Current Affairs — January 2026

🌾 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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💹 Economy 📍 India Must know

Startup India ke 10 saal; PM bole India duniya ka teesra sabse bada startup ecosystem

16 January 2026, National Startup Day: Bharat Mandapam mein Startup India ke 10 saal ka programme.

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🎭 GI Tags 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Andhra Pradesh ki Ponduru Khadi ko GI tag mila

16 January 2026: Srikakulam ki Ponduru Khadi ('Patnulu') ko KVIC ke favour mein GI tag.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 India Important

6th ASEAN–India Digital Ministers' Meeting mein Digital Work Plan 2026 approve

16 January 2026: ADGMIN virtual meeting; theme 'Adaptive ASEAN: From Connectivity to Connected Intelligence'.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

CBIC ne 15 January 2026 se postal exports par Drawback, RoDTEP, RoSCTL benefits diye

15 January 2026 se electronic postal exports par Duty Drawback, RoDTEP aur RoSCTL laagu.

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🌐 Agreements & MoUs 📍 Germany Important

India aur Germany ne telecom cooperation par Joint Declaration of Intent sign kiya

Chancellor Friedrich Merz ki 12–13 January 2026 ki India visit ke dauran telecom JDI sign hua.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India Important

Praveen Vashista ne CVC mein Vigilance Commissioner ki shapath li

16 January 2026: Bihar cadre (1991) ke IPS Praveen Vashista Vigilance Commissioner bane.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Mizoram

Centre ne Mizoram ke rural local bodies ke liye ₹15.20 crore XV-FC grant jaari kiya

16 January 2026: Mizoram ki sabhi 808 Village Councils ko XV-FC untied grants.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi

AQI 354 hone par CAQM ne Delhi-NCR mein GRAP Stage III lagaya

16 January 2026: Delhi AQI 343 se 354; poore NCR mein GRAP Stage III.

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🏆 National Awards 📍 India

MoSPI ne Sukhatme National Award in Statistics 2026 ke liye nominations maange

Last date 31 January 2026; award Statistics Day, 29 June 2026 ko diya jayega.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Tamil Nadu

PM ne Thiruvalluvar Day par Thiruvalluvar ko shraddhanjali di

16 January 2026: PM ne sabse Tirukkural padhne ka aagrah kiya.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Rajasthan Must know

78th Army Day parade Jaipur mein, pehli baar cantonment ke bahar

15 January 2026: Mahal Road, Jaipur par 78th Army Day parade; South Western Command ne pehli baar host kiya.

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🏛️ Parliament & Bills 📍 India Must know

PM ne Samvidhan Sadan mein 28th CSPOC ka udghatan kiya

15 January 2026: Commonwealth Speakers aur Presiding Officers ka 28th conference Central Hall, Samvidhan Sadan mein.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

Bhopal mein MP Regional AI Impact Conference: BHASHINI MoU, 30 Data & AI Labs, SpaceTech Policy

15 January 2026: MP Regional AI Impact Conference Bhopal mein khatam; SpaceTech Policy 2026 launch.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Israel Important

India aur Israel ne fisheries aur aquaculture par Joint Ministerial Declaration of Intent sign kiya

14 January 2026: Eilat summit ke dauran India–Israel fisheries JDI; delegation lead Rajiv Ranjan Singh.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

PLFS December 2025: female LFPR saal ke high 35.3% par; unemployment 4.8%

15 January 2026: PLFS December bulletin; LFPR 56.1%, WPR 53.4%, UR 4.8%.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

Coal Ministry ne DVC ke saath 3 commercial coal blocks ke agreements kiye

15 January 2026: Dhulia North, Mandakini B, Pirpainti Barahat ke CMDPA; 49 MTPA capacity.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India Important

IMD 2026 mein chaar metros mein 200 Automatic Weather Stations lagayega

15 January 2026, IMD ka 151st Foundation Day: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune mein 50-50 AWS.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

BSIP study ne Tamil Nadu ki Kondagai Lake se 4,500 saal ka monsoon itihas nikala

15 January 2026: Sivaganga ke paas Kondagai Lake ke sediments se Late Holocene climate record.

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📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Important

NITI Aayog ne MSME schemes ke convergence par report jaari ki

15 January 2026: 'Achieving Efficiencies in MSME Sector through Convergence of Schemes' report.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

April–December 2025 mein India ka export US$634.26 billion, 4.33% growth

15 January 2026 ka trade data: Apr–Dec 2025 total exports US$634.26 bn; December trade deficit US$6.92 bn.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Sikkim

Centre ne Sikkim ke rural local bodies ke liye ₹643.50 lakh XV-FC grant jaari kiya

15 January 2026: Sikkim ki 5 District Panchayats aur 199 Gram Panchayats ko pehli kist.

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📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Must know

NITI Aayog ne Export Preparedness Index 2024 jaari kiya

14 January 2026: EPI ka 4th edition; 4 pillars, 13 sub-pillars, 70 indicators.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Oman Must know

Stitched sail ship INSV Kaundinya Porbandar se pehli yatra poori kar Muscat pahuncha

14 January 2026: INSV Kaundinya Port Sultan Qaboos, Muscat pahuncha; Sonowal ne swagat kiya.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

DFS ne CGHS beneficiaries ke liye Paripoorna Mediclaim Ayush Bima launch kiya

14 January 2026: ₹10 lakh / ₹20 lakh cover; AYUSH 100% tak.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

Desh ne 10th Defence Forces Veterans' Day manaya

14 January 2026: Manekshaw Centre mein main celebration; Rajnath Singh shamil.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 United States Important

US Ambassador Sergio Gor aur do aur envoys ne President ko credentials diye

14 January 2026: Rashtrapati Bhavan mein USA, Austria aur Trinidad & Tobago ke envoys.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

December 2025 mein WPI inflation 0.83% par positive hui

14 January 2026: WPI inflation December mein 0.83%, November mein −0.32% thi.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Haryana Important

Environment Minister ne Aravalli eco-restoration conference shuru ki; Haryana ki 97 sq km zameen Protected Forest

14 January 2026: Aravalli Green Wall ke tahat 6.45 million hectare degraded land identify.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Uttarakhand Important

Jal Shakti Minister ne WII Dehradun mein Aqua Life centre aur Dolphin Rescue Ambulance shuru ki

14 January 2026: Namami Gange ke tahat WII Dehradun mein naye aquatic biodiversity initiatives.

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