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Published on 21 Jun 2026

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  • Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire following the record-breaking IPO of his space firm, SpaceX.
  • PM Modi and French President Macron inaugurated the "Bharat Innovates 2026" event in Nice, France, showcasing 120 Indian startups and deep-tech advancements across 13 critical technology pillars.
  • UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has proposed a landmark law to ban social media access for children under 16 to protect them from online harms and mental health risks.
  • The mosquito-borne Usutu virus has been detected for the first time in blackbirds in Scotland, though the risk to human health remains very low.
  • India and Japan adopted implementation rules for the Joint Crediting Mechanism under the Paris Agreement to boost low-carbon technology investments.
  • PM Narendra Modi addressed the G7 Summit in France, advocating for India's human-centric 'MANAV' vision and global cooperation to ensure a safe, inclusive, and efficient rollout of Artificial Intelligence.
  • India ranks 5th globally with 52 universities in the QS World University Rankings 2027, led by IIT Delhi at 118th.
  • The US and Iran signed the 14-point Islamabad MoU interim agreement to halt hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Archaeologists discovered an elite Iron Age Celtic princely grave during solar park excavations in Hesse, Germany.
Source: SarkariPariksha