Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of Jun 08th to 14th Jun 2025. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming SBIClerk 2025 and other competitive exams can make use of it.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

• Every year on June 8th, World Ocean Day is commemorated to raise awareness of the ocean’s vital role in human life and ways to conserve it across the world.
• June 9th is World Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APS) Awareness Day is observed.
• The International Day of Play is observed every year on June 11, this day calls upon individuals, communities, and governments to protect, encourage, and prioritize play across all stages of life.
• World Day Against Child Labour 2025 is observed all over the world on June 12th as an awareness event to protect children against labour.
• International Albinism Awareness Day 2025 is observed around the world on June 13 every year.
• On June 14th every year, World Blood Donor Day is observed all over the world as an awareness event to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL& STATE NEWS

• Union Minister for Agriculture, Farmers Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, along with Madhya Pradesh CM Dr. Mohan Yadav, inaugurated and laid foundation stones for multiple rural development projects in Sehore district, reaffirming the commitment toward “Viksit Bharat by 2047.”
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the Bharatiya Bhasha Anubhag (BBA), in New Delhi, to reduce the dominance of foreign languages, especially English, in Indian administration and to strengthen regional languages in decision-making and official communication.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Canada to participate in the G-7 Summit 2025 at Kananaskis, Alberta, following an invitation from Canadian PM Mark Carney.
• The State Public Health Laboratoryin Thiruvananthapuram has, for the first time in Kerala, developed PCR-based test kits capable of identifying five deadly free-living amoeba species.

• At NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Union Health Minister Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda delivered the keynote address for World Food Safety Day, themed “Stop Obesity by Eating Safe and Healthy”, organised by FSSAI under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India.
• Tamil Nadu government officially designated Dhanushkodi in Ramanathapuram district as a Greater Flamingo Sanctuary, covering 524.7 hectares within the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, to protect migratory birds and marine biodiversity.
• President Droupadi Murmu has promulgated three significant regulations to strengthen Ladakh’s social, cultural, and political landscape.

• The Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA) commemorated 11 years of impactful governance and welfare reforms under the Modi Government with a milestone celebration at its headquarters.
• The Quality Council of India (QCI) celebrated World Accreditation Day 2025 at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
• The Delhi government has announced the establishment of India’s first electronic waste (e-waste) recycling eco park at Holambi Kalan, North Delhi.
• The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the National Scheme for ITI Upgradation and the Establishment of Five National Centres of Excellence for Skilling.
• Uttar Pradesh has launched India’s first jungle safari train with a Vistadome coach, offering panoramic views of dense forests and wildlife.
• Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated a 2 MW solar power project along the Bikram Lock Canal in Patna district.
• The Maharashtra government has introduced a geo-tagged 13-character alphanumeric Unique Infra ID for every infrastructure project to enhance transparency, real-time tracking, and coordination.
• In a notable policy shift, the Government of India has placed a 60% expenditure cap on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for the first half of FY 2025–26 under the MEP/QEP framework.
• Bengaluru has emerged as India’s leading metro in wild leopard population, overtaking Mumbai with an estimated 80–85 leopards inhabiting its forested outskirts.
• In 2025, India’s population is estimated at 1.46 billion, making it the world’s most populous nation. A recent UNFPA State of World Population Report notes that the total fertility rate (TFR) has declined to 1.9 births per woman, below the replacement threshold of 2.1, and forecasts a peak of 1.7 billion in the early 2060s before a gradual decline.
• The government has introduced targeted reforms in the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Rules to cater to the unique needs of semiconductor and electronics component manufacturing—sectors characterized by high capital intensity, import dependency, and long gestation periods before profitability.
• At the Third United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, Union Minister of Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh presented India’s bold initiatives—ranging from deep‐sea exploration and marine plastic clean-up to sustainable fisheries—urging urgent global action under SDG 14: Life Below Water.
• The Union government has approved a third Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) in Tamil Nadu, further strengthening the state’s role as a leading electronics manufacturing hub in India.
• In a significant step toward streamlining urban governance, the Madhya Pradesh Urban Development and Housing Department has launched E-Nagarpalika 2.0, becoming the first state in India to bring all 413 urban local bodies (ULBs) under a single integrated digital platform.
• The Punjab government has introduced the FastTrack Punjab Portal to speed up industrial approvals and minimize bureaucratic delays.
• The Ministry of Rural Development has rolled out the ‘Naksha’ pilot programme across 157 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in 27 states and 3 Union Territories during 2024–25.
• The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) has given in-principle clearance to the Etalin Hydropower Project (3,097 MW) on the Dri and Talo rivers in Arunachal Pradesh’sDibang Valley—a high conservation value area—subject to specific environmental and social safeguards.
• India will soon establish its first submerged naval museum and artificial coral reef using the decommissioned warship INS Guldar, off the coast of Nivati Rocks in Sindhudurg, Maharashtra.
• India reaffirmed its leadership in digital transformation by hosting the 3rd ITU-T Focus Group Meeting on AI-Native Networks (FG-AINN) in New Delhi from June 11–13, 2025.
• The Union Cabinet, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved two major multitracking railway projects covering Jharkhand, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh.
• The Ministry of Commerce convened the first meeting of the Task Force on Textiles Exports at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi.
• Yashoda AI, launched by NCW in collaboration with Future Shift Labs, is a pioneering effort to increase women’s participation in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and digital safety.
• The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has officially launched PAI 2.0 (Panchayat Advancement Index0) during a national-level Writeshop held in New Delhi.
• A recent wildlife census has placed Ladakh at the forefront of snow leopard conservation efforts. Under the Snow Leopard Population Assessment in India (SPAI) program, it has been scientifically confirmed that Ladakh is home to 477 snow leopards, making it one of the most significant habitats for this elusive big cat species globally.
• The 95th meeting of the Network Planning Group (NPG), held under the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan, assessed five major infrastructure proposals aimed at enhancing multimodal connectivity and logistics efficiency across the country.
• India has expanded its social protection coverage from 19% in 2015 to 64.3% in 2025, marking a 45 percentage point increase over the past decade, as per ILOSTAT data.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• Veterans gathered in Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings, a crucial moment in World War II leading to the collapse of Adolf Hitler’s regime.
• The BRICS Parliamentary Forum held on June 4-5,2025 in Brasilia, Brazil, strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.
• Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, held a high-level meeting with Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Antonio Tajani, in Brescia, Italy’s manufacturing hub.
• Kyrgyzstan, a Russian ally, has dismantled Central Asia’s tallest monument to Vladimir Lenin, founder of the Soviet Union, in the city of Osh.
• Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met with United Kingdom (UK) Foreign Secretary David Lammy on June 7, 2025 to discuss the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and future collaboration.
• On the first day of the Third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3), France and Brazil launched the Blue Nationally Determined Contributions (Blue NDC) Challenge.
• Russia will construct eight nuclear power plants in Iran under a previously signed contract between the two nations.
• Poson Poya is a sacred festival celebrated in Sri Lanka to mark the arrival of Buddhism over 2,000 years ago.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING, FINANCE& BUSINESS

