Asia Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Wed, 28 Jan 2026
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid tributes to 'Punjab Kesari' Lala Lajpat Rai on his birth anniversary on 28 January 2026.
- The Agriculture Ministry has constituted a high-level committee to review Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) in Tamil Nadu after Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's visit to Erode; it will report within two months, with ICAR-NRCB Tiruchirappalli as host institution.
- The Indian Navy's First Training Squadron (INS Tir, INS Sujata, INS Shardul and ICGS Sarathi) concluded its visit to Phuket Deep Sea Port, Thailand with a Passage Exercise with HTMS Huahin on 28 January 2026.
- A Bose Institute study found that dust storms from the arid regions of western India carry airborne pathogens to Eastern Himalayan hilltops, linked to respiratory and skin diseases; it was published in Science of the Total Environment.
- Union MoS Jayant Chaudhary announced on 28 January 2026 a collaboration between the Skill Development Ministry, Google Cloud and Chaudhary Charan Singh University (CCSU), Meerut, making CCSU India's first AI-enabled state university pilot.
- PM Modi addressed the centenary celebrations of the Arya Vaidya Sala Charitable Hospital in Kerala by video message on 28 January 2026, recalling founder Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier and the institution's 125-year journey in Ayurveda.
Tue, 27 Jan 2026
- PM Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the conclusion of the India–EU FTA at the 16th India–EU Summit in New Delhi on 27 January 2026; over 99% of Indian exports by value get preferential entry into the EU.
- The 16th India–EU Summit on 27 January 2026 produced the 'Towards 2030' Joint Comprehensive Strategic Agenda, a Security and Defence Partnership, a mobility MoU and a Green Hydrogen Task Force, alongside the FTA.
- Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Canada's Energy Minister Timothy Hodgson launched the renewed India–Canada Ministerial Energy Dialogue and issued a joint statement at India Energy Week 2026 in Goa on 27 January 2026.
- The Union Health Ministry said on 27 January 2026 that, as per NCDC, only two confirmed Nipah Virus Disease cases have been reported in West Bengal since December 2025, and all 196 traced contacts tested negative.
- The Madhya Pradesh cabinet chaired by CM Mohan Yadav on 27 January 2026 excluded 395.939 hectares of Pachmarhi town's Nazul land from the Pachmarhi Sanctuary and approved ₹390 crore for buffer-zone development in the state's nine tiger reserves.
- Meeting chip design firms under the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme on 27 January 2026, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw set a target of enabling at least 50 fabless semiconductor companies in the next phase and announced Deep Tech Awards in 2026.
- Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated the 25th Bharat Rang Mahotsav, described as the world's largest international theatre festival, at the National School of Drama, New Delhi on 27 January 2026.
- A Maharashtra government meeting chaired by CM Devendra Fadnavis on 27 January 2026 approved Metro Line 8 connecting Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport with Navi Mumbai International Airport, and the 66.15-km Nashik City Ring Road costing ₹3,954 crore.
- With Union Cabinet approval, the RBI signed an MoU with the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on 27 January 2026 to enable ESMA's formal recognition of the Clearing Corporation of India Ltd (CCIL) and other RBI-regulated central counterparties.
- The Department of Posts signed an agreement with Stock Holding Services Limited (SSL) at Dak Bhawan, New Delhi on 27 January 2026 to give citizens access to regulated capital market services through India Post's network of over 1.65 lakh post offices.
- The Department of Fisheries approved a Smart and Integrated Fishing Harbour at Mayabunder, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, at ₹199.24 crore with 100% central assistance under PMMSY.
- The Halwa ceremony marking the final stage of preparation of the Union Budget 2026-27 was held at the Budget Press, North Block on 27 January 2026 in the presence of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman; the Budget will be presented on 1 February 2026.
- Heavy Industries Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy inaugurated the three-day Symposium on International Automotive Technology (SIAT) 2026 in Pune on 27 January 2026, organised by ARAI in its Diamond Jubilee year.
Mon, 26 Jan 2026
- India celebrated its 77th Republic Day on 26 January 2026 with President Droupadi Murmu taking the salute at Kartavya Path and EU leaders António Costa and Ursula von der Leyen as Chief Guests; the parade showcased a phased Battle Array Format of the Army for the first time.
- India took part as Country Partner at Gulfood 2026 in Dubai, the world's largest annual food and beverage trade exhibition, with the largest participation of any country by number of exhibitors and exhibition area; the India Pavilion opened on 26 January 2026.
- Myanmar's military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) claimed on 26 January 2026 that it had won the country's first election since the army seized power in 2021, held in three phases on 28 December, 11 January and 25 January.
- The Ladakh phase of the Khelo India Winter Games 2026 ended in Leh on 26 January with the Indian Army beating Chandigarh 3-2 to retain the men's ice hockey gold and Haryana winning the team championship.
- DRDO displayed its Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LR-AShM) with launcher at the 77th Republic Day parade; the hypersonic glide missile is designed for the Indian Navy's coastal battery requirements.
- Vedanta Kalinga Lancers beat Ranchi Royals 3-2 in the Men's Hockey India League final at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar on 26 January 2026, with Belgian drag-flicker Alexander Hendrickx scoring twice.
- PM Narendra Modi condoled the death of Tamil scholar D. Gnanasundaram on 26 January 2026, recalling his exceptional understanding of the Kamba Ramayanam and their interaction at the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Tiruchirappalli, in January 2024.
- The Home Ministry's Republic Day 2026 tableau on the three new criminal laws displayed e-Sakshya, e-Summons, Nyaya Shruti, NAFIS and ICJS; Amit Shah said the laws mark a shift from a punishment-oriented to a justice-oriented system.
- The Border Roads Organisation under Project Sampark cleared about 38 km of snow-covered road on the Bhaderwah–Chatergala axis and evacuated 20 civilians and 40 troops from Chatergala Pass (10,500 ft) in Jammu region, completing the mission on 26 January 2026 with zero casualties.
- Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio inaugurated the state's first Drone School and Drone Centre of Excellence at the Nagaland GIS and Remote Sensing Centre, Kohima, and launched MARCOFED's 'Naga Bazaar' e-commerce platform on 26 January 2026.