June 2026 at a glance: NFHS-6 data, a new WPI base year, new service chiefs, India's 100th Ramsar site and a US–Iran deal that eased West Asian tensions. Major items are grouped by GS paper below.

In this compilation: 30 major items, grouped by GS theme · 10-question quiz at the end.

Timeline: key events of June 2026

Places in news, June 2026

Polity & Governance

1. SC: right to walk on safe footpaths is a fundamental right

• Decided in Maniyar Iliyaz v. P. Ayyappan (2026).
• The Court linked safe, demarcated footpaths to the right to life under Article 21.
• It cited rising pedestrian deaths on Indian roads.

Why it matters for UPSC: Expanding Article 21 jurisprudence; useful for urban governance answers.

Syllabus: GS2 – Fundamental Rights

2. Delhi HC recognises the right to be forgotten

• The Court held it is part of the right to privacy under Article 21.
• It lets people seek removal of outdated personal information from online platforms.
• Privacy was declared a fundamental right in K.S. Puttaswamy (2017).

Why it matters for UPSC: Links to the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

Syllabus: GS2 – Privacy

3. Supreme Court posts created by ordinance spark debate

• Five new SC judges were appointed; three filled posts created by the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Ordinance, 2026.
• Critics asked whether judicial posts should rest on a temporary ordinance (Article 123).
• Parliament later replaced it with an Act in August 2026.

Why it matters for UPSC: Ordinance power and judicial independence.

Syllabus: GS2 – Judiciary