Current Affairs — January 2026

🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Gujarat Must know

PM Modi ne Somnath Swabhiman Parv ko sambodhit kiya: pehle hamle ke 1,000 saal

11 January 2026: 1026 AD mein Mahmud of Ghazni ka pehla hamla; 1951 mein punarnirman ke 75 saal.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 Gujarat Important

India ne Vadodara mein 1st ODI mein New Zealand ko 4 wicket se haraya; Kohli 93

11 January 2026: Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara; India 306/6 vs NZ 300/8.

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🏛️ Judiciary & Judgements 📍 Assam Important

CJI Surya Kant ne Rangmahal, North Guwahati mein Integrated Judicial Court Complex ki neev rakhi

11 January 2026: Gauhati High Court ko Rangmahal le jaane ki yojana; Bar Association ka boycott.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

NHAI ne Bengaluru–Kadapa–Vijayawada corridor par 4 Guinness World Records banaye

6 aur 11 January 2026: NH-544G par bituminous concrete laying ke 4 records.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Gujarat Important

Prabhas Patan ke Bhadrakali shilalekh mein Somnath aur Kumarapala ka itihas

11 January 2026: 1169 CE ka shilalekh; Kumarapala ne paanchva Somnath mandir banwaya.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

Scindia ne Shivpuri mein ₹111 crore ka National Postal Training Centre announce kiya

11 January 2026: 7th NPTC Shivpuri (MP); nayi services Speed Post 24 aur Speed Post 48.

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💹 Economy 📍 Gujarat Important

PM Modi ne Rajkot mein Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (Kutch-Saurashtra) ka udghatan kiya

11 January 2026: Rajkot mein regional conference; Vibrant Gujarat ke ab tak 10 editions.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 India

ISRO astronauts Shubhanshu Shukla aur Prasanth Nair ne VBYLD 2026 mein youth se baat ki

11 January 2026: Bharat Mandapam mein VBYLD ka Day 3; lagbhag 50 lakh youth mein se chayan.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India

MeitY: mobile security framework par stakeholder consultations jaari

11 January 2026: mobile security ke liye regulatory framework par industry se baatcheet.

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📚 Books & Authors 📍 India

PM Modi ne Shrimad Vijayaratna Sunder Surishwarji Maharaj ki 500vi kitaab release ki

11 January 2026: video message se 500th book ka vimochan.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Must know

India ne 2025 mein record 49.12 GW non-fossil capacity jodi

10 January 2026: total 266.78 GW; solar 135.81 GW, wind 54.51 GW.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Europe Must know

Piyush Goyal ki Brussels mein Maroš Šefčovič ke saath India–EU FTA talks

8–9 January 2026: India–EU FTA jaldi poora karne par zor.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

CCPA ne mandatory service charge par 27 restaurants ke khilaf action liya

10 January 2026: Section 2(47) ke tahat unfair trade practice; ₹50,000 tak penalty aur refund.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Important

Khelo India Beach Games 2026: Karnataka overall champion

10 January 2026, Diu: bronze count se Karnataka aage; Tamil Nadu doosra, Manipur teesra.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Important

Pariksha Pe Charcha 2026: 4 crore registrations, Guinness record toota

10 January 2026: 8 January tak 4 crore+ registrations; pichla record 3.56 crore.

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📚 Books & Authors 📍 Delhi Important

New Delhi World Book Fair 2026 Bharat Mandapam mein shuru

10–18 January 2026; theme 'Indian Military History: Valour and Wisdom @ 75'; pehli baar free entry.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

National Boxing Championships: Pooja Rani ka record 10th title

10 January 2026, Greater Noida: Nikhat, Lovlina aur Jadumani ko gold.

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💹 Economy 📍 Gujarat Important

Rashtriya Khanij Chintan Shivir 2026 Gandhinagar mein khatam

10 January 2026: National Critical Mineral Mission aur sustainable mining par focus.

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💹 Budget & Taxation 📍 India Important

Sitharaman ki States/UTs ke saath pre-Budget meeting; SASCI jaari rakhne ki maang

10 January 2026: Budget 2026-27 se pehle states se consultation.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Indian Lighthouse Festival 3.0 Visakhapatnam mein khatam; AP ka pehla Lighthouse Museum

10 January 2026: Sonowal ne Vizag mein Lighthouse Museum aur ₹230 crore ke port projects announce kiye.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Tamil Nadu

NITI Aayog ki Coimbatore mein R&D in State Institutions par workshop

8–9 January 2026: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham mein Suman Bery ki adhyakshata mein workshop.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Rajasthan

Ministry of Cooperation ki Udaipur mein national workshop

8–9 January 2026: PACS computerisation, grain storage aur National Cooperative Database ki review.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Telangana Must know

DRDO ki DRDL ne full-scale scramjet combustor 12 minute se zyada chalaya

9 January 2026: Hyderabad mein SCPT facility par hypersonic missile ke liye ground test.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 India Must know

Amit Shah ki 9th NCORD apex meeting; 31 March 2026 se 3 saal ka anti-drug campaign

9 January 2026: NCB ka Amritsar office bhi shuru; 2029 tak roadmap.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Vijayawada mein MISHTI mangrove scheme par national workshop

8–9 January 2026: Pawan Kalyan ne udghatan kiya; National CAMPA ka presentation.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 India Important

Amit Shah ne NSG ka National IED Data Management System launch kiya

9 January 2026: bomb blast data ke liye single-click window.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 Maharashtra Important

WPL 2026 opener: Nadine de Klerk ne RCB ko last ball par jeet dilayi

9 January 2026, Navi Mumbai: RCB ne MI ko 3 wicket se haraya.

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💹 Economy 📍 Assam Important

National Textiles Ministers' Conference Guwahati mein khatam

9 January 2026: 2030 tak USD 100 billion textile exports ka goal.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

India ne 2025 mein fertilizer ki 73% zaroorat ghar mein banaayi

9 January 2026: domestic production record 524.62 lakh tonnes.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Important

Dharmendra Pradhan ki Samagra Shiksha 3.0 par consultation

9 January 2026: 'Reimagining Samagra Shiksha'; 2026–27 ke liye unified plan.

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