Boost your UPSC and State PSC preparation with EXAMPING’s Daily Current Affairs (DCA) Series for June 5, 2026. Get crisp, exam-focused notes filtered from The Hindu, PIB, and Indian Express.
🏛️ Polity & Governance (5th June 2026)
⚖️ Delay in Disposal of Election Disputes
- Context: The Madras High Court criticised the Supreme Court for ignoring its own observations on the early disposal of election disputes, citing a Tamil Nadu assembly election case kept pending for over six years.
- Legal Question: The core issue involved whether headmasters of government middle schools could be considered gazetted officers authorised to attest postal votes.
- Judicial Delays: The High Court noted that prolonged pendency of election petitions defeats the purpose of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, as the legislative term of office often expires before a final verdict is reached.
- UPSC Relevance: Constitutional provisions, judicial reviews, and fundamental rights go hand in hand. Brush up on core concepts with our Part 1 & 2 Indian Constitution Notes and test your knowledge with the Union & Citizenship Mock Test.
📜 Recognition of Leader of Opposition (LoP)
- Judicial Intervention: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has decided to move the High Court against the West Bengal Assembly Speaker’s decision regarding the recognition of Ritabrata as the Leader of Opposition (LoP).
- Speaker’s Discretion: The dispute brings into sharp focus the discretionary powers of the Speaker in recognizing the LoP and managing legislative rebellions within the State Assembly.
- Constitutional Status: The LoP is a statutory post and plays a crucial role in ensuring executive accountability and maintaining the democratic balance in the house.
📊 Economy
📈 GDP Expands at 7.7% in FY 2025-26
- Growth Trajectory: India’s economy grew at a robust 7.7% in FY 2025-26, maintaining its position as the world’s fastest-growing major economy despite global challenges.
- Quarterly Performance: The GDP growth rate recorded in the fourth quarter (Q4) of FY 2025-26 stood at an impressive 7.8%.
- Government Response: Official statements highlighted that this consistent growth reflects the inherent strength of the economy, the success of structural reforms, and the focus on ‘Ease of Doing Business’.
🏦 RBI Keeps Repo Rate Unchanged at 5.25%
- MPC Decision: The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% for the second consecutive time.
- Foreign Capital: To further boost the inflow of foreign funds, the RBI also announced a host of new regulatory measures designed to attract foreign capital into the Indian market.
🌱 Environment & Geography Mapping
🏞️ Uttarakhand Implements Gross Environment Product (GEP)
- Pioneering Move: On World Environment Day, it was highlighted that Uttarakhand has become the first state in India to implement the Gross Environment Product (GEP).
- Objective: The initiative aligns with the policy mantra of harmonizing “Ecology and Economy,” ensuring that environmental conservation goes hand-in-hand with economic development.
📍 Great Nicobar Transhipment Hub Project Opposed
- Context: The Opposition launched an online petition “choose green over greed” against the mega Great Nicobar Island transhipment hub project on World Environment Day, citing severe ecological destruction.
- Tribal Rights: Critics allege the proposed development violates the Forest Rights Act and would lead to the displacement of vulnerable local tribal communities alongside the destruction of primary rainforests and coral reefs.
- Mapping Aid: The Andaman & Nicobar Islands hold immense strategic and ecological importance in the Indian Ocean. Enhance your mapping skills with our Mnemonic Tricks for Countries Bordering Major Seas.
🦆 India Adds Its 100th Ramsar Site: Surha Tal
- Milestone Achieved: On World Environment Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the addition of India’s 100th Ramsar site — the Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary (Surha Tal) in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh.
- Ecological Importance: Wetlands act as the ‘kidneys of the landscape’ by filtering pollutants and storing carbon. Despite covering only 6% of the Earth’s surface, they support nearly 40% of all plant and animal species.
- Mapping Aid: Keeping track of international wetlands and lakes is crucial for Prelims. Brush up your broader geographical awareness using our Mnemonic Tricks for UPSC Mapping.
🔬 Environmental Surveillance & One Health
- CSIR-NEERI Initiative: Highlighting the theme of World Environment Day, scientists emphasized the critical role of metagenomics and environmental surveillance in monitoring ecosystem health and pathogens.
- AMR Challenge: Wastewater and air surveillance are becoming pivotal tools under the National One Health Mission for tracking Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and preventing future pandemics.
🌳 Debate Over Forest Cover Definitions
- The Controversy: The Opposition criticised the Centre’s environmental record, alleging that the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) uses manipulated definitions by conflating commercial plantations (like rubber and bamboo) with natural, biodiverse forests.
- Ecological Impact: Critics highlighted that reliance on satellite-based canopy density masks the ongoing destruction of primary forests caused by mega-projects like the Hasdeo Arand coal mining and highway expansions.
🌍 International Relations
🤝 Russia’s Stance on India-China Border Dispute
- Non-Interference: Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged that Moscow will not interfere in the “delicate” bilateral relations and boundary issues between India and China.
- Amicable Resolution: The Russian leader expressed confidence that both India and China are determined to resolve their long-standing border disputes amicably without third-party involvement.
🧬 Science & Technology
💻 CBSE Portal Repels Massive DoS Cyber Attack
- Cyber Incident: The CBSE’s digital portal for post-result grievance redressal successfully withstood a major Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack involving nearly 3.8 million malicious packets shortly after going live.
- Defense Mechanism: The attack was thwarted by rigorous pre-emptive security measures, including Web Application Firewall (WAF) protection, DDoS mitigation tools, and collaboration with cybersecurity experts from IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur.
- Security Resilience: The incident underscores the growing necessity to safeguard India’s critical digital infrastructure and educational databases against coordinated, high-volume threat patterns.