A NEW SPECIES OF PORCELAIN CRAB DISCOVERD IN LAKSHADWEEP CORAL

* RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW SPECIES OF PROCELAIN CRAB IN THE CORAL REEF IN LAKSHADWEEP.

* IT IS STRIKING DEEP RED COLOUR, FOUND IN AGATTI ISLAND.

* SPECIES NAMED - PACHYCHELES RAVICHANDRANI 

* UNDER THE MICROSCOPE THIS SPECIES HAS A UNIQUE SUB CIRCULAR SHELL AND SPECIALIZED HAIR LIKE STRUCTURE CALLED SETAE 

* THIS SPECIES IS NAMED IN HONOUR TO DR  M RAVICHANDRAN, THE SECRETARY OF INDIA'S MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES 

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VISHWAS SCHEME 2026

* THE EMPLOYEE PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION (EPFO) UNDER THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA HAS LAUNCHED THE VISHWAS 2026 

* A ONE TIME DISPUTE RESOLUTION INITIATIVE TO FACILITATE AMICABLE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTE RELATING TO LEVY OF DAMAGES/ PENALTY.

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JANUARY TO JUNE FIRST WOMAN IN INDIA & WORLD IN 2026

JANUUARY - 

FIRST IN STATE - 

* * 1994 BATCH IAS OFFICER MRS NANDINI CHAKRABORTY HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO WEST BENGAL.

* SHE BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE CHIEF SECRETARY OF WEST BENGAL.

* For The First Time Indian Army's Animal Contingent Will March On Kartavya Path In Republic Day Parade 2026 

* Kerala To Become India's First State Microbe 

*  India's First AI Clinic Inaugurated In GIMS, Greater Noida.

* Keyi Panyor, Arunachal Pradesh Became The India's First Bio Happy District.

* IRITM,  Lucknow Has Became The First' Railway Institute To Be Accredited As Outstanding (5 Star) By The Capacity Building Commission ( CBC) 

* * CAPTAIN HANSJA SHARMA, BECAME THE INDIAN ARMY'S FIRST WOMAN RUDRA HELICOPTER PILOT. ( FROM JAMMU & KASHMIR) 

* SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF JOURNALIST RASHMI SHARMA 

*  CRPF Assistant Commandant Simran Bala, Set To Became The First Woman Officer To Led To All Male CRPF Contingent In Republic Day 2026 

FIRST TRANSGENDER OF INDIA - 

* Dr N Jency Became The First Trans WOMAN To Earn PHD Appointed As The Assistant PROFESOR At Loyola College, Chennai 

* India's First Airside Reefer Truck Launched At Hyderabad.

* Rohtash Khileri Became The First Person In The World To Remain On The Summit Of Mount Elbrus, Europe's Highest Peak For 24 Hours Continuous Without Oxygen.

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FEBRUARY - 

FIRST IN INDIA - 

* * NIVEDITA DUBEY HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE INDIA'S FIRST WOMAN HR ( DIRECTOR) OF AIRPORT AUTHORITY IN INDIA ( AAI) 

* Debolina Roy Became Tripura's State First Female Assistant Loco Pilots.

* Seema Mishra Became The First Woman Officer To Head UP Sainik School 

* * GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA APPOINTS IAS USHA PADHEE AS IDCO NEW CHAIRPERSON.

* SHE BECAME THE FIRST' WOMAN' CHAIRPERSON OF IDCO 

* IDCO - ODISHA INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 

* * THANYA NATHAN BECAME THE FIRST VISUALLY CHALLENGED WOMAN JUDGE OF KERALA COURT.

* * THE DARJEELING HIMALAYAN RAILWAY (DHR) PART OF NORTH EAST FRONTIER RAILWAY (NFR) APPOINTED FIRST FEMALE TRAVELLING TICKET EXAMINERS (TTE) TO LEAD UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE TOUR.

* SARITA YOLMO APPOINTED AS FIRST FEMALE TTE 

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* Vaishanavi Ugadekar Became The Goa First Female National Weightlifting Referee.

* India's First Dark Factory Inaugurated In Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu 

FIRST WOMAN IN WORL,D - 

*  IOC ( INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE) Elects Soraya Aghaei As Iran's First Female IOC Member.

