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Current Affairs (EXAMIVERSE) — 4 June, 2026 (Thursday)

Verified Sources: PIB India, The Hindu, ISRO, and UN News.
For Exams: SSC CGL, Banking (IBPS/SBI), UPSC, KPSC + State PSCs

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

🌿 Health, Society & Human Rights

  • International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression Observed (June 4)

    • What: The International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is observed annually on June 4 to acknowledge the pain suffered by children throughout the world who are the victims of physical, mental, and emotional abuse.
    • Details:
      • The day was established by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in August 1982 during an emergency special session on the question of Palestine, following the high number of innocent Palestinian and Lebanese child victims of Israel's acts of aggression.
      • The purpose of the day is to affirm the UN's commitment to protect the rights of children, guided by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
      • It highlights the impact of armed conflict, trafficking, child labor, and domestic violence on young populations globally.
    • Exam Angle:
      • Date of Observation: June 4.
      • Established by: UN General Assembly (UNGA) in 1982.
      • Key framework: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

  • Ministry of Rural Development Launches "Lakhpati Didi Portal 2.0"

    • What: The Ministry of Rural Development officially launched the Lakhpati Didi Portal 2.0 to monitor and accelerate the skill training and financial integration of rural women under the DAY-NRLM scheme.
    • Details:
      • The upgraded portal uses AI-driven tools to match Self-Help Group (SHG) members with suitable vocational training, financial literacy programs, and bank credit linkages.
      • The initiative aims to enable rural women members of SHGs to earn a sustainable annual income of ₹1 lakh or more.
      • The portal features a real-time dashboard tracking block-wise success rates, credit disbursements, and training completions across all states.
    • Exam Angle:
      • Portal Name: Lakhpati Didi Portal 2.0.
      • Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Rural Development.
      • Lakhpati Didi Program Target: 3 crore (30 million) rural women.
      • Associated Umbrella Scheme: Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).

🚀 Space & Defence Technology

  • Aditya-L1 Captures Groundbreaking Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) Data
    • What: India's first solar observatory mission, Aditya-L1, successfully captured high-resolution data on a massive X-class solar flare and the subsequent Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) heading towards Earth.
    • Details:
      • The data was recorded by the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) and the Solar Ultra-violet Imaging Telescope (SUIT) payloads onboard Aditya-L1.
      • The observations provide critical insights into the magnetic field dynamics of the solar corona and help improve the forecasting of geomagnetic storms that can disrupt satellite communications and power grids on Earth.
      • Aditya-L1 is positioned in a halo orbit around the Lagrangian Point 1 (L1), which is approximately 1.5 million kilometers from Earth, offering an uninterrupted view of the Sun.
    • Exam Angle:
      • Mission Name: Aditya-L1.
      • Position: Halo orbit around Lagrangian Point 1 (L1).
      • Launch Vehicle: PSLV-C57 (launched in September 2023).
      • Payloads involved in CME capture: VELC (Visible Emission Line Coronagraph) and SUIT (Solar Ultra-violet Imaging Telescope).

⚡ State-Specific News

  • Karnataka: State government launches the "Gruha Lakshmi DBT Tracker App" to enable beneficiaries to track their monthly ₹2,000 direct benefit transfers in real-time.
  • Madhya Pradesh: Chief Minister announces the "MP Green Hydrogen Hub Policy 2026", offering tax incentives and power tariff concessions to green ammonia plants setting up facilities in Vijaipur and Indore.
  • Kerala: Government launches "K-Smart 2.0", an upgraded digital platform providing all local self-government services (birth/death certificates, building permits) via a single mobile application.

⚡ Quick Revision Points (SSC & Banking Special)

