Current Affairs — 12 January 2026

🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Germany Must know

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz ki pehli official India yatra; Indians ke liye visa-free transit

12 January 2026: Ahmedabad mein Modi–Merz talks; joint statement aur 25+ outcomes.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Maharashtra Must know

DRDO ne moving target par top-attack MPATGM ka flight test kiya

11 January 2026: KK Ranges, Ahilya Nagar (Maharashtra) mein MPATGM ka safal test.

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🔬 Space 📍 Andhra Pradesh Must know

PSLV-C62 (EOS-N1 + 15 satellites) third stage anomaly ke baad fail

12 January 2026: Sriharikota se launch; PS3 stage ke end ke paas anomaly, satellites orbit mein nahi pahunche.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Must know

December 2025 mein CPI inflation 1.33%; food inflation lagataar 7ve mahine negative

12 January 2026: CPI 1.33%, CFPI −2.71%; RBI ki lower tolerance limit se neeche 4th month.

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🏅 Sports 📍 India Must know

Centre ne National Sports Governance (National Sports Bodies) Rules, 2026 notify kiye

12 January 2026: General Body mein kam se kam 4 SOMs, unme 50% mahilayein.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

India ka fish production FY 2024-25 mein 197.75 lakh tonnes

12 January 2026: fish production 2013-14 ke 95.79 lakh tonnes se 106% badha.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India Important

PM Modi ne National Youth Day par Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2026 ko sambodhit kiya

12 January 2026: New Delhi mein VBYLD 2026 ka samapan; Swami Vivekananda jayanti.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Chhattisgarh Important

Raja Rani Lake ke pollen se Medieval Climate Anomaly mein strong monsoon ka pata

12 January 2026: BSIP study, Korba (Chhattisgarh); ~1,060–1,725 CE mein strong monsoon.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India

ICAR aur NDDB ne dairy research ke liye MoU sign kiya

12 January 2026: ICAR–NDDB MoU; dairy production, processing aur value addition.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Tripura

CBIC ne ICP Agartala mein ICEGATE–LPMS integration shuru kiya

12 January 2026: Tripura ke ICP Agartala par customs aur land port system ka real-time link.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow mein UP Regional AI Impact Conference aur global AI working group meet

12 January 2026: Lucknow mein UP Regional AI Impact Conference; healthcare par focus.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Chhattisgarh

APEDA ne Raipur mein regional office khola

12 January 2026: 2nd India International Rice Summit ke dauran APEDA Raipur office ka udghatan.

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