Daily Current Affairs Quiz: June 03, 2026

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Recently, the Union Minister of Science & Technology launched the MAHA Water Mission to promote innovation and sustainable solutions in the water sector. The mission aims to connect science, entrepreneurship, industry, academia, and grassroots initiatives to strengthen India’s long-term water security. It supports innovations from laboratory research to field deployment and focuses on scalable and localised water solutions. The mission focuses on five priority areas: water resource management, drinking water, water quality and ecological health, water-use efficiency and circular economy, and climate resilience.

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Recently, the Border Roads Organisation celebrated the 37th Raising Day of Project UDAYAK. Project UDAYAK is a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) initiative focused on developing strategic road infrastructure in the far-eastern region of India. The project was established on 1 June 1990 at Doomdooma in Assam as part of infrastructure restructuring in the eastern border areas. The name “Udayak,” meaning “Rising Sun,” reflects the fact that the first rays of sunlight in India fall within the project’s area of responsibility.

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A new species of lizard named Mesalina bishnoi has recently been discovered in the Bikaner district of Rajasthan. The species was found near Gajner in an arid habitat with rocky soil and sparse desert vegetation. It is the first confirmed record of the genus Mesalina in India. The species has been named after the Bishnoi community in recognition of their commitment to wildlife and environmental conservation. Currently, Mesalina bishnoi is known only from the Bikaner district and is considered endemic to the Thar biogeographic region.

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The Kadamparai Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant in Tamil Nadu is currently operating at only 25% capacity as it has crossed its design life. It is a 400 MW hydropower project located in the Kadamparai river basin of Tamil Nadu. Commissioned in 1987, it was Tamil Nadu’s first pumped storage hydropower unit. The plant is unique in the state for having reversible two-way turbines that can function in both generator and motor modes.

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The Kshipra river system in Madhya Pradesh is facing a major crisis due to the drying up of its tributaries and declining perennial flow. The Kshipra, also known as the Shipra River, is an important tributary of the Chambal River. It originates from the Vindhya Range near Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh and flows across the Malwa Plateau before joining the Chambal River. Major tributaries of the Kshipra River are the Khan and Gambhir rivers. The river is considered sacred in Hinduism and is regarded as holy as the Ganga River.