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January Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 3
Competitive exams such as SBI PO, SBI Clerk, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, LIC, SSC, Railways, and other government and competitive exams require candidates to have knowledge of General Awareness, General Knowledge, and Current Affairs. The section on general awareness and current affairs is critical in determining overall scores in these exams.
To help candidates prepare for these exams, we offer weekly one-liner current affairs that cover essential and major topics. These current affairs will keep you up-to-date with current events and help you in upcoming exams.
National News
- India Launches Theme, Logo and Website for BRICS 2026 Presidency
- Bamanwas Kankar Becomes Rajasthan’s First Fully Organic Certified Gram Panchayat
- Navi Mumbai International Airport to Be Named After D B Patil
- Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Approves Dagadarthi Greenfield Airport in Nellore District
- GAIL Joins PNGRB’s National PNG Drive 2.0 to Promote PNG and CNG Across India
- Union Environment Minister Chairs NIRANTAR Meeting to Strengthen MoEFCC Coordination
- Essar Signs ₹5,100 Crore MoU with Gujarat for Large-Scale Bio-Fuel Project
- Indian Mountaineer Aritra Roy Conquers Mount Aconcagua in Argentina
- NITI Aayog Releases Export Preparedness Index 2024
- Makaravilakku Festival Celebrations Commence at Sabarimala Temple in Kerala
- Government and Netflix Conclude ‘Inspiring Innovators – Naye Bharat Ki Nayi Pehchaan’ Initiative
- IPA Launches Pharmaceutical Academy for Global Excellence (PAGE) in Ahmedabad to Bridge Industry Skill Gap
- Kochi to Host 9th International Spice Conference (ISC 2026) in February
- Centre Launches ‘Paripoorna Mediclaim Ayush Bima’ for CGHS Beneficiaries
- NHAI Extends ‘Clean Toilet Picture Challenge’ Initiative Till June 30
- India to Host Bharat Electricity Summit 2026 in New Delhi
- University of New South Wales to Open Bengaluru Campus in August 2026
- DGCA Imposes ₹22.2 Crore Penalty on IndiGo for December 2025 Flight Disruptions
- PM Modi Launches India’s First Overnight Sleeper Vande Bharat Train on Howrah–Guwahati Route
- India’s First Green Ammonia Project Launched in Kakinada
- Ponduru Khadi from Andhra Pradesh Receives GI Tag
- PM Modi inaugurated the Kaziranga Elevated Corridor Project
- India’s Electronics Exports Surge Past $47 Billion in 2025
- IIT Delhi Launches Centre of Excellence for Regulatory Affairs in the Power Sector
- Union Environment Minister Chairs 88th SC-NBWL Meeting to Review Wildlife and Eco-Sensitive Zone Proposals
- India–UAE Ties Strengthen: Trade Target of $200 Billion by 2032
- Wikimedia Foundation Partners with Big Tech for Paid AI Access to Wikipedia Content
- PM Modi Addresses Bagurumba Dwhou 2026 in Assam
- Tamil Nadu Announces Semmozhi Illakiya Virudhu to Honour Literary Excellence in Major Indian Languages
- VP C. P. Radhakrishnan Releases Hindi Edition of C. Palanivelu’s Autobiography “Palanivelu GUTS”
- India Launches Responsible Nations Index to Assess Ethical Governance and Global Responsibility
- Bharat Steel 2026 Summit to Focus on Sustainability and Technological Transformation in Steel Sector
- Union Cabinet Extends Atal Pension Yojana till 2030-31 and Approves Rs 5,000 Crore Equity Support for SIDBI to Boost MSMEs
- Union Cabinet Approves ₹5,000 Crore Equity Infusion into SIDBI to Boost Credit for MSMEs
- Punjab Police Launches “Operation Parhar” to Dismantle Gangster Networks Across the State
- Republic Day 2026 Parade to Feature 30 Tableaux at Kartavya Path
- Election Commission launches ECINET digital platform at IICDEM 2026
- Lucknow Becomes UP’s First Zero Fresh Waste Dump City
- Punjab Launches First Dog Sanctuary in Ludhiana as Pilot Project
- Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana Completes 11 Years of Empowering the Girl Child
- Amit Shah to Launch ODOC Scheme at Uttar Pradesh Day Celebrations in Lucknow
- CDS Releases Military Quantum Mission Policy Framework to Integrate Quantum Technologies in Armed Forces
- Hyderabad to Host Wings India 2026, Asia’s Largest Civil Aviation Event
- India Partners with World Economic Forum to Launch Skills Accelerator for Future-Ready Workforce
International News
- India Climbs to 80th Position in Global Passport Index 2026
- Ashwini Vaishnaw to Participate in G7 Critical Minerals Ministerial Meeting in Washington DC
