National News

MoU between DIBD and CRIS

• The Digital India Bhashini Division (DIBD) and the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on June 9, 2025.
• The objective of this MoU is to develop and deploy multilingual Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions across key public platforms of Indian Railways.

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State Specific News

Inauguration of memorial of Ghazi Syed Suheldev

• The memorial of Ghaznavi commander Ghazi Syed Suheldev will be inaugurated on the banks of Chittaura Lake in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh.
• This grand memorial was inaugurated by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on June 10, 2025.

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International News

Agreement for the Construction of Eight Nuclear Power Plants in Iran

• Mohammad Eslami, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), has announced that Russia will construct eight nuclear power plants in Iran.
• This project is being initiated under a previously signed agreement between the two countries.

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Organization of UNOC3

• The third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) is being held from June 9 to 13, 2025, in Nice, France. The conference is being co-hosted by France and Costa Rica.
• On the first day, France and Brazil jointly launched a historic international initiative aimed at dramatically escalating ocean-centric climate action.

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'Forum of the Future-2050' Organized

• The 'Forum of the Future-2050' was organized on June 10, 2025, in Moscow, the capital of Russia.
• This two-day event was held under the inspiration of the renowned Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin, who is often referred to as President Putin's 'guru'.

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Person In News

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

• Former captain and wicketkeeper-batsman of the Indian cricket team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.
• Dhoni is the 11th Indian cricketer to receive this honor.

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Anahat Singh

• Indian squash player Anahat Singh was honoured with two prestigious awards at the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Awards for the 2024-25 season for her outstanding performance.
• 17-year-old Anahat Singh was awarded the 'Women's Challenger Player of the Season' and jointly with Egypt's Amina Orfi the 'Women's Young Player of the Season' award.

Art and Culture

Poson Poya Festival

• The Poson Poya festival was celebrated in Sri Lanka on June 10, 2025.
• This festival is extremely significant for Buddhists in Sri Lanka, as it commemorates the arrival of Buddhism in the country.

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Discovery of 5000-Year-Old Human Settlement in Gujarat

• A human settlement approximately 5000 years old (around 5200 years old), predating the Harappan civilization, has been discovered in the Kutch district of Gujarat.
• This discovery was made by archaeologists from the University of Kerala in collaboration with other institutions.

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Sports News

French Open 2025

• Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner to win the French Open 2025 title. The match lasted 5 hours and 29 minutes, making it the longest final in French Open history.
• Alcaraz won his second consecutive French Open title, his fifth Grand Slam title overall.

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Economy and Banking

Policy relaxations for SEZs

• The central government has announced a series of policy relaxations for Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in June 2025, aimed at promoting high-tech manufacturing, particularly of semiconductors and electronic components.

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Sixth GC Meeting of NIIF

• Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, chaired the sixth Governing Council (GC) meeting of the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (NIIF) in New Delhi on June 9, 2025.
• The meeting reviewed NIIF's investments in infrastructure sectors such as transport, energy, urban development, and digital infrastructure, along with their socio-economic effectiveness and investor confidence.

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Science and Technology

Axiom-4 (Ax-4) Mission

• The launch of the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission has been postponed for the third time due to bad weather.
• The mission will now be launched on June 11, 2025, at 5:30 PM (Indian Standard Time) from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.

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Miscellaneous

Indian Navy launched a search and rescue operation.

• The Indian Navy along with the Coast Guard launched a major search and rescue operation following an explosion and fire on the Singapore-flagged container ship MV Wan Hai 503 44 nautical miles off the Azhikkal coast of Kerala.
• There were a total of 22 crew members on board the ship, of which 18 were rescued safely. These included 14 Chinese and 6 Taiwanese nationals.

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