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[Consumer Price Index]: MOSPI updated the base year to 2024 with a 358-item basket. Jan 2026 retail inflation stood at 2.75%. [Economy]
[Defence Acquisition Council]: Approved ₹3.6 lakh crore in capital acquisitions. Includes the procurement of 114 Rafale fighter jets from France. [Defence]
[Vibhav Anti-Tank Mines]: Procurement approved for the Indian Army. Designed to delay and disrupt advancing enemy mechanised forces. [Defence]
[AS-HAPS Platform]: Indian Air Force to procure Air-ship-based high-altitude pseudo satellites. Will be used for persistent surveillance and remote sensing. [Defence]
[P-81 Aircraft]: DAC cleared the purchase of six maritime reconnaissance aircraft from the US. Bolsters the Navy’s anti-submarine warfare capabilities. [Defence]
[Reserve Bank of India]: Issued draft guidelines to restrain abusive bank loan recovery agents. Mandates a grievance mechanism by July 1, 2026. [Economy]
[Bodhan AI]: Launched by Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. A non-profit initiative to build the open-source ‘Bharat EduAI Stack’. [Government Schemes]
[Tangkhul Hui & Kombai]: Indigenous dog breeds inducted into the Assam Rifles. Aligns with the directive to phase out foreign breeds by 2050. [Defence]
[Sarita Yolmo]: Appointed as the first woman train ticket examiner on ‘tour duty’. A historic milestone for the 145-year-old Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. [Appointments]
[RBI Digital Payment Index]: Surged to 516.76 for September 2025. Reflects significant nationwide growth in digital payment enablers. [Economy]
[Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill]: Passed by Lok Sabha. Formally repeals legacy acts like the Trade Unions Act of 1926. [Government Schemes]
[Kartavya Bhavan 1 & 2]: Set to be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi. 4-Star GRIHA-compliant Central Secretariat buildings to house key ministries. [Government Schemes]
[Digi Yatra]: Decentralised digital identity platform extended to international air travel. Enables passport-based enrolment for seamless immigration. [Government Schemes]
[Pulses Mission]: Government allocated ₹11,440 crore for pulse cultivation. Targets 350 lakh tonnes of production by 2030-31 to cut import dependency. [Government Schemes]
[Angela Merkel]: Former German Chancellor to deliver the inaugural Dr. Manmohan Singh Memorial Lecture. Will speak on ‘Germany and India in times of global change’. [International Summits]
Results
#1. What was the retail inflation in January 2026 under the new CPI series (base year 2024)?
#2. How many Rafale fighter jets will India procure from France under the recent DAC approval?
#3. What is the primary purpose of the ‘Vibhav’ system approved for the Indian Army?
#4. What does ‘HAPS’ stand for in the AS-HAPS platform procured by the Indian Air Force?
#5. Which country will supply six additional P-81 maritime reconnaissance aircraft to the Indian Navy?
#6. By what date must banks set up a grievance mechanism for abusive loan recovery agents as per RBI guidelines?
#7. Who launched ‘Bodhan AI’ to build the open-source ‘Bharat EduAI Stack’?
#8. Which indigenous dog breeds were recently inducted into the Assam Rifles?
#9. Sarita Yolmo became the first woman TTE on ‘tour duty’ on which railway network?
#10. What was the RBI Digital Payment Index (DPI) value for September 2025?
#11. The Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill 2026 formally repeals which legacy act?
#12. The newly built Kartavya Bhavan 1 & 2 complexes comply with which sustainability standard?
#13. For international travel the Digi Yatra platform will enable enrolment based on which document?
#14. What is the 2030-31 production target under the ₹11440 crore Pulses Mission?
#15. Who will deliver the inaugural Dr. Manmohan Singh Memorial Lecture in New Delhi?
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