UPSC Current Affairs 23 June 2026 — PIB

• India’s Critical Mineral Mission Gains Momentum: 56 Critical Mineral Blocks and 11 Exploration Licence Blocks Successfully Auctioned
• Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah launches NAFED’s e-auction portal NAFEX.in
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi meets National Security Advisors and senior security officials of BRICS Countries
• Under the Leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, International Day of Yoga 2026 Emerges as a Global Movement with Unprecedented Participation
• Centre Reviews Kharif Preparedness Amid El Niño Concerns; Shivraj Singh Chouhan Holds High-Level Meeting with States
• INCOIS Launches Specialized El Niño Bulletins to Safeguard India's Maritime Sectors
• NHAI Signs MoU with NCAER to Establish Centre for Economics of Transportation, Mobility and Logistics
• VOC Port Emerges as a Model for Green Maritime Growth With 45% Reduction in Carbon Emissions: Sarbananda Sonowal
• Ministry of Textiles organizes Departmental summit on “Textiles for Global Markets”
• Government invites application for selection for post of Chairperson & two members in National Sports Board
• Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
• NHRC, India participates in the First Consultative Meeting of NHRIs, State Bodies and other organisations of SCO Member States responsible for the protection of human rights and freedoms held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan