Tuesday, 23 June 2026

NITI Aayog's 8th Trade Watch Quarterly, released on June 23, 2026, shows India's trade grew 5.4% in Q4FY26 on strong services exports and flags heavy dependence on China for pharmaceutical ingredients.

The World Economic Forum, with Frontiers, released its Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2026 report at the Summer Davos meeting in Dalian on June 23, 2026.

President Droupadi Murmu presented 65 Padma Awards at the second Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on June 23, 2026, honouring figures including Mammootty, Alka Yagnik, R Madhavan and Rohit Sharma.

The National Medical Commission has decided to phase out postgraduate diploma medical courses, with 2026-27 the last admission year and seats converting to MD/MS degrees from 2027-28.

International Olympic Day, observed every year on June 23, commemorates the founding of the International Olympic Committee in 1894 and promotes participation in sport.

UIDAI has waived the Rs 75 fee for updating the email address linked to Aadhaar via the Aadhaar mobile app, making it free from July 1 to December 31, 2026.

Adani-managed Mundra Airport in Gujarat's Kutch region began scheduled commercial flight operations on June 23, 2026, with Star Air connecting it to cities including Mumbai and Goa.

Several Madhya Pradesh agricultural products, including the Indori Malwi potato, Ratlam's Garadu and Sailana Balam Kakdi, and Seoni's jumbo custard apple, were granted Geographical Indication (GI) tags, announced around June 22-23, 2026.