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Daily Current Affairs – 2 June, 2026

    Prisons in India Continue to be Overcrowded by Undertrials

    Context

  • The latest Prison Statistics report released by the National Crime Records Bureau shows that the occupancy rate in Indian jails fell to a decade-low of 112.7% in 2024.

    • Major Highlights

  • Overcrowding in Jail: At the end of 2024, India had about 1,333 jails with a capacity of 4.53 lakh inmates.
  • However, with an inmate population of over 5.11 lakh, prisons continued to be overcrowded.
  • Occupancy Rate in States: More than half of the States had an occupancy rate of over 100% in 2024.Delhi recorded the highest occupancy rate in the country at 194% in 2024.
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    AI and the Future Employment in India

    Context

  • Recent surveys suggest that the rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping India's graduate employment landscape, posing new challenges for employability and workforce development.

    • How AI is Transforming the Job Market?

  • Shrinking Entry-Level Opportunities: AI tools are increasingly capable of performing routine tasks that were traditionally assigned to fresh graduates.
  • Activities such as data processing, basic coding, report preparation, market research, and presentation design are being automated.
  • A report by Randstad Digital found that over 30% of Indian organisations are planning to reduce graduate hiring as AI adoption expands.
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    India and Australia Discuss Maritime Security

    Context

  • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Australian counterpart co-chaired the second edition of the India-Australia Defence Ministers’ Dialogue in New Delhi.

    • Major Highlights

  • Both nations have agreed to advance collaborative maritime domain awareness activities using maritime patrol aircraft and to explore opportunities to enhance undersea domain awareness. 
  • Two sides discussed efforts to finalise the Joint Maritime Security Collaboration Roadmap.
  • The two sides undertook to explore arrangements to enhance procedural interoperability for exercises and operations, building on the 2020 Mutual Logistics Support Arrangement.
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    Strengthening India’s Quality Ecosystem

    Context

  • India has significantly expanded its quality ecosystem through standards, certification systems, and quality control orders, however the country still faces challenges in ensuring global credibility and trust in its ecosystem.

    • India's Quality Ecosystem

  • India has over 22,300 standards, with around 94% harmonised with international ISO and IEC standards.
  • India ranked 11th in the Global Quality Infrastructure Index 2025.
  • More than 700 products are under mandatory quality certification, while hundreds more are covered under voluntary certification.
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    Emerging Power of Synthetic Biology

    In News

  • Recent advances in genome sequencing, gene editing, artificial intelligence, and DNA synthesis have accelerated the growth of synthetic biology.

    • About Synthetic Biology

  • Synthetic Biology is the application of engineering principles to biology, where biological components are designed, assembled, and modified to perform specific functions.
  • It involves engineering organisms to possess new or enhanced abilities beyond those found in nature.
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    News In Short 02-06-2026

    Context

  • A recent study by scientists from the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences has reconstructed nearly 4,000 years of climate, vegetation, and river dynamics of Majuli Island.

    • About Majuli Island

  • Majuli is located in the Brahmaputra River system in Assam and is recognized as the world's largest inhabited river island.
  • Majuli is a unique fluvial island formed by the Brahmaputra River and its tributaries, covering about 875 sq. km.
  • It is bounded by the Subansiri River in the north, Kherkatia Suti in the northeast, and the Brahmaputra River in the south.
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