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Current affairs June 1 – June 7, 2026 for CUET

5 stories from the week of June 1 – June 7, 2026, in the order they happened, then a quiz on the week.

June 2026 in current affairs: ten stories for CUET

Environment & Climate

₹9,585 crore to replace old trucks and buses in Delhi-NCR

A ₹9,585 crore scheme, approved 3 June 2026, helps replace BS-IV or older trucks and buses in Delhi-NCR with BS-VI or electric ones.

On 3 June 2026 the Cabinet approved a two-year scheme, funded through the National Capital Region Planning Board, to cut air pollution in Delhi-NCR by helping owners replace trucks and buses of BS-IV or older norms with BS-VI or electric vehicles. The outlay is ₹9,585 crore, including ₹5,041 crore from the Centre. It covers Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

Test yourself

Question 1

MediumOriginal question

The Delhi-NCR vehicle scheme of June 2026 helps owners replace trucks and buses of which emission norms?

  1. ABS-VI
  2. BBS-V only
  3. CBS-IV or older
  4. DElectric vehicles
Your answer
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Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. It targets BS-IV or older trucks and buses, to be replaced by BS-VI or electric ones.

  2. India skipped BS-V and moved from BS-IV to BS-VI in 2020.

Concept
Delhi-NCR old vehicle scheme
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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

Through which body is the June 2026 scheme to replace old trucks and buses in Delhi-NCR funded?

  1. AThe Central Pollution Control Board
  2. BThe Commission for Air Quality Management
  3. CThe National Green Tribunal
  4. DThe National Capital Region Planning Board
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Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. It is funded through the NCR Planning Board under the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry.

  2. Road Transport and Petroleum ministries implement it.

Concept
Delhi-NCR scheme funding
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Question 3

HardOriginal question

What is the total outlay of the Delhi-NCR truck and bus replacement scheme approved in June 2026?

  1. A₹1,601 crore
  2. B₹5,041 crore
  3. C₹9,585 crore
  4. D₹10,000 crore
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. The total is ₹9,585 crore.

  2. ₹5,041 crore is the Centre's share and about ₹1,601 crore the states' tax concessions.

Concept
Delhi-NCR scheme outlay
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National

A new coastal highway in Odisha, Rameshwar to Paradeep

On 3 June 2026 the CCEA approved a 160 km Rameshwar–Paradeep coastal highway in Odisha costing ₹8,300.79 crore.

On 3 June 2026 the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved a new coastal highway in Odisha from Rameshwar to Paradeep, about 160 km in two packages, costing ₹8,300.79 crore under the Hybrid Annuity Model. It passes through Khurda, Puri, Kendrapada and Jagatsinghpur districts: four lanes from Rameshwar to Konark and two lanes with paved shoulders from Konark to Paradeep.

Test yourself

Question 1

MediumOriginal question

The new coastal highway approved in June 2026 runs from Rameshwar to which port in Odisha?

  1. AGopalpur
  2. BParadeep
  3. CDhamra
  4. DHaldia
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. The highway runs from Rameshwar to Paradeep, via Konark.

  2. Haldia is in West Bengal.

Concept
Odisha coastal highway
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Question 2

HardOriginal question

On which financing model will the Rameshwar–Paradeep coastal highway be built?

  1. ABuild-Operate-Transfer (toll)
  2. BEngineering, Procurement and Construction
  3. CToll-Operate-Transfer
  4. DHybrid Annuity Model
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. It will be built on the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM).

  2. Under HAM the government pays part of the cost during construction and the rest as annuities.

Concept
Hybrid Annuity Model
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Economy & Business

A ₹10,000 crore fund to steady jet fuel prices

On 3 June 2026 the Cabinet approved up to ₹10,000 crore as an interest-free advance to keep jet fuel prices stable for Indian airlines.

On 3 June 2026 the Cabinet approved one-time budgetary support of up to ₹10,000 crore, as an interest-free advance to oil marketing companies, to keep aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices stable for scheduled Indian airlines during the price volatility caused by the West Asia crisis. The support covers domestic and international operations and is to be recovered and returned to the Consolidated Fund of India when international ATF prices ease.

Test yourself

Question 1

MediumOriginal question

In June 2026 the Cabinet set up a price stabilisation fund of up to ₹10,000 crore for which fuel?

  1. ADiesel
  2. BLPG
  3. CAviation turbine fuel
  4. DCNG
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. The fund keeps ATF prices stable for scheduled Indian airlines.

  2. It was prompted by fuel price volatility from the West Asia crisis.

Concept
ATF price stabilisation
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Question 2

HardOriginal question

How is the ATF price stabilisation support of June 2026 given to oil marketing companies?

  1. AAs a grant that is never repaid
  2. BAs a cut in GST on ATF
  3. CAs a loan from the Reserve Bank
  4. DAs an interest-free advance, to be recovered when prices ease
Your answer
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Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. It is an interest-free advance through the Petroleum Ministry's Demands for Grants.

  2. When prices moderate, the money is recovered and returned to the Consolidated Fund of India.

Concept
How the ATF fund works
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Question 3

MediumOriginal question

What is the maximum size of the ATF price stabilisation support approved in June 2026?

  1. A₹1,000 crore
  2. B₹5,000 crore
  3. C₹10,000 crore
  4. D₹25,000 crore
Your answer
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Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. The one-time support is capped at ₹10,000 crore.

