Thursday, 25 June 2026

Under its BRICS Chairship 2026, India hosted the 11th BRICS Energy Ministers' Meeting in Gurugram on June 25, 2026, adopting a Joint Communique and launching the BRICS Digital Centre of Excellence for Smart Grids and Energy Storage.

On June 25, 2026, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy met PM Modi in New Delhi and announced an additional $13 billion for AI and cloud infrastructure, taking Amazon's total planned India investment to a record $48 billion between 2026 and 2030.

On June 25, 2026, the RBI notified the final Credit Derivatives Directions, 2026, letting resident non-retail users freely use Credit Default Swaps and the newly introduced Total Return Swaps, while non-residents may use them only for hedging.

On June 25, 2026, the Asian Development Bank approved a $42.2 million Small Expenditure Financing Facility to build an integrated bamboo economy across six northeastern states, aligned with the National Bamboo Mission.

The Day of the Seafarer, a UN observance led by the International Maritime Organization, is marked every June 25; the 2026 campaign theme is 'Carrying world trade. Carrying the risks', spotlighting seafarers who keep global trade moving through conflict-hit waters.