  • June 4: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.
  • 1982: Year when the UNGA established the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.
  • Lakhpati Didi Portal 2.0: Newly launched portal by the Ministry of Rural Development to track SHG women's incomes.
  • 3 Crore: The final target of rural women to be made "Lakhpati Didis" under DAY-NRLM.
  • Aditya-L1: India's solar observatory positioned at L1 that captured major CME data.
  • VELC & SUIT: Payloads onboard Aditya-L1 that captured the solar flare and coronal mass ejection.
  • 1.5 Million Km: Approximate distance of Lagrangian Point L1 from Earth.
  • MP Green Hydrogen Hub Policy 2026: Policy launched by Madhya Pradesh offering subsidies for green ammonia units.
  • K-Smart 2.0: Digital local governance platform launched by the state of Kerala.
  • Gruha Lakshmi DBT Tracker App: App launched by Karnataka for tracking cash transfers.
  • June 3: World Bicycle Day (Theme: "Riding Together for a Sustainable Future") (recap).
  • CE-20: Upgraded cryogenic engine successfully hot-tested by ISRO in Mahendragiri (recap).
  • 22 Tonnes: Upgraded thrust capability of the newly tested CE-20 cryogenic engine (recap).
  • GIM-D 2026: "Green India Mission Dashboard" launched by the Ministry of Environment (recap).
  • 2.5 to 3 Billion Tonnes: India's NDC target for additional carbon sink creation by 2030 (recap).
  • USD 300 Billion: Digital economy target set under the Karnataka Digital Economy Policy 2026 (recap).
  • Guwahati: Location of the new Biotech Park Expansion Project Phase-II (recap).
  • June 2: Telangana State Formation Day (commemorating the state's creation on June 2, 2014) (recap).
  • 12th: The edition of Telangana State Formation Day celebrated in 2026 (recap).
  • Abhyas: High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) successfully tested by DRDO (recap).
  • 7.2%: India's provisional GDP growth rate for the financial year 2025-26 released by NSO (recap).
  • June 1: World Milk Day (Theme: "Let's Celebrate the Power of Dairy") (recap).
  • NIMHANS: Bengaluru-based mental health institute awarded the Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion 2026 (recap).
  • WHO: Organising body that conferred the Nelson Mandela Award at the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva (recap).
  • Chagos Archipelago: Sovereignty formally transferred from the UK to Mauritius in the Indian Ocean (recap).
  • Diego Garcia: The largest Chagos island hosting a strategic joint UK-US military base (recap).
  • BIMReN: "BIMSTEC Blue Economy Research Network" launched by India's Ministry of Earth Sciences (recap).
  • Dhaka: Location of the headquarters of the BIMSTEC organization (recap).
  • ₹500 Crore: Corpus of the newly announced Bengaluru Tech Venture Fund in Karnataka (recap).
  • Bareilly: District in Uttar Pradesh approved for a new ₹1,200 crore Mega Food Park (recap).
  • May 31: World No Tobacco Day (Theme: "Protecting Children from Tobacco Industry Interference") (recap).
  • Agnibaan SOrTeD: India's first private sub-orbital rocket successfully launched by Agnikul Cosmos (recap).
  • Agnilet: The world's first single-piece 3D-printed rocket engine powering Agnibaan (recap).
  • Sriharikota: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, home to Agnikul's private launchpad (recap).
  • Nomadic Elephant 2026: Joint military exercise between India and Mongolia (recap).
  • 15: Number of nursing professionals conferred with the National Florence Nightingale Awards 2026 (recap).
  • 1973: Year when the National Florence Nightingale Awards were instituted by the Health Ministry (recap).
  • VKSA-2026: "Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan" launched by the Ministry of Agriculture in Bhubaneswar (recap).
  • May 30: Hindi Journalism Day (Patrakarita Diwas) celebrating the 200th anniversary of Udant Martand (recap).
  • RudraM-II: Indigenous anti-radiation missile successfully flight-tested by DRDO from Su-30 MKI (recap).
  • Miniratna: Category-I status granted to Munitions India (MIL), Armoured Vehicles Nigam (AVNL), and India Optel (IOL) (recap).
  • SSG 2026: Swachh Survekshan Grameen survey launched by the Ministry of Jal Shakti (recap).
  • Colombo Process: Regional consultative forum on migrant workers chaired by India for 2026-2028 (recap).
  • May 29: International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers observed (recap).
  • Radhika Sen: Indian Army Major selected for the 2025 UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award (recap).
  • MONUSCO: The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (recap).
  • ISO Rules: Ministry of Defence notified rules under the Inter-Services Organisations Act (recap).
  • PRAVAAH: RBI's web portal for centralized regulatory applications and approvals (recap).
  • Retail Direct App: Mobile application launched by the RBI to facilitate G-Sec investment (recap).
  • TASL & Airbus: Formed partnership to establish private helicopter assembly line (FAL) in Karnataka for H125 (recap).
  • Aizawl: Capital city of Mizoram connected to the national railway network via Bairabi–Sairang line (recap).
  • May 28: Birth anniversary of freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (Veer Savarkar) (recap).
  • 10 MW: Capacity of India’s first green hydrogen plant commissioned by GAIL in Vijaipur, MP (recap).
  • AstroSat: India's first multi-wavelength space observatory launched in 2015 (recap).
