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Current Affairs of June 2026

The team which has won 2026 Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup defating New Zealand in the finals held in Auckland, New ZealandIndia
The European nation which has conferred its highest national award, The Order of the White Double Cross (1st Class) on the Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra ModiSlovakia
The renowned American Buddhist author and academic, recipient of Padma Shri who passed away on 16 June 2026Mr. Robert F. Thurman
The US businessman and founder of SpaceX who has become the first person in the world to be a trillionaire in terms of US dollarsElon Musk
The Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold medallist in shooting, recipient of Arjuna Award, Dronacharya Award and shooting coach who passed away on 12 June 2026Shri Jaspal Rana
The chess Grandmaster who has become the first Indian to win the 2026 Norway Chess held in Oslo R Praggnanandhaa
The veteran film director, producer, screenwriter and actor (mainly of the Tamil film industry), winner of Padma Shri and several National Film Awards who passed away on 10 June 2026Shri Bharathiraja
The South East Asian country which was hit by off shore earthquake of magnitude of 7.8 on Richter Scale causing substantial loss to life and propertyPhilippines
The Malayalam film actor, winner of National Film Award (2010), who passed away on 06 June 2026Shri Salim Kumar
The bird sanctuary in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh which has been designated as the 100th Ramsar Site of India under the Ramsar ConventionJai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary
The Indian badminton players who have won the Singapore Open Men's Doubles title defeated the Indonesian team in the finalsSatwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
The leader of the Indian National Congress who has been sworn in as the new Chief Minister of KarnatakaShri DK Shivakumar
The renowned Indian playback singer, Padma Bhushan recipient, who passed away on 31 May 2026 at the age of 89Ms. Suman Kalyanpur

French Open 2026

TitleWinnerRunner-up
Men's SinglesAlexander Zverev (Germany)Flavio Cobolli (Italy)
Women's SinglesMirra Andreeva (Russia)Maja Chwalinska (Poland)
Men's DoublesMarcel Granollers (Spain) and Horacio Zeballos (Argentina)Harri Heliovaara (Finland) and Henry Patten (United Kingdom)
Women's DoublesKaterina Siniakova (Czech Republic) and Taylor Townsend (USA) Anna Danilina (Kazakhstan) and Aleksandra Krunic (Serbia)
Mixed DoublesSara Errani (Italy) and Andrea Vavassori (Italy)Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) and Evan King (USA)


Mumbai International Film Festival 2026

Held from June 15 to June 21

Awards

  1. Golden Conch for Best International Documentary Film: Polish documentary Silver
  2. Silver Conch under Short Film (International) category: Under the Snow
  3. Silver Conch under Animation (International) category: German animation Maya’s Song
  4. Silver Conch under Animation (National) category: Armstrong from Angaalamman Temple Street
  5. Silver Conch for Best Indian Short Fiction Film:; Small Clouds
  6. Silver Conch for Best Indian Documentary Film: Waai
  7. FIPRESCI International Critics Prize: The Hug of Emptiness
  8. Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari Award for Best Debut Director: Pooja Tolani for Raaza.

Indian Athletics Awards 2025

  1. Best Male Athlete of the Year: Neeraj Chopra
  2. Best Female Athlete of the Year: Parul Chaudhary
  3. Best Emerging Male Athlete: Shahnavaz Khan
  4. Best Emerging Female Athlete: Pooja Singh
  5. Best Coach of the Year: Parveer Singh
  6. Best Technical Official: Dr. Kuldeep Singh
  7. Best State Association: Tamil Nadu Athletics Association
  8. Best State Supporting Athletics: Government of Odisha
  9. Lifetime Achievement Award: PT Usha, Gurbachan Singh Randhawa, Bahadur Singh Chauhan, Anju Bobby George



Important Days of June 2026

Global Day of Parents: 01 June 2026

Designated by: United Nations General Assembly

First observed: 2012

Theme: Together for Parents

World Milk Day: 01 June 2026

Designated by: Food and Agricultural Organisation

First observed: 2001

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression: 04 June 2026

Designated by: UN General Assembly

First observed: 1983

World Environment Day: 05 June 2026

Designated by: United Nations General Assembly

First observed: 1974

Host Country: Azerbaijan

Theme: #NowForClimate

World Food Safety Day: 07 June 2026

Designated by: United Nations General Assembly

First observed: 2019

Theme: From burden to solutions – safe food everywhere

World Ocean Day: 08 June 2026

Designated by: UN General Assembly

First Observed in: 2009

World Ocean Day Network Action Theme: Strong Marine Protected Areas for Our Blue Planet

United Nations Theme: Reimagining our Relationship with the Ocean

International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations: 10 June 2026

Designated by: UN General Assembly

First Observed in: 2026

World Day Against Child Labour: 12 June 2026

Designated by: International Labour Organization

First Observed in: 2002

Theme: Red card to child labour: Fair play for children, decent work for adults

World Blood Donor Day: 14 June 2026

Designated by: World Health Organisation

First Observed in: 2004

Slogan: One Drop of Humanity. Give Blood. Save Lives.

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: 15 June 2026

Designated by: UN General Assembly

First Observed in: 2012

Theme: Beyond Awareness: Making Elder Abuse Prevention Work

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought: 17 June 2026

Designated by: UN General Assembly

First Observed in: 1995

Theme: Rangelands: Recognize. Respect. Restore.


World Yogasana Championship 2026

Venue: EKA Arena, Ahmedabad

Held from 04 to 08 June 2026

#CountryGSBT
1.India10293114
2.Japan33511
3.Argentina2305
4.Singapore2237
5.Nepal1361552


Indian Premier League 2026

  1. Participants - 10
  2. Matches - 74
  3. Winners - Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2nd title)
  4. Runners-up - Gujarat Titans
  5. Most valuable player - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals)
  6. Most runs - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) (776)
  7. Most wickets - Kagiso Rabada (Gujarat Titans) (29)