* Brigadier Chra Ahmed Latif Became The First Woman To Head The Interal Security Force Court In Kurdistan Region.

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MARCH - 

FIRST IN INDIA - 

* 1995 Batch IAS OFFICER Ashwini Bhide  Appointed As The First Female BMC Commissioner.

* Dr Neelam Lekhi First Woman President Of Delhi Medical Association 

* * DIVYA SINGH, A 28 YEARS OLD TEACHER FROM UTTAR PRADESH BECAME THE FIRST INDIAN TO REACH MOUNT EVEREST BASE CAMP ON BICYCLE, KATHMANDU NEPAL IN 14 DAYS.

* SHE SUCCESSFULLY REACHED THE ALTITUDE OF 17560 FEET 

* 

FIRST WOMAN IN MOON -  

* * CHRISTINA KOCH BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN ON TO THE MOON MISSION 

* ARTEMIS II LAUNCHED BY NASA ON 2ND APRIL 2026 FROM FLORIDA 

* CHRISTINA KOCH REGISTERED A RECORD BY SPENDING 328 DAYS IN INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IN 2019 

* * LT GENERAL SUSAN COYLE HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE FIRST WOMAN ARMY CHIEF OF AUSTRALIA.

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APRIL - 

FIRST IN INDIA - 

* 1995 Batch IAS OFFICER Ashwini Bhide  Appointed As The First Female BMC Commissioner.

* Dr Neelam Lekhi First Woman President Of Delhi Medical Association 

* * DIVYA SINGH, A 28 YEARS OLD TEACHER FROM UTTAR PRADESH BECAME THE FIRST INDIAN TO REACH MOUNT EVEREST BASE CAMP ON BICYCLE, KATHMANDU NEPAL IN 14 DAYS.

* SHE SUCCESSFULLY REACHED THE ALTITUDE OF 17560 FEET 

* 

* M V Sindhu Became The First Indian Flag Vessels To Sail With A Both a Female Master And Female Pilot On The Bridge 

* Capt Meera Upadhyay Lead The Ship, Ms Reshma Nilofer The Pilot 

* * PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU HAS APPOINTED JUSTICE LISA GILL AS ANDHRA PRADESH FIRST WOMAN CHIEF JUSTICE 

 * Paramaita Tripathi Became The First' Woman Ambassador As India's 20th Envoy To Kuwait

* Ritika Sre Became The First TRANSGENDER Cricket Umpire From Tamilnadu 

FIRST WOMAN IN MOON -  

* * CHRISTINA KOCH BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN ON TO THE MOON MISSION 

* ARTEMIS II LAUNCHED BY NASA ON 2ND APRIL 2026 FROM FLORIDA 

* CHRISTINA KOCH REGISTERED A RECORD BY SPENDING 328 DAYS IN INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IN 2019 

* * LT GENERAL SUSAN COYLE HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE FIRST WOMAN ARMY CHIEF OF AUSTRALIA.

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MAY - 

FIRST IN STATE - 

*  Chief Justice Of India Shri Suryakant Has DECLARED Sikkim As The First Paperless State Judiciary In Country 

*  7 Years Old Boy Ishank Singh Create History By Successfully Crossing The 29 Km Palk Strait 

* Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital Performed India's First Tandem Transplant For Brain Cancer 

* LG Of Ladakh Vinai Kumar Saxena Has Inaugurated India's Highest ASTRO TURF Football Ground At 11,500 Feet At Leh 

* Keralam Became The First State To Create a Dedicated artificial Intelligence Ministry.

FIRST WOMAN IN INDIA - 

* Fathima Thahiliya Became First Woman MLA From Indian UNION Muslim League in Kerala.

* Badugula Sumathi Has Taken Charge As The First Female Commissioner Of Police Of Malkajgiri, Telengana 

*  Professor Kuljeet Kaur Marhas, Scientists At Physics Research Laboratory In Ahmedabad Became First Indian WOMAN Elected Fellow Of The Meteoritical Society In 93 Years Of History 

* Major Dr Dwipannita Kalita, Army Doctor Became The Assam's First Female Paratrooper.

