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9 January 2026 Current Affairs

January 10, 2026

National Affairs

  • India introduced a new electronic business visa category e-B-4 exclusively for Chinese nationals to promote structured and legitimate business engagement.

  • Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya inaugurated the Sanskaar Shaala programme in Guwahati to strengthen value-based education initiatives.

  • RBI proposed increasing the dividend payout cap for banks to 75% of net profit , up from the earlier 40%, subject to regulatory conditions.

  • RBI reported improvement in the Supervisory Data Quality Index (sDQI) of Scheduled Commercial Banks to 90.7 in September 2025 , from 89.9 in the previous quarter.

  • Federal Bank launched a refreshed brand identity, ‘The Fortuna Wave’ , signalling digital transformation and future readiness.

  • Axis Bank introduced a ‘Safety Centre’ feature on its mobile banking app open to help customers detect and prevent suspicious activities.

  • HDFC Bank integrated the Digital Rupee (e₹) into its online merchant payment platform SmartGateway , expanding CBDC usage.

  • ACC approved a one-year extension of Abhishek Dev as Chairman of APEDA , ensuring continuity in agri-export promotion.

  • ACC appointed scientist A. K. Balasubrahmanian as Chairman of AERB for a three-year term to oversee nuclear safety regulation.

  • DRDO celebrated its 68th Foundation Day at its headquarters in New Delhi, highlighting advances in indigenous defence technologies.

  • Indian Army placed a supply order with Tata Advanced Systems Ltd for overhaul and upgradation of first-generation Pinaka MLRS and Battery Command Posts .

  • Scientists from JNCASR, Bengaluru developed the first supercomputer-based simulation explaining the Mpemba Effect (hot water freezing faster than cold).

  • Pakistan Air Force test-fired the indigenously developed Taimoor Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) during a live-trial exercise.

  • NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope discovered ‘Cloud-9’ , a starless, gas-rich cloud dominated by dark matter.

  • HPCL commissioned the world’s first and largest LC-Max Residue Upgradation Facility at its Visakhapatnam Refinery , boosting refinery efficiency.

  • Government highlighted SAMPANN , an online pension management system enabling secure digital access to pension documents.

  • Ministry of Corporate Affairs revised Director KYC compliance norms under the Companies Act, 2013 to strengthen corporate governance.

  • DA&FW and Department of Posts signed an MoU to create a nationwide logistics system for transporting fertiliser, seed and pesticide samples to labs.

  • Department of Posts and Ministry of Rural Development signed an MoU to enhance rural livelihoods, financial inclusion, logistics and SHG empowerment.

  • Tamil Nadu government signed an MoU with UN Women to advance

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