SF Prep Notes

Current Affairs — January 2026

Roz ki news — apne exam, rajya aur topic ke hisaab se. Har news me short summary, key facts aur MCQs.

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261 news · 583 MCQs

Thu, 29 Jan 2026

📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Important

Economic Survey 2025-26: Global Innovation Index mein India 66th (2019) se 38th (2025) par

Economic Survey 2025-26: GII rank 66th (2019) se 38th (2025); PLI se ₹2 lakh crore+ investment; 6 states mein ₹1.60 lakh crore ke 10 semiconductor projects.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

Sarkar ne coking coal ko MMDR Act, 1957 ke tahat Critical & Strategic Mineral notify kiya

29 January 2026 ko Centre ne coking coal ko MMDR Act, 1957 ki First Schedule ke Part D mein jod kar Critical & Strategic Mineral notify kiya — steel sector ki import dependence kam karne ke liye.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

Economic Survey 2025-26: FY25 mein record USD 825.3 billion exports; India sabse bada remittance receiver

Economic Survey 2025-26: FY25 mein total exports record USD 825.3 billion, services exports USD 387.6 billion, remittances USD 135.4 billion — duniya mein sabse zyada.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 India Important

Economic Survey 2025-26: airports 164, high-speed corridors 5,364 km, 23 IITs, 21 IIMs, 20 AIIMS

Economic Survey 2025-26: airports 74 (2014) se 164 (2025), high-speed corridors 550 km (FY14) se 5,364 km; ab 23 IITs, 21 IIMs, 20 AIIMS.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Tripura

Centre ne AP, Maharashtra aur Tripura ke rural local bodies ko XV FC ke ₹1,156 crore+ grants diye

29 January 2026 ko Centre ne 2025-26 ke XV Finance Commission untied grants ki doosri kisht di: Maharashtra ₹714.32 crore, AP ₹410.76 crore, Tripura ₹30.6 crore.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 1 MCQs
🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Gujarat

Bullet train ke liye Ahmedabad metro tunnel ke upar 100 m ka 'Make in India' steel bridge pura

Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train ke liye Ahmedabad mein Kalupur–Shahpur metro tunnel ke upar 100 m steel bridge pura — Gujarat ke 17 mein se 13th.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 1 MCQs
🎓 Education 📍 Gujarat

IIM Ahmedabad ₹100 crore endowment se Krishnamurthy Tandon School of AI banayega

29 January 2026 ko IIM Ahmedabad ne alumna Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon aur Ranjan Tandon ke ₹100 crore endowment se Krishnamurthy Tandon School of Artificial Intelligence ke liye MoU exchange kiya.

For: State PSC · Teaching · Judiciary 1 MCQs
🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Maharashtra

NBA ne ABS ke tahat Mumbai ki Biodiversity Management Committee ko ₹17 lakh diye

National Biodiversity Authority ne Bacillus soil micro-organisms ke commercial use ke liye Access and Benefit Sharing ke tahat BMC Mumbai ki Biodiversity Management Committee ko ₹17 lakh diye.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 1 MCQs
🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Gujarat

APL aur Deendayal Port ka MoU — Kandla mein 150 TPD e-methanol plant

29 January 2026 ko Assam Petro-Chemicals aur Deendayal Port Authority ne Dibrugarh mein Kandla Port (Gujarat) par 150 TPD e-methanol plant ke liye MoU sign kiya; ₹1,200 crore+ investment.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

Wed, 28 Jan 2026

🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 India Must know

Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 notify; 1 April 2026 se four-stream segregation zaroori

Environment Ministry ne EP Act, 1986 ke tahat SWM Rules 2026 notify kiye jo 2016 rules ki jagah lenge; source par 4 streams mein segregation mandatory, 1 April 2026 se lagu.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs
🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Maharashtra Must know

Baramati mein Learjet 45 crash mein Maharashtra ke Deputy CM Ajit Pawar ka nidhan

28 January 2026 ko Mumbai–Baramati flight par VSR Ventures ka Learjet 45 (VT-SSK) Baramati mein crash hua; Deputy CM Ajit Pawar samet sabhi 5 log maare gaye.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Telangana Important

PM ne Hyderabad mein Wings India 2026 ko address kiya; India duniya ka teesra sabse bada domestic aviation market

PM Modi ne 28 January 2026 ko video se Wings India 2026 (Hyderabad) ko address kiya; airports 2014 ke 70 se badhkar 160+ ho gaye.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Europe Important

India aur EU ne financial services par FTA negotiations poore kiye

Finance Ministry ne 28 January 2026 ko bataya ki India-EU FTA ka financial services chapter 6 January 2026 ke last round mein final hua.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🏛️ Parliament & Bills 📍 India Important

President Droupadi Murmu ke dono Sadanon ko sambodhan ke saath Budget Session 2026 shuru

