January to June Ultimate (national)

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

approved the construction of the _______ Nashik–

Solapur–Akkalkot greenfield corridor on

December 31, 2025

374-km

The six-lane access-controlled corridor will be

developed on BOT toll mode at an estimated cost

of _________- crore, with private participation in

construction, operation, and maintenance.

₹19,142

6 lane project- The corridor will be strategically linked with the

_____________ , the Agra–Mumbai

Corridor, and the_______- creating

a stronger integrated transport network

Delhi–Mumbai Expressway, Samruddhi Mahamarg,

6 lane project- The project is expected to strengthen east-west

connectivity, boost regional economic

development, and support integrated

infrastructure planning under the __________

PM Gati Shakti

National Master Plan.

Assam announced the constitution of its 8th State

Pay Commission on _________—, marking an

important administrative step towards revising

the salary structure and service benefits of state

January 2, 2026

Assam commission- The commission will be headed by former

Additional Chief Secretary _________-

whose long experience in public administration

Subhas Chandra Das,

Assam had last constituted a pay commission in

_______- and therefore this fresh exercise becomes

especially important as it comes after about a

decade

2015,

Goa announced the creation of its third district,

named ________-, through an official notification

issued on December 31, 2025, marking an

important administrative reorganisation in the

state

Kushavati

The new district of Goa will comprise the _____ talukas of

Dharbandora, Quepem, Sanguem, and Canacona,

all of which were earlier part of South Goa

district.

four

_______- has been chosen as the headquarters of

Kushavati district, giving it a central role in the

administration of the new region

Quepem

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme

Implementation unveiled a new logo and mascot

named ________- as part of its effort

to modernise its public identity.

“सांयक (Sankhyiki)”

______- is emerging as India’s first major slum-free

city with a population of more than 70 lakh,

making this development especially significant in

terms of urban scale.

Surat

A major factor behind this transformation, of becoming a slum free city, has

been the implementation of housing schemes

such as________ along with state-supported

urban housing initiatives

PMAY-Urban

_________ also played an important

role by ensuring land reservation for affordable

housing in town planning schemes.

The Gujarat Town Planning and Urban

Development Act, 1976

India recorded _____- tiger deaths in 2025, according

to official data from the National Tiger

Conservation Authority and state forest

department

166

________ recorded the highest number of

tiger deaths at 55, followed by Maharashtra,

Karnataka, and Uttarakhand.

Madhya Pradesh

Of the total deaths, ____- were cubs, showing that

younger animals were particularly vulnerable

during the yea

31

The first tiger death of the year was reported

from Maharashtra’s_______i forest division on

January 2, 2025

Bramhapur

the National

Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) has been integrated

with the National Population Register (NPR),

enabling authorised agencies to access family-

wise demographic data of nearly ____- crore

residents in real time.

119

_______ is a secure intelligence-sharing platform

conceived in 2009 after the 26/11 Mumbai terror

attacks to remove information silos and

strengthen counter-terrorism and criminal

investigation capabilities.

NATGRID

The ______- is a database of residents prepared

under the Citizenship Act, 1955 and the

Citizenship Rules, 2003, and it was first compiled

with the 2011 Census before being updated in

2015.

NPR

NATGRID also uses the advanced analytics tool

“_____-” for facial recognition, entity resolution,

and multi-source analysis

Gandiva_

___________ is being developed to

support intelligence-sharing between the NIA and

State ATS units.

Organised

Crime Network Database

The two-child norm was originally introduced in

______ as a population control measure during the

population explosion of the 1980s–90s,

1994

The Union Government announced the

privatisation of ___ airports under the Public-

Private Partnership (PPP) model by end of FY

2025–26;

11

Minister of State for Civil Aviation

_________

Murlidhar Mohol

Army Chief General _______ declared

2026 as the 'Year of Networking and Data

Centricity' on January 1, 2026, as part of the

Indian Army's broader digital transformation and

modernisation roadmap.

