1.Facial recognition cameras installed at all major airports will be linked to a data fusion centre...

 1.Facial recognition cameras installed at all major airports will be linked to a data fusion centre proposed to come up in Delhi, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Director General Praveer Ranjan said on Monday (June 22, 2026). Besides the airports, the feed from around 1.5 lakh surveillance cameras at vital installations across the country, which are under CISF’s security cover, will be linked to the centre, Mr. Ranjan said during the foundation-laying ceremony of the new CISF headquarters at CGO complex in Delhi.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/facial-recognition-cameras-at-airports-vital-sites-to-be-linked-to-data-fusion-centre-cisf-dg/article71134417.ece

2.India's trade minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday that the trade deal with the United States is taking a little longer to sign due to the 50% tariff that was imposed on goods from the country.India aims to gain preferential access through the trade pact with the U.S., Goyal said while speaking at a media conclave in New Delhi.

https://www.telegraphindia.com/business/india-pushes-for-preferential-access-under-proposed-us-trade-pact/cid/2166670

3.Iran has agreed to establish a Strait of Hormuz "telephone hotline" with the United States and other countries to help prevent and resolve misunderstandings involving vessels transiting the strategic waterway, Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Monday. Speaking to Iranian state media while returning from negotiations in Switzerland, Ghalibaf said Tehran and Washington had "reached an agreement to establish coordination mechanisms, a telephone hotline and a centre so that if any ambiguity or issue arises, ships can contact that centre."

https://www.moneycontrol.com/world/iran-us-agree-on-hormuz-hotline-tehran-says-strait-will-never-return-to-pre-war-state-article-13956096.html

4.As Maharashtra’s higher education sector undergoes significant changes, universities are grappling with challenges ranging from implementation of National Education Policy (NEP) and faculty shortage to improving research quality and securing resources beyond public funding and adapting to growing presence of private and foreign universities.

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/nep-will-fail-if-it-doesnt-reach-every-affiliated-college-10751283/

5.The spending by Indians on experiences – recreational and cultural activities, restaurants, hotels, and travel – is expected to outpace the spending on physical goods between 2025 and 2030, according to a report titled “Gen Z Checks In: The Rise of the Lifestyle Hotel” released by world’s leading real estate services and investment firm CBRE. The expenditure on hotel accommodation is expected to grow even faster, making it one of the most dynamic consumer spending categories in the country.

https://www.hotelierindia.com/operations/why-a-new-generation-of-travellers-is-choosing-lifestyle-hotels