* SQUADRON LEADER SAANYA BECAME THE FIRST INDIAN WOMAN OFFICER TO EARN THE COVETED CAT -A QUALIFIED FLYING INSTRUCTOR ( QFI) QUALIFICATION 

* Computer Scientist PROFESOR Susan Elias Appointed As First' WOMAN Principal Of St Stephen's College 

* Princee Ani, IPS Officer Set Become First Tripura Frontier IG ( First Woman 

* 2005 BATCH TRIPURA CADRE IPS OFFICER 

* SHE BEFORE SERVED AS IG OF TRIPURA POLICE 

* AND ALSO SERVED AS IG OF NATIONAL SECURITY GUARD (NSG) 

* SHE IS KNOWN FOR FRONTIER OVERSEE OF 856 KM INTERNATIONAL BORDER OF BANGLADESH 

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JUNE - 

FIRST IN INDIA - 

* SUB  LT AHONA MAJUMDAR ( INDIAN NAVY & GORKHA FRATERNITY) HAS BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN OFFICER TO BE AWARDED BEST IN OVERALL FLYING AT GOLDEN WINGS CEREMONY OF THE 106 HELICOPTER CONVERSION COURSE AT INS 561 

* *  Flight Cadet DIVYANSHI SINGH Set To BECOME INDIA'S FIRST WOMAN Trained At The National Defence Academy (NDA) In Pune To Commission Into The Ground Duty Branch Of Indian Air Force ( IAF) 

* She PASSED OUT FIRST FEMALE NDA IN 2022 

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FIRST IN WORLD - 

* KEIKO FUJIMORI WINS THE 2026 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN PERU.

* SHE BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT OF PERU.

* SHE DEFEATED ROBERTO SANCHEZ 

* CAPITAL - LIMA 

INDIA'S FIRST FEMALE ADC TO INDIAN ARMY CHIEF

* CAPTAIN SHIVANI SEHRAWAT BECAME INDIA'S FIRST FEMALE ADC TO INDIAN ARMY CHIEF.

UNITED KINGDOM NEW PRIME MINISTER

* ANDY BURNHAM TAKES CHARGE AS THE UNITED KINGDOM NEW PRIME MINISTER 

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 21ST JULY 2026:

International Moon Day - 20th July 

1) Jammu & Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha Has Inaugurated The Historic Vicharnag Temple in Srinagar.

2) The Supreme Court ( Number Of Judges) Amendment Bill 2026 Introduced In Lok SABHA By Union Law Minister Arjun Singh Meghwal 

* This Bill Aim To Seeks To Amend With Supreme Court ( Number Of Judges) Act 1956 To Increase The Sanctioned Strength Of Supreme Court Judges From 33 To 37  ( Excluding Chief Justice Of India) 

3) The Karnataka Cabinet Has Approved The Establishment Of a Centre Of Excellence In Artificial Intelligence ( CoE-AI) At The Indian Institute Of Information Technology ( IIIT RAICHUR) With An Outlay Of Rs 12 Crores 

4) Senegal's President Bassirou Faye Has Been Elected As The New Chairman Of The Economic Community Of West African States ( ECOWAS) 

5) 1994 BATCH DGP Anurag Dhankar Found Dead In Agartala, Tripura 

6) Ladakh Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena Has Laid Foundation Stone of The Burma - Sumoor And Tongsted Motorable Bridges Over River Siachen 

7) India Is The ONLY Country Cultivating All Four Recognised Cotton Species 

* India Ranked 2nd In Production And Consumption 

* Cotton Produced At 290.91 Lakh Bales In 2025/26 

8) James Pangsang Kongal Sangma Has Officially Taken Oath As Meghalaya 's Only Rajya Sabha MP.

9) Captain Shivani Sehrawat Has Become The First Ever Female ADC To The Indian Army Chief 

10) Andy Burnham Takes Charge As New Prime Minister Of United Kingdom 

11) The Drug Controller General Of India ( DCGI) Has Granted Market Authorisation To Takeda Biopharmaceuticals India's QDENGA ( TAK -003) 

JANUARY TO JUNE DAYS & THEME IN 2026

JANUARY - 

* 68TH FOUNDATION DRDO Day - 1st January 2026 

* Indian Army Declared 2026 As Year Of Networking And Data Centricity 

*  The UN HAS Declared 2026 As The International Year Of The WOMAN FARMER.

