Current Affairs — January 2026

🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 India Important

NBWL Standing Committee ki 88th meeting mein 70 proposals

19 January 2026: Bhupender Yadav ki chairmanship mein protected areas ke 70 proposals par vichar.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India Important

₹1 lakh crore RDI Fund ke pehle fund managers: TDB aur BIRAC

Industry-backed projects ki RDI funding January 2026 ke end tak shuru hogi.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Delhi

IIT Delhi mein power sector regulation ka Centre of Excellence

19 January 2026: Power Minister Manohar Lal ne CoE ka udghatan kiya.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India

19 January ko NDRF Raising Day

NDRF ne 19 January 2026 ko Raising Day manaya; PM Modi aur Amit Shah ne badhai di.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Maharashtra

Navy ka Thane MSME shipyard se 3 barges ka contract

16 Jan 2026: Suryadipta Projects, Thane se 3 × 200T Bottom Opening Non-Propelled Barges.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Gujarat

Mumbai–Ahmedabad bullet train par OHE masts lag rahe hain

20,000+ masts (9.5–14.5 m) 2×25 kV traction system ko support karenge.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India

77th Republic Day Parade mein ~10,000 special guests

26 Jan 2026 ko Kartavya Path par alag-alag kshetron ke ~10,000 special guests.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Mauni Amavasya par Railways ki 244 special trains

3 Jan 2026 se 244 special trains, ~4.5 lakh passengers; 18 Jan ko Prayagraj mein 40 trains.

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🏆 National Awards 📍 India

C-DOT ko Cell Broadcast Solution ke liye SKOCH Award 2025

104th SKOCH Summit mein C-DOT ke emergency alert platform ko award.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Assam Must know

PM ne ₹6,950 crore ke Kaziranga Elevated Corridor ki neev rakhi

18 January 2026: Kaliabor, Assam mein NH-715 ke Kaliabor–Numaligarh section ki 4-laning ka Bhoomi Pujan.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Maharashtra Must know

Rajnath Singh ne Nagpur mein 30mm ammunition plant khola

18 January 2026: Solar Defence & Aerospace mein plant; Armenia ko Guided Pinaka ki pehli tranche.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 West Bengal Important

PM ne Singur mein ₹830 crore ke projects launch kiye

18 January 2026: Hooghly district mein waterways, port aur rail projects.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

INS Sagardhwani Sagar Maitri V ke liye ravana

17 January 2026 ko Kochi se DRDO ka research vessel SM-5 par nikla.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Important

India ka pehla open-sea marine fish farming project Andaman mein

18 January 2026: North Bay, Sri Vijaya Puram mein Dr Jitendra Singh ne launch kiya.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

DISCOMs ne FY 2024-25 mein ₹2,701 crore ka profit kamaya

Saalon ke ghaate ke baad power distribution utilities ka PAT positive hua.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Delhi

Dilli Haat mein PM Vishwakarma Haat 2026 shuru

18 January 2026: MSME Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi ne udghatan kiya; 117+ artisans.

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🎓 Education 📍 Assam

North East ki pehli IndiaSkills regional competition Gauhati University mein

19–22 January 2026: aath NE states ke yuva 26 skill categories mein.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Lakshadweep

Lakshadweep ke Joint Services medical camp mein 4,719 patients

12–16 Jan 2026: Navy ke nettritva mein 5 islands par multi-speciality camp.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India

High-speed capable rail track 2014 se badhkar 84,244 km

110 kmph+ track ab ~80% network par; 2024-25 mein 6,851 km track renewal.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Uttar Pradesh Must know

River dolphins ka doosra range-wide estimation Bijnor, UP se shuru

17 January 2026: Project Dolphin ke tahat doosra dolphin estimation Bijnor se shuru; WII coordinator.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Must know

December 2025 disruptions par DGCA ne IndiGo par ₹22.20 crore ka penalty lagaya

17 January 2026: IndiGo par ₹22.20 crore penalty aur ISRAS ke tahat ₹50 crore bank guarantee.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 West Bengal Must know

PM ne Malda se India ki pehli Vande Bharat Sleeper train ko hari jhandi di

17 January 2026: Howrah–Guwahati (Kamakhya) Vande Bharat Sleeper Malda Town station se rawana; ₹3,250 crore ke projects.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

AQI 400 paar hone par CAQM ne Delhi-NCR mein GRAP Stage IV lagaya

17 January 2026: Delhi AQI 4 PM ko 400 se 8 PM tak 428; poore Delhi-NCR mein GRAP Stage IV.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

Amrit Bharat Express: December 2023 se 30 trains chalu, 9 aur services aa rahi

PIB backgrounder (17 January 2026): 30 Amrit Bharat trains, 9 nayi services, ~₹500 per 1,000 km.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Mauritius Important

ICGS Sankalp ne Port Louis, Mauritius mein port call kiya

17 January 2026: Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS Sankalp Port Louis, Mauritius pahuncha.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Assam Important

PM Guwahati mein Bodo cultural programme Bagurumba Dwhou mein shamil hue

17 January 2026: Sarusajai Stadium, Guwahati mein Bagurumba Dwhou; 10,000+ artists.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Singapore Important

Indian Navy ka First Training Squadron Changi Naval Base, Singapore pahuncha

15 January 2026: INS Tir, INS Shardul, INS Sujata aur ICGS Sarathi Changi Naval Base pahunche.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 Tamil Nadu

PM ne Bharat Ratna M.G. Ramachandran ko unki Jayanti par shraddhanjali di

17 January 2026: Tamil Nadu ke purv CM aur Bharat Ratna MGR ki Jayanti.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Kenya

Nairobi mein 3rd India–Kenya Defence Exhibition ke liye Secretary (Defence Production) delegation lead karenge

19 January 2026 ko Nairobi mein 3rd India–Kenya Defence Exhibition; Brand India scheme; 20 Indian companies.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Must know

Agriculture Minister ne proposed Seed Act 2026 ke features bataye: QR traceability, ₹30 lakh tak penalty

16 January 2026: har seed packet par QR code, seed companies ka registration zaroori.

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