The CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI) and the Government of Haryana on 8 June 2026 signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for the implementation of the project titled “The Implementation of the Standard Framework for Paving and Greening of Urban Roads (Haryana State)” at CSIR-CRRI, New Delhi.
Indias economy expanded by 7.7 percent in real terms during the financial year 2025-26, while growth accelerated to 7.8 percent in the January March quarter, according to the Provisional Estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on 5 June 2026.
India and Zimbabwe on 4 June 2026 agreed to deepen bilateral defence cooperation by expanding collaboration in training, support and maintenance of common air assets, while exploring new areas such as joint manufacturing, counter-terrorism, border management and peacekeeping.
The Union Cabinet on 3 June 2026 approved a one-time budgetary support package of up to Rs.10,000 crore for Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to provide Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) price stabilization support to scheduled Indian airlines, a move aimed at shielding carriers and passengers from the impact of volatile fuel prices triggered by the ongoing West Asia crisis.
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman was elected the president of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. In a secret-ballot election, Rahman received 99 out of 190 votes, against 91 for Andreas S. Kakouris, special envoy of Cypruss foreign minister for multilateralism.
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)-operated Unified Payments Interface (UPI) recorded its highest-ever monthly transaction volume and value in May 2026. The platform processed 23.2 billion transactions during the month, with the total transaction value reaching Rs 29.9 trillion.
The Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD), under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), on 2 June 2026 launched the VYOMA Innovation Challenge to encourage the development of open-source, multilingual and voice-first artificial intelligence solutions that can operate in offline and low-connectivity environments.