*  Ministry Of Ayush To Celebrates The 9th Siddha Day  on 6th January 2026 (Theme 2026 - Siddha For Global Health)

* Shri Ram College Of Commerce Completed 100 Years.

* World Braille Day - 4th January (Theme 2026 - Empowerment, Digital Inclusion And Integrating Braille Into Daily Life)  

* International Mind Body Wellness Day - 3rd January 

* National Bird Day - 5th January 

* Union Minister Prahlad Joshi Has Launched Multiple Initiatives At The 79th Foundation Day Of BIS ( BUREAU OF  INDIAN STANDARDS) ( 6TH JANUARY 2026) 

* Launched The BIS Standard Portal 

* SAKSHAM Excellence Scheme 

* The United Nations Declared 2026 As International Year For Rangelands & Pastoralists.

* PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIWAS - 9TH JANUARY ( NRI DAY) 

* WORLD HINDI DAY -  10TH January 

* National Youth Day - 12th January 

* National Startup Day - 16th January 

* Army Day - 15th January 

* 17 Tableaux Of States/ UTs & 13 Ministries/ Department Will Show On Republic Day 2026 

Theme 2026 - Swatantrata Ka Mantra: Vande Mataram & SAMRUDHHI Ka Mantra: Atmanirbhar Bharat 

* Beti Bachao  Beti Padhao Completed 11 Years 

National Girl Child Day - 24th January 

* International Education Day -24th January 

THEME 2026 - The Power Of Youth In Co-Creating Education 

* 16th National Voters Day - 25th January 

Theme 2026 - My India, My Vote 

( Tagline - Citizen At The Heart Of Indian Democracy) 

* UAE Declared - 2026 As YEAR OF THE FAMILY 

* International Data Privacy Day - 28th January 

* National Leprosy Day - 30th January 

FEBRUARY - 

* 49TH INDIAN COAST GUARD DAY - 1st February 

* World Wetlands Day - 2nd February (THEME 2026 - WETLANDS AND TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE CELEBRATING CULTURAL HERITAGE ) 

* World Cancer Day - 4th February (THEME 2026 - UNITED BY UNIQUE) 

*  WORLD PULSES DAY -  10TH FEBRUARY (THEME 2026 - Pulses Of The World: From Modesty To Excellence) 

*  National De Warming Day To Be Observed On February 11 

* International Day Of Women's & Girls in Science - 11th February (THEME 2026  - Synergizing AI, Social Science, STEM And Finance : Building Inclusive Futures For Womens And Girls) 

* World Radio Day - 13th February (Theme 2026 - Radio & Artificial Intelligence : AI Is A Tool, Not a Voice ) 

* NATIONAL Statistics Day - 13th February (Theme 2026 - Reimagining Capacity Building ) 

* World Day Of Social Justice - 20th February (THEME 2026 - Renewed Commitment To Social Development And Social Justice) 

* International Mother Language Day - 21st February (THEME 2026 - Youth Voices On Multilingual Education ) 

* International Pangolin Day - 21st February (THEME 2026 - Guardians In Action) 

* NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY - 28th February 

THEME 2026 - Women In Science: Catalysing Viksit Bharat 

MARCH - 

* World Sea Grass Day - 2nd March (THEME 2026 - Sea grasses Enrich Ocean Biodiversity And Fisheries) 

* World Wildlife Day - 3rd March (THEME 2026 - Medicinal And Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage And Livelihood) 

* International Women's Day - 8th March (Theme 2026 - Rights, Justice, Action For All Women And Girl) 

* 57th CISF RAISING DAY - 10TH MARCH 

* World Kidney Day - 12th March 

Theme 2026 - Kidney Health For All: Caring For People, Protecting The Planet 

* World PI Day - 14th March 

* World Consumer Rights Day - 15th March (THEME  2026 - Safe Products, Confident Consumers ) 

* National Vaccination Day - 16th March 

* World's Sparrows Day - 20th March (THEME 2026 - I Love Sparrows) 

* International Happiness Day - 20th March (THEME 2026 - Caring And Sharing) 

* World Oral Health Day - 20th March (THEME  2026 - A Happy Mouth Is a Happy Life) 

* World Glacier Day - 21st March (THEME 2026  - Science Must Inform Action) 

* International Day For Forest - 21st March (THEME 2026 - Forests And Economics) 

