Current Affairs — 23 January 2026

📋 Central Schemes 📍 Kerala Must know

PM ne Thiruvananthapuram mein PM SVANidhi Credit Card launch kiya, 3 Amrit Bharat Express ko hari jhandi

23 January 2026: street vendors ke liye UPI-linked interest-free credit card.

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

🏆 National Awards 📍 India Must know

Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2026: Sikkim SDMA aur Lt Col Seeta Ashok Shelke

Institutional: Sikkim SDMA; Individual: Lt Col Seeta Ashok Shelke. 271 nominations.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Maharashtra Important

Luke Mudgway ne pehla Bajaj Pune Grand Tour jeeta

23 January 2026 ko 4 stages, 437 km ke baad race khatam.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

PLI White Goods: fourth round mein 5 AC component makers select

Committed investment ₹863 crore; production ₹8,337 crore, 1,799 jobs by FY28.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Important

Parakram Diwas 2026: main celebration Andaman & Nicobar mein

Netaji ki 129th jayanti par PM Modi ne video conference se address kiya.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

Republic Day 2026: 'Operation Sindoor: Victory Through Jointness' tri-services tableau

77th Republic Day Parade ke liye tri-service tableau ka announcement.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

IICDEM 2026 khatam, Delhi Declaration 2026 adopt hua

23 January 2026 ko Bharat Mandapam mein EMBs ne unanimously Delhi Declaration adopt kiya.

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💹 Economy 📍 Jharkhand Important

NMDC ne Jharkhand ki Tokisud North mine se coal mining shuru ki

23 January 2026, Hazaribagh: NMDC ki coal mining mein formal entry.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Railways ne Visakhapatnam station par humanoid robot 'ASC ARJUN' deploy kiya

Indian Railways network par apni tarah ka pehla; RPF ki madad ke liye.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

Kochi mein IWDC 3.0 ne ₹1,500 crore+ ke inland waterway projects identify kiye

23 January 2026, Sarbananda Sonowal ki chairmanship.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 India Important

President ne Rashtrapati Bhavan mein Granth Kutir ka udghatan kiya

23 January 2026: 11 classical languages ki ~2,300 books aur ~50 manuscripts.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India

Road accidents kam karne ke liye V2V communication ko 30 GHz frequency allot

Gadkari: DoT ne vehicle-to-vehicle communication ke liye 30 GHz di.

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