Current Affairs — 04 January 2026

🏅 Other Sports 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

PM Modi ne Varanasi mein 72nd National Volleyball Tournament shuru kiya

4 January 2026 ko video conferencing se udghatan; 28 states ki teams.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs

💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

AYUSHEXCIL ki 4th anniversary; AYUSH exports $688.89 million

4 January 2026: 2024-25 mein AYUSH aur herbal exports 6.11% badhe.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs

📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

DLI Scheme: 24 chip design projects, 16 tape-outs

4 January 2026: PIB backgrounder ne MeitY ki DLI scheme ki progress batayi.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs

🔬 Science & Technology 📍 India Important

DSIR ne deep-tech startups ke liye 3-year rule hataya

4 January 2026: DSIR ke 42nd Foundation Day par Jitendra Singh ka elaan.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs

📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India Important

World Braille Day: India mein Braille aur inclusion

4 January 2026: Braille 1887 mein India aayi, Bharati Braille 1951 mein apnayi gayi.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs

🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Bhogapuram airport par pehli validation flight utri

4 January 2026: Air India A320 Ram Mohan Naidu ke saath New Delhi se aaya.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Karnataka Important

ADA ka 'Aeronautics 2047' seminar Bengaluru mein; Tejas flight ke 25 saal

4 January 2026 ko Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh ne seminar ka udghatan kiya.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs

🏅 Cricket 📍 United Arab Emirates

Desert Vipers ne pehla ILT20 title jeeta

4 January 2026 ko Dubai final mein MI Emirates ko 46 runs se haraya.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Defence +1 2 MCQs

🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Assam

Sonowal Dibrugarh mein Mridangiya Gayan-Bayan convention mein

4 January 2026 ko Rajgarh, Dibrugarh mein state convention hua.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

📋 Central Schemes 📍 India

Rah-Veer: Good Samaritan Rules ke tahat suraksha

4 January 2026: MoRTH ne accident victims ki madad karne walon ke adhikaar bataye.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Banking & Insurance +2 2 MCQs