Wednesday, Jan 21
Daily current affairs for 21 January 2026 with exam-focused key facts, connected news context, and revision notes for UPSC, SSC, banking and government exams.
Today at a glance
[Raymond Lifestyle]
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Vikas Chadha has been appointed as the Global Chief Executive Officer of TVS Supply Chain Solutions Limited (TVSSCS) with effect from January 22, 2026. He succeeds Ravi Viswanathan, who will retire during the 2026-27…
Jeyandran Venugopal has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL). He will work closely with Isha Ambani and the leadership team of Reliance Retail under the guidance…
Renuka Iyer, MD has been appointed as the new Chief Medical Officer of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). She previously served as Section Chief of Gastrointestinal Oncology and Medical Director for…
Neville Tata, son of chairman Noel Tata, has been inducted to the board of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT). He will serve for a term of three years.
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The Tamil Nadu government will institute annual literary awards named 'Semmozhi Illakiya Virudhu Classical Language Literary Award' for best works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Odiya, Bengali and Marathi. Each…
Five Indian films, including Kantara: A Legend – Chapter 1, Sister Midnight, Mahavatar Narsimha, Tanvi the Great, and Tourist Family, have secured eligibility for the Best Picture category at the 98th Academy Awards.…
Thota Tharani has been conferred the French government’s prestigious Chevalier Award He is a Padma Shri awardee and has won two National Film Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, three Nandi Awards and a Kerala…
A seven-member jury, chaired by veteran actor Prakash Raj, selected the winners for the Kerala State Film Awards 2025. The Kerala State Film Awards are presented by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy (KSCA).
Key Updates:
John Cena's in-ring career ended at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., after more than 20 years in WWE. Cena tapped out to Gunther in his final match, a nearly 24-minute contest at the 2025 Saturday Night Main…
Hungarian director, screenwriter, and producer Béla Tarr passed away at the age of 70 after a long illness. He was a prominent figure in contemplative cinema, known for directing films such as 'Sátántangó', 'Werckmeister…
Agnivesh Agarwal, son of metals tycoon Anil Agarwal, passed away at the age of 49 following a cardiac arrest after a skiing accident in the US. He had been recovering at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York before the sudden…
Davinder Singh Garcha, former international hockey player and 1980 Moscow Olympics gold-medallist, passed away at his Jalandhar home. He played six matches and scored eight goals in the 1980 Olympics where India defeated…
[Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)]
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Rakesh Aggarwal, a 1994 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as the regular Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA). He had been serving as interim head of NIA after the…
Lav Aggarwal, previously Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Women and Child Development, appointed as Director General of DGFT. Rabindra Kumar Agarwal appointed to head Food Corporation of India (FCI).
Vibha Chahal was appointed as the Director of the Food and Public Distribution Department. Shubha Sarma took additional charge as the Principal Secretary of the Water Resources Department in Odisha.
Vishvajit Sahay, 1990-batch IDAS officer, took over as Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) Alumnus of St. Stephen's College, Delhi; previously served as Additional Secretary & FA, Dept of Science & Technology…
Key Updates:
The biography titled 'Agni Sarassulo Vikasinchina Kamalam Draupadi Murmu' was authored by former MP and academician Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad. The book release took place under a tree on the Andhra University campus in…
India’s first NAMO Book Fest is being held in Delhi. Minister of State for Science and Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, released two books titled ‘Gen V Bano’ and ‘Mahatma’ at the fest.