* World Poetry Day - 21st March (THEME 2026 - Unity, Peace, And Cultural Expression Through Verse ) 

* World Water Day - 22nd March (Theme 2026 - WATER AND GENDER ) 

( Slogan - Where Water Flows, Equality Grows) 

* World Meteorological Day - 23rd March 

* World Bear Day - 23rd March 

* World TB Day - 24th March (THEME 2026 - Yes We Can End TB ) 

* 191st Assam Rifles Day - 24th March 

* International Day Of Zero Wastes - 30th March 

( FOCUS 2026 - Tackling Food Waste To Accelerate The Transition To a Circular Economy ) 

APRIL - 

* Utkala Diwas - 1st April (Odisha Day) 

* RBI FOUNDATION DAY - 1ST April 1935 

* International Bird Day - 1st April 

* International Autism Awareness Day - 2nd April 

THEME 2026 - Autism And Humanity - Every Life Has a Value 

NATIONAL MARITIME DAY - 5TH April 

* World Health Day - 7th April (Theme 2026 - Together For Health, Stand With Science) 

* World Homeopathy Day - 10th April (Theme 2026 - Homeopathy For Sustainable Health) 

* World Parkinson Disease Day - 11th April ( Theme 2026 - Bridge The Care Gap ) 

*  42nd Anniversary Of Operation MEGHDOOT ( Siachen Day) on 13th April 

* World Quantum Day - 14th April 

* World Art Day - 15Th April 

* International Wellness Day -15th April

* World Haemophilia Day - 17th April (Theme 2026 - Diagnosis: First Step To Care) 

* World Heritage Day - 18th April (Theme 2026 - Emergency Response For Living Heritage In Contexts Of Conflicts And Disasters) 

*  World Liver Day - 19th April ( Theme 2026 - Solid Habits, Strong Liver) 

*  National CIVIL Service Day - 21st April 

* World EARTH Day - 22nd April (THEME 2026 - Our Power Our Planet ) 

* Union Minister C R Patil Has Launched The India International Water Week 2026 

( Theme - Climate Resilient Water Management) 

* World Book & Copyright Day - 23rd April 

* National Panchayati Raj Day - 24th April 

* World Malaria Day - 25th April (THEME 2026 - Driven To End Malaria: Now We Can Now We Must) 

* World Penguin Day - 25th April 

* World Veterinary Day - 25th April (Theme 2026 - Veterinarians: Guardians Of Food And Health ) 

* World Intellectual Property Day - 26th April (THEME 2026 - IP And Sports : Ready, Set, Innovate ) 

* International Hyena Day - 27th April 

* International Dance Day - 29th April 

MAY - 

* World Labour Day - 1st May (THEME 2026 - Ensuring a Healthy Psychosocial Working Environment) 

* World Tuna Day - 2nd May 

* World Press Freedom Day - 3rd May (THEME 2026 - Shaping a Future At Peace : Promoting Press Freedom For Human Rights, Development And Security ) 

* International Leopard Day - 3rd May (THEME 2026 - Save a Spot For Them) 

*  Indian Institute Of Foreign Trade Celebrates 63rd Foundation Day 

* World Hygiene Day - 5th May 

* World Athletics Day - 7th May 

* World Thalassemia Day - 8th May (THEME 2026 - Hidden No More: Finding Undiagnosed, Supporting The Unseen )  

* World Red Cross Day - 8th May (THEME 2026 - Keeping Humanity Alive ) 

* World Donkey Day - 8th May

* World Migratory Bird Day - 9th May (THEME 2026 - Every Bird Counts: Your Observations Matters ) 

* World Lupus Day - 10th May 

* 66th Raising Day Of Trishakti Corps - 10th May 

* National Technology Day - 11th May (THEME 2026 - Responsible Innovation For Inclusive Growth) 

* International Nurses Day - 12th May (Theme 2026 - Our Nurses, Our Future, Empowered Nurses Saves Lifes) 

*  National Endangered Species Day - 15th May

* SIKKIM Statehood Day - 16th May 

8 National Dengue Day - 16th May 

* International Day Of Light - 16th May (Theme 2026 - Light For Sustainable Future' ) 