- Finke River Recognised as World’s Oldest Flowing River
- Madrid to Host Laureus World Sports Awards for Third Consecutive Year
- 6th ASEAN-India Digital Ministers Meeting Focuses on Inclusive, Secure, and Connected Digital Ecosystem
- United States Officially Withdraws from WHO Citing COVID-19 Mismanagement
Banking and Financial
- DFS Launches Composite Salary Account Package for Central Government Employees with Banking and Insurance Benefits
- World Bank Raises India’s GDP Growth Forecast to 7.2% for FY 2025–26
- Tripura Gramin Bank Launches India’s First Solar-Powered ATM Van to Boost Rural Banking
- Innoviti Technologies Receives RBI Authorization to Operate as Payment Aggregator
- Wholesale Inflation Turns Positive at 0.83% in December 2025
- RBI Approves Japan’s SMBC to Set Up Wholly-Owned Subsidiary in India
- RBI Recognises FEDAI as Self-Regulatory Organisation for All Authorised Dealers
- Piramal Finance Secures $350 Million Multilateral Funding from IFC and ADB
- RBI Notifies Revised Integrated Ombudsman Scheme (RB-IOS)
- LTIMindtree Wins ₹3,000 Crore CBDT Contract for AI-Based Tax Analytics Platform Modernisation
- CareEdge Projects 7% GDP Growth for India in FY 2026-27 Despite Global Economic Uncertainties
- IMF Upgrades India’s GDP Growth Forecast to 7.3% for FY 2025-26
- Canara Bank Becomes First to Integrate NBSL’s Plugin-Based UPI Solution into Canara aiPe
- Payoneer India Gets RBI In-Principle Approval to Operate as Cross-Border Payment Aggregator
- JPMorgan to Set Up Branch in GIFT City for Trading Equities and Financial Instruments
- Razorpay POS Secures RBI Licence to Operate as Offline Payment Aggregator
Appointment and Resignation
- Kotak Mahindra Bank Names Former Bajaj Finance MD Anup Kumar Saha as Whole-Time Director
- PFRDA Forms Expert Panel to Develop Assured Pension Income Product Under NPS, chaired by S. Sahoo
- Praveen Kumar Named BSF Chief, Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor Appointed DG ITBP
- President Droupadi Murmu Appoints Praveen Vashista as Vigilance Commissioner
- MS Dhoni Appointed Goodwill Ambassador for Pune Grand Tour 2026
- Yemen Appoints Shaya Mohsen Zindani as New Prime Minister
- Sandeep Bakhshi Re-appointed as ICICI Bank MD & CEO
- Uganda President Yoweri Museveni Wins Seventh Term
- Five-Time Bihar MLA Nitin Nabin Elected Unopposed as Youngest BJP National President
- RBI Approves Re-appointment of Kaizad Bharucha as Deputy MD of HDFC Bank for Three Years
- Deepinder Goyal to Step Down as Eternal Group CEO
Awards
- Karnataka Bank Wins ‘Best Fintech & DPI Adoption’ at IBA Banking Technology Awards
- Tunisian Filmmaker Zoubeir Jlassi Wins $1 Million AI Film Award for ‘Lily’ at Dubai Summit
- American Scientist Toby Kiers Wins Tyler Prize for Revealing Hidden Fungal Networks
- C-DOT Wins SKOCH Award 2025 for Indigenous Cell Broadcast Solution Enhancing Disaster Alerts
Science
- ISRO’s PSLV-C62 Mission Fails to Place 16 Satellites into Orbit
- NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams Retires After 27-Year Stellar Career
Defence
- Indian Army Inducts Solar-Powered MAPSS Drone for Long-Endurance Border Surveillance
- Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron Reaches Singapore’s Changi Naval Base
- INS Sudarshini to Embark on 10-Month Lokayan 26 Voyage
- India Flags Off First Batch of Guided Pinaka Rockets for Armenia
Sports
- Australia Women’s Captain Alyssa Healy Announces Retirement from International Cricket
- Mitchell Starc and Laura Wolvaardt Named ICC Players of the Month for December 2025
- FIFA World Cup 2026 Trophy Unveiled in India by Mansukh Mandaviya and Gilberto D’Silva
- Vidarbha Lift Maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy, Beat Saurashtra in Final
- BCCI Inks ₹270 Crore Gemini Sponsorship Deal Ahead of IPL 2026
- Olympic Medallist Saina Nehwal Announces Retirement from Competitive Badminton
Important day
- 11 – 17 January 2026 – National Road Safety Week
- Indian Army Celebrates 78th Army Day with Parade in Jaipur
- 16 January – National Startup Day
- 20 January – Penguin Awareness Day
- 21 January – Foundation Day of Tripura, Manipur, and Meghalaya
- 23 January – Parakram Diwas
- 24 January – National Girl Child Day (Theme 2026- Empowering Every Daughter, Building a Stronger India)
- 24 January – International Day of Education (Theme 2026 –The power of youth in co-creating education)
Obituary
- Senior Kerala Congress Leader Thomas Kuthiravattam Passes Away at 80
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