CP Radhakrishnan, Vice-President of India, attended the 30th Convocation of Pondicherry University as Chief Guest. He unveiled the statue of Mahakavi Bharathiar and launched a housing project under the Smart City Mission…
Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Education, released the Urdu book 'Khutbat-e-Modi: Lal Qila Ki Faseel Se' in Delhi. The book compiles Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day addresses from the Red Fort…
[China]
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The State Bank of India (SBI) projects India’s real GDP growth for FY26 could reach 7.5% following the revision of the base year to 2022-23. The National Statistical Office (NSO) first advance estimates place real GDP…
The Government of India (GoI) projects the real GDP growth at 7.4% for fiscal year 2025–26, exceeding the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) expectation of 7.3%. Nominal GDP growth is estimated at 8% for the current fiscal…
The Asia Power Index 2025, published by the Lowy Institute in November, evaluates the resources and influence of countries to rank their relative power. India holds the No. 3 position in the Asia Power Index 2025, with a…
India has secured the third position in the Asia Power Index 2025, on the back of economic growth and military capability based on its performance in Operation Sindoor, Australia-based think tank Lowy Institute said. The…
[Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Foreign Exchange Dealers’ Association of India (FEDAI)]
Key Updates:
Bank of Baroda (BoB) received in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to transfer its existing bank primary dealer authorization to a proposed wholly-owned subsidiary. The new subsidiary will undertake…
Innoviti Technologies received RBI Certificate of Authorization to operate as a Payment Aggregator under the Payments and Settlement Systems Act, 2007. The authorization now covers both online and physical in-store…
NHAI-sponsored Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT) has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) as an Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT). The Public InvIT aims to unlock the…
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cancelled the Certificate of Registration of 35 NBFCs including Satya Prakash Capital Investment Limited and Sunlife Securities Private Limited for regulatory non-compliance. The cancellations…
[Canara Bank]
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Canara Bank (CB) launches Canara ai1Pe, a unified UPI app enabling instant payments, shared expenses via UPI Delegate, spend analytics, UPI Lite, and rewards. The app allows users to link bank accounts from any bank for…
NPCI BHIM Services Limited introduced UPI Circle Full Delegation on the BHIM Payments App. Primary users can authorise trusted contacts to make UPI payments up to Rs 15,000 per month.
Rediff.com India has received final approval from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) for its Third-Party Application Provider (TPAP) license. RediffPay positions itself as India’s first UPI app focused on…
NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) partners with ACLEDA Bank Plc., Cambodia's first publicly listed commercial bank, to interconnect UPI and KHQR networks. Indian travellers can use UPI-enabled apps at over 4.5…
[Air India, Singapore Airlines]
Key Updates:
Akasa Air becomes the fifth Indian airline to join IATA after Air India, Air India Express, IndiGo and SpiceJet. IATA members account for more than 80 per cent of global air traffic.
IndiGo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China Southern Airlines to establish a codeshare and cooperation agreement aimed at improving air connectivity between India and China. The partnership, subject to…
Air India has signed a codeshare agreement with Latvia’s national carrier airBaltic to improve travel connectivity between India and the Baltic region. The airline announced the partnership on December 30, 2025.
Al Hind Air and FlyExpress received no-objection certificates from the Union Civil Aviation Ministry this week. Uttar Pradesh-based Shankh Air already holds an NOC and targets commercial launch in 2026.
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The Government has approved the ‘Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnet’ (REPM) with a financial outlay of ₹7,280 crore. The scheme aims to establish 6,000 metric tonnes per annum (MTPA)…
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the rationalisation of royalty rates for four critical minerals — graphite, caesium, rubidium and zirconium. The move is aimed at promoting the auction…
Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) allocates ₹6,450 Cr in sales-linked incentives and ₹750 Cr in capital subsidies for five beneficiaries (1,200 TPA each). India currently imports ~100 % of its rare-earth magnet demand…
The event was an ‘International conference on critical metals’. The conference was held in Jamshedpur.
Key Updates:
India has committed to a pathway towards net-zero emissions by 2070 as part of the Panchamrit commitments announced at COP-26. "Referring to the Panchamrit commitments announced at COP-26, he observed that India’s…
Global leaders are set to gather in New Delhi for the 17th GRIHA Summit, themed 'Innovate to Act for a Climate Resilient World'. The summit aims to drive scalable climate solutions for India's built environment.
The Ministry of Power (MoP) and Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) announced that the Bharat Electricity Summit 2026 will be held from March 19 to 22, 2026, at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi. The four-day Summit will be…
The COP30 U.N. Climate Summit is scheduled to take place in Belem, Para state, Brazil, from November 10 to 21. India's environment ministry stated that the rationalisation of adaptation indicators will be a major issue…
[Delhi]
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The Union environment ministry (MoEFCC) has reconstituted the Delhi Ridge Management Board (DRMB) with statutory powers. The December 1 notification for the Delhi Ridge Management Board (DRMB) was issued under powers…
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated 81 new Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, raising the city’s total to 319 centres. Patients can now book OPD appointments and access medical records through mobile phones.
