International Relations & Visits
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India’s BRICS Chairship 2026: Logo, theme, and website launched on January 13, 2026 .
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German Chancellor’s Visit: Friedrich Merz visited India ( Jan 12-13, 2026 ) on his first official trip to India and Asia.
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EU Leaders for R-Day: European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will be Chief Guests for India’s 77th Republic Day (2026) .
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Global Summit Participation: An Indian delegation visited Israel ( Jan 13-15, 2026 ) for the "Blue Food Security: Sea the Future 2026" summit.
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International Spice Conference: The 9th ISC will be in Kochi, Kerala (Feb 23-26, 2026) .
National Policies & Committees
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PM CARES Fund: The Delhi High Court held it enjoys a right to privacy under the RTI Act, 2005 .
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NPS Committee: PFRDA formed a 15-member expert committee to frame a regulatory framework for assured payouts under NPS .
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Export Preparedness Index 2024: Released by NITI Aayog to assess states/UTs.
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Health Insurance: Govt. launched "Paripoorna Mediclaim Ayush Bima" , an optional retail health product for CGHS beneficiaries.
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Public Sector Banks: Advised to introduce a Composite Salary Account Package for Central Govt. employees' financial well-being.
State-Specific Developments
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Kerala: Recorded the highest share of personal four-wheeler EV adoption in 2025 among top EV-selling states.
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Rajasthan: Bamanwas Kankar Panchayat declared the state’s first fully organic village body .
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Andhra Pradesh: Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan became the first Indian formally inducted into Kenjutsu (Japanese samurai swordsmanship).
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Tamil Nadu: Govt. signed an MoU with Sarvam AI to set up a full-stack Sovereign AI Park .
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Karnataka: Launched the ‘Gruha Lakshmi Digital Marketing’ portal to promote women entrepreneurship.
Banking & Digital Infrastructure
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Karnataka Bank: 1) Won ‘Best Fintech & DPI Adoption’ at IBA Banking Tech Awards 2026. 2) Enabled net banking for Khajane-2 e-receipts (GoK transactions).
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Digital Skilling: MIB, PSA, and Netflix Fund launched the ‘Inspiring Innovators’ skilling initiative.
Month: Current Affairs - January 17, 2026
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