Friday, 5 June 2026

On World Environment Day, India crossed a century of Ramsar sites as the Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary (Surha Tal) in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, was designated the country's 100th Ramsar site.

Official data released on June 5, 2026 showed India's GDP grew 7.8% in the January–March 2026 quarter, lifting full-year FY26 growth to 7.7%, beating market expectations.

The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% on June 5, 2026, retaining a neutral stance while cutting FY27 growth to 6.6% and raising inflation to 5.1%.

West Bengal announced it will bring over 1.36 crore families under Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY and implement the National Health Mission with ₹2,103 crore central support.

Subhash C. Kashyap, a renowned constitutional expert and former Secretary General of the Lok Sabha, has passed away. He was a Padma Bhushan awardee and a leading authority on the Indian Constitution.

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, currently Chief of Integrated Defence Staff, has been appointed the next Vice Chief of the Air Staff and will assume charge on July 1, 2026.

The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana has surpassed 40 lakh beneficiary households, with the government targeting 75 lakh rooftop-solar installations by December 2026.