Today’s Current Affairs: 10th January 2026 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Nagauri Ashwagandha : GI Tag
Nagauri Ashwagandha : GI Tag The Centre has officially granted a Geographical Indication (GI) tag to ‘Nagauri Ashwagandha’. Nagauri Ashwagandha is mainly grown in the Nagaur district of Rajasthan. Nagaur’s dry climate and sandy soil are ideally suited for Ashwagandha cultivation. It has longer, thicker roots rich in medicinal compounds, particularly alkaloids. Its berries are […]
BIS Foundation Day 2026
BIS Foundation Day 2026: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) celebrated its 79th Foundation Day on 6th January 2026. BIS is India’s National Standards Body under the Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, responsible for ensuring product safety, reliability and global competitiveness. It was initially set up as the […]
Centre issues notification for first phase of Census of India 2027
Centre issues notification for first phase of Census of India 2027: The Centre has issued the notification for the first phase of the Census of India 2027, marking the formal start of India’s largest statistical exercise after a gap of more than a decade. The Census of India 2027 is the 16th Census overall and […]
Ayush Export Promotion Council
Ayush Export Promotion Council: The Ayush Export Promotion Council (AYUSHEXCIL) observed its 4th Establishment Anniversary on 4th January 2026. It is the nodal Export Promotion Council for the AYUSH sector, launched by the Prime Minister during the Global AYUSH Investment and Innovation Summit, Gandhinagar in 2022. It functions in consultation with the Ministry of AYUSH […]
Indian Railways’ Electrification Drive
Indian Railways’ Electrification Drive: Indian Railways has electrified 99.2% of its Broad Gauge (1.676 metre distance between the inner faces of the two parallel rail lines) network, covering 69,427 Route Kilometres (RKMs) out of 70,001 RKMs as of November 2025, aligning infrastructure growth with sustainability. Railway electrification in India began in 1925 with the first […]
Earth Observation Satellite EOS-N1 (Anvesha)
Earth Observation Satellite EOS-N1 (Anvesha): Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will begin 2026 with the PSLV-C62 mission, launching the advanced surveillance satellite EOS-N1 (Anvesha) along with 18 co-passenger payloads. EOS-N1 (codenamed ‘Anvesha’) is an advanced hyperspectral Earth observation satellite developed primarily to support India’s strategic and civilian remote-sensing needs. To be launched in: January 2026, […]
Akash-NG Missile
Akash-NG Missile: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully completed User Evaluation Trials (UET) of the Akash-NG (Next Generation) , clearing the path for its induction into the Indian Air Force (IAF). The development cycle of systems from DRDO broadly consists of three phases: developmental trials, user-assisted trials in various conditions, and UETs. The […]
ICGS Samudra Pratap
ICGS Samudra Pratap: The Defence Minister commissioned Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Samudra Pratap, the first of two indigenously constructed pollution control vessels for the Indian Coast Guard, marking a significant step in strengthening India’s marine environmental protection capabilities. Designed for pollution response operations within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and beyond, the vessel will […]
Mpemba Effect
Mpemba Effect: Researchers from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research have used supercomputers to develop the first simulation of ice formation proving the Mpemba effect of water. Mpemba effect is a paradoxical phenomenon in which a hot liquid can cool or freeze faster than a cold liquid under certain conditions. The effect was described […]
