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Mon, 12 Jan 2026

• 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.
• The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) signed an MoU with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) for collaboration in research, innovation and capacity building across the dairy sector, the Agriculture Ministry said on 12 January 2026.
• CBIC Special Secretary and Member (Customs) Surjit Bhujabal inaugurated the integration of the Indian Customs Electronic Gateway with the Land Port Management System (ICEGATE–LPMS) at the Integrated Check Post, Agartala, Tripura on 12 January 2026.
• Lucknow hosted the Uttar Pradesh Regional AI Impact Conference 2026 along with the Fourth Meeting of the AI for Economic Growth and Social Good Working Group on 12 January 2026, under the India AI Impact Summit framework.
• The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) inaugurated its Regional Office in Raipur during the 2nd India International Rice Summit in Chhattisgarh, the Commerce 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.
• The Ministry of Electronics and IT said on 11 January 2026 that structured stakeholder consultations are under way to develop a robust regulatory framework for mobile security, as part of its routine engagement with industry on safety and security standards.
• PM Narendra Modi released the 500th book of Shrimad Vijayaratna Sunder Surishwarji Maharaj through a video message on 11 January 2026.

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.
• Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the New Delhi World Book Fair 2026 at Bharat Mandapam on 10 January 2026; organised by the National Book Trust from 10–18 January, the fair has free entry for the first time.
• At the Elite Men's and Women's National Boxing Championships at Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, on 10 January 2026, Pooja Rani won a record 10th national title (80kg), while Nikhat Zareen (51kg), Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) and Jadumani Singh (55kg) also won gold.
• The two-day Rashtriya Khanij Chintan Shivir 2026 of the Ministry of Mines concluded in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on 10 January 2026, with the Centre and states discussing the National Critical Mineral Mission, sustainable mining and recovery of critical minerals from waste dumps and tailings.
• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the pre-Budget consultation with States and UTs (with legislature) in New Delhi on 10 January 2026, where many participants asked for the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) to continue in the Union Budget 2026-27.
• Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced Andhra Pradesh's first Lighthouse Museum in Visakhapatnam at the close of the two-day Indian Lighthouse Festival 3.0 on 10 January 2026, and launched port projects worth ₹230 crore.