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Summarized Facts from 13/1/26 newspaper:
Sergio Gor: Assumed charge as the new U.S. Ambassador to India. [Invited India to join the ‘Pax Silica’ initiative for chips and AI]. [Appointments]
MPATGM: DRDO successfully flight-tested this third-generation Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile. [Features top-attack capability; tested in Maharashtra]. [Defence]
Friedrich Merz: German Chancellor visited India to sign a pact strengthening bilateral defence industrial cooperation. [Marked 25 years of India-Germany strategic partnership]. [International Summits]
PSLV-C62: ISRO mission failed to launch the EOS-N1 earth observation satellite due to a third-stage anomaly. [Payload was a strategic satellite developed by DRDO]. [Science & Tech]
Bamanwas Kankar: Became the first panchayat in Rajasthan to be certified as fully organic. [Located in Kotputli-Behror district]. [National Awards/Environment]
International Kite Festival 2026: Inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi at the Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad. [German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attended as Chief Guest]. [National Events]
Article 6 (Paris Agreement): India operationalised this carbon market mechanism by signing the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM). [Partnership signed with Japan]. [Environment/Economy]
Retail Inflation (CPI): Rose to a three-month high of 1.33% in December 2025. [Remains significantly below RBI’s lower comfort level of 2%]. [Economy]
EAST Reactor: China’s nuclear fusion reactor achieved stable plasma density 65% beyond the Greenwald limit. [A breakthrough for burning plasma fusion devices]. [Science & Tech]
PNGRB: Signed an MoU with German agency DVGW to integrate hydrogen into India’s natural gas infrastructure. [Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board]. [Economy]
Shooting League of India: The inaugural edition of this franchise-based league was launched by the NRAI. [Scheduled for February 2026 in New Delhi]. [Sports]
Alvaro Arbeloa: Appointed as the new head coach of Real Madrid football club. [Replaced Xabi Alonso]. [Appointments]
Muhammad Ali: The legendary boxer was honoured with a commemorative postage stamp by the United States. [Released in his birthplace, Louisville]. [Awards]
Ladki Bahin Scheme: Maharashtra’s flagship welfare scheme providing ₹1,500 monthly aid to eligible women. [Election Commission barred advance disbursals due to Model Code]. [Government Schemes]
Pax Silica: A U.S.-led eight-nation arrangement on semiconductors and critical minerals which India has been invited to join. [Includes Japan, Australia, Israel, and UAE]. [International Relations]
Results
#1. India has been invited to join which U.S.-led eight-nation arrangement on semiconductors and critical minerals?
#2. The Election Commission barred the advance disbursal of funds for which Maharashtra flagship scheme citing the Model Code of Conduct?
#3. Which ISRO mission failed to launch the EOS-N1 satellite due to an anomaly in the third stage?
#4. Who has assumed charge as the new U.S. Ambassador to India in January 2026?
#5. Which third-generation Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) was recently flight-tested successfully by DRDO?
#6. Which foreign leader visited India in January 2026 to sign a pact strengthening bilateral defence industrial cooperation?
#7. Which gram panchayat has become the first in Rajasthan to be certified as fully organic?
#8. Who was the Chief Guest at the inauguration of the International Kite Festival 2026 in Ahmedabad?
#9. India operationalised Article 6 of the Paris Agreement by signing the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) with which country?
#10. What was India’s retail inflation (CPI) recorded for the month of December 2025?
#11. Which country’s ‘EAST’ nuclear fusion reactor recently achieved a stable plasma density 65% beyond the Greenwald limit?
#12. The PNGRB signed an MoU with which country’s agency (DVGW) to integrate hydrogen into India’s natural gas infrastructure?
#13. The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) launched the inaugural edition of which franchise-based league in January 2026?
#14. Who has been appointed as the new head coach of Real Madrid football club, replacing Xabi Alonso?
#15. he United States recently released a commemorative postage stamp honouring which legendary boxer?
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