Current Affairs — 17 January 2026

🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Uttar Pradesh Must know

River dolphins ka doosra range-wide estimation Bijnor, UP se shuru

17 January 2026: Project Dolphin ke tahat doosra dolphin estimation Bijnor se shuru; WII coordinator.

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

🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Must know

December 2025 disruptions par DGCA ne IndiGo par ₹22.20 crore ka penalty lagaya

17 January 2026: IndiGo par ₹22.20 crore penalty aur ISRAS ke tahat ₹50 crore bank guarantee.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 5 MCQs

🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 West Bengal Must know

PM ne Malda se India ki pehli Vande Bharat Sleeper train ko hari jhandi di

17 January 2026: Howrah–Guwahati (Kamakhya) Vande Bharat Sleeper Malda Town station se rawana; ₹3,250 crore ke projects.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 4 MCQs

🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

AQI 400 paar hone par CAQM ne Delhi-NCR mein GRAP Stage IV lagaya

17 January 2026: Delhi AQI 4 PM ko 400 se 8 PM tak 428; poore Delhi-NCR mein GRAP Stage IV.

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

🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

Amrit Bharat Express: December 2023 se 30 trains chalu, 9 aur services aa rahi

PIB backgrounder (17 January 2026): 30 Amrit Bharat trains, 9 nayi services, ~₹500 per 1,000 km.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Mauritius Important

ICGS Sankalp ne Port Louis, Mauritius mein port call kiya

17 January 2026: Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS Sankalp Port Louis, Mauritius pahuncha.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Assam Important

PM Guwahati mein Bodo cultural programme Bagurumba Dwhou mein shamil hue

17 January 2026: Sarusajai Stadium, Guwahati mein Bagurumba Dwhou; 10,000+ artists.

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

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Singapore Important

Indian Navy ka First Training Squadron Changi Naval Base, Singapore pahuncha

15 January 2026: INS Tir, INS Shardul, INS Sujata aur ICGS Sarathi Changi Naval Base pahunche.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🌟 Persons in News 📍 Tamil Nadu

PM ne Bharat Ratna M.G. Ramachandran ko unki Jayanti par shraddhanjali di

17 January 2026: Tamil Nadu ke purv CM aur Bharat Ratna MGR ki Jayanti.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 1 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Kenya

Nairobi mein 3rd India–Kenya Defence Exhibition ke liye Secretary (Defence Production) delegation lead karenge

19 January 2026 ko Nairobi mein 3rd India–Kenya Defence Exhibition; Brand India scheme; 20 Indian companies.

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