Asia Current Affairs — Pichhle 12 mahine

🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Uttar Pradesh Must know

River dolphins ka doosra range-wide estimation Bijnor, UP se shuru

17 January 2026: Project Dolphin ke tahat doosra dolphin estimation Bijnor se shuru; WII coordinator.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs

🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Must know

December 2025 disruptions par DGCA ne IndiGo par ₹22.20 crore ka penalty lagaya

17 January 2026: IndiGo par ₹22.20 crore penalty aur ISRAS ke tahat ₹50 crore bank guarantee.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 West Bengal Must know

PM ne Malda se India ki pehli Vande Bharat Sleeper train ko hari jhandi di

17 January 2026: Howrah–Guwahati (Kamakhya) Vande Bharat Sleeper Malda Town station se rawana; ₹3,250 crore ke projects.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 4 MCQs

🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

AQI 400 paar hone par CAQM ne Delhi-NCR mein GRAP Stage IV lagaya

17 January 2026: Delhi AQI 4 PM ko 400 se 8 PM tak 428; poore Delhi-NCR mein GRAP Stage IV.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

Amrit Bharat Express: December 2023 se 30 trains chalu, 9 aur services aa rahi

PIB backgrounder (17 January 2026): 30 Amrit Bharat trains, 9 nayi services, ~₹500 per 1,000 km.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Mauritius Important

ICGS Sankalp ne Port Louis, Mauritius mein port call kiya

17 January 2026: Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS Sankalp Port Louis, Mauritius pahuncha.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Assam Important

PM Guwahati mein Bodo cultural programme Bagurumba Dwhou mein shamil hue

17 January 2026: Sarusajai Stadium, Guwahati mein Bagurumba Dwhou; 10,000+ artists.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Singapore Important

Indian Navy ka First Training Squadron Changi Naval Base, Singapore pahuncha

15 January 2026: INS Tir, INS Shardul, INS Sujata aur ICGS Sarathi Changi Naval Base pahunche.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 Tamil Nadu

PM ne Bharat Ratna M.G. Ramachandran ko unki Jayanti par shraddhanjali di

17 January 2026: Tamil Nadu ke purv CM aur Bharat Ratna MGR ki Jayanti.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Kenya

Nairobi mein 3rd India–Kenya Defence Exhibition ke liye Secretary (Defence Production) delegation lead karenge

19 January 2026 ko Nairobi mein 3rd India–Kenya Defence Exhibition; Brand India scheme; 20 Indian companies.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Defence +1 2 MCQs

🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Must know

Agriculture Minister ne proposed Seed Act 2026 ke features bataye: QR traceability, ₹30 lakh tak penalty

16 January 2026: har seed packet par QR code, seed companies ka registration zaroori.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Must know

Startup India ke 10 saal; PM bole India duniya ka teesra sabse bada startup ecosystem

16 January 2026, National Startup Day: Bharat Mandapam mein Startup India ke 10 saal ka programme.

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🎭 GI Tags 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Andhra Pradesh ki Ponduru Khadi ko GI tag mila

16 January 2026: Srikakulam ki Ponduru Khadi ('Patnulu') ko KVIC ke favour mein GI tag.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 India Important

6th ASEAN–India Digital Ministers' Meeting mein Digital Work Plan 2026 approve

16 January 2026: ADGMIN virtual meeting; theme 'Adaptive ASEAN: From Connectivity to Connected Intelligence'.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

CBIC ne 15 January 2026 se postal exports par Drawback, RoDTEP, RoSCTL benefits diye

15 January 2026 se electronic postal exports par Duty Drawback, RoDTEP aur RoSCTL laagu.

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🌐 Agreements & MoUs 📍 Germany Important

India aur Germany ne telecom cooperation par Joint Declaration of Intent sign kiya

Chancellor Friedrich Merz ki 12–13 January 2026 ki India visit ke dauran telecom JDI sign hua.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India Important

Praveen Vashista ne CVC mein Vigilance Commissioner ki shapath li

16 January 2026: Bihar cadre (1991) ke IPS Praveen Vashista Vigilance Commissioner bane.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Mizoram

Centre ne Mizoram ke rural local bodies ke liye ₹15.20 crore XV-FC grant jaari kiya

16 January 2026: Mizoram ki sabhi 808 Village Councils ko XV-FC untied grants.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi

AQI 354 hone par CAQM ne Delhi-NCR mein GRAP Stage III lagaya

16 January 2026: Delhi AQI 343 se 354; poore NCR mein GRAP Stage III.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

🏆 National Awards 📍 India

MoSPI ne Sukhatme National Award in Statistics 2026 ke liye nominations maange

Last date 31 January 2026; award Statistics Day, 29 June 2026 ko diya jayega.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Tamil Nadu

PM ne Thiruvalluvar Day par Thiruvalluvar ko shraddhanjali di

16 January 2026: PM ne sabse Tirukkural padhne ka aagrah kiya.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Rajasthan Must know

78th Army Day parade Jaipur mein, pehli baar cantonment ke bahar

15 January 2026: Mahal Road, Jaipur par 78th Army Day parade; South Western Command ne pehli baar host kiya.

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🏛️ Parliament & Bills 📍 India Must know

PM ne Samvidhan Sadan mein 28th CSPOC ka udghatan kiya

15 January 2026: Commonwealth Speakers aur Presiding Officers ka 28th conference Central Hall, Samvidhan Sadan mein.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

Bhopal mein MP Regional AI Impact Conference: BHASHINI MoU, 30 Data & AI Labs, SpaceTech Policy

15 January 2026: MP Regional AI Impact Conference Bhopal mein khatam; SpaceTech Policy 2026 launch.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs

🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Israel Important

India aur Israel ne fisheries aur aquaculture par Joint Ministerial Declaration of Intent sign kiya

14 January 2026: Eilat summit ke dauran India–Israel fisheries JDI; delegation lead Rajiv Ranjan Singh.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

PLFS December 2025: female LFPR saal ke high 35.3% par; unemployment 4.8%

15 January 2026: PLFS December bulletin; LFPR 56.1%, WPR 53.4%, UR 4.8%.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

Coal Ministry ne DVC ke saath 3 commercial coal blocks ke agreements kiye

15 January 2026: Dhulia North, Mandakini B, Pirpainti Barahat ke CMDPA; 49 MTPA capacity.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India Important

IMD 2026 mein chaar metros mein 200 Automatic Weather Stations lagayega

15 January 2026, IMD ka 151st Foundation Day: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune mein 50-50 AWS.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

BSIP study ne Tamil Nadu ki Kondagai Lake se 4,500 saal ka monsoon itihas nikala

15 January 2026: Sivaganga ke paas Kondagai Lake ke sediments se Late Holocene climate record.

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📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Important

NITI Aayog ne MSME schemes ke convergence par report jaari ki

15 January 2026: 'Achieving Efficiencies in MSME Sector through Convergence of Schemes' report.

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