Current Affairs Today — 26 June 2026: French Open, West Bengal AB PM-JAY, Lucknow RMC, SSC CGL 2026
Sports
1Alexander Zverev won the French Open 2026, defeating Flavio Cobolli in five sets at Roland Garros. He became the first German man to win the French Open since Henner Henkel in 1937.
UPSC Prelims, SSC GD, RRB NTPC — Sports Current Affairs
Health & Welfare
1West Bengal became the 36th State/UT to join Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) through an MoU signed with the National Health Authority.
UPSC Prelims, SSC CGL — सामाजिक कल्याण योजनाएँ
Infrastructure & S&T
1A new Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) was inaugurated in Lucknow by Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh and UP CM Yogi Adityanath, serving Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and adjoining regions.
UPSC, SSC CGL — विज्ञान प्रौद्योगिकी, सरकारी योजनाएँ
Environment
1World Ocean Day 2026 theme: 'Strong Marine Protected Areas for Our Blue Planet' — emphasising conservation of marine biodiversity through strengthened Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
UPSC Prelims, SSC CGL — पर्यावरण एवं पारिस्थितिकी, अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस
Exam Update
1SSC CGL 2026 notification released: 12,256 vacancies for Group B & C posts. Tier 1 (CBT) scheduled August–September 2026; Tier 2 December 2026. Key change: sectional timing introduced in both tiers.
SSC CGL aspirants
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