be implemented in phases over a 6-year period (2026-2032) and will cover 15 clusters across 48.94 lakh acres.

The Department of Financial Services has approved the appointment of Hitesh Rameshchandra Joshi as the CMD of the General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re).

He will assume the office on 16 June 2026 and will serve until September 2028. He succeeds Narayanan Ramaswamy.

Jainendra K Jain, an Indian-born theoretical physicist, has been honoured with the prestigious Wolf Prize 2025 in the Physics category. He is the first Indian-born theoretical physicist to receive this honour, recognised for his 1989 discovery of composite fermions.

In the Physics category, the prize was jointly awarded to James P Eisenstein (USA), Jainendra K Jain (India/USA), and Mordehai Heiblum (Israel) for their contributions to the study of two-dimensional electron systems and composite fermions. Each category carries a diploma and a cash prize of $100,000.

World Blood Donor Day:

Day – 14 June

Theme 2026 – “One Drop of Humanity. Give Blood. Save Lives.”

Observed since – 2004

Commemorating – The birth anniversary of Karl Landsteiner, who discovered the ABO Blood Group System