Delhi Government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) sign MoU making RBI the banker, debt manager and financial agent for Delhi. Market borrowings via State Development Loans will carry interest of around seven per cent…
A joint Military Civil Fusion (MCF) exercise, Sanjha Shakti, was successfully conducted on January 8 and 9 at the Dighi Range, Khadki Military Station. The exercise involved 16 civil agencies including Maharashtra…
[Gujarat]
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Tripura is scheduled to host the second Prabashi Tripurabasi Summit 2025-26 to reconnect with natives of the state residing beyond its borders. The summit is organized by the Tripura Institution for Transformation…
Odisha is hosting the Global Energy Leaders’ Summit (GELS) 2025 at Puri from 5 to 7 December. GELS 2025 is positioned as a cooperative federalism platform for states to share replicable clean-energy innovations.
Event: Third edition of the International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH-2025) organised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). Duration & Format: Two-day conference on 11–12 November featuring "plenary…
The Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) will host the 18th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference and Expo 2025 in Gurugram. The objective of the event is sharing best practices in urban mobility at the national and global…
[Maharashtra]
Key Updates:
Shri Raj Kumar Arora, 1990-batch Indian Defence Accounts Service officer, has assumed charge as Financial Advisor (Defence Services) in the Ministry of Defence. Immediately prior, he served as Controller General of…
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed contracts worth Rs 4,666 crore for procurement of Close Quarter Battle (CQB) Carbine and Heavy Weight Torpedoes. Over 4.25 lakh CQB carbines, along with accessories worth Rs 2,770…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh: 'The decisions taken today will help in enhancing operational capabilities of the Armed Forces.' AoN approved for Loiter Munition System for Artillery Regiments, Low Level Light Weight…
**Initiative Name**: Chhattisgarh’s new Assembly building in Nava Raipur. **Inaugurated by**: Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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The Indian Navy has taken delivery of 'Anjadip', the third of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC). The warship has been indigenously designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers…
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd delivered 'Anjadip', the third of eight such platforms being built at the shipyard to the Indian Navy at the Chennai Port Trust. Anjadip is the 115th warship built by…
INSV Kaundinya, the Indian Navy’s pioneering stitched sailing vessel that revives India’s ancient shipbuilding and seafaring traditions, will undertake its maiden overseas voyage on the 29th of this month. The vessel…
The Ministry of Home Affairs has scrapped the coastal sign-on/sign-off and shore leave pass (SLP) procedures for crew and supernumerary of Indian flag ships solely engaged in coastal trade, dredgers, barges and research…
[United Arab Emirates]
Key Updates:
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will visit India on Monday, January 19, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated the visit will allow both leaders…
India has expanded its Visa-on-Arrival program for UAE nationals to three new airports – Kochi, Calicut, and Ahmedabad, joining six existing hubs. With this update, UAE citizens can now obtain a Visa-on-Arrival at nine…
A Joint Vision Document and Executive Programme were signed, outlining strategic cooperation, including innovation in agriculture and food industries. Four Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were inked, covering…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded a landmark two-day visit to Jordan, marking 75 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The current full bilateral visit is taking place after an interval of 37…
Key Updates:
Armed Forces Veterans' Day is celebrated on January 14 every year. The day marks the birth anniversary of the Late Field Marshal KM Cariappa, who retired on this day in 1953.
India will observe Indian Army Day on January 15, 2026, marking 78 years since the country took full command of its own Army after Independence. The theme for 2026, Year of Networking and Data Centricity, focuses on…
The Indian Army declared 2026 as the 'Year of Networking & Data Centricity' to boost connectivity, real-time decision-making, and combat effectiveness. Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi stated that jointness, self-reliance…
BSF Raising Day is celebrated every year on 1 December. BSF Raising Day marks the foundation of the Border Security Force in 1965.
Key Updates:
IndiaAI, MeitY, and the Uttar Pradesh government host the UP Regional AI Impact Conference 2026 in Lucknow on 12-13 January 2026. The conference focuses on responsible, inclusive, and scalable AI adoption in governance…
Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi laid the foundation for a Rs 3,623 crore integrated Lok Seva Bhawan and assembly complex spread over 71 acres. The complex is designed to meet the state’s administrative and legislative needs…
Madhya Pradesh to set up India’s first PPP-model medical colleges in Dhar and Betul tribal districts. State government provides up to 25 acres of land on lease; private partners build academic and clinical…
42 of 56 Commonwealth countries have confirmed participation, marking the highest turnout in CSPOC history. 61 Speakers and Presiding Officers are expected to attend the conference hosted by the Parliament of India.
