• The Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA) commemorated 11 years
of impactful governance and welfare reforms under the Modi
Government with a milestone celebration at its headquarters
• The Quality Council of India (QCI) celebrated World Accreditation
Day 2025 at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
• The Delhi government has announced the establishment of India’s
first electronic waste (e-waste) recycling eco park at Holambi
Kalan, North Delhi
• The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has
approved the National Scheme for ITI Upgradation and the
Establishment of Five National Centres of Excellence for Skilling
• Uttar Pradesh has launched India’s first jungle safari train with a
Vistadome coach, offering panoramic views of dense forests and
wildlife
• The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has made history by
entering the Guinness World Records for selling the highest
number of life insurance policies in a single day.
• The Pulitzer Prizes 2025 for journalism were announced,
recognizing outstanding contributions to public service, investigative
journalism, photography, and storytelling
• In a landmark move supporting the Digital India initiative, Indian
Railways has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
with BHASHINI (Digital India Bhashini Division) to integrate
multilingual AI solutions into key platforms such as National Train
Enquiry System(NTES) and RailMadad
• Mahendra Singh Dhoni, former India captain and one of cricket’s
most celebrated figures, was officially inducted into the ICC Hall of
Fame during a prestigious ceremony held in London
• Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram secured first
place in the 6th Stepan Avagyan Memorial round-robin in Jermuk,
Armenia, finishing on 6.5/9 alongside compatriot R.
Praggnanandhaa but prevailing on tiebreak
• Nicholas Pooran, the dynamic left-handed batter and former West
Indies white-ball captain, announced his retirement from
international cricket bringing to an end a record-setting career that
saw him become the Caribbean’s leading T20I performer.
• The International Day of Play is observed every year on June 11,
this day calls upon individuals, communities, and governments
to protect, encourage, and prioritize play across all stages of life
• Bank of Baroda (BoB) reduced its repo linked lending rate
(RLLR) by 50 basis points (bps), effective from June 7, 2025,
following the RBI’s policy repo rate cut.
• Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala
Sitharaman, chaired the 6th Governing Council (GC) meeting of
the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited
(NIIF) in New Delhi.
• AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB) has partnered with
the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to incorporate climate
risk considerations into its core banking framework.
• The State Bank of India (SBI) paid a dividend of ₹8,076.84 crore to
the Government of India for the financial year 2024-25.
• On the first day of the Third UN Ocean Conference
(UNOC3), France and Brazil launched the Blue Nationally
Determined Contributions (Blue NDC) Challenge.
• Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, who Pakistan contacted for a
ceasefire during India’s strikes on Pakistani airbases in Operation
Sindoor, has been appointed as the Deputy Chief of Army Staff
(Strategy)
• Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (VRDE), a lab
under Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO),
has transferred technologies of 9 systems to 10 industries.
