Current Affairs — January 2026

🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Delhi Must know

PM Modi ne Piprahwa relics ki exposition 'The Light & the Lotus' kholi

3 January 2026 ko Rai Pithora Cultural Complex, New Delhi mein udghatan hua.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 Maharashtra Important

Savitribai Phule ki 195th jayanti: Naigaon mein ₹143 crore ka smarak

3 January 2026 ko CM Fadnavis ne Satara ke Naigaon mein bhoomipujan kiya.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Important

Amit Shah ne Sri Vijaya Puram mein ₹373 crore ke projects khole

3 January 2026 ko new criminal laws par exhibition ka bhi udghatan hua.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

Vaishnaw ne pehli Vande Bharat Sleeper train inspect ki

3 January 2026: pehla route Guwahati–Howrah hoga.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

VP ne Chennai mein 9th Siddha Day ka udghatan kiya

3 January 2026: theme 'Siddha for Global Health'.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India

Department of Fertilizers ka Chintan Shivir

3 January 2026 ko New Delhi mein balanced fertilizer use par charcha.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Odisha

Paradip Port ka 65th Foundation Day

3 January 2026 ko 21st Paradip Marathon ke saath manaya gaya.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Delhi

Ajay Kumar ne national 10m air pistol title jeeta

3 January 2026 ko Karni Singh Range, New Delhi mein 241.1 ke saath gold.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 Tamil Nadu

Rani Velu Nachiyar ko jayanti par shraddhanjali

3 January 2026 ko PM Modi aur Amit Shah ne Sivaganga ki rani ko yaad kiya.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Gujarat

NTPC–GCRI ka ₹23.16 crore CSR agreement

3 January 2026: Siddhpur Satellite Centre mein LINAC lagega.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India

ECI ne ECINet app par 10 January tak suggestions maange

3 January 2026: ECINet ka official launch isi mahine hoga.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Must know

ECMS ke 3rd tranche mein 22 proposals approve

2 January 2026: ₹41,863 crore investment, 33,791 direct jobs.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

Export Promotion Mission: MSME exporters ke liye interest subvention aur collateral guarantee

2 January 2026 ko NIRYAT PROTSAHAN ke do interventions launch hue.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Maharashtra Important

Bullet train project mein Palghar ki pehli mountain tunnel ka breakthrough

2 January 2026: MT-5 tunnel (~1.5 km) Maharashtra ki pehli mountain tunnel.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

PRAGATI ne ₹85 lakh crore ke 3,300+ projects review kiye

2 January 2026 ko Cabinet Secretary T. V. Somanathan ki briefing.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

Nadda ne Indian Pharmacopoeia 2026 (10th edition) release kiya

2 January 2026: 121 naye monographs, total 3,340.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Haryana

CAQM flying squads ne Nuh, Haryana mein 105 inspections kiye

2 January 2026: 86 stone crushers samet units check hue.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Assam

Sonowal ne Khanapara, Guwahati mein Assam Book Fair dekha

2 January 2026: book fairs ko 'pilgrimage sites of knowledge' bataya.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Andhra Pradesh

NBA ne Andhra ke red sanders farmers ko ₹45 lakh diye

2 January 2026: India ka cumulative ABS release ₹143.5 crore ke paar.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi

CAQM ne Delhi-NCR se GRAP Stage-III hataya

2 January 2026: Delhi ka AQI tez hawaon se 236 par aaya.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India

NHAI ke Raajmarg InvIT ko CARE se AAA (Stable) rating

2 January 2026 ko Road Transport Ministry ne bataya.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India

Captive aur commercial coal mines ka December output 19.48 MT

2 January 2026: December 2025 mein 5.75% YoY growth.

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💹 Economy 📍 India

Textiles PLI ki application deadline 31 March 2026 tak badhi

2 January 2026 ko Ministry of Textiles ka faisla.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Odisha Important

Odisha ne transgender welfare ke liye 'Sweekruti' scheme launch ki

1 January 2026: SSEPD department ki umbrella scheme.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

NHAI ne naye car FASTag ke liye KYV khatam kiya

1 February 2026 se lagu; activation se pehle VAHAN validation zaroori.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

PFRDA: banks ab NPS pension funds bana sakenge

1 January 2026: Dinesh Kumar Khara NPS Trust Board ke chairperson.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Important

President Murmu ne #SkillTheNation AI Challenge launch kiya

1 January 2026: SOAR ke tahat challenge; Rairangpur mein IGNOU centre ka udghatan.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

DRDO ka 68th Foundation Day; 2025 mein record ₹1.30 lakh crore AoN

1 January 2026: 22 AoNs, ek saal mein sabse zyada.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Maharashtra Important

Shivraj Chouhan ne Loni Budruk Gram Sabha mein VB-G RAM G Act samjhaya

1 January 2026: 125 din kaam ki legal guarantee.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 India Important

Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor bane Vice Chief of the Air Staff

1 January 2026 ko IAF mein teen top badlaav.

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