* World Hypertension Day - 17th May (Theme 2026 - Controlling Hypertension Together: Check Your Blood Pressure Regularly, Defeat The Silent Killer)  

* WORLD Telecommunication Day - 17th May 

* International Museum Day - 18th May 

* World Bee Day - 20th May (THEME 2026 - Bee Together For People And The Planet - A Partnership That Sustains Us All ) 

* International Tea Day - 21st May 

* World Turtle Day - 23rd May 

* International Day For Biological Diversity - 22nd May (Theme 2026 - Acting Globally For Global impact ) 

* World Fish Migration Day - 24th May 

* World Thyroid Day - 25th May( THEME 2026 - THYROID AND  NUTRITION ) 

* World Otter Day - 27th May 

* WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY - 31ST MAY 

THEME 2026 - Unmasking The Appeal - Countering Nicotine And Tobacco Addiction 

JUNE - 

* World Milk Day - 1st June (Theme 2026 - Celebrating Women's Farmers ) 

* Telengana State Formation Day -2nd June 

* World Bicycle Day - 3rd June (Theme 2026 - Cycling For a Greener Future) 

*  World Environment Day - 5th June (THEME 2026 - INSPIRED BY NATURE, FOR CLIMATE FOR OUR FUTURE) 

* World Food Safety Day - 7th June ( THEME 2026 - FROM BURDEN TO SOLUTIONS - SAFE FOOD EVERYWHERE) 

*  World Ocean Day - 8th June (THEME 2026 - Reimagine: Beyond The World We Know, a New Relationship With Our Ocean ) 

* International Day On Dialogue Among Civilization 

* International Lynx Day - 11th JUNE 

* World Day Against Child Labour - 12th June (THEME 2026 - Red Card To Child Labours: Fair Play For Children, Decent Work For Adults ) 

* World BLOOD Donor Day - 14th June (THEME 2026 - One Drop Of Humanity, Give Blood Save Lives ) 

* World Turtle Day - 16th June (THEME 2026 - TURTLE PROTECTOR PLEDGE) 

*  World Desertification & Drought Day - 17th June (THEME 2026 - Rangelands: Recognize, Respect Restore) 

* World Crocodile Day - 17th June (THEME 2026 - Legacy In Every Scale) 

* World Sickle Cell Awareness Day - 19th June ( THEME 2026 - Closing The Survival Gap; Equity In Sickle Cell Diseases) 

*  International Yoga Day - 21st June (THEME 2026 - YOGA FOR HEALTHY AGEING ) 

* World Music Day - 21st June 

* International Rain Forest Day - 22nd June (Theme 2026 - The Forest With In You ) 

* International Olympic Day - 23rd June (THEME 2026 - You Can Do This: Let's Move) 

*  International Day For Seafarer - 25th June 

* International Day Against Drug Abuse And Illicit Trafficking - 26th June 

THEME 2026 - The World Drug Problem: Persisting Issue, New Challenges, Innovative Responses 

* International MSME Day - 27th June 

THEME 2026 - Empowering MSMEs Through Innovation And Sustainable Industrial Development 

* National Pulse Polio Day - 28th June 

* National Statistics Day - 29th June 

* International Day Of Tropics - 29th June (Theme 2026 - Celebrating The Diversity & Potential Of The Tropics) 

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FIFA WORLD CUP 2026

2026 FIFA WORLD CUP 

HOST - US, CANADA, MEXICO 

WINNER - SPAIN ( 2ND TITLE) 

RUNNERS UP - ARGENTINA 

PAST WINNER (2022) - ARGENTINA 

THIRD - ENGLAND BEAT FRANCE ( BRONZE) 

* GOLDEN BALL - RODRI ( SPAIN) 

* GOLDEN GLOVES - UNAI SIMON ( SPAIN) 

* FIFA YOUNG PLAYER - PAU CUBARSI ( SPAIN) 

* SUPERIOR PLAYER OF THE MATCH - FERRAN TORRES ( SPAIN)

* FIFA FAIR PLAY AWARD - NEDERLANDS 

* GOLDEN BOOT - KYLIAN MBAPPE (10 GOALS) FRANCE. ( 2ND - MESSI 8 GOALS) 

99th GRAND MASTER OF INDIA

* VS Rathanvel Became The 99th GRAND MASTER OF INDIA