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233 stories for “Current Affairs” · January 2026
Clear filtersKerala has introduced the Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025, for private-sector employees. It would let them ignore work calls, emails, messages and online meetings after working hours without facing any penalty or discipli...
Karnataka recorded its first sighting of the Sandalwood Leopard, a rare pale reddish-pink colour morph of the Indian leopard, in Vijayanagara district. It is only the second recorded sighting in India, the earlier one be...
MoSPI will run India's first national survey of adult skills in 2026, at the request of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. It will use the Comprehensive Modular Survey framework and cover people aged...
At the release of the Indian Pharmacopoeia 2026, the 10th edition, the government said India now ranks 8th in the world for contributions to WHO drug-safety monitoring (pharmacovigilance), up from 123rd ten years ago. Th...
The Bhoramdev Corridor Development Project was launched at Bhoramdev Dham in Kabirdham district, Chhattisgarh, under the Central Government's Swadesh Darshan Scheme 2.0, at an estimated cost of Rs 146 crore. The Bhoramde...
The Ministry of AYUSH marked the 9th Siddha Day at Kalaivanar Arangam in Chennai on the theme 'Siddha for Global Health'. Siddha Day falls on 6 January each year, the birth anniversary of Sage Agathiyar, who is considere...
The 50th meeting of PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation), the PM's technology-enabled platform launched in 2015 to monitor infrastructure projects and public grievances, was held in New Delhi. Five c...
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment will fund a National Drug Use Survey for 2025-26, covering about 20 lakh people in every State and Union Territory. For the first time, it will record traditional and local...
The Government of Tamil Nadu revised its District Mineral Foundation (DMF) Rules, with the Tamil Nadu District Mineral Foundation Rules, 2025 replacing the 2017 rules. The revision improves use of DMF funds for mining-af...
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, in an order dated 3 January 2026, appointed water conservationist Rajendra Singh - a Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient known as the 'Waterman of India' - as Commissioner to study...
Karnataka recorded its highest-ever number of organ donors - 198 in 2025 - as recorded by Jeevasarthakathe, the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO) of Karnataka. The state ranked third in India after T...
The Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) in Greater Noida opened India's first AI clinic in a government hospital. The Additional Director General of Health Services inaugurated it online. The clinic is run by...
