Current Affairs — 21 January 2026

🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Must know

Draft National Electricity Policy 2026 consultation ke liye jaari

21 January 2026: Power Ministry ka naya draft NEP, 2005 wali policy ko replace karega.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs

💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Must know

Cabinet ne SIDBI ko ₹5,000 crore equity support di

21 January 2026: SIDBI ko teen tranches mein ₹5,000 crore equity milegi.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs

📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

Cabinet ne Atal Pension Yojana 2030-31 tak badhai

21 January 2026: APY ab FY 2030-31 tak chalegi, promotion aur gap funding ke saath.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs

🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Myanmar Important

India–Myanmar Joint Trade Committee ki 9th meeting Nay Pyi Taw mein

21 January 2026: trade USD 2.15 bn, target USD 5 bn by 2030.

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

🚄 Urban Development 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Lucknow UP ka pehla 'zero fresh waste dump' city bana

Shivari plant (700 TPD) ke saath Lucknow 100% municipal solid waste scientifically process karta hai.

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

📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Important

NITI Aayog ke cement, aluminium aur MSME decarbonisation roadmaps

21 January 2026: teen sectors ke liye green transition reports jaari.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

IICDEM-2026 Bharat Mandapam mein shuru

21 January 2026: ECI ka 3-day international election conference shuru hua.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India

DGCA ne ATPL ke liye Electronic Personnel Licence launch kiya

21 January 2026: airline pilots ka ATPL ab digital EPL ke roop mein, eGCA app par.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

🎭 GI Tags 📍 Jammu and Kashmir

Udhampur ka GI-tagged Kaladi ab food tech se upscale hoga

21 January 2026: Dr Jitendra Singh ne CSIR labs ko Kaladi ke naye recipes aur shelf life par kaam karne ko kaha.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India

GSI ka Field Season 2026-27 plan: 1,068 projects, 236 critical minerals

21 January 2026 ki 65th CGPB meeting mein GSI ne annual programme rakha.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Manipur

Manipur, Meghalaya aur Tripura ka Statehood Day

21 January: teeno states ka Statehood Day; PM Modi aur Amit Shah ne badhai di.

For: State PSC · Teaching · Judiciary 2 MCQs

🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Gujarat

Gujarat ke rural local bodies ko ₹512.27 crore XV-FC grants

FY 2025-26 ke untied grants ki pehli kisht ₹509.07 crore, 14,561 Gram Panchayats ke liye.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 3 MCQs