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India’s FATF Vice Presidency and the FATF Framework

On 20 June 2026 India secured the Vice‑Presidency of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF); the appointment was announced at the FATF plenary in Paris (17–19 June 2026)...

 June 21, 2026

Single-Use Plastic Ban in Ladakh

On 19 June 2026 the Ladakh Union Territory administration imposed a ban on identified single‑use plastic items and on littering in public places, citing protection of the region's...

 June 21, 2026

Foreign Universities in India: UGC Regulatory Framework

On 19 June 2026 the UGC issued Letters of Approval to five foreign universities to establish physical campuses in India under its 8 November 2023 regulations. UGC Approvals...

 June 21, 2026

Root Server Infrastructure and Internet Governance

On 19 June 2026 the Government of India announced accelerated efforts to establish root server infrastructure domestically and has formally requested ICANN to deploy root server clusters; MeitY...

 June 21, 2026

Fast Breeder Reactor Programme in India

On 19 June 2026 BHAVINI held an Industry Partnership Conclave in Mahabalipuram/Chennai to plan expansion of India’s Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR) programme. Event and Immediate Context Conclave: BHAVINI...

 June 21, 2026

Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission

On 19 June 2026 President Droupadi Murmu said India is on track to eradicate sickle cell anaemia well before the target year of 2047, citing progress under the...

 June 21, 2026

Expanding Glacial Lakes in Arunachal Pradesh

A satellite assessment by Suhora Technologies up to 15 June 2026 found four of five potentially dangerous glacial lakes in the Mago Chu basin, Tawang district, have expanded...

 June 21, 2026

Gas Turbine Systems for Naval Modernisation

On 19 June 2026 the Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Bharat Forge Limited for 12 sets of 1.25 MW marine gas turbine generators for the Indian...

 June 21, 2026

Indigenous Naval Platforms and Naval Modernisation

On 21 June 2026 the Prime Minister will commission three indigenously built frontline naval platforms — INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray — at Kolkata. Platforms and...

 June 21, 2026

Loitering Munitions Manufacturing in India

On 19–20 June 2026 Indian firm SMPP signed an agreement with European consortium KNDS at the Eurosatory exhibition in Paris to manufacture loitering munitions in India. SMPP–KNDS Agreement...

 June 21, 2026

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