The Greenland dispute flared again in January 2026. On 17 January, US President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on eight European nations. Notably, he linked the tariffs to a US deal to buy Greenland. However, Denmark and its European partners pushed back. Also, people protested in Nuuk and Copenhagen. Hence, the world’s largest island became a […]
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India’s Republic Day 2026 chief guests were two top leaders of the European Union (EU). They were European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Notably, this marked the first time the EU took part in India’s Republic Day celebrations. Also, the 77th Republic Day celebrated 150 years of Vande […]
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India held the National Youth Festival 2026 as the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue (VBYLD). The four-day event ran from 9 to 12 January 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Notably, it was the second edition of the dialogue. Also, it ended on National Youth Day, the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. So, it linked […]
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Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan inaugurated the Drug-Free Campus Campaign at the University of Delhi on 13 January 2026. Notably, he also launched an e-pledge platform and a mobile app. Both come under the Nasha Mukt Parisar Abhiyaan. Also, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan attended the event. So, the campaign carries the anti-drug drive into higher […]
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India hosted the 28th CSPOC in New Delhi from 14 to 16 January 2026. CSPOC stands for the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth. Notably, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla chaired the conference. Also, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated it on 15 January. So, India hosted the forum for the first time […]
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The Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched the PANKHUDI portal. Union Minister Annpurna Devi launched it in New Delhi on 8 January 2026. Notably, it is a single-window digital platform for partnerships. Also, it lets individuals, NRIs, NGOs, institutions and companies support women and children. So, it aims to bring transparency, accountability and […]
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India met nearly 73% of its total fertiliser requirement in 2025 through domestic fertiliser production. The Government of India shared this figure in an official statement on 9 January 2026. Moreover, total output of urea, DAP, NPK complexes and SSP reached an all-time high of 524.62 lakh tonnes. The government called it “a significant milestone […]
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The Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat campaign completed one year on 27 November 2025. To mark it, the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) launched a 100-day intensive awareness campaign. Union Minister Annpurna Devi launched the drive at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 4 December 2025. The campaign runs from 27 November 2025 to 8 […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Somnath in Gujarat on 10-11 January 2026 for the Somnath Swabhiman Parv. The four-day Parv ran from 8 to 11 January 2026. Notably, it marked 1,000 years since Mahmud of Ghazni attacked the temple in 1026. It also marked 75 years since the rebuilt temple opened to devotees in 1951. […]
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The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) announced a hypersonic milestone on 9 January 2026. Its Hyderabad lab, DRDL, carried out a long-duration scramjet combustor test on the ground. Notably, the actively cooled, full-scale combustor ran for over 12 minutes. The test took place at DRDL’s Scramjet Connect Pipe Test (SCPT) facility. The Defence Ministry […]
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