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Summarized Facts from 10/1/26 newspaper:
Mufti Noor Ahmad Noor: Appointed as the Charge d’Affaires of the Afghanistan Embassy in New Delhi. [First Taliban-appointed diplomat to take charge in India]. [Appointments]
Oreshnik: Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine using this new hypersonic missile system. [Nuclear-capable ballistic missile deployed in Belarus]. [Defence]
NIDMS: Amit Shah launched the National Improvised Explosive Device Data Management System. [Maintains a database of all bomb blasts in India since 1999]. [Government Schemes]
Scramjet Engine: DRDO successfully tested an actively-cooled full-scale combustor at DRDL, Hyderabad. [Critical milestone for India’s hypersonic missile programme]. [Science & Tech]
Madhav Gadgil: Renowned ecologist and environmentalist passed away. [Famous for the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel report]. [Obituary]
Samagra Shiksha 3.0: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan chaired a meeting to chart the pathway for the third phase of this scheme. [Focuses on entrusting schools to society and 100% enrolment]. [Government Schemes]
Somaliland: Israel recognized it as an independent sovereign state in late 2025. [A strategic territory located in the Horn of Africa]. [International Affairs]
Creator’s Corner: A dedicated platform launched by Prasar Bharati on DD News for digital content creators. [Part of I&B Ministry’s restructuring reforms]. [Govt Initiatives]
Vodafone Idea (Vi): The Union Government froze the telecom giant’s AGR dues at ₹87,695 crore. [Govt holds a 49% equity stake in the company]. [Economy]
UPSC: Mandated AI-enabled face authentication for all candidates at examination venues. [Pilot project was conducted in Gurugram in Sept 2025]. [Governance]
Safeguard Duty: The Centre imposed a three-year safeguard duty on select flat steel imports. [Aims to protect domestic producers from price undercutting]. [Economy]
NMDC: The state-owned miner revised iron ore prices downwards, leading to a decline in its share price. [India’s largest iron ore producer]. [Economy]
Budget Session 2026: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced the session will commence on January 28. [Will be held in two phases concluding April 2]. [Polity]
Telangana Bhu Bharati Act: Section 6 of this Act is being used to regularize ‘Sada Bainamas’ (plain-paper land transactions). [Aims to provide legal titles to small farmers]. [State Schemes]
Ashwini Vaishnaw: The Union Minister announced 2026 as the year of major reforms for Prasar Bharati. [Includes restructuring Doordarshan and All India Radio]. [Persons in News]
Results
#1. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw declared 2026 as a year of reforms for which body?
#2. Who is the first Taliban-appointed diplomat to take charge of the Afghanistan Embassy in New Delhi?
#3. Which new hypersonic missile system did Russia recently use to attack Ukraine?
#4. What does ‘NIDMS’, the new database launched by Amit Shah, stand for?
#5. DRDO recently tested a full-scale combustor for which engine type at DRDL, Hyderabad?
#6. Madhav Gadgil, who passed away recently, was a renowned expert in:
#7. Who chaired the meeting for the third phase of the ‘Samagra Shiksha’ scheme?
#8. Which country recognized ‘Somaliland’ as an independent state in late 2025?
#9. What is the name of Prasar Bharati’s new platform for digital content creators?
#10. The Govt froze AGR dues at ₹87,695 crore for which telecom giant?
#11. Which body recently mandated AI-enabled face authentication for exam candidates?
#12. On which commodity did the Centre recently impose a three-year safeguard duty?
#13. NMDC is India’s largest producer of which mineral?
#14. On which date will the Budget Session 2026 commence?
#15. Which state is regularizing ‘Sada Bainamas’ (plain-paper land deals) under its Bhu Bharati Act?
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