  • QTRC: Quantum Technology Research Centre inaugurated by DRDO in Delhi (recap).
  • May 27: Union Cabinet approved the merger of Konkan Railway (KRCL) with Indian Railways (recap).
  • 741 km: Total length of the Konkan Railway network integrated into Indian Railways (recap).
  • 4th: India's new rank among the world's largest economies, surpassing Japan (recap).
  • BFS: "Bharat Forecasting System" launched by the Ministry of Earth Sciences with 6 km × 6 km resolution (recap).
  • IITM Pune: Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, developer of the BFS (recap).
  • ICHI: International Classification of Health Interventions framework under WHO (recap).
  • Ayush MoU: Signed between the Ministry of Ayush and WHO to standardize traditional medicine (recap).
  • May 26: ISRO successfully launched the NVS-02 navigation satellite using GSLV-F15 (recap).
  • UNHRC: India re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council for the 2027-2029 term (recap).
  • ₹2,86,588.46 Crore: Record RBI surplus transfer to the Government of India for FY26 approved (recap).
  • $100 Billion: India's target for textile exports by 2030 reiterated by Finance Minister (recap).
  • BHAVYA: DPIIT released guidelines for the "Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna" (recap).
  • ACPIT: Advanced Certificate Program in International Trade launched at TEXPROCIL awards (recap).
  • May 25: President Droupadi Murmu presented the Padma Awards 2026 at Rashtrapati Bhavan (recap).
  • May 24: India successfully test-fired tactical SRBM Agni-1 from Chandipur, Odisha (recap).
  • Marco Rubio: US Secretary of State visited New Delhi for talks with EAM S. Jaishankar (recap).
  • 10% by 2047: NITI Aayog's services sector market share target (recap).
  • Ebola Advisory: Issued by India for DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan after WHO's PHEIC declaration (recap).
  • May 23: World Turtle Day (Theme: "Shellebrate") (recap).
  • Governance Summit 2026: Hosted by MeitY and ISB at Mohali campus with the theme "Inclusive AI for Viksit Bharat" (recap).
  • NISM & IICA: Signed an MoU to cooperate in corporate governance and ESG research (recap).
  • May 22: International Day for Biological Diversity (Theme: "Acting locally for global impact") (recap).
  • Strategic Partnership: Elevated relationship status between India and Cyprus during President Nikos Christodoulides' visit (recap).
  • 2026–2031: Roadmap duration for defence cooperation between India and Cyprus (recap).
  • 6.4%: India's 2026 GDP growth rate projected by the United Nations (recap).
  • ₹167 Crore: Outlay for the "Arunachal Kiwi" Mission launched by Jyotiraditya Scindia (recap).
  • PRAGATI 2026: Multilateral military exercise involving 12 nations at Umroi Military Station, Meghalaya (recap).
  • IAEA RCA: India assumed chairmanship of the Regional Cooperative Agreement for 2026 (recap).
  • 'RAINMUMBAI': First weather derivative contract launched by NCDEX (recap).
  • May 21: International Tea Day & World Day for Cultural Diversity (recap).
  • Rajnath Singh: Visited South Korea and inaugurated the Indian War Memorial (recap).
  • 6.6%: India's FY27 GDP growth rate projected by CRISIL and S&P Global (recap).
  • Beijing: Venue of the Xi Jinping-Vladimir Putin bilateral summit (recap).
  • May 20: World Bee Day & World Metrology Day (recap).
  • "Mission Coffees of Nagaland": Outlay of ₹175 crore launched by Jyotiraditya Scindia and Neiphiu Rio (recap).
  • ULPGM-V3: DRDO's drone-launched precision-guided missile successfully tested in Kurnool (recap).
  • Slice SFB: Launched India's first AI-powered "phygital" branch in Guwahati (recap).
  • World Family Doctor Day: Observed on May 19 with theme "Compassionate Care in a Digital World" (recap).
  • 38 Judges: Proposed strength of Supreme Court under Article 124(1) (recap).
  • Green Strategic Partnership: Signed between India and Norway (recap).
  • Emirates NBD: Dubai bank investing ₹26,850 crore ($3 Billion) in RBL Bank (recap).
  • Tripura: Site of the new ₹42.4 crore Integrated Aquapark in Kailashahar (recap).
  • International Museum Day: May 18 (Theme: "Museums Uniting a Divided World") (recap).
  • Royal Order of the Polar Star: Sweden's highest civilian honor conferred on PM Modi (recap).
  • 58th Jnanpith Award: Presented to Gulzar and Jagadguru Rambhadracharya on May 17 (recap).
  • World Telecommunication Day: Observed on May 17 with "Digital Lifelines" theme (recap).
  • Sikkim: Celebrated 51st statehood day on May 16 (recap).
  • ₹3,706 Crore: Outlay for HCL-Foxconn semiconductor plant in Jewar approved on May 16 (recap).
  • Bio-Foundry: India's first DST-ICGEB Bio-Foundry opened in Delhi (recap).
  • 5.1%: Latest PLFS urban unemployment rate (recap).
  • 26.8%: Urban Female LFPR rate in India (recap).
  • VB–G RAM G: Upcoming rural program replacing MGNREGA with 125 days of work (recap).
  • BMIP: Maritime insurance pool backed by a ₹12,980 Cr sovereign guarantee (recap).
  • Lakhpati Didi: Program target to make 3 crore rural women self-sufficient (recap).
  • NSO: Releases quarterly and annual GDP & PLFS reports (recap).
  • Tuticorin: Location of India's proposed mega greenfield shipyard (Thoothukudi) (recap).
  • PMOS: Official renamed term for PCOS (recap).
  • WONCA: World Organization of Family Doctors (recap).
  • Geneva: Headquarters of ITU and WHO (recap).