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Central Silk Board – Higher Project Approval Limit

Central Silk Board – Higher Project Approval Limit

Why in news? The Ministry of Textiles has amended the rules governing the Central Silk Board (CSB), raising the limit up to which the board can approv...

Parbati Giri – Centenary Tribute to a Freedom Fighter

Parbati Giri – Centenary Tribute to a Freedom Fighter

Why in news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Parbati Giri on the occasion of her 100th birth anniversary. In his message he remembered he...

China’s Type 096 Tang‑Class Submarine Enhances Sea‑Based Deterrence

China’s Type 096 Tang‑Class Submarine Enhances Sea‑Based Deterrence

Why in news? Chinese state media recently revealed new specifications for the Type 096 (Tang‑class) nuclear‑powered ballistic missile submarine. T...

G4 Geomagnetic Storm Illuminates the Night Skies

G4 Geomagnetic Storm Illuminates the Night Skies

Why in news? On 19–20 January 2026 the Sun ejected a large cloud of charged particles that struck Earth’s magnetic field. The resulting G4 (severe...

Parakaempferia alba – A New Ginger from Arunachal Pradesh

Parakaempferia alba – A New Ginger from Arunachal Pradesh

Why in news? Botanists have described a new species of the ginger family, Parakaempferia alba, from the humid valleys of Siang district in Arunachal P...

United Nations ECOSOC Celebrates 80 Years of Service

United Nations ECOSOC Celebrates 80 Years of Service

Why in news? The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will mark its 80th anniversary on 23 January 2026 with a commemorative event at U...

INS Sudarshini Sets Sail on the ‘Lokayan 26’ Expedition

INS Sudarshini Sets Sail on the ‘Lokayan 26’ Expedition

Why in news? The Indian Navy’s sail training ship INS Sudarshini has embarked on Lokayan 26, a ten‑month transoceanic voyage that began on 20 Janu...

Sela Lake Tragedy Highlights High‑Altitude Safety

Sela Lake Tragedy Highlights High‑Altitude Safety

Why in news? Two tourists from Kerala drowned after the frozen surface of Sela Lake in Arunachal Pradesh cracked beneath their feet. The incident, whi...

C‑DOT’s Cell Broadcast System Wins SKOCH Award

C‑DOT’s Cell Broadcast System Wins SKOCH Award

Why in news? The Centre for Development of Telematics (C‑DOT) has received the SKOCH Award 2025 for its indigenously developed Cell Broadcast Soluti...

India Hosts Inaugural Conference on Democracy and Election Management

India Hosts Inaugural Conference on Democracy and Election Management

Why in news? The Election Commission of India (ECI) is organising the first India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management (IICDE...

Chile Wildfires and the Country’s Unique Geography

Chile Wildfires and the Country’s Unique Geography

Why in news? In mid‑January 2026 wildfires swept across central and southern Chile, leaving at least 18 people dead, forcing 50,000 residents to fle...

Saltwater Crocodile Numbers Rise in Odisha

Saltwater Crocodile Numbers Rise in Odisha

Why in news? A recent population estimation by Odisha’s forest department recorded 1,858 saltwater crocodiles in the state, an increase of 32 indivi...

Palghar Residents Protest Proposed Vadhavan Port

Palghar Residents Protest Proposed Vadhavan Port

Why in news? On 19 January 2026 around 20,000 residents of Maharashtra’s Palghar district marched nearly five kilometres to the district Collector�...

Brandt’s Hedgehog

Brandt’s Hedgehog

Why in news? Researchers in Jammu and Kashmir have confirmed the first presence of Brandt’s hedgehog in India. The animal was initially spotted in t...

Umbilo Shree Ambalavaanar Alayam

Umbilo Shree Ambalavaanar Alayam

Why in news? A historic Hindu temple in Durban, South Africa – the Umbilo Shree Ambalavaanar Alayam – faces a severe financial crisis. Local autho...

Key Facts About the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Key Facts About the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Why in news? The President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is scheduled to visit India on 19 January 2026 at the invi...

Indian Bison (Gaur)

Indian Bison (Gaur)

Why in news? A recent census in Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha counted 848 Indian bison, locally known as gaurs, showing a 28 percent increase...

Understanding Soft Matter

Understanding Soft Matter

Why in news? Soft matter physics has gained prominence because of its role in everyday products and emerging technologies. Materials such as gels, pol...

Chips to Start‑Up (C2S) Programme

Chips to Start‑Up (C2S) Programme

Why in news? The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s Chips to Start‑Up (C2S) programme has been highlighted for its role in build...

ICGS Sankalp

ICGS Sankalp

Why in news? As part of India’s “Security and Growth for All in the Region” (SAGAR) vision, the Indian Coast Guard Ship Sankalp called at Port L...

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