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Current affairs — 10 June 2026

7 prelims-relevant stories, each distilled into quick facts — with a 7-question quiz at the end.

Environmentgreat-nicobar-project

Resettlement census to begin to make way for Great Nicobar project

The Andaman and Nicobar administration notified document verification for an R&R census linked to trunk infrastructure for the ₹92,000 crore Great Nicobar project. The project includes roads, a port, airport and township, while critics cite ecology and indigenous rights concerns.

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Prelims pointers

  • The R&R census document verification was notified to begin on June 10 at the recreation hall in Kamal Basti.
  • The affected families were asked to keep about 24 different types of documents ready for the census team.
  • The Great Nicobar project is described as a ₹92,000 crore container port, airport and tourist-township project.
  • The trunk infrastructure includes construction of the trunk road and related infrastructure on Great Nicobar Island.
  • The draft Master Plan includes a tourism-based greenfield township, defence infrastructure, an airport and an international transhipment container port.
Environmentclimate-finance

India pushes for dialogue on climate finance, adaptation at Bonn climate talks

At the UNFCCC SB64 talks in Bonn, India sought dedicated agenda space on developed-country climate finance obligations, adaptation finance, unilateral trade measures such as CBAM, equity, historical responsibility and operationalisation of the Just Transition Mechanism under CBDR-RC.

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Prelims pointers

  • India's statement at SB64 was delivered by Harkeerat Randhawa of the Ministry of External Affairs.
  • India associated itself with the positions of G-77 and China, LMDC and the BASIC bloc.
  • SB64 in Bonn runs from June 8 to 18 and covers the UNFCCC subsidiary bodies SBI and SBSTA.
  • India linked unilateral trade measures such as CBAM with Article 3.5 of the Convention.
  • India sought operationalisation of the Just Transition Mechanism on equity and CBDR-RC principles.
Environmentaxolotl-conservation

In Mexico City, axolotls are everywhere before the World Cup, except in the wild

Mexico City's use of the critically endangered axolotl as a World Cup symbol contrasts with its collapse in the wild. Scientists say they have not seen one in two years, and Xochimilco counts fell from 6,000 per sq. km in 1998 to 36 in 2014.

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Prelims pointers

  • The axolotl's scientific name in the article is Ambystoma mexicanum, and it is unique to the Mexico City region.
  • Axolotl is said to come from the Nahuatl word for water monster, and is pronounced ah-sho-LO-tul.
  • UNAM recorded about 36 axolotls per sq. km in Xochimilco in 2014, down from 6,000 per sq. km in 1998.
  • The latest census began in 2024, and after two years researchers had not found a single wild axolotl.
  • Axolotls consume oxygen through their skin, making them highly vulnerable to water pollution.
Scienceartemis-mission

NASA announces Artemis III crew; taps U.S. astronauts, Italian for mission with SpaceX, Blue Origin mooncraft

NASA named Andre Douglas, Frank Rubio, Randy Bresnik and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano for Artemis III, a low-Earth-orbit docking demonstration due next year to test SpaceX's Starship and Blue Origin's Blue Moon before a planned lunar surface landing in 2028.

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Prelims pointers

  • The Artemis III crew named in the article includes Andre Douglas, Frank Rubio, Randy Bresnik and Luca Parmitano.
  • Randy Bresnik, aged 58 in the article, was named mission commander and is a veteran of three spaceflights.
  • Artemis III is described as a low-Earth-orbit docking demonstration rather than a mission that will approach the Moon.
  • SpaceX's Starship and Blue Origin's Blue Moon are the two moon landers to be tested with NASA's Orion capsule.
  • NASA's plan in the article places a crewed lunar surface landing attempt after this mission, in 2028.
Environmentwestern-ghats-fish

Study unveils new fish species in Western Ghats, solves evolutionary riddle

Scientists have described Eechathalakenda incognita, a new cyprinid fish species from streams inside Periyar Tiger Reserve. The study separates it from E. ophicephala, resolves the genus’s taxonomic position in Torinae, and flags extinction risks from very restricted habitats.

