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June 23, 2026 • 10 Key Topics

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Polity

Supreme Court: Right to Walk Is a Fundamental Right

The Supreme Court held that the right to walk safely on demarcated footpaths flows from Article 21 (Right to Life), giving pedestrian safety priority over motor traffic.

  • The ruling came in Maniyar Iliyaz @ Shaik Riyaz vs. P. Ayyappan.
  • Article 21 guarantees the Right to Life and Personal Liberty and has been read expansively to include dignity, health and a clean environment.
  • Safe, walkable footpaths were treated as part of the State’s duty to protect life.

Exam Context: GS-2 (Polity). High-yield: Article 21 and its expanding scope; useful for statement-based questions in SSC/RRB.

02
Economy

India Assumes Vice-Presidency of FATF

For the first time, India has taken up the Vice-Presidency of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), with senior bureaucrat Vivek Aggarwal representing the country.

  • FATF is an inter-governmental watchdog set up in 1989 by the G7 to fight money laundering and terror financing.
  • Its secretariat is located at the OECD headquarters in Paris.

Exam Context: GS-2/GS-3 (IR & Economy). Remember: FATF founded 1989 (G7), secretariat at OECD, Paris; India in the VP chair.

03
Economy

CPCL Becomes India’s 28th Navratna CPSE

Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL) has been upgraded from Miniratna Category-I to Navratna status, becoming the 28th Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise.

  • Navratna status allows the firm to invest up to ₹1,000 crore without prior government approval.
  • CPCL recorded a turnover of about ₹59,400 crore in FY 2025-26.
  • The upgrade was announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Exam Context: GS-3 (Economy). High-yield: CPCL = 28th Navratna; Navratna autonomy limit of ₹1,000 crore.

04
IR

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Resigns

United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation amid political and structural shifts within the British government.

  • The development marks a significant change in UK leadership.
  • The UK follows a parliamentary system with the PM as head of government and the monarch as head of state.

Exam Context: GS-2 (IR) and Banking/SSC/RRB “Persons in News”. Note the leadership change for international-affairs questions.

05
Banking

BSE Launches India’s First “Saatvik 100” Ethical Index

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) launched the BSE Saatvik 100, described as India’s first value-based, ethical investment index.

  • It screens companies from the BSE 500 using value-based, Shariah and ethical principles.
  • Financial services (around 37.55%) and energy dominate the index, with large weights on HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries.

Exam Context: GS-3 (Economy) and Banking GA. Remember: BSE Saatvik 100 = India’s first ethical/value-based index, drawn from the BSE 500.

06
Geography

India’s First Commercial Coal-to-Ammonium Nitrate Project

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for India’s first commercial-scale Coal-to-Ammonium Nitrate project, based on domestic coal gasification.

  • The plant is being set up at Lakhanpur in Jharsuguda district, Odisha.
  • It aims to cut dependence on imported gas by converting domestic coal into ammonium nitrate.

Exam Context: GS-3 (Economy/Geography). First-in-India location: Lakhanpur, Jharsuguda (Odisha); link to coal gasification.

07
Sci-Tech

UAE Sets a 15-Year Age Limit for Social Media

The United Arab Emirates became the first Arab country to bar children under 15 from creating social-media profiles.

  • Technology platforms must deploy advanced, AI-based age-verification tools to enforce the rule.
  • The move reflects a wider global trend of regulating minors’ access to social media.

Exam Context: GS-2/GS-3 (Governance & Sci-Tech). High-yield: UAE = first Arab country to impose an under-15 social-media ban.

08
Economy

World Bank Approves $1.5 Billion DPF for India

The World Bank cleared a $1.5 billion Development Policy Financing (DPF) operation for India.

  • The financing aligns with the World Bank Group’s Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for India spanning FY 2026–2031.
  • DPF provides budget support linked to policy and institutional reforms.

Exam Context: GS-3 (Economy) and Banking GA. Remember: $1.5 billion DPF, tied to the CPF 2026–2031.

09
Sci-Tech

15-Million-Year-Old Marine Fossils Found in Odisha

Paleontologists discovered rare marine fossils dating to the Miocene Epoch, about 15 million years old, in Odisha.

  • Finds include ancient shark teeth and fish bones.
  • They were excavated along the Budhabalanga River near Baripada, Odisha.

Exam Context: GS-1/GS-3 (Geography & Sci-Tech). Map/discovery point: Budhabalanga River, Baripada (Odisha); Miocene Epoch.

10
Environment

BCON Climate Observation Station in the Himalayas

The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, partnered with ARIES, Nainital, to set up a long-term climate-monitoring station in the central Himalayas.

  • The facility was established under the Bharat Climate Observation Network (BCON).
  • It will track climate shifts, urban heat islands and ecological data in the central Himalayan region.

Exam Context: GS-3 (Environment & Climate Change). Remember the partners: IITM Pune + ARIES Nainital, under BCON.

Prelims Quick-Revision Facts

Right to Walk
Polity

Supreme Court held that the right to walk on safe footpaths is a Fundamental Right under Article 21.

CPCL Navratna
Economy

Chennai Petroleum (CPCL) became India’s 28th Navratna CPSE, upgraded from Miniratna Category-I.

BSE Saatvik 100
Banking

BSE launched India’s first ethical/value-based index, Saatvik 100, screened from the BSE 500.

Coal-to-Ammonium Nitrate
Geography

India’s first commercial coal-to-ammonium nitrate project is at Lakhanpur, Jharsuguda district, Odisha.

World Bank DPF
Economy

World Bank approved a $1.5 billion DPF for India, aligned with the CPF 2026–2031.

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