Asia Current Affairs — Pichhle 12 mahine

🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

Kochi mein IWDC 3.0 ne ₹1,500 crore+ ke inland waterway projects identify kiye

23 January 2026, Sarbananda Sonowal ki chairmanship.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 India Important

President ne Rashtrapati Bhavan mein Granth Kutir ka udghatan kiya

23 January 2026: 11 classical languages ki ~2,300 books aur ~50 manuscripts.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India

Road accidents kam karne ke liye V2V communication ko 30 GHz frequency allot

Gadkari: DoT ne vehicle-to-vehicle communication ke liye 30 GHz di.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Must know

CDS ne Military Quantum Mission Policy Framework jaari kiya

22 January 2026: Gen Anil Chauhan ne armed forces mein quantum tech ka roadmap release kiya.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Assam Important

ICMR ne Assam ko 2 Mobile Stroke Units saunpi

NE model ne stroke treatment time ~24 ghante se ~2 ghante kiya.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 India Important

208 aur industrial units ke liye GHG emission intensity targets notify

Refineries, petrochemicals, textiles, secondary aluminium ab Indian Carbon Market ke compliance mechanism mein.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Jharkhand Important

Jharkhand ke West Singhbhum mein Naxal CC member 'Anal' samet 16 Naxali dher

22 January 2026: CRPF + Jharkhand Police joint operation; ₹1 crore inaami Patiram Manjhi maara gaya.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

India ka power transmission network 5 lakh circuit km ke paar

14 January 2026 ko 765 kV Bhadla II–Sikar II line (Rajasthan) se milestone.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Jammu and Kashmir Important

J&K ke Doda mein Army vehicle khai mein gira, 10 jawan shaheed

22 January 2026, Khanni Top (Bhaderwah–Chamba road); 10 killed, 11 injured.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

PMGSY-IV mein 6 States/UT ke liye 10,000 km+ rural roads sanction

J&K, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, HP, Sikkim; ~3,270 habitations judengi.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

ECI ne IICDEM 2026 mein ECINET digital platform launch kiya

22 January 2026: election info aur services ka one-stop platform.

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🎓 Education 📍 India

MSDE ne World Economic Forum ke saath India Skills Accelerator ke liye MoU kiya

TVET ecosystem aur skills gaps par multistakeholder platform.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India

Western DFC par Trucks-on-Trains se Rewari–Palanpur ~12 ghante mein

Loaded trucks flat wagons par; road ke ~30 ghante ki jagah ~12 ghante.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi

Air quality sudhrne par CAQM ne Delhi-NCR mein GRAP Stage III hataya

22 January 2026: Delhi AQI 322 hone par Stage III revoke.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Must know

Draft National Electricity Policy 2026 consultation ke liye jaari

21 January 2026: Power Ministry ka naya draft NEP, 2005 wali policy ko replace karega.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Must know

Cabinet ne SIDBI ko ₹5,000 crore equity support di

21 January 2026: SIDBI ko teen tranches mein ₹5,000 crore equity milegi.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

Cabinet ne Atal Pension Yojana 2030-31 tak badhai

21 January 2026: APY ab FY 2030-31 tak chalegi, promotion aur gap funding ke saath.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Myanmar Important

India–Myanmar Joint Trade Committee ki 9th meeting Nay Pyi Taw mein

21 January 2026: trade USD 2.15 bn, target USD 5 bn by 2030.

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Lucknow UP ka pehla 'zero fresh waste dump' city bana

Shivari plant (700 TPD) ke saath Lucknow 100% municipal solid waste scientifically process karta hai.

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📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Important

NITI Aayog ke cement, aluminium aur MSME decarbonisation roadmaps

21 January 2026: teen sectors ke liye green transition reports jaari.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

IICDEM-2026 Bharat Mandapam mein shuru

21 January 2026: ECI ka 3-day international election conference shuru hua.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India

DGCA ne ATPL ke liye Electronic Personnel Licence launch kiya

21 January 2026: airline pilots ka ATPL ab digital EPL ke roop mein, eGCA app par.

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🎭 GI Tags 📍 Jammu and Kashmir

Udhampur ka GI-tagged Kaladi ab food tech se upscale hoga

21 January 2026: Dr Jitendra Singh ne CSIR labs ko Kaladi ke naye recipes aur shelf life par kaam karne ko kaha.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India

GSI ka Field Season 2026-27 plan: 1,068 projects, 236 critical minerals

21 January 2026 ki 65th CGPB meeting mein GSI ne annual programme rakha.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Manipur

Manipur, Meghalaya aur Tripura ka Statehood Day

21 January: teeno states ka Statehood Day; PM Modi aur Amit Shah ne badhai di.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Gujarat

Gujarat ke rural local bodies ko ₹512.27 crore XV-FC grants

FY 2025-26 ke untied grants ki pehli kisht ₹509.07 crore, 14,561 Gram Panchayats ke liye.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

December 2025 mein eight core industries 3.7% badhi

ICI December 2025 mein 3.7% (provisional) upar; Apr–Dec cumulative 2.6%.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

CAQM ne Delhi-NCR mein GRAP Stage IV hataya

20 January 2026: 17 Jan ko lage Stage IV curbs hataye gaye; Stage I–III jaari.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

INS Sudarshini Lokayan 26 par Kochi se ravana

20 January 2026: 10 mahine ka transoceanic sailing expedition shuru.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

Unpaid toll par ab vehicle NOC, fitness ya permit nahi

CMV (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026 notified; unpaid NH user fee ko vehicle services se joda.

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