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched a Scheme for writing books originally in Hindi on Economics, Banking, and Financial subjects to encourage original writings and research in Banking Hindi.
• Travel company Thomas Cook has announced a strategic partnership with Muthoot Forex, the foreign exchange division of the Muthoot Group.
• TransUnion CIBIL, a leading credit information company, has partnered with Sa-Dhan, a self-regulatory organisation (SRO) for microfinance institutions (MFIs).
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will increase the Loan-to-Value (LTV) ratio for gold loans to 85% for loan amounts under ₹2.5 lakh, up from the current 75%.
• Bank of Baroda (BoB) reduced its repo-linked lending rate (RLLR) by 50 basis points (bps), effective from June 7, 2025, following the RBI’s policy repo rate cut.
• Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, chaired the 6th Governing Council (GC) meeting of the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (NIIF) in New Delhi.

• AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB)has partnered with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to incorporate climate risk considerations into its core banking framework.
• The State Bank of India (SBI)paid a dividend of ₹8,076.84 crore to the Government of India for the financial year 2024-25.
• CreditAccess Grameen, the largest NBFC-MFI(Non-Banking Finance Company – Micro Finance Institution) in India, secured a $100 million multi-currency syndicated social loan facility.
• Paytmhas introduced the ability to create custom UPI IDs to strengthen privacy and security and boost onboarding of new UPI users in India.
• Extreme poverty rate in India declined sharply from 27.1% in 2011-12 to 5.3% in 2022-23.
• The World Bank has lowered India’s growth forecast by 40 basis points (0.4%) for FY26 to 6.3%, but India remains the fastest-growing major economy globally.
• The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)will introduce a validated UPI handle for investor-facing intermediaries to ensure secure payments and prevent fraud.
• NTPC Limited signed a Facility Agreement to raise an unsecured $750 million External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) syndicated term loan.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)has discontinued daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions from June 11, 2025.
• DFCC Bank PLC became the first foreign corporate to list a bond on the National Stock Exchange – International Exchange (NSE IX) at GIFT City, India.
• Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited. (IREDA)successfully raised ₹2,005.90 crore through a Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP).
• The Basic Customs Duty (BCD)on crude edible oils such as crude sunflower, soybean, and palm oils has been reduced from 20% to 10%.
• Scapia, a travel fintech platform, has launched a new credit card in partnership with Federal Bank named Scapia Federal RuPay Credit Card.
• Indiahas received a cumulative Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow of $729 billion via direct equity flows since 2000, which rises to $1,072 billion when including reinvested earnings, equity capital, and other capital (up to March 2025).
• According to the National Statistics Office (NSO)data, retail inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped to a 75-month low of 2.82% in May from 3.16% in April.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)has allowed a special trading facility called STRIPS for state government securities, expanding the existing framework for central government bonds.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)received bids worth ₹63,031 crore against the notified amount of ₹26,000 crore at the second buyback auction of the current fiscal year.
• S&P Global Ratings Singapore Limited has become the first foreign credit rating agency to establish operations at GIFT City, Gujarat.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