Upendra Dwivedi

Indian Army Establishes ________ First

Community Radio Station on Line of Control

'Radio Sangam,'

'Radio Sangam' was inaugurated by _________ Abhishek Sharm

Deputy

Commissioner of Rajouri,

Radio Sangam is located in _____- village,

approximately one kilometre from the LoC in the

Doongi block of Rajouri district,

Keri

Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated an

Integrated Command and Control Centre worth

₹229 crore at Sri _______- on January 3, 2026,

Vijaya Puram

The Court held that a terrorist act under Section

____- of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act is

not confined only to direct physical violence, but

may also include actions that disrupt essential

services, economic stability, or public systems in a

serious manner.

15

The Court also held that the stringent bar on bail

under Section_____ of UAPA applied in the case

of Khalid and Imam, since the material before it

was sufficient to attract the statutory threshold at

the present stage of proceedings.

43D(5)

prolonged pre-trial detention must continue to

satisfy constitutional scrutiny under Article 21,

and clarified that the principle laid down in ________— cannot be treated as an

automatic ground for bail in every delayed trial.

Union

of India v. K.A. Najeeb

a Emerges as the World’s Largest Rice Producer

Union Agriculture Minister _________

announced on January 5, 2026, that India had

surpassed China

Shivraj Singh Chouhan

India now accounts for more than ____- of total

global rice production, and the USDA’s December

2025

28%

At the same event, the Minister released _____

high-yielding and climate-resilient seed varieties

for 25 crops, developed by ICAR in collaboration

with universities and seed companies, to improve

farm productivity and farmers’ incomes

184

India is observing Somnath Swabhiman Parv in

2026 to commemorate 1,000 years since

_______ attack on the Somnath

Temple on January 6, 1026

Mahmud of Ghazni’s

Somnath Temple, located at_______ in

Gujarat, is revered as the first among the twelve

Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva

Prabhas Patan

Somnath Temple- The central theme of the observance is

“________ ” symbolising cultural continuity

and spiritual endurance despite repeated

invasions and destruction over the centuries.

Unbroken Faith,

he temple’s post-

Independence reconstruction was led by_________- with strong support from K.M.

Munshi.

Sardar

Vallabhbhai Patel,

Samantha temple- The restored temple was inaugurated by

President ________ on May 11, 1951,

and 2026 also marks 75 years of that restoration.

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

The Indian Army signed a ₹292.69 crore

emergency procurement contract with Pune-

based _______ on January 3, 2026, for the

Suryastra long-range rocket launcher system

NIBE Limited

_________ is India’s first indigenous universal

multi-calibre long-range rocket launcher system.

Suryastra

Suryastra-The system has been developed by NIBE Limited

in collaboration with _______

Israel’s Elbit Systems.

________

headquartered in Chennai, became the first

payments company across India, the Middle East,

APAC, and South Africa to achieve ISO/IEC 42001

Certification Lead status

Financial Software and Systems (FSS),

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 is a joint standard issued by

the __________ and the International Electrotechnical

Commission (IEC).

International Organization for Standardization

(ISO)

FSS’s AI governance framework was

independently assessed and certified by_____,

a globally recognised standards and assurance

body.

TÜV SÜD

________ became

the longest-serving Chief Minister in the state’s

history after completing 2,792 days in office

across two non-consecutive terms

Siddaramaiah

siddaramaiah- His political approach has been centred on the

________ coalition, representing minorities,

backward classes, and Dalits.

‘Ahinda’

Army Headquarters has also raised specialised

‘_______- battalions to meet the demands of

contemporary and future conflict

Bhairav’

first hydrogen-powered

train on the________- route in Haryana

Jind–Sonipat

The hydrogen train consists of 10 coaches,

including——- driving power cars and_____

passenger coaches

two, 8

________- Police secured the top position in

the India Criminal Justice System 2.0 National

Rankings.

Uttarakhand

____ secured the first position in the 2025

ranking of best Indian cities for women

Bengaluru

________ was appointed as the

Chairman of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board,

the apex regulatory authority for nuclear and

radiation safety in India

A.K. Balasubrahmanian

The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board was

constituted in ____- under the Atomic Energy Act,

1962.

1983

AERB- Its headquarters is located in __________

Mumbai,

The Ministry of Electronics and Information

Technology launched ________ under the

BHASHINI initiative as an AI-powered multilingual

translation platform.

