4–5 January 2026 Current Affairs

• DRDO successfully conducted a salvo launch of two Pralay missiles from the same launcher at ITR Chandipur, Odisha .

• ISRO conducted a static ground test of enhanced SS3 stage of SSLV at Sriharikota .

• Hyderabad-based startups TakeMe2Space & EON Space Labs tested and integrated a 14-kg EO satellite (MOI-1) and telescope MIRA .

• Gujarat Government constituted a Core Committee & Task Force to protect energy infrastructure from cyber-attacks .

🌱 Environment & Biodiversity

• India recorded 166 tiger deaths in 2025 , 40 more than in 2024, as per NTCA data .

🏅 Sports & Achievements

• Kaamya Karthikeyan (18, Mumbai) became the youngest female in the world to scale all Seven Summits .

• Sjoerd Marijne appointed Chief Coach of Indian Women’s Hockey Team by Hockey India .

• World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2025 held in Doha, Qatar .

📜 Acts & Reforms

• Select provisions of the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 came into force from 1 January 2026 , reforming sports administration.

📅 Important Day

• World Braille Day 2026 observed on 4 January , promoting awareness about Braille and accessibility for the visually impaired.