UPSC Current Affairs 21 June 2026 — The Hindu

Editorial

• What does the U.S.-Iran agreement say?
• Why have India’s statistical databases been upgraded?

National

• Iran ‘closes’ Hormuz amid attacks on Lebanon
• 16 fixed dose combination drugs, including antibiotics, banned

Foreign

• Meloni hits back as Trump escalates G7 photo spat

Regional

• Karnataka HC flays undervaluation of 39-acre Kodagu farm

Science

• What a ‘super’ El Niño might mean for India’s monsoon
• New seismic hazard spotted in Japan’s 2011 quake
• Microsoft introduces pay-as-you-go model for AI agents