UPSC Current Affairs 02 June 2026 — PIB

• Base Year of Wholesale Price Index Revised from 2011–12 to 2022–23
• DRDO & IAF conduct successful flight-tests of RudraM-II Air-to-Surface Missile
• Union Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia launches Mission "Senehjori" for Assam Muga Silk
• Reform Linked MoUs signed with Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Nagaland under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0
• “El Niño concerns put centre on alert, farmers’ interests to be protected at all costs”: Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan
• Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education launches applications for the Prime Minister Research Chair (PMRC) Scheme 2026
• WAVES OTT Crosses 1 Crore Users, Strengthening India's Public Service Digital Media Ecosystem
• President Appoints Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai as Chief Justice of Patna High Court
• Meeting of Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Power Held
• Third Mountain Tunnel Breakthrough Achieved in Maharashtra for Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project, Marking Rapid Progress in High-speed Rail Section
• National Conclave on Strengthening of Integrated Tribal Development Agencies and Integrated Tribal Development Projects at Vigyan Bhawan on 3 June 2026
• NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of 53 maternal deaths within a year due to lack of facilities in the Sidhi District of Madhya Pradesh