18-19 January Current Affairs

Energy, Climate & Infrastructure

• World’s Largest Green Ammonia Project (Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh)

  • USD 10 billion investment by AM Green

  • Strategic for green hydrogen value chain , energy transition, and export-oriented clean fuels

  • Strengthens India’s leadership in green industrial infrastructure

• Bharat Electricity Summit 2026 (New Delhi)

  • Platform for power sector reforms, renewable integration, grid modernisation

  • Relevant for energy governance & power sector policy

Digital Public Infrastructure & Governance

• India Post on ONDC (Logistics Service Provider)

  • First-ever online order delivered via ONDC

  • Expands DPI + logistics convergence , boosts rural & MSME e-commerce reach

• GeM – Womaniya Initiative (7 Years)

  • Enhances participation of women-led MSEs in public procurement

  • Key example of gender-responsive procurement policy

• Madhya Pradesh–BHASHINI MoU

  • Integration of AI-driven multilingual platforms

  • Strengthens inclusive digital governance & linguistic accessibility

Labour Market & Social Indicators

• PLFS Monthly Bulletin (Dec 2025)

  • Female LFPR & WPR at highest levels of the year

  • Unemployment rate stable at 4.8%

  • Indicates labour market resilience + women workforce inclusion

• National Startup Day (16 Jan 2026)

  • Marks 10 years of Startup India (2016–2026)

  • Focus on innovation, job creation, and entrepreneurship ecosystem

Banking, Monetary Policy & Regulation

• RBI recognises FEDAI as SRO

  • Strengthens self-regulation in forex markets

  • Improves compliance, transparency, and market discipline

• SMBC (Japan) gets WOS approval in India