• Shri T. Rabi Sankar, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has been appointed as a part-time Member of the 16th Finance Commission (XVIFC).
• The government has appointed Sat Pal Bhanoo, Managing Director of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), as the interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Managing Director (MD) of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).
• Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, who Pakistan contacted for a ceasefire during India’s strikes on Pakistani airbases in Operation Sindoor, has been appointed as the Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy)
• Justice Neranahalli Srinivasan Sanjay Gowda, formerly a judge of the Karnataka High Court, was sworn in as a judge of the Gujarat High Court.
• Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif has been appointed as the Global Brand Ambassador for Maldives tourism by the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC).
• Mohd Arif Khan has been appointed as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Deputy CEO) of SBI General Insurance.
• The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) has recommended R Doraiswamy for the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) at Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).

CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOUs & AGREEMENTS

• In a landmark move supporting the Digital Indiainitiative, Indian Railways has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BHASHINI (Digital India Bhashini Division) to integrate multilingual AI solutions into key platforms such as National Train Enquiry System(NTES) and RailMadad.
• To address the escalating problem of road dust pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM)has entered a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) and the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi.
• L&Thas signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with two Norway-based companies to enhance collaboration at its shipbuilding facility in Kattupalli, North Chennai.
• The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)and the Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aiming to enhance cybersecurity and resilience in India’s rapidly evolving digital payments ecosystem.
• The Competition Commission of India (CCI)has approved the acquisition involving Goldi Solar Private Limited, Havells India Limited (HIL), Goldi Sun Private Limited, Vama Inverters LLP, and Goldi Energy LLP.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS& HONOURS

• Former England captainDavid Beckham is set to receive a knighthood next week as part of King Charles III’s Birthday Honours, elevating him to “Sir David Beckham” in recognition of his outstanding contributions to football, charitable causes, and environmental advocacy.

• Rohini Gram Panchayat—a fully tribal village in Shirpur taluka, Dhule district, Maharashtra—has been honoured with the Gold Award in the “Grassroots Level Initiatives” category at the National e-Governance Awards 2025.
• Anahat Singh, a 17-year-old squash sensation from India, delivered an exceptional performance in the 2024–25 season, earning two major titles at the PSA Awards 2025 — the Women’s Challenger Player of the Season and Women’s Young Player of the Season(shared with Egypt’s Amina Orfi).

• The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has made history by entering the Guinness World Records for selling the highest number of life insurance policies in a single day.
• The Pulitzer Prizes 2025 for journalism were announced, recognizing outstanding contributions to public service, investigative journalism, photography, and storytelling.
• Celebrated American filmmaker Alexander Payne will be conferred with the Honorary Leopard (Pardo d’Onore) at the 78th Locarno Film Festival, to be held from August 6–16, 2025.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING & REPORTS

• Mumbai has achieved a significant milestone by securing the 6th position globally and 1st in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region in terms of under-construction data centre capacity, according to the 2025 Global Data Center Market Comparison Report by Cushman & Wakefield.
• In the 2025 Global Gender Gap Report released by the World Economic Forum (WEF), India slipped two spots to 131st out of 148 countries, despite minor improvements in some indicators.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARY

• Eminent scholar and authorDaji Panshikar passed away at the age of 92 in Thane, Maharashtra, after a brief illness.
• Frederick Forsyth, a renowned British author known for his bestselling political thriller “The Day of the Jackal,”died at the age of 86 after a brief illness.
• Sly Stone,the revolutionary musician and dynamic showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and 70s, died at the age of 82 in Los Angeles.
• Bill Atkinson, a pioneering software designer, died at the age of 74 at his home in Portola Valley, California, due to pancreatic cancer.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Japanese scientists from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science and the University of Tokyo have developed a new plastic that dissolves quickly in seawater, leaving no harmful residue.
• Elon Musk’s Starlink has received a key licence from India's telecom ministry, clearing a major hurdle for launching satellite internet services in India.
• XChat is the revamped Direct Messaging (DM) feature of the X app (formerly Twitter), introduced by Elon Musk.
• Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed an artificial metal-based nanozyme to control abnormal blood clotting caused by diseases like pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE).
• The Department of Posts has launched a new digital addressing system called Digipin, developed in collaboration with IIT Hyderabad and Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO’s) National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC).
• Bharat Biotech partnered with GSK plc to develop a vaccine for Shigellosis, a severe form of bacterial diarrhoea.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPS & PORTALS

• Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, launched the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development (UMEED) portal on June 6, 2025.
• The Government of Indialaunched the ‘Ayush Nivesh Saarthi’ portal on May 29, 2025, during the Ayush Stakeholder/Industry Interaction Meet at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi.
• The government is developing the Krishi Nivesh portal, a unified digital platform to integrate agriculture sector schemes from various ministries and state governments.
• Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting & Parliamentary Affairs, Dr. L. Murugan, will inaugurate the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA)for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly on June 9, 2025.
• Swathi Nelabhatla, a techie and mother of a child with autism, started the Sitha (She Is The Hero Always) App to address challenges faced by working women in monetising their skills.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE NEWS

• The Indian Navy will commission its first Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), named Arnala, on 18 June 2025 at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam.
• Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (VRDE), a lab under Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has transferred technologies of 9 systems to 10 industries.
• The Keel Laying ceremony of Yard 1283, the fourth Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (NGOPV), was held on 09 June 2025.
• The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Director General Paramesh Sivamani inaugurated a dedicated ICG jetty at Vizhinjam Harbour, Kerala, aimed at enhancing maritime security.
• On June 11, 2025, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG)winched five salvage team members and an aircrew diver onto the burning Singaporean container vessel MV Wan Hai 503 to assist towing operations.
• The Indian Army contingent arrived at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia for the Multinational Military Exercise KHAAN QUEST held from 14th to 28th June 2025.
• The Indian Navy’s stealth frigate Indian Naval Ship (INS) Tabar, a submarine, and P-8I maritime patrol aircraft took part in a passage exercise with the UK’s Carrier Strike Group in the North Arabian Sea on June 9-10, 2025.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

• American tennis star Coco Gauff won her first French Open title and second Grand Slam crown by defeating World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the Women’s Singles final of the French Open 2025.
• Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram clinched the title at the 6th Stepan Avagyan Memorial Chess Tournament held in Jermuk, Armenia, finishing with 6.5 points from 9 rounds and winning on tie-breaks over fellow Indian GM R. Praggnanandhaa.
• Magnus Carlsen secured his seventh Norway Chess title in Stavanger after a tense draw against India’s Arjun Erigaisi in the final round.
• The Indian women’s hockey team is set to start their 2025 Women’s Asia Cup campaign on September 5 against Thailand at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park in Hangzhou, China.
• The International Cricket Council (ICC) honoured Muhammad Waseem from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and South Africa’s Chloe Tryon as the Men’s and Women’s Players of the Month for May 2025.

• Anna Muzychuk, the Ukrainian grandmaster, secured an outright win in the second edition of the Norway Chess Women tournament held in Stavanger, Norway, finishing with 16½ points over ten rounds.
• The 2025 Indonesia Open—a Super 1000 tournament held in Jakarta—concluded with Denmark’s Anders Antonsen ending his finals jinx to win the men’s singles title, and world No. 1 An Se-young claiming her second women’s singles crown.
• Portugal clinched their second UEFA Nations League title in a stunning 5-3 penalty shootout against Spain.
• Carlos Alcaraz, aged 22, pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in tennis history by defeating World No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the 2025 French Open men’s singles final.

• Mahendra Singh Dhoni, former India captain and one of cricket’s most celebrated figures, was officially inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame during a prestigious ceremony held in London.
• Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram secured first place in the 6th Stepan Avagyan Memorial round-robin in Jermuk, Armenia, finishing on 6.5/9 alongside compatriot R. Praggnanandhaa but prevailing on tiebreak.
• Nicholas Pooran, the dynamic left-handed batter and former West Indies white-ball captain, announced his retirement from international cricket bringing to an end a record-setting career that saw him become the Caribbean’s leading T20I performer.
• Indian shooting star Elavenil Valarivan secured the bronze medal on the opening day of the ISSF World Cup, registering a final score of 231.2 in the women’s 10m air rifle event.
• The All England Club has unveiled a record prize fund of £53.5 million (~$73 million) for the upcoming Wimbledon 2025 Championships, scheduled from June 30 to July 13, 2025.
• Indian racewalkers showcased impressive performances at the Austrian Racewalking Championships in Innsbruck.