{"id":78014,"date":"2026-06-29T18:31:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=78014"},"modified":"2026-06-29T18:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:06:29","slug":"news-in-short-29-06-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/29-06-2026\/news-in-short-29-06-2026","title":{"rendered":"News In Short 29-06-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/Government Initiatives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA) has emerged as India&#8217;s <strong>&#8220;One Nation, One Digital Platform&#8221;<\/strong> for school education, providing <strong>curriculum-linked digital learning resources<\/strong> to students and teachers nationwide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>DIKSHA<\/strong> platform was launched in <strong>2017.<\/strong> It is developed by the <strong>National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)<\/strong> in collaboration with the <strong>Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET)<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It supports learning from <strong>Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN)<\/strong> to senior secondary education and has been adopted by education boards across almost all States and Union Territories.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DIKSHA offers videos, 2D and 3D animations, augmented reality (AR) content, simulations, virtual laboratories, <strong>QR-coded Energised Textbooks<\/strong>, and interactive learning materials.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It promotes inclusive and personalised learning through <strong>DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System)<\/strong> format, text-to-speech, Indian Sign Language (ISL) videos, adaptive assessments, and competency-based question banks.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The platform also supports teacher capacity building through the <strong>NISHTHA<\/strong> programme and follows a <strong>federated architecture<\/strong>, enabling States to manage content while <strong>CIET-NCERT<\/strong> ensures quality. It also provides offline access to learning resources.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/education\/news\/diksha-becomes-indias-one-nation-one-digital-platform-for-school-education-says-centre\/articleshow\/132048734.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TOI<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Israel, Lebanon Sign US-Brokered Framework Agreement<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/IR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a US-mediated framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon aimed at achieving lasting peace and security.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Background<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The announcement follows months of escalating conflict between Israel and <strong>Hezbollah<\/strong>, the Iran-backed Lebanese armed group.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The initiative forms part of broader US efforts to de-escalate tensions in <strong>West Asia<\/strong>, following its recent memorandum of understanding with <strong>Iran<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Features<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The framework proposes a <strong>ceasefire<\/strong>, subject to Hezbollah halting attacks on Israel and withdrawing its fighters from southern Lebanon.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It seeks to <strong>dismantle Hezbollah&#8217;s military infrastructure<\/strong> in southern Lebanon and restore the authority of the <strong>Lebanese government<\/strong> in the area.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The United States will establish a <strong>Military Coordination Group for Lebanon<\/strong> to support implementation and has announced <strong>US$100 million in humanitarian assistance<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Concern<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hezbollah is not a party to the agreement<\/strong>, raising doubts over its implementation.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"bec8cd\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-233.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-78015\" style=\"--dominant-color: #bec8cd; aspect-ratio:1.1378146898520634;width:397px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-233.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-233-300x264.png 300w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-233-768x675.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/what-is-israel-lebanon-framework-agreement-everything-to-know\/article71153573.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Operation Amistad<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/IR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela, India launched <strong>Operation Amistad<\/strong> to support relief and rescue efforts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Amistad, meaning &#8220;Friendship&#8221; in Spanish, is India&#8217;s Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India was among the first countries to respond, reflecting its commitment to the principle of <strong>Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam<\/strong>\u2014<em>&#8220;The World is One Family.&#8221;<\/em> It also marks one of India&#8217;s <strong>longest-range humanitarian relief missions<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As part of the operation, the Indian Air Force deployed <strong>two C-17 Globemaster aircraft<\/strong> carrying a 41-member rescue team, an Indian Army Field Hospital, over 35 tonnes of relief supplies and medical equipment, including <strong>two BHISHM Cube portable hospitals<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/india-launches-operation-amistad-to-assist-earthquake-hit-venezuela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AIR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Rural Internal Audit Portal<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/ Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Union Minister for Rural Development launched the <strong>&#8216;Rural Internal Audit Portal&#8217; <\/strong>during the Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Sammelan in New Delhi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rural Internal Audit Portal is <\/strong>a first-of-its-kind unified digital platform for end-to-end management of internal audits covering both risk-based and compliance audits.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is conceived by the Office of the Chief Controller of Accounts (CCA), Ministry of Rural Development, and developed in collaboration with the National Informatics Centre (NIC).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Features<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>End-to-End Digital Audit Management: <\/strong>Provides full online management of the audit lifecycle, from planning through to audit execution, report preparation, approvals and record keeping.