Current Affairs

 💡Quick Guide for Aspirants: 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 … Read more

 💡Quick Guide for Aspirants: Summarized Facts from 12/1/26 newspaper: Justice Surya Kant: Laid the foundation stone for the Gauhati High Court complex as the Chief Justice of India (CJI). [Appointments] Friedrich Merz: The German Chancellor visiting India to hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad. [International Summits] PSLV-C62: ISRO’s mission scheduled to … Read more

 💡Quick Guide for Aspirants: Summarized Facts from 11/1/26 newspaper: Delcy Rodriguez: Sworn in as the Acting President of Venezuela following the deposition of Nicolas Maduro. [International/Appointments] Tarique Rahman: Appointed as the new Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). [Appointments] VB-G RAM G: New rural employment law enacted to replace the MGNREGA scheme. [Government Schemes] … Read more

 💡Quick Guide for Aspirants: 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] … Read more

 💡Quick Guide for Aspirants: Summarized Facts from 9/1/26 newspaper: 1.) Madhav Gadgil: Passed away at the age of 83; renowned ecologist known for heading the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP). [Obituary] 2.) Vikram Rathour: Appointed as the new batting coach of the Sri Lanka cricket team for the upcoming T20 World Cup. [Appointments] 3.) … Read more

 💡Quick Guide for Aspirants: Summarized Facts from 8/1/26 newspaper: 1.) Census 2027: First phase (Houselisting Operations) notified to be conducted from April 1 to September 30, 2026. [Government Schemes] 2.) India’s Real GDP: Projected to grow at 7.4% for the fiscal year 2025-26 according to the First Advance Estimates. [Economy] 3.) EOS-N1 Mission: ISRO scheduled … Read more

 💡Quick Guide for Aspirants: Summarized Facts from 7/1/26 newspaper: VB-GRAM G Act: Replaces MGNREGA to introduce the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin). [Ensures direct wage transfer to labourers]. [Government Schemes] International Year for Rangelands and Pastoralists: The United Nations has declared the year 2026 as this. [Focus on grasslands and savannahs protection]. … Read more

 💡 Quick Guide for Aspirants: Summarized Facts from 6/1/26 newspaper: ICGS Samudra Pratap: Commissioned as India’s first indigenously designed pollution control vessel, built by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL). [Defence] SHANTI Bill: The ‘Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy in India’ Bill passed to allow private participation in the nuclear power sector. [Government Schemes/Bills] Friedrich … Read more

 💡 Quick Guide for Aspirants: Summarized Facts from 4/1/26 newspaper: Suryastra: The Indian Army signed a ₹1293-crore contract with NIBE Ltd for this advanced long-range rocket launcher system. [Defence] Urmila Satyanarayanan: Bharatanatyam exponent conferred with the prestigious Nritya Kalanidhi award at the Music Academy. [Awards] Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme (TAPS): Launched by the TN … Read more

 💡 Quick Guide for Aspirants: Summarized Facts from 5/1/26 newspaper: Samudra Pratap: Commissioned as the first of two pollution control vessels for the Indian Coast Guard. [Defence] Delcy Rodriguez: Appointed as the interim leader of Venezuela by the country’s Supreme Court. [Appointments] Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): New bill passed to … Read more