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🏆 National Awards 📍 India Must know

Padma Awards 2026 announce: 131 awards, 5 Padma Vibhushan

Republic Day ki purv sandhya par 131 Padma Awards — 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan, 113 Padma Shri.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 India Important

BBC ki 'voice of India' Mark Tully ka 90 saal ki umar mein nidhan

25 January 2026 ko New Delhi ke hospital mein nidhan.

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🏆 National Awards 📍 India Important

Republic Day 2026 par 982 police, fire, home guard aur correctional personnel ko medals

MHA: 982 personnel, jisme 125 Medals for Gallantry.

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💹 Markets & Finance 📍 India Important

PFRDA ne NPS investment guidelines review ke liye SAARG committee banayi

Chair: Narayan Ramachandran (ex-CEO Morgan Stanley India).

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Tripura Important

Scindia ne Tripura ke Dumbur mein ₹450 crore Matabari Tourism Circuit ki neenv rakhi

25 January 2026 ko Narkel Kunja, Dumbur Lake par foundation stone; DoNER ka hissa ₹276 crore.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 Bihar Important

ECI ne Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 par 'Chunav Ka Parv, Bihar Ka Garv' release ki

Bihar 2025 chunav mein 1951 ke baad sabse zyada 67.3% turnout, women 71.8%.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Assam Important

Assam ne 'Eti Koli Duti Paat' launch ki: har tea garden worker ko ₹5,000

CM Himanta Biswa Sarma ne 25 January 2026 ko Doomdooma (Tinsukia) mein scheme launch ki.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India Important

16th National Voters' Day: theme 'My India, My Vote'

25 January 2026 ko ECI ne New Delhi mein 16th NVD manaya; President Droupadi Murmu Chief Guest.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Indonesia

Indian Navy ke First Training Squadron ne Belawan, Indonesia mein port call poori ki

INS Tir, Shardul, Sujata aur ICGS Sarathi 23 January 2026 ko Belawan se rawana hue.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Delhi

Bharat Parv 2026 Red Fort par 26 se 31 January tak

Ministry of Tourism ka 6-din ka cultural aur tourism festival, Red Fort lawns aur Gyan Path par.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 India

Mann Ki Baat 130th episode: PM ne 2026 ko quality ka saal banane ko kaha

2026 ka pehla episode, National Voters' Day par; 'Zero Defect, Zero Effect' par focus.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

CSIR-CRRI aur JSW Steel Salem ka MoA: Tamil Nadu mein pehli steel slag roads

24 January 2026 ko MoA; steel slag ko bituminous road aggregates mein badla jayega.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Jammu and Kashmir Important

Chawal ka pehla full rake — 42 wagons, 2,768 tonnes — rail se Anantnag pahuncha

22 January 2026 ko pehla full foodgrain rake Anantnag goods shed pahuncha.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Kerala Important

Vizhinjam port expansion: Phase II–IV ka kaam shuru, India ka sabse lamba container berth

24 January 2026 ko Sarbananda Sonowal ne Thiruvananthapuram mein capacity augmentation works ka udghatan kiya.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

UP Statehood Day: Amit Shah ne 'One District One Cuisine' aur Sardar Patel Industrial Area Scheme launch ki

24 January 2026, Lucknow; UP Gaurav Samman 2025–26 bhi diye gaye.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Tripura Important

Tripura mein ₹80 crore ki Agarwood Value Chain Development Scheme shuru

24 January 2026 ko Scindia ne North Fulkabari (Tripura) mein foundation stone rakha.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 India Important

18th Rozgar Mela: 61,000 se zyada appointment letters

24 January 2026 ko PM Modi ne video conference se 18th Rozgar Mela ko address kiya.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 India Important

Bharat Mandapam mein doosra Global Buddhist Summit shuru

24 January 2026 ko Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat ne inaugural session ko address kiya.

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🎓 Education 📍 India

Veer Gatha 5.0: Super-100 winners sammanit; pehli baar international participation

24 January 2026 ko New Delhi mein felicitation; 1.92 crore+ students, 28,005 videshi CBSE students.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India

24 January ko National Girl Child Day manaya gaya

WCD Minister Annapurna Devi: 'Balika Devo Bhavah'.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 India

National School Band Competition 2026: Jharkhand ke schools ne dono pipe band titles jeete

24 January 2026 ko National Bal Bhavan, New Delhi mein Grand Finale.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Kerala Must know

PM ne Thiruvananthapuram mein PM SVANidhi Credit Card launch kiya, 3 Amrit Bharat Express ko hari jhandi

23 January 2026: street vendors ke liye UPI-linked interest-free credit card.

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🏆 National Awards 📍 India Must know

Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2026: Sikkim SDMA aur Lt Col Seeta Ashok Shelke

Institutional: Sikkim SDMA; Individual: Lt Col Seeta Ashok Shelke. 271 nominations.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Maharashtra Important

Luke Mudgway ne pehla Bajaj Pune Grand Tour jeeta

23 January 2026 ko 4 stages, 437 km ke baad race khatam.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

PLI White Goods: fourth round mein 5 AC component makers select

Committed investment ₹863 crore; production ₹8,337 crore, 1,799 jobs by FY28.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Important

Parakram Diwas 2026: main celebration Andaman & Nicobar mein

Netaji ki 129th jayanti par PM Modi ne video conference se address kiya.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

Republic Day 2026: 'Operation Sindoor: Victory Through Jointness' tri-services tableau

77th Republic Day Parade ke liye tri-service tableau ka announcement.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

IICDEM 2026 khatam, Delhi Declaration 2026 adopt hua

23 January 2026 ko Bharat Mandapam mein EMBs ne unanimously Delhi Declaration adopt kiya.

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💹 Economy 📍 Jharkhand Important

NMDC ne Jharkhand ki Tokisud North mine se coal mining shuru ki

23 January 2026, Hazaribagh: NMDC ki coal mining mein formal entry.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Railways ne Visakhapatnam station par humanoid robot 'ASC ARJUN' deploy kiya

Indian Railways network par apni tarah ka pehla; RPF ki madad ke liye.

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