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Tue, 13 Jan 2026

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of the BSL-4 Bio-Containment Facility of the Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre in Gandhinagar on 13 January 2026.
• A PIB backgrounder of 13 January 2026 said PRAGATI, launched in 2015, has fast-tracked projects worth more than ₹85 lakh crore and reviewed 382 major national projects.
• PFRDA constituted a 15-member high-level committee chaired by former IBBI Chairperson Dr M.S. Sahoo to frame guidelines for assured payouts under the National Pension System, it said on 13 January 2026.
• The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released Discussion Paper 2.0 on 13 January 2026, proposing a chain-based method for compiling the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) as part of its base revision.
• The Task Force on a Unified Framework for Development of the Coaching Ecosystem in India, led by badminton national head coach Pullela Gopichand, submitted its report to the Sports Department, the Sports Ministry said on 13 January 2026.
• The Defence Ministry said on 13 January 2026 that the 16th ADMM-Plus Experts' Working Group on Counter Terrorism, co-chaired by India and Malaysia, would meet in New Delhi from 14 to 16 January along with a Final Planning Conference for a Table Top Exercise.
• The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 270 kg of mephedrone worth ₹81 crore, concealed in a chicken-feed consignment, from a truck intercepted in Rajasthan during a multi-state operation on 11–12 January 2026.
• A PIB backgrounder of 13 January 2026 said Indian Railways has approved 306 Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminals with a combined capacity of 192 million tonnes per annum, of which 118 are commissioned.

Mon, 12 Jan 2026

• German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz began his first official visit to India on 12 January 2026, holding talks with PM Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad that produced a joint statement and a list of outcomes including visa-free transit through Germany for Indian passport holders.
• DRDO successfully flight-tested its third-generation fire-and-forget Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) with top-attack capability against a moving target at KK Ranges, Ahilya Nagar, Maharashtra on 11 January 2026, the Defence Ministry said on 12 January.
• ISRO's PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 mission lifted off from the First Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota on 12 January 2026 but failed to place its satellites in orbit after an anomaly near the end of the third (PS3) stage.
• Retail inflation based on the All India Consumer Price Index was 1.33% (provisional) in December 2025, MoSPI said on 12 January 2026, staying below the RBI's lower tolerance limit for a fourth straight month.
• The Union Government notified the National Sports Governance (National Sports Bodies) Rules, 2026 under the National Sports Governance Act, 2025, the Sports Ministry said on 12 January 2026.
• India's fish production rose to 197.75 lakh tonnes in FY 2024-25 from 95.79 lakh tonnes in FY 2013-14, an increase of 106%, the Fisheries Ministry said on 12 January 2026.
• PM Narendra Modi addressed the concluding session of the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2026 in New Delhi on 12 January 2026, National Youth Day, which marks Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary.
• Scientists of the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow found evidence of an unusually strong Indian Summer Monsoon between about 1,060 and 1,725 CE in pollen preserved in Raja Rani Lake, Korba district, Chhattisgarh, the Science Ministry said on 12 January 2026.

Sun, 11 Jan 2026

• New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi delivered India's national statement at the 16th Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Abu Dhabi on 11 January 2026, saying India reached 50% non-fossil installed power capacity in 2025, five years ahead of its NDC target.
• PM Narendra Modi addressed the Somnath Swabhiman Parv at Somnath, Gujarat on 11 January 2026, marking a thousand years since Mahmud of Ghazni first attacked the temple in 1026 AD and 75 years since its reconstruction in 1951.
• India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the first ODI at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on 11 January 2026, chasing 301 with six balls to spare as Virat Kohli scored 93 and was named Player of the Match.
• Chief Justice of India Surya Kant laid the foundation stone of the Integrated Judicial Court Complex at Rangmahal, North Guwahati on 11 January 2026, where the Gauhati High Court is to be relocated, amid a boycott by the High Court Bar Association.
• NHAI said on 11 January 2026 that, with concessionaire Rajpath Infracon, it had set four Guinness World Records for bituminous concrete laying on the Bengaluru–Kadapa–Vijayawada Economic Corridor (NH-544G) in Andhra Pradesh.
• The Culture Ministry on 11 January 2026 highlighted the 1169 CE Bhadrakali Temple inscription at Prabhas Patan, which records the history of the Somnath temple and the role of Solanki ruler Kumarapala in its revival.
• Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced a seventh National Postal Training Centre at Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh at an estimated ₹111 crore and named two upcoming India Post services, Speed Post 24 and Speed Post 48, the ministry said on 11 January 2026.
• PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference for the Kutch and Saurashtra region in Rajkot on 11 January 2026, on his first visit to Gujarat in 2026.
• Day 3 of the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2026 at Bharat Mandapam on 11 January 2026 featured an interaction with ISRO astronauts Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and Group Captain Prasanth Nair, and an address by Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.

Sat, 10 Jan 2026

• New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi said on 10 January 2026 that India's non-fossil installed capacity rose 22.6% in 2025 to 266.78 GW, with 49.12 GW added, solar at 135.81 GW and wind at 54.51 GW.
• Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal concluded a two-day visit to Brussels (8–9 January 2026), where he and EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič guided negotiators to resolve pending issues and expedite the India–EU Free Trade Agreement.
• The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) said on 10 January 2026 that it had taken suo motu cognizance against 27 restaurants for levying service charge by default, an unfair trade practice under Section 2(47) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, with penalties of up to ₹50,000 and refund orders.
• Karnataka won the overall title at the second Khelo India Beach Games, which concluded at Ghoghla Beach, Diu, on 10 January 2026, finishing ahead of Tamil Nadu and defending champion Manipur on bronze medals after all three won 3 gold and 2 silver.
• Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on 10 January 2026 that Pariksha Pe Charcha 2026 had received over 4 crore registrations as of 8 January, surpassing the previous Guinness World Record of 3.56 crore.