Current Affairs — 24 January 2026

🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

CSIR-CRRI aur JSW Steel Salem ka MoA: Tamil Nadu mein pehli steel slag roads

24 January 2026 ko MoA; steel slag ko bituminous road aggregates mein badla jayega.

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

🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Jammu and Kashmir Important

Chawal ka pehla full rake — 42 wagons, 2,768 tonnes — rail se Anantnag pahuncha

22 January 2026 ko pehla full foodgrain rake Anantnag goods shed pahuncha.

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

🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Kerala Important

Vizhinjam port expansion: Phase II–IV ka kaam shuru, India ka sabse lamba container berth

24 January 2026 ko Sarbananda Sonowal ne Thiruvananthapuram mein capacity augmentation works ka udghatan kiya.

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

📋 State Schemes 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

UP Statehood Day: Amit Shah ne 'One District One Cuisine' aur Sardar Patel Industrial Area Scheme launch ki

24 January 2026, Lucknow; UP Gaurav Samman 2025–26 bhi diye gaye.

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

🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Tripura Important

Tripura mein ₹80 crore ki Agarwood Value Chain Development Scheme shuru

24 January 2026 ko Scindia ne North Fulkabari (Tripura) mein foundation stone rakha.

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

🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 India Important

18th Rozgar Mela: 61,000 se zyada appointment letters

24 January 2026 ko PM Modi ne video conference se 18th Rozgar Mela ko address kiya.

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

🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 India Important

Bharat Mandapam mein doosra Global Buddhist Summit shuru

24 January 2026 ko Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat ne inaugural session ko address kiya.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs

🎓 Education 📍 India

Veer Gatha 5.0: Super-100 winners sammanit; pehli baar international participation

24 January 2026 ko New Delhi mein felicitation; 1.92 crore+ students, 28,005 videshi CBSE students.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Teaching +1 3 MCQs

📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India

24 January ko National Girl Child Day manaya gaya

WCD Minister Annapurna Devi: 'Balika Devo Bhavah'.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Teaching +1 1 MCQs

🎭 Art & Culture 📍 India

National School Band Competition 2026: Jharkhand ke schools ne dono pipe band titles jeete

24 January 2026 ko National Bal Bhavan, New Delhi mein Grand Finale.

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