Weekly Current Affairs Digest
सप्ताह के लिए समेकित संशोधन कैप्सूल और सारांश:Consolidated revision capsules and summaries for the week: 2026-w03
Weekly Revision Capsules
रक्षाDefence
HAL Dhruv NG — Next-Gen indigenous civil helicopter; 285 km/h; 630 km range.
2026-01-12
Pinaka LRGR-120 — 120 km range; tested at Chandipur, Odisha.
2026-01-13
Naval Base at Haldia, West Bengal — Indian Navy upgrade for Bay of Bengal maritime surveillance.
2026-01-14
Anjadip — 3rd indigenously built ASW Shallow Water Craft; delivered by GRSE at INS Adyar, Chennai.
2026-01-15
अर्थव्यवस्थाEconomy
India GDP = USD 4.18 trillion (4th globally). Real GDP: +8.2% in Q2 FY26. Fiscal deficit: 4.4% of GDP (FY26).
2026-01-12
World Bank — Global Economic Prospects 2026 report released (biannual); upgraded global growth estimates despite trade tensions.
2026-01-13
ILO Report — Global youth unemployment = 12.4% (2025); Youth NEET share = 20.0%.
2026-01-14
Green Ammonia Project — World's 2nd largest Green H2 & Ammonia Complex in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. Capacity: 1.5 million tonnes/year.
2026-01-15
पर्यावरणEnvironment
Ratapani Tiger Reserve (MP) — to be renamed after archaeologist & Padma Shri awardee Dr. Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar.
2026-01-12
Two new frog species discovered in Arunachal Pradesh: Leptobrachium somani & Leptobrachium mechuka.
2026-01-13
Brandt's Hedgehog — new species recorded for the first time in India (J&K).
2026-01-14
Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary (Kerala) — renamed Aralam Butterfly Sanctuary due to high butterfly diversity.
2026-01-15
सरकारी योजनाएंGovernment Schemes
National Campaign on Entrepreneurship — launched under Ministry of Rural Development.
2026-01-12
National Startup Day — 16 January (Startup India initiative, declared by PM Modi in 2022; Startup India launch date: 16 Jan 2016).
2026-01-13
Solar-Powered ATM Van — Tripura Gramin Bank + NABARD; India's first.
2026-01-14
IAIRO at GIFT City — Gujarat's AI research body under PPP (op. 1 Jan 2026).
2026-01-15
अंतरराष्ट्रीय मामलेInternational Affairs
India–EU FTA — Successfully concluded; termed "Mother of all deals". Aims to reduce/eliminate tariffs and boost services & investment.
2026-01-13
BRICS 2026 Chairship — EAM S. Jaishankar formally launched India's BRICS 2026 Chairship. 18th Summit Theme: "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability".
2026-01-14
Bulgaria adopts Euro — Replaced the Lev from 1 Jan 2026; 21st Eurozone member.
2026-01-15
राष्ट्रीय मामलेNational Affairs
PM CARES Fund — Delhi HC ruled it enjoys RTI confidentiality; fund details will not be publicly disclosed.
2026-01-12
विज्ञान और प्रौद्योगिकीScience & Tech
PSLV-C62 / EOS-N1 "Anvesha" — ISRO mission carrying earth observation payload EOS-N1 (Anvesha). Launched ~Jan 12 (note: some sources report 3rd-stage motor fault/mission anomaly).
2026-01-12
Ola Shakti Battery — India's first indigenous 4680-cell battery by Ola Electric; 0 ms switch-over; manufactured in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu.
2026-01-13
Lachit-One Satellite — First satellite from Northeast India; developed by Assam Don Bosco University; named after Lachit Borphukan.
2026-01-14
Param Shakti Supercomputer — IIT Madras; 3.1 petaflops (National Supercomputing Mission).
2026-01-15
खेलकूदSports
ICC Player of Month (Dec 2025) — Men: Mitchell Starc (AUS); Women: Laura Wolvaardt (SA).
2026-01-12
Gallantry Awards 2026 (Army Day — 15 Jan) — Total: 70 recipients; Ashok Chakra (1): Group Captain Sudhanshu Shukla (1st Indian on ISS); Kirti Chakra: 3; Shaurya Chakra: 13.
2026-01-13
Pune Grand Tour 2026 (cycling, 19–23 Jan) — MS Dhoni: Goodwill Ambassador.
2026-01-14
Aritra Rai — climbed Mount Anka-Kua (6,967 m), Argentina; highest peak in Western & Southern Hemispheres.
2026-01-15
राज्य समाचारState News
UP — Largest EV Market: 1.28 mn e-two-wheelers = 57% of India's EV sales.
2026-01-12
First Yarn Processing Plant of Purvanchal — Mirzapur; ~Rs 8 crore (PPP); target: April 2026. Mirzapur–Bhadohi = major carpet export hub.
2026-01-13
IMD Orange Warning — Dense fog in UP (12 Jan); cold wave in West UP & HP.
2026-01-14
UP Diwas — 24 January (UP renamed from United Provinces on 24 Jan 1950).
2026-01-15
साप्ताहिक अभ्यास प्रश्नWeekly Practice MCQs
इस सप्ताह के लिए कोई अभ्यास प्रश्न नहीं मिला।No practice questions compiled for this week.