SARAS–2026 Exhibition Inauguration on January 8

Exam-focused facts from the 8 January 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

SARAS–2026, a 13-day national-level exhibition for women’s economic empowerment, will be inaugurated by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on January 8 at 4 p.m. in Guntur.
The Ministry of Rural Development is organising the festival as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
The exhibition will run till January 18 and will feature around 300 women artisans and entrepreneurs from 21 states and union territories.