Prelims Current Affairs includes World Day Against Child Labour 2026, Ahmedabad Introduces Qr-Code Street Food Hygiene Monitoring, Pm Narendra Modi Becomes India’s Longest-Continuously-Serving Prime Minister, Nasa Names Artemis Iii Crew For 2027 Mission, In-Space Opens Lvm-3 Launch Vehicle Programme, Shiveluch Volcano Erupts In Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula & Pangi Marks 40 Years Of Single-Line Administration With Grand Reunion

IMPORTANT DAYS

1. WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOUR 2026

Current Context: World Day against Child Labour is observed annually on 12 June to raise awareness about child labour and mobilize efforts for its elimination worldwide.

ABOUT THE DAY

• Theme 2026: “Red card to child labour: Fair play for children, decent work for adults”
• Launched by: International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2002
• Key milestones:
• 1999: ILO Convention No. 182 adopted on Worst Forms of Child Labour
• 2002: First World Day Against Child Labour observed
• 2015: Child labour elimination included in UN Sustainable Development Goals
• 2021: International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour

STATES IN NEWS

2. AHMEDABAD INTRODUCES QR-CODE STREET FOOD HYGIENE MONITORING

Current Context: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) announced a QR-code based feedback mechanism for food and beverage outlets in Ahmedabad.

ABOUT THE SYSTEM

• Ahmedabad has introduced a QR-code based Street Food Hygiene Monitoring System to improve food safety standards and enable consumers to access hygiene-related information about street food vendors.
• Street food vendors are assigned unique QR codes.
• Features: Customers scan QR code and submit ratings (1-5) on food quality, water quality, cleanliness, taste, and service. AMC officials review ratings weekly.
• Vendors receiving ratings below 3: Issued formal warning
• Failure to display QR code: Can lead to penalties, including sealing of premises

About FSSAI

• Food Safety and Standards Authority of India is the apex food regulatory body of India responsible for ensuring the availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption.
• Established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 became operational in 2008.
• Functions under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Headquarters: New Delhi

POLITY & GOVERNANCE

3. PM NARENDRA MODI BECOMES INDIA’S LONGEST-CONTINUOUSLY-SERVING PRIME MINISTER

Current Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi scripted history by becoming India’s longest continuously serving democratically elected Prime Minister.

ABOUT THE MILESTONE

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become India’s longest continuously serving Prime Minister, surpassing the uninterrupted tenure record of Jawaharlal Nehru.
• Modi has served continuously as Prime Minister since 26 May 2014
• Days in office: 4,399 consecutive days (as of 10 June 2026)
• Took oath: 26 May 2014
• Record broken: Jawaharlal Nehru (4,398 continuous days after first general elections)
• Terms: 3 consecutive terms
• Significance: First Prime Minister born after Independence to hold this office, longest-serving non-Congress PM

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

4. NASA NAMES ARTEMIS III CREW FOR 2027 MISSION

Current Context: NASA has announced the Artemis III crew, a critical test flight to demonstrate advanced docking operations with lunar landers.

ABOUT ARTEMIS III

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration has announced the crew for the Artemis III Mission, scheduled for 2027, which aims to return humans to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo era.
• Successor to the Apollo Program.
• Artemis III is expected to conduct the first crewed lunar landing under NASA’s Artemis programme.
• Prime Crew:
• Randy Bresnik – Commander
• Luca Parmitano – Pilot (first ESA astronaut assigned to Artemis mission)
• Andre Douglas – Mission Specialist
• Frank Rubio – Mission Specialist (holds record for longest single-duration spaceflight by an American: 371 days)
• Mission focus: Validate spacecraft rendezvous operations, docking technologies, crew transfer procedures, communications systems, navigation and guidance systems, lunar lander integration
• Artemis IV timeline: 2028 (first planned South Pole mission)

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

5.  IN-SPACe OPENS LVM-3 LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAMME

Current Context: IN-SPACe invited Expressions of Interest on 10 June 2026 for transfer of technology of ISRO’s Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3).

ABOUT LVM3

• The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre has invited private companies to participate in the production and commercialization of the LVM-3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3) under a public-private partnership model.
• The initiative aims to enhance private sector participation in India’s space sector and strengthen the country’s commercial launch capabilities.
• Also known as: Bahubali
• Type: Three-stage launch vehicle, India’s heaviest and most powerful operational launch vehicle
• Missions supported: Chandrayaan-2 (2019), Chandrayaan-3 (2023), launched 72 satellites for OneWeb constellation in 2022 and 2023
• Technology transfer eligibility: Privately owned Indian organisations with at least 7 years of operations, 5 years aerospace experience, average annual turnover above ₹800 crore or market valuation of at least ₹2,000 crore

PLACES IN NEWS

6. SHIVELUCH VOLCANO ERUPTS IN RUSSIA’S KAMCHATKA PENINSULA

Current Context: The Shiveluch Volcano in Russia’s Far East erupted recently, sending ash plumes 10 km into the air and triggering red-level aviation alerts for the area.

ABOUT SHIVELUCH VOLCANO

• Shiveluch, one of the most active volcanoes in Russia, has erupted on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
• Type: Stratovolcano (steep-sloped volcano composed of alternating layers of solidified ash, hardened lava, and volcanic rocks)
• Age: Estimated between 60,000-70,000 years old
• Summit height: 3,283 metres (10,771 feet)
• Eruption history: More major eruptions than any other volcano in current period of geologic time; estimated 60 substantial eruptions in past 10,000 years
• Current activity: Continuously erupting since August 1999, spewing ash and steam intermittently with occasional dome collapses, pyroclastic flows, and lava flows

HIMACHAL NEWS

7.  PANGI MARKS 40 YEARS OF SINGLE-LINE ADMINISTRATION WITH GRAND REUNION

Current Context: The remote tribal valley of Pangi in Chamba district celebrated a significant milestone this week as it marked 40 years of the single-line administration system.

ABOUT THE EVENT

• Introduced in 1985 in Pangi Valley.
• Pangi’s difficult terrain, heavy snowfall, and prolonged isolation from the rest of the state necessitated a special administrative mechanism.
• Single-Line Administration is a special administrative system in which various government departments in a remote area function under the unified control and coordination of a single authority, usually the local civil administrator.
• Significance: Commemorated four decades of administrative reforms that have transformed one of Himachal Pradesh’s most isolated regions

About Pangi Valley

• Pangi Valley is situated in the northwestern part of Chamba District.
• It lies in the Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas.
• Altitude ranges from about 2,000 m to over 6,000 m above sea level.
• Sach Pass: Elevation: ≈ 4,420 m, connects Pangi Valley with Chamba.

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