[Election Commission of India (ECI)]
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More than 80 Indian CEOs are slated to attend the World Economic Forum's 56th annual conference in Davos from January 19 to 23. Senior Union ministers and delegations from a record nine states will spotlight efforts to…
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will host the inaugural India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management from January 21 to 23 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The three-day conference is…
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will host the inaugural India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management from January 21 to 23 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The three-day conference is…
The Indo-Danish Business Council (IDBC) has been launched in Copenhagen as a strategic think tank and collaboration platform. It aims to foster deeper innovation, policy, and investment ties between India and the Nordic…
[Japan]
Key Updates:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit West Bengal and Assam to inaugurate, lay foundation stones and flag off rail, road, port and inland water transport projects worth more than ₹11,000 crore. The projects include…
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh co-chaired the Third India-Indonesia Defence Ministers' Dialogue with Indonesian Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin in New Delhi. Both nations adopted a shared vision on maritime…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay foundation stone of projects worth around Rs 15,600 crore in Assam on Saturday and Sunday. The New Terminal Building of Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi International…
Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday for his second visit to India this year. He will meet External Affairs…
Key Updates:
The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025, which was passed in Parliament Thursday, allows private players to enter the operations side of the…
Supreme Court stays its November 20 order accepting the Centre’s 100-metre height definition for Aravalli Hills. A new High-Powered Expert Committee will be constituted to resolve critical ambiguities.
Indian Air Force C-130J aircraft landed in Colombo with nearly 12 tonnes of relief material including tents, tarpaulins, blankets, hygiene kits, and ready-to-eat food items. Indian Naval Ship Vikrant and Indian Naval…
The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill proposes to establish a commission to facilitate universities and other higher educational institutions to become independent self-governing institutions. The commission aims to…
[Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT)]
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An Indian team’s satellite internet concept emerged as a global winner of NASA’s 2025 International Space Apps Challenge. The Chennai-based team, Photonics Odyssey, proposed a sovereign, phased-array satellite internet…
Kavach 4.0 has been commissioned in Gujarat’s first Bajwa(Vadodara)–Ahmedabad section(96-km). The project covers 17 stations and includes robust infrastructure such as 23 towers, 20 Kavach buildings/huts, 192 km of…
Kyivstar is now offering direct-to-cell services for its customers by working with SpaceX’s Starlink constellation. Around 200,000 Kyivstar customers have already registered on the Direct to Cell network.
C-DOT has become the first organisation from India to receive the IEEE SA Corporate Award. It is only the fifth organisation globally to be honoured by the 140-year-old IEEE.
[China, China Meteorological Administration]
Key Updates:
The PSLV-C62 mission lifted off at 10:18:30 IST from the First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. ISRO acknowledged 'a deviation of sort in the flight path' after the end of the third stage and is…
Sentinel-6B satellite launched by Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California Joint U.S.-European mission involving NASA, ESA, European Commission, NOAA, Eumetsat, CNES
China has deployed a replacement return capsule to its space station, marking the first emergency launch in its crewed space programme. The Shenzhou-22 spacecraft, loaded with 600 kg of supplies, including food and…
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS exhibited an unprecedented and rapid increase in brightness as it approached the Sun. The finding is significant because the internal composition of 3I/ATLAS could suggest that the planetary…
[CUSAT]
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Scientists have identified a new species of reed snake, Calamaria mizoramensis, in Mizoram, India. The breakthrough came with a fresh round of research published in Zootaxa.
Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have identified a new species of Collembola named Neelus sikkimensis in Sikkim's high-altitude regions. Neelus sikkimensis is the first of its genus to be recorded in…
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-20 satellite captured images of a phytoplankton bloom encircling the Chatham Islands on January 10…
The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAHD), Government of India joined hands with the Lakshadweep administration to organise the event. Investors called for value-added…
[Jammu & Kashmir]
Key Updates:
Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have identified a new species of Collembola named Neelus sikkimensis in Sikkim's high-altitude regions. Neelus sikkimensis is the first of its genus to be recorded in…
A juvenile albino checkered kneelback snake, a rare hypopigmentation anomaly, has been documented for the first time in Guwahati at the Assam State Zoo. This discovery adds the state to an exclusive list of regions that…
Rhinophis siruvaniensis, a new burrowing shieldtail snake, was discovered in a coffee plantation at Jellipara village, Palakkad district, Kerala. The species was formally described in the journal Evolutionary Systematics…
Six new butterfly species were found in Arunachal's Siang Valley. This is for the first time, the species have been documented in India.