28 January 2026 ko President Murmu ke address ke saath Budget Session shuru hua; yeh 18th Lok Sabha ka 7th Session hai.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Uttarakhand Important

Uttarakhand cabinet ne Green Hydrogen Policy, 2026 ko manzoori di

CM Pushkar Singh Dhami ki adhyakshata mein cabinet ne 28 January 2026 ko hydropower ke zariye green hydrogen badhane wali policy approve ki.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 1 MCQs
📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

NITI Aayog ne Aspirational Districts aur Blocks ke liye Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0 shuru kiya

28 January se 14 April 2026 tak campaign; 112 districts mein 5 KPIs aur 513 blocks mein 6 KPIs ka saturation.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

December 2025 mein IIP 7.8% badha, do saal se zyada ka sabse uncha star

December 2025 mein IIP 7.8% badha; manufacturing 8.1%, mining 6.8%, electricity 6.3%.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

Naya Aadhaar App desh ko samarpit; ek device par 5 profiles tak

MoS Jitin Prasada ne 28 January 2026 ko UIDAI ka naya Aadhaar App launch kiya — selective sharing, face verification, ek device par 5 profiles.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🌟 Persons in News 📍 India

'Punjab Kesari' Lala Lajpat Rai ko jayanti par shraddhanjali

PM Modi aur Speaker Om Birla ne 28 January 2026 ko Lala Lajpat Rai ko unki jayanti par shraddhanjali di.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Judiciary 1 MCQs
🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Tamil Nadu

Agriculture Ministry ne Tamil Nadu mein FPOs ko mazboot karne ke liye high-level committee banayi

Shivraj Singh Chouhan ke Erode visit ke baad Tamil Nadu ke FPOs ki review ke liye committee; 2 mahine mein report; host ICAR-NRCB Tiruchirappalli.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs
🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Thailand

Indian Navy ke First Training Squadron ne HTMS Huahin ke saath PASSEX se Phuket visit poori ki

1TS (INS Tir, Sujata, Shardul, ICGS Sarathi) ne 28 January 2026 ko HTMS Huahin ke saath PASSEX kiya.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Defence +1 1 MCQs
🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India

Bose Institute study: desert dust western India se Eastern Himalayas tak pathogens le jaati hai

Western India ke dust storms Eastern Himalayan hilltops tak pathogens le jaate hain jo respiratory aur skin diseases se jude hain.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Defence +1 1 MCQs
🎓 Education 📍 Uttar Pradesh

CCSU Meerut banega India ka pehla AI-enabled state university pilot

Jayant Chaudhary ne 28 January 2026 ko MSDE, Google Cloud aur CCSU Meerut ke collaboration ka elaan kiya.

For: State PSC · Teaching · Judiciary 1 MCQs
🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Kerala

PM ne Kerala mein Arya Vaidya Sala Charitable Hospital ki centenary ko address kiya

28 January 2026 ko PM Modi ne video message se Arya Vaidya Sala Charitable Hospital (Kerala) ki centenary ko address kiya; founder Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 1 MCQs

Tue, 27 Jan 2026

💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Must know

16th India–EU Summit mein India aur EU ne FTA poora hone ka elaan kiya

PM Modi aur Ursula von der Leyen ne 27 January 2026 ko India–EU FTA conclude hone ki ghoshna ki; 99%+ Indian exports ko EU mein preferential entry.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs
🌐 Summits & Conferences 📍 India Must know

16th India–EU Summit: 'Towards 2030' agenda aur Security & Defence Partnership

27 January 2026 ke summit mein FTA ke saath Towards 2030 agenda, Security and Defence Partnership, mobility MoU aur Green Hydrogen Task Force.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs
🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Canada Important

India aur Canada ne India Energy Week 2026 mein Ministerial Energy Dialogue phir shuru kiya

Hardeep Singh Puri aur Canada ke Energy Minister Timothy Hodgson ne 27 January 2026 ko Goa mein joint statement jaari kiya.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 West Bengal Important

December se West Bengal mein Nipah ke sirf do case; sabhi 196 contacts negative

Health Ministry ne 27 January 2026 ko kaha NCDC ke mutabik West Bengal mein sirf 2 confirmed Nipah cases; 196 contacts negative.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

MP cabinet ne Pachmarhi ki 395.939 ha zameen sanctuary se bahar ki; tiger reserve buffer ke liye ₹390 crore

CM Mohan Yadav ki cabinet ne 27 January 2026 ko Pachmarhi town ki Nazul land sanctuary se bahar ki aur 9 tiger reserves ke buffer zones ke liye ₹390 crore diye.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

Chip design scheme ke agle phase mein kam se kam 50 fabless companies ka target

Ashwini Vaishnaw ne 27 January 2026 ko DLI Scheme companies se mulaqat mein 50 fabless companies ka target aur 2026 mein Deep Tech Awards ka elaan kiya.

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