Current Affairs — January 2026

🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

Indian Railways TAG 2026: 549 trains tez, 122 nayi trains

9 January 2026: 28 Vande Bharat aur 26 Amrit Bharat trains shamil.

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🏅 Sports 📍 Gujarat Important

Ahmedabad Sports Governance Conclave: Mandaviya ka top-10 Olympic goal

9 January 2026: Veer Savarkar Sports Complex mein Centre, Gujarat aur IOA ka conclave.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Delhi

VP C. P. Radhakrishnan ne Indian Languages par 3rd International Conference ka udghatan kiya

9 January 2026, New Delhi: 'bhashaon ne desh ko joda hai'.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

National Sports Board (Search-cum-Selection Committee) Rules, 2026 notify hue

8 January 2026: Cabinet Secretary ki adhyakshata wali committee Board ke Chairperson aur 2 Members chunegi.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 India Important

WCD Ministry ne PANKHUDI CSR portal launch kiya

8 January 2026: women aur children ke liye CSR aur partnerships ka single-window portal.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Kerala Important

UIDAI ne Aadhaar mascot 'Udai' launch kiya

8 January 2026, Thiruvananthapuram: MyGov contest ki 875 entries se chuna gaya.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Important

Veer Gatha 5.0 mein record 1.92 crore students

8 January 2026: Super-100 winners Kartavya Path par Republic Day parade dekhenge.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Maharashtra Important

NBA ne Maharashtra ki BMCs ko ABS ke tahat ₹68 lakh diye

8 January 2026: Bacillus soil bacteria ke probiotic use se benefit sharing.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Sonowal ne Tamil Nadu mein ₹235 crore ke port projects shuru kiye

8 January 2026: Chennai Port ₹129 crore, Kamarajar Port breakwater ₹105 crore.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

PM Modi ki 12 Indian AI start-ups ke saath roundtable

8 January 2026: India AI Impact Summit 2026 ke Foundation Model Pillar ke start-ups.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Textiles Ministry ka District-Led Textiles Transformation (DLTT) plan

8 January 2026, Guwahati: 100 champion aur 100 aspirational districts.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Tourism Ministry: Swadesh Darshan ke 75 projects poore; 2024 mein 20.57 million foreign tourists

8 January 2026 year-end review: FEE ₹2,93,033 crore; 1,000 tribal homestays PM-JUGA mein.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

SWAMIH Fund ne lagbhag 61,000 ghar deliver kiye

8 January 2026: November 2019 mein shuru fund ka poora corpus commit.

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🎓 Education 📍 Chhattisgarh

SECL aur Sri Sathya Sai Trust Nava Raipur mein healthcare skill centre banayenge

8 January 2026: ₹35.04 crore CSR se free healthcare training.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Must know

First Advance Estimates: 2025-26 mein real GDP growth 7.4%

7 January 2026: NSO ke mutabik nominal GDP 8.0% aur real GVA 7.3% badhega.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India Important

CSIR ki bio-bitumen technology: parali se sadak

7 January 2026: CSIR-CRRI aur CSIR-IIP ki technology transfer; 20–30% bitumen replace.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Odisha Important

Odisha ki Godabarish Mishra Model Primary School scheme launch

7 January 2026 ko Banpur, Khurda mein CM Majhi ne 118 schools ki neev rakhi.

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🌐 Agreements & MoUs 📍 Europe Important

Piyush Goyal Liechtenstein mein; India–EFTA TEPA implementation par zor

7 January 2026: Prince Alois aur PM Brigitte Haas se mulaqat.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

Draft Pesticides Management Bill, 2025 par public comments maange gaye

7 January 2026: Insecticides Act, 1968 ki jagah lega; suggestions 4 February 2026 tak.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

India mein NQAS-certified public health facilities 50,000 ke paar

7 January 2026: 31 December 2025 tak 50,373 facilities certified.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Asia Important

Indian Navy ka First Training Squadron South East Asia ki long-range deployment par

7 January 2026: INS Tir, Shardul, Sujata aur ICGS Sarathi; Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand mein port calls.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Goa Important

Labour Ministry ki Goa mein Labour Codes par pehli regional conference

7 January 2026: chhah regional conferences mein pehli; Codes 21 November 2025 se lagu.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Jharkhand Important

DGMS ne Dhanbad mein 125th Foundation Day manaya

7 January 2026: 1902 mein bana mines safety regulator.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 West Bengal

Jal Shakti Secretary ne Farakka Barrage Project ka review kiya

6–7 January 2026: barrage, navigational lock, feeder canal aur Jangipur Barrage dekhe.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Maharashtra

Nagpur mein 20 cities ki Metropolitan Surveillance Units ka review

6–7 January 2026: theme 'Proactive Surveillance, Protected Cities'.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India

Rural Development Ministry aur Department of Posts ka SHGs ke liye MoU

7 January 2026: DAY-NRLM aur India Post ke 1.5 lakh rural post offices judenge.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 India Important

ASI monuments ki ticket booking ab ONDC par

6 January 2026: 170+ monuments aur museums ke tickets ONDC apps se book honge.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Rajasthan Important

Rajasthan AI Impact Conference: 10 lakh youth ko AI training

6 January 2026 ka conference India AI Impact Summit (15–20 Feb 2026) ka precursor tha.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 India Important

DEA ki 3-year PPP pipeline: 852 projects, ₹17 lakh crore+

6 January 2026: Budget 2025-26 announcement ke tahat PPP project pipeline jaari hui.

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📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Important

NITI Aayog ka 5th Trade Watch Quarterly: focus automotive exports

6 January 2026 ko Arvind Virmani ne April–June 2025 wala edition release kiya.

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