[Madhya Pradesh]
Key Updates:
Two nurses from a private hospital in Barasat, North 24 Parganas, have tested positive for Nipah virus and are on ventilator support due to severe lung and brain infection (encephalitis). All government and private…
The TB Mukta Panchayat (TMP) is an initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The TMP was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24, 2023.
Scrub typhus is caused by the bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi and spreads through bites of infected larval mites. Common symptoms include fever, body pain, rash, a scab-like lesion and swollen lymph nodes.
The Maharashtra government has officially declared leprosy a “notifiable disease.” It is now mandatory for all doctors and healthcare institutions to report every diagnosed case of leprosy within two weeks to the…
[Nagaland, China]
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Indian coffee is cultivated under a unique two-tier shade system of evergreen and leguminous trees, with nearly 50 varieties enhancing soil health and biodiversity. Western Ghats form one of the 25 biodiversity hotspots…
CSIR–Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR–CFTRI) has developed a batch-type percolation technique to extract annatto dye into crystal-like form usable as water-soluble, oil-soluble or refined powder…
DAE, in collaboration with Cologenesis Pvt. Ltd., launched ColoNoX, India’s first nitric-oxide-releasing wound dressing for diabetic foot ulcers DFU. The wound dressing was developed by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre BARC…
ATGC Biotech Pvt. Ltd. (India) and Luxembourg Industries Ltd. (Israel) signed licensing agreements to establish Semiophore Ltd., a 50-50 Indo-Israeli partnership. Semiophore Ltd. will manufacture and commercialize 18…
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Qatar has successfully trialed its first autonomous eVTOL air taxi, marking a milestone in smart urban mobility. The AI-powered flight operated without human intervention, conducted between the Old Doha Port and Katara…
The UAE’s Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has announced a paid holiday on January 1 for private sector employees. The announcement was made through an official X post following the UAE cabinet’s approved…
Federal Decree-Law No. 12 of 2025 fundamentally reshaping who can foster and how fostering works across the country. Fostering in the UAE is open not only to Muslim nationals but also to expatriate families of any…
The Gulf Cooperation Council has approved a landmark one-stop travel system designed to streamline movement across member states. the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain selected to pilot the initiative starting in December…
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Swabhiman Parv is marked on January 5, 2026, to reflect on 1,000 years since the first invasion of the revered temple of Somnath. The Somnath Temple is located in Prabhas Patan, near Veraval, in the Saurashtra region of…
A Sikh Nagar Kirtan in Manurewa, South Auckland, was blocked by protesters performing the traditional Māori haka. Protest leader Brian Tamaki claimed the procession displayed Khalistan flags and slogans calling for…
Madras high court has reaffirmed that only the Thengalai sub-sect of Sri Vaishnava holds exclusive rights to lead religious recitations and rituals at the Sri Devarajaswamy Temple in Kancheepuram. The court observed that…
Thousands of devotees waited for hours to catch a glimpse of the Makarajyoti and witness the Makaravilakku deeparadhana performed atop the Ponnambalamedu hillock. The 26-member team carrying the sacred ornaments from the…
[Singapore]
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Responsible Nations Index (RNI) will be launched by former president Ram Nath Kovind on January 19. RNI is developed by World Intellectual Foundation (WIF) in academic collaboration with Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)…
CCPI 2026 published at UN COP30 Climate Summit lists Denmark (80.52 pts) in 4th place as top-ranked country; top three ranks remain vacant as no nation achieved 'very high' rating India fell 13 positions—from 10th to…
India has committed to a pathway towards net-zero emissions by 2070 as part of the Panchamrit commitments announced at COP-26. "Referring to the Panchamrit commitments announced at COP-26, he observed that India’s…
Global greenhouse-gas emissions rose 2.3 % in 2024 to a record 57.7 gigatonnes CO2 equivalent (UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2025). India recorded the biggest year-on-year increase in emissions, followed by China, Russia…
[National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)]
Key Updates:
International Day of Epidemic Preparedness is observed annually on December 27. The United Nations General Assembly officially designated this day in December 2020 through Resolution 75/27.
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Raising Day is observed on December 20 every year. Union Home Minister Amit Shah extended greetings to SSB personnel and their families on the 62nd Raising Day of the force.
World Tsunami Awareness Day is observed annually on November 5, following its establishment by the UN General Assembly in December 2015 through Resolution 70/203. The day aims to raise global awareness of the tsunami…
November 16, 2025, is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. Over 300 small flags will represent those who have died on our roads since the last World Day of Remembrance in 2024.