Current Affairs — 18 January 2026

🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Assam Must know

PM ne ₹6,950 crore ke Kaziranga Elevated Corridor ki neev rakhi

18 January 2026: Kaliabor, Assam mein NH-715 ke Kaliabor–Numaligarh section ki 4-laning ka Bhoomi Pujan.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Maharashtra Must know

Rajnath Singh ne Nagpur mein 30mm ammunition plant khola

18 January 2026: Solar Defence & Aerospace mein plant; Armenia ko Guided Pinaka ki pehli tranche.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 West Bengal Important

PM ne Singur mein ₹830 crore ke projects launch kiye

18 January 2026: Hooghly district mein waterways, port aur rail projects.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

INS Sagardhwani Sagar Maitri V ke liye ravana

17 January 2026 ko Kochi se DRDO ka research vessel SM-5 par nikla.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Important

India ka pehla open-sea marine fish farming project Andaman mein

18 January 2026: North Bay, Sri Vijaya Puram mein Dr Jitendra Singh ne launch kiya.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

DISCOMs ne FY 2024-25 mein ₹2,701 crore ka profit kamaya

Saalon ke ghaate ke baad power distribution utilities ka PAT positive hua.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Delhi

Dilli Haat mein PM Vishwakarma Haat 2026 shuru

18 January 2026: MSME Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi ne udghatan kiya; 117+ artisans.

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🎓 Education 📍 Assam

North East ki pehli IndiaSkills regional competition Gauhati University mein

19–22 January 2026: aath NE states ke yuva 26 skill categories mein.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Lakshadweep

Lakshadweep ke Joint Services medical camp mein 4,719 patients

12–16 Jan 2026: Navy ke nettritva mein 5 islands par multi-speciality camp.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India

High-speed capable rail track 2014 se badhkar 84,244 km

110 kmph+ track ab ~80% network par; 2024-25 mein 6,851 km track renewal.

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