  2. It covers both domestic and international flights of Indian carriers.

Concept
ATF fund size
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Economy & Business

June policy: rates held, inflation forecast raised to 5.1 per cent

The MPC held the repo rate at 5.25% on 5 June 2026, raised its 2026-27 inflation forecast to 5.1% and cut growth to 6.6%.

The Monetary Policy Committee's 61st meeting, from 3 to 5 June 2026, unanimously kept the repo rate at 5.25 per cent with a neutral stance.

It raised the inflation forecast for 2026-27 to 5.1 per cent, from 4.6 per cent in April, as higher input costs from supply disruption fed through; CPI inflation had risen to 3.4 per cent in March and 3.5 per cent in April 2026. It cut the growth forecast for 2026-27 to 6.6 per cent, from 6.9 per cent.

Test yourself

Question 1

MediumOriginal question

In June 2026, to what did the Reserve Bank raise its CPI inflation forecast for 2026-27?

  1. A3.5 per cent
  2. B4.6 per cent
  3. C5.1 per cent
  4. D6.6 per cent
Your answer
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Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. The forecast went up to 5.1 per cent from April's 4.6 per cent.

  2. 6.6 per cent is the growth forecast, and 3.5 per cent April's actual inflation.

Concept
RBI inflation forecast, June 2026
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Question 2

HardOriginal question

Between April and June 2026, how did the Reserve Bank's forecasts for 2026-27 change?

  1. AGrowth up from 6.6 to 6.9 per cent; inflation down from 5.1 to 4.6 per cent
  2. BGrowth down from 6.9 to 6.6 per cent; inflation up from 4.6 to 5.1 per cent
  3. CBoth unchanged
  4. DGrowth unchanged at 6.9 per cent; inflation up to 5.1 per cent
Your answer
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Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. June cut growth to 6.6 per cent and raised inflation to 5.1 per cent, from April's 6.9 and 4.6.

  2. The repo rate stayed at 5.25 per cent at both meetings.

Concept
RBI forecasts, April to June 2026
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Question 3

EasyOriginal question

Where did the Monetary Policy Committee leave the repo rate in June 2026?

  1. A5.00 per cent
  2. B5.25 per cent
  3. C5.50 per cent
  4. D5.75 per cent
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. The 61st meeting kept the repo rate at 5.25 per cent.

  2. It had been at that level since the cut of December 2025.

Concept
Repo rate, June 2026
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Economy & Business

GDP grew 7.7 per cent in 2025-26

Provisional estimates (5 June 2026) put India's real GDP growth for 2025-26 at 7.7%, up from 7.1% in 2024-25.

The Statistics Ministry's provisional estimates, released on 5 June 2026 on the new 2022-23 base, put real GDP growth for 2025-26 at 7.7 per cent, up from 7.1 per cent in 2024-25. Real GDP reached ₹323.12 lakh crore; nominal GDP grew 8.9 per cent to ₹346.36 lakh crore, and real GVA grew 7.9 per cent.

Growth in January–March 2026, the fourth quarter, was 7.8 per cent. The February estimate for the year, made before fourth-quarter data came in, had been 7.6 per cent.

Test yourself

Question 1

EasyOriginal question

What real GDP growth for 2025-26 did the provisional estimates of June 2026 show?

  1. A7.4 per cent
  2. B7.6 per cent
  3. C7.7 per cent
  4. D8.9 per cent
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. Provisional estimates put 2025-26 growth at 7.7 per cent.

  2. 7.6 per cent was February's second advance estimate, and 8.9 per cent nominal growth.

Concept
GDP growth 2025-26, provisional
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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

By how much did real GDP grow in January–March 2026?

  1. A6.6 per cent
  2. B7.7 per cent
  3. C7.8 per cent
  4. D8.2 per cent
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. Fourth-quarter growth was 7.8 per cent.

  2. 7.7 per cent is the full year; 8.2 per cent was July–September 2025 on the old series.

Concept
GDP growth in Q4 2025-26
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Question 3

HardOriginal question

Why did the estimate of 2025-26 growth move from 7.6 per cent in February to 7.7 per cent in June 2026?

  1. AThe base year was changed again
  2. BInflation was higher than expected
  3. CData for the fourth quarter had come in
  4. DThe Budget raised capital expenditure
Your answer
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Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. The February estimate used data only up to the third quarter; June added the January–March quarter.

  2. Both estimates are on the same 2022-23 base.

Worth noting

Advance estimates come before the year's data is complete; provisional estimates follow once all four quarters are in.

Concept
Revisions of GDP estimates
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Sources on this page · Last verified:

  1. Cabinet approves Scheme for support to NCRPB for replacement of old trucks and buses in Delhi-NCR area — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  2. Cabinet approves the construction of new coastal Highway from Rameshwar to Paradeep on Hybrid Annuity Mode in Odisha — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
  3. Cabinet approves Price Stabilization Fund for Scheduled Indian Airlines towards ATF pricing — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Civil Aviation
  4. Monetary Policy Statement, 2026-27: Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee, June 3 to 5, 2026 — Reserve Bank of India
  5. Provisional Estimates of Annual GDP for 2025-26 and Quarterly Estimates of GDP for the Fourth Quarter of 2025-26 — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation