UPSC Current Affairs 13 June 2026 — PIB

• Indore Declaration Marks New Chapter in Global Agriculture, Places Farmers at the Heart of BRICS Agenda
• Historic Milestone: First batch of women cadets trained at NDA commissioned into Defence Forces
• Prime Minister’s Departure statement ahead of his visit to France and Slovakia
• India’s Presidency delivers ‘BRICS Indore Declaration’, a new charter for global agricultural cooperation; Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan addresses press conference
• Under India’s Chairship, 16th BRICS Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting Concludes in Indore, Madhya Pradesh
• Union Minister of Communications Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia announces Launch of Drone-Based Mail Transmission Service by Department of Posts in Himachal Pradesh
• Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth appointed as Chief of the Army Staff w.e.f. June 30, 2026
• DRDO demonstrates the nation’s next-gen defence capabilities
• Raksha Mantri reviews Combined Graduation Parade of 217 Course at Air Force Academy, Dundigal
• National Biodiversity Authority Reconstitutes Agrobiodiversity Expert Committee; Padma Shri Dr P L Gautam Appointed Chair
• National Institute of Urban Affairs marks 50 years of shaping India’s urban transformation
• India's Start-up Ecosystem Generates Nearly 25 Lakh Jobs; Number of Start-ups Surges from Around 350 to 2.3 Lakh: Dr. Jitendra Singh