Shrutlekh

Shrutlekh supports more than _____ Indian

languages, though the exact demonstration list

may vary by release or platform context

22

_______ INterface for India, is

MeitY’s national language technology mission for

Indian language processing

BHASHINI, or BHASHa

Article _______ of the Constitution provides that

the CEC can be removed only in the same manner

and on the same grounds as a judge of the

Supreme Court.

324(5)

section ____ of the Chief Election Commissioner

and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023

reaffirms this constitutional position. It states

that the CEC shall not be removed except in the

same manner as a Supreme Court judge.

11

Under Article _____, removal can take place only

through a Presidential order after an address by

both Houses of Parliament.

124(4)

Under the ________ , such a

motion must be signed by at least 100 Lok Sabha

members or 50 Rajya Sabha members

Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968

India faces large recurring economic losses due to

natural disasters, with some assessments placing

the annual impact at around ____ percent of

Gross National Incom

0.28

______ are the costliest disaster category in India

and account for the majority of economic losses

Floods

India’s vulnerability is linked to its geography, with

58.6 percent of landmass exposed to

earthquakes,

Justice_______ was sworn in as the

Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya

Revati P. Mohite Dere

German Chancellor ______ visited India

for high-level bilateral talks with Prime Minister

Narendra Modi in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Friedrich Merz

additionally announced

maritime heritage cooperation between the

German Maritime Museum and India’s National

Maritime Heritage Complex at

Lothal

_______ Tops Export Preparedness Index 2024

Maharashtra

Union Minister Dr ______- released the

books ‘Gen V Bano’ and ‘Mahatma’ at India’s first

NAMO Book Fest.

Jitendra Singh

GAIL completed the _____ km Mumbai–Nagpur

Natural Gas Pipeline along Maharashtra’s

Samruddhi Mahamarg expressway.

694-

PESA extends the spirit of Panchayati Raj to ___

Schedule areas.

Fifth

India’s wind energy sector has crossed _____ GW of

installed capacity

51

+________ was recognised as a “Leader” in the

States’ Startup Ecosystem Ranking

Uttarakhand

_______ Technologies from Uttarakhand received

recognition at the National Startup Awards 5.0.

Sunfox

The Arbitration Council of India was proposed

through amendments to the Arbitration and

Conciliation Act, 1996. It was envisaged under

Sections _______ and ______ after the 2019 amendment

process.

43A and 43B

Operation ______ is Indian

Railways’ child rescue initiative focused on identifying

and protecting vulnerable children

Nanhe Farishte

______ received the SKOCH Award 2025 for its Cell

Broadcast Solution for disaster and emergency

alerts.

C-DOT

C-DOT is an autonomous telecom research and

development body under the Department of

Telecommunications

A rare ____- -year-old manuscript of the Valmiki

Ramayana was gifted to the Ram Katha Museum

in Ayodhya. The manuscript dates back to 1792

and represents an important addition to the

museum’s collection.

233

India observed ______ Diwas on 23 January

2026 to mark the 129th birth anniversary of

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

Parakram

Parakram Diwas was officially announced by the

Government of India in January

2021

Netaji founded the

Azad Hind Government

l was selected for the Indira Gandhi

Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development

for 2025.

Graca Mache

The Indira Gandhi Prize was instituted in _____ in

memory of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

1986

The Padma Awards are among India’s highest

civilian honours and were instituted in ____-

1954.

Union Minister

of Civil Aviation ______

Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu.

Article ____ mandates that the Governor shall

address the State Legislature at the beginning of

the first session each year

176

The _____

judgment clarified that functions under Articles

175 and 176 are executive in nature.Thes

Nabam Rebia

The _______ case limited public criticism

of Cabinet policy by Governors

Shamsher Singh

The _____ project aims to improve the quality

of natural rubber produced in India’s North-East

region.

INROAD

INROAD- It has been launched with financial

support of ___ crore from major tyre companies.

₹100

The_________ highlighted the

growing link between climate change and public

health.

Lancet Countdown Report

The climate-health agenda also gained attention

at COP30 through the

Belem Health Action Plan.

Indian Railways deployed its first humanoid

security robot, _____ at Visakhapatnam

Railway Station in Andhra Pradesh

ASC ARJUN,

he ordinance

came into force immediately after being

promulgated by the Governor under Article

213.

Madhya Pradesh declared 2026 as the Year of

Agriculture, also called

Krishak Kalyan Varsh