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Prelims pointers

  • Eechathalakenda incognita was described from streams inside the Periyar Tiger Reserve in the Western Ghats.
  • The new fish had been confused with Eechathalakenda ophicephala for about 70 years before the study separated them.
  • The study used physical characters and advanced mitochondrial DNA sequencing to distinguish the two species.
  • E. incognita is the ninth point-endemic fish species identified within the Periyar Tiger Reserve.
  • E. ophicephala is confined to Pamba river headwaters above 1,000 metres, while E. incognita is isolated in Periyar streams.
Environmentfloating-solar

India’s reservoirs can host 102 GW of floating solar, says first national assessment

A National Institute of Solar Energy assessment estimates that India's reservoirs can host 102.18 GW of floating solar capacity over 1,946 sq. km. of feasible water surface, using geospatial filters and a 20% reservoir-surface cap to address land constraints in solar expansion.

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Prelims pointers

  • NISE estimated India's reservoir-based floating solar potential at 102.18 GW across 1,946 sq. km. of feasible area.
  • The National Institute of Solar Energy is an autonomous institute of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
  • NISE capped usable floating-solar deployment at 20% of any reservoir's surface while estimating national potential.
  • The assessment used filters including depth of 3-30 metres and solar irradiance above 4.5 kWh per square metre per day.
  • India's largest floating solar park is Omkareshwar on the Narmada in Madhya Pradesh, at 278 MW with plans to scale to 600 MW.
Indian Economynet-fdi

The reality behind falling net FDI

The article argues that India's fall in net FDI is driven mainly by disinvestment and capital repatriation, not dividend remittances, and that headline inflows hide differences between real FDI, financial investors, diaspora/SPV flows and accounting-only transactions.

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Prelims pointers

  • Net FDI fell from $44.0 billion in 2020-21 to less than $1 billion in 2024-25, according to the article.
  • Net FDI recovered to $7.6 billion in 2025-26, while the corresponding gross inflow was $94.6 billion.
  • The article classifies FDI into real FDI, financial investors, and diaspora or special purpose vehicle-linked investments.
  • From 2022-23 to 2025-26 up to December, real FDI made up 41.9% of effective inflows.
  • The authors say weak net FDI is mainly due to disinvestment and capital repatriation in the financial account.

Today's quiz

Answers are revealed with each question — test yourself before you peek.

Q1Daily quiz

In the article, the R&R census in Great Nicobar is linked first to which component of the mega-infrastructure project?

  • ATrunk road and related infrastructureCorrect
  • BOnly a new wildlife sanctuary
  • CA national river-linking canal
  • DExpansion of mainland railway lines
Q2Daily quiz

At the Bonn climate talks, India's reference to unilateral trade measures was aimed particularly at which type of instrument?

  • ACarbon border levies such as CBAMCorrect
  • BBilateral tax treaties
  • CVoluntary biodiversity credits
  • DOcean freight insurance rules
Q3Daily quiz

Which Mexico City district is described as one of the axolotl's last hiding places in the wild?

  • AXochimilcoCorrect
  • BChapultepec
  • CCoyoacan
  • DTenochtitlan
Q4Daily quiz

In the Artemis III mission described in the article, which two lander systems are to take turns docking with NASA's Orion capsule?

  • AStarship and Blue MoonCorrect
  • BDragon and New Shepard
  • CGateway and Cygnus
  • DOrion and SLS
Q5Daily quiz

Which protected area is identified in the article as the source locality of the newly described Eechathalakenda incognita?

  • APeriyar Tiger ReserveCorrect
  • BKaziranga National Park
  • CGir National Park
  • DSundarbans Tiger Reserve
Q6Daily quiz

Which institution prepared the national assessment estimating about 102 GW of floating solar potential on India's reservoirs?

  • ANational Institute of Solar EnergyCorrect
  • BCentral Electricity Authority
  • CIndian Renewable Energy Development Agency
  • DSolar Energy Corporation of India
Q7Daily quiz

According to the article, what is the primary reason for weak net FDI figures?

  • ADisinvestment and capital repatriation recorded in the financial accountCorrect
  • BDividend remittances directly reducing net FDI in the capital account
  • CA complete absence of gross FDI inflows into India
  • DA ban on all outward investment by Indian companies

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