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Action Taken Reports and Para Settlement: <\/strong>It enables auditees to submit ATRs with supporting documents to facilitate digital review and settlement of audit observations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Centralized Audit Repository:<\/strong> A secure digital store for audit records, reports, observations and compliance history for future reference and analysis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Role Based Governance Framework: <\/strong>Secured, role specific access to Auditors, Auditees, Approving Authorities, Programme Divisions, States, Districts and Certified Internal Auditors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Geospatial Monitoring with Map View:<\/strong> Provides map based visualization for audit coverage, audit team deployment, compliance status and for pinpointing never audited audit units.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: PIB<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Delhi EV Policy 2.0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/ Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Delhi Cabinet approved the Delhi Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2.0, which comes into force from 1 July 2026, with the objective of making Delhi a pollution-free city by 31 March 2030.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Government plans to invest about <strong>\u20b915,000 crore<\/strong> over the next four years to promote electric mobility.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The policy envisages <strong>expansion of charging infrastructure, vehicle scrapping facilities <\/strong>and other measures to accelerate the transition to electric mobility across the city.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Phased Transition to Electric Vehicles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Three-Wheelers:<\/strong> From 1 January 2027 only electric autorickshaws will be registered in Delhi; registration of new petrol and CNG autorickshaws will cease.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Two-Wheelers: <\/strong>From 1 April 2028 registration of new petrol and CNG two-wheelers will be discontinued, and only electric two-wheelers will be registered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Financial Incentives &amp; Subsidies<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Road Tax &amp; Registration:<\/strong> The policy proposes <strong>100% <\/strong>road tax and registration fee waivers for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) priced up to \u20b930 lakh.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hybrid Support:<\/strong> Strong hybrid vehicles priced up to <strong>Rs 30 lakh <\/strong>were proposed to receive a <strong>50 per cent waiver<\/strong> on road tax and registration charges. EVs and hybrids costing above \u20b930 lakh will not receive any tax exemptions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Buyers of electric three-wheelers<\/strong> will be eligible for incentives of \u20b950,000, \u20b940,000 and \u20b930,000 in the first, second and third years, respectively.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Buyers of N1 category electric trucks<\/strong> will receive a purchase incentive of up to<strong> \u20b91 lakh.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The policy also provides a <strong>scrapping incentive of \u20b91 lakh<\/strong> for owners of BS-IV four-wheelers or below standard who scrap their vehicles and switch to electric vehicles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/Delhi\/delhi-cabinet-clears-new-electric-vehicles-policy\/article71160900.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>NASA Rover Detects Potential Signs of Ancient Life on Mars<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Space<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In a new study in Science Advances, an international team of researchers has reported<strong> finding organic matter on Mars.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mars<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mars is the <strong>fourth planet<\/strong> from the sun and has a <strong>distinct rusty red appearance and two unusual moons.\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Phobos: ~6000 km above Mars; Deimos: ~20 000 km above Mars.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mars also has the largest volcanoes in the solar system, <strong>Olympus Mons<\/strong> being one of them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gravity: <\/strong>3.711 m\/s2 (about one third of Earth\u2019s gravity)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Atmosphere:<\/strong> The temperature on Mars ranges between<strong> 20 degrees Celsius and -153 degrees Celsius.\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The planet has a rocky surface with <strong>canyons, volcanoes, dry lake beds, and craters, all covered in red dust.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It has about <strong>one-third the gravity of Earth<\/strong> and the atmosphere is much thinner than Earth\u2019s, containing more than <strong>95% carbon dioxide and less than 1% oxygen.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The planet turns on its axis<strong> more slowly than Earth<\/strong>, and being farther from the Sun, takes longer to revolve around the Sun.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A day on Mars is 24.6 hours and a year is 687 Earth days long.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Major Mars Missions: <\/strong>Mariner 4 (NASA), Viking 1 (NASA), Mars Express (European Space Agency), <strong>Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission) (ISRO), <\/strong>Hope Probe (Emirates Mars Mission) and current flagship rover <strong>Perseverance<\/strong>, which is collecting samples for a future Mars Sample Return mission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/nasa-rover-detects-potential-signs-of-ancient-life-on-mars\/article71157327.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong> Context <\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> The Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA) has emerged as India&#8217;s &#8220;One Nation, One Digital Platform&#8221; for school education, providing curriculum-linked digital learning resources to students and teachers nationwide. <\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong> About <\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> DIKSHA platform was launched in 2017. It is developed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in collaboration with the Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET).\u00a0 <\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> It supports learning from Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) to senior secondary education and has been adopted by education boards across almost all States and Union Territories.\u00a0 <\/li>\n<p><a href=\" https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/29-06-2026\/news-in-short-29-06-2026 \" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78014"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78020,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78014\/revisions\/78020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}