PPSC (Punjab) Current Affairs — Saari news

🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India

ARIES–PRL study: W UMa contact binary stars ka evolution

6 January 2026: DFOT aur NASA TESS data se 4 contact binaries study kiye gaye.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India

Railways: 2025-26 mein 4,838 LHB general/non-AC coaches; Amrit Bharat 30

6 January 2026: 2025 mein 13 Amrit Bharat trains aayi, total 30 services.

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💹 Economy 📍 India

MOIL ka record Q3 aur 9-month manganese ore production

6 January 2026: Q3 FY26 mein 4.77 lakh tonnes, Apr–Dec mein 14.21 lakh tonnes.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

Railways ne December tak 80.54% capex kharch kiya

5 January 2026: ₹2,52,200 crore GBS mein se ₹2,03,138 crore kharch.

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🎓 Education 📍 India

ONGC–NSTFDC MoU: EMRS ke liye ₹28 crore CSR

5 January 2026: 144 Eklavya Model Residential Schools ko fayda.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 India

C. R. Paatil ki adhyakshata mein 17th ETF meeting

5 January 2026: Namami Gange ke drain dashboard aur smart STP monitoring ka review.

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💹 Economy 📍 India

SAIL ki record December sales: 2.1 million tonnes

5 January 2026: December 2025 sales 37% badhi.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India

SAMPANN pension documents ab DigiLocker par

5 January 2026: DoT pensioners ke ePPO aur Form 16 DigiLocker mein milenge.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

AYUSHEXCIL ki 4th anniversary; AYUSH exports $688.89 million

4 January 2026: 2024-25 mein AYUSH aur herbal exports 6.11% badhe.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

DLI Scheme: 24 chip design projects, 16 tape-outs

4 January 2026: PIB backgrounder ne MeitY ki DLI scheme ki progress batayi.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 India Important

DSIR ne deep-tech startups ke liye 3-year rule hataya

4 January 2026: DSIR ke 42nd Foundation Day par Jitendra Singh ka elaan.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India Important

World Braille Day: India mein Braille aur inclusion

4 January 2026: Braille 1887 mein India aayi, Bharati Braille 1951 mein apnayi gayi.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 United Arab Emirates

Desert Vipers ne pehla ILT20 title jeeta

4 January 2026 ko Dubai final mein MI Emirates ko 46 runs se haraya.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India

Rah-Veer: Good Samaritan Rules ke tahat suraksha

4 January 2026: MoRTH ne accident victims ki madad karne walon ke adhikaar bataye.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

Vaishnaw ne pehli Vande Bharat Sleeper train inspect ki

3 January 2026: pehla route Guwahati–Howrah hoga.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India

Department of Fertilizers ka Chintan Shivir

3 January 2026 ko New Delhi mein balanced fertilizer use par charcha.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India

ECI ne ECINet app par 10 January tak suggestions maange

3 January 2026: ECINet ka official launch isi mahine hoga.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Must know

ECMS ke 3rd tranche mein 22 proposals approve

2 January 2026: ₹41,863 crore investment, 33,791 direct jobs.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

Export Promotion Mission: MSME exporters ke liye interest subvention aur collateral guarantee

2 January 2026 ko NIRYAT PROTSAHAN ke do interventions launch hue.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

PRAGATI ne ₹85 lakh crore ke 3,300+ projects review kiye

2 January 2026 ko Cabinet Secretary T. V. Somanathan ki briefing.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

Nadda ne Indian Pharmacopoeia 2026 (10th edition) release kiya

2 January 2026: 121 naye monographs, total 3,340.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India

NHAI ke Raajmarg InvIT ko CARE se AAA (Stable) rating

2 January 2026 ko Road Transport Ministry ne bataya.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India

Captive aur commercial coal mines ka December output 19.48 MT

2 January 2026: December 2025 mein 5.75% YoY growth.

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💹 Economy 📍 India

Textiles PLI ki application deadline 31 March 2026 tak badhi

2 January 2026 ko Ministry of Textiles ka faisla.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

NHAI ne naye car FASTag ke liye KYV khatam kiya

1 February 2026 se lagu; activation se pehle VAHAN validation zaroori.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

PFRDA: banks ab NPS pension funds bana sakenge

1 January 2026: Dinesh Kumar Khara NPS Trust Board ke chairperson.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Important

President Murmu ne #SkillTheNation AI Challenge launch kiya

1 January 2026: SOAR ke tahat challenge; Rairangpur mein IGNOU centre ka udghatan.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

DRDO ka 68th Foundation Day; 2025 mein record ₹1.30 lakh crore AoN

1 January 2026: 22 AoNs, ek saal mein sabse zyada.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 India Important

Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor bane Vice Chief of the Air Staff

1 January 2026 ko IAF mein teen top badlaav.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India

MoSPI ka naya logo aur mascot 'Sankhyiki'

1 January 2026: logo ka message 'Data for Development'.

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