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Daily Current Affairs – 15 June, 2026

    Prime Minister Held Official Talks with President of France

    Context

  • PM Modi held bilateral talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in France.

    • Major Highlights

  • Adoption of the “Innovation Roadmap 2030”, aimed at providing long-term direction to bilateral cooperation in technology and innovation.
  • The two leaders also agreed to establish a Joint India-France AI Working Group to deepen collaboration in artificial intelligence.
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    Protecting Indian Seafarers in the Gulf

    Context

  • India recently lodged a strong protest with the United States after U.S. naval strikes on merchant vessels in the Persian Gulf resulted in the deaths of three Indian seafarers.

    • Indian Seafarers in Global Shipping

  • India's Global Maritime Workforce: India is one of the world's largest suppliers of maritime manpower. Approximately 3.5 lakh Indian seafarers serve on merchant vessels across the world.
  • More than half are actively employed, largely on foreign-flagged ships.
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    Empowering India’s Youth for a Developed Nation

    Context

  • India, with nearly 65% of its population below 35 years of age, is leveraging its demographic dividend to realise the vision of Viksit Bharat @ 2047.

    • Focus on Youth-led Development

  • The National Youth Policy (NYP) 2014 provided the foundational framework for youth development in the country.
  • It defined youth as individuals aged 15–29 years and identified key areas such as education, employment, skill development, health, sports, social participation, and empowerment.
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    India’s Space Economy 

    Context

  • India's space economy, currently valued at $8 billion and contributing 2–3% of the global space economy, is projected to grow five-fold to $40–45 billion over the next decade, with its global share targeted at 8% by 2030.

    • India's Space Sector: Key Strengths

  • Cost Competitiveness: India's space missions cost a fraction of global benchmarks. Mangalyaan cost $74 million versus NASA's MAVEN at $671 million, establishing India as a destination for affordable launch and satellite services.
  • Proven Track Record: Chandrayaan-3's successful south pole lunar landing (2023), Aditya-L1 solar observatory, Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX, 2025), and ISRO's commercial arm NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) managing global satellite launches demonstrate end-to-end capability.
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    India’s Push Beyond E20 Fuel

    Context

  • The Union Government has exempted higher ethanol-petrol blends (22%-30% ethanol) from central excise duty and proposed amendments to recognize E85 and E100 fuels under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules.

    • What is Ethanol?

  • Ethanol is 99.9% pure alcohol that can be blended with petrol. It can be produced from sugarcane, maize, wheat, etc which are having high starch content.
  • Alcohol production involves fermentation of sugar using yeast. In cane juice or molasses, sugar is present in the form of sucrose that is broken down into glucose and fructose.
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    News In Short 15-06-2026

    Context

  • India and China are in advanced discussions regarding a joint UNESCO nomination for Xuanzang's work, ‘The Great Tang Records on the Western Regions’.

    • Who Was Xuanzang?

  • Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, and traveler who journeyed across India during the 7th century CE.
  • He spent nearly 19 years travelling through India and studying Buddhist philosophy.
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