UPSC Current Affairs 24 June 2026 | Thewa Art, FCRA, Vijayanagara, Padma Awards | Prelims 2027

#UPSC2027 #UPSCPrelims #DailyCurrentAffairs #InsightsIAS #IASPreparation Stay ahead in your UPSC Prelims 2027 preparation with Insights IAS Daily Current Affairs for 24 June 2026. In today's session, our expert faculty breaks down the most important current affairs topics for IAS aspirants — covering Art and Culture, Polity, History, Science and Technology, and Geography mapping. Every topic is explained with exam-focused insights, prelims traps, and crisp revision points to help you score better in UPSC Prelims 2027. Whether you are a beginner or in your final revision phase, this daily current affairs UPSC lecture is designed to make complex topics simple, memorable, and directly applicable to your Prelims MCQs. Watch till the end and attempt the MCQ in the pinned comment to test your preparation. 🔥 Topics Covered in this Video ✅ Thewa Art — Rajasthan's gold-on-glass GI-tagged craft gifted by PM Modi to Slovak President; key features, history, and Pratapgarh connection ✅ International Scientific Panel on AI — UN's first global AI scientific body under UNGA; India's representative Professor B. Ravindran of IIT Madras; functions and mandate ✅ Centre Tightens Norms for Foreign Donations — Major FCRA Rules 2011 amendments by MHA; predefined activity schedules, spending thresholds, penalties, and key functionary redefinition ✅ Vijayanagara-Era Inscriptions — ASI discovery of three 16th-century trilingual inscriptions at Seshachalam; King Sadasiva Raya, Tuluva Dynasty, and Battle of Talikota ✅ Padma Awards 2026 — India's highest civilian honours; three tiers, selection process, Article 18(1), statutory cap of 120, and this year's Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan winners ✅ Mapping: Ethiopia — Horn of Africa geography; borders, Ethiopian Highlands, Great Rift Valley, Danakil Depression, Lake Tana and the Blue Nile source ⏱ Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:45 Thewa Art — Rajasthan's Gold-on-Glass Craft 06:35 International Scientific Panel on AI — UN's First AI Scientific Body 11:17 Centre Tightens FCRA Norms — Foreign Donation Rules Overhauled 18:14 Vijayanagara-Era Inscriptions — ASI Discovery at Seshachalam 23:07 Padma Awards 2026 — India's Highest Civilian Honours 29:31 Mapping: Ethiopia — Horn of Africa 📌 Access today's current affairs article here: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2026/... 📲 Join our Telegram for free UPSC updates: 👉 https://t.me/insightsIAStips #UPSCPreparation #CurrentAffairs2026 #IASPreparation #ArtAndCultureUPSC #GeographyUPSC #PolityUPSC #HistoryUPSC #ScienceTechUPSC