Daily Current Affairs Quiz: June 04, 2026

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India has become the world’s second-largest solar market by overtaking the United States in annual solar capacity additions in 2025. The achievement reflects India’s rapid progress in clean energy and sustainable infrastructure development. India’s solar capacity has increased from 2.8 GW in 2014 to over 155 GW in 2026. This represents a growth of about 5,370% in solar power capacity over the period. The expansion supports India’s renewable energy goals and strengthens energy security while reducing dependence on fossil fuels.

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Chandigarh University has become the first private university in India to establish an IndiaAI Data Lab in collaboration with Intel India. The lab aims to enhance students’ employability by providing industry-relevant skills in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and emerging technologies. It will offer a simulated apprenticeship platform, enabling students to gain hands-on experience and work on real-world AI projects. The IndiaAI Data Lab will serve as a hub for research, innovation, hackathons, faculty development, and industry-academia collaboration.

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The Maharashtra Cabinet has launched the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Shetkari Karjmafi Yojna to provide farm loan relief to farmers. The scheme will benefit about 56 lakh farmers across the state. It waives outstanding crop loans up to ₹2 lakh per farmer. Farmers who have regularly repaid their loans will receive an incentive of ₹50,000.
There is no landholding criterion for eligibility under the scheme. The loan waiver is applicable to short-term crop loans taken between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2025.

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Andhra Pradesh’s Community Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) programme won the 2026 Food Planet Prize, one of the world’s largest awards for sustainable food systems. The award is presented by the Curt Bergfors Foundation and carries a prize amount of $1.5 million. APCNF was launched in 2016 by Rythu Sadhikara Samstha under the Agriculture Department of Andhra Pradesh. The programme promotes natural farming by reducing dependence on synthetic inputs and improving soil health, biodiversity, and climate resilience.

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Khalilur Rahman has been elected President of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly. He secured 99 votes against 91 votes received by Andreas S. Kakouris. Rahman will assume office in September 2026 for a one-year term. The presidency of the 81st UNGA session was allocated to the Asia-Pacific Group under the UN’s regional rotation system. Bangladesh previously held the UNGA presidency during the 41st Session (1986–87), when Humayun Rasheed Chowdhury served as President.