PM to visit Kerala on 23rd January

• PM Narendra Modi's single-day visit to Thiruvananthapuram on 23 January 2026 to inaugurate, lay foundation stones for, and flag off multi-sector projects spanning rail connectivity, urban livelihood (PM SVANidhi), science & innovation (CSIR-NIIST), citizen-centric services and advanced healthcare.
• Headline announcements: launch of the PM SVANidhi Credit Card and flag-off of three Amrit Bharat Express trains linking Kerala to Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Telangana.
• Importance for UPSC: combines current-affairs hooks (urban poor livelihoods, railway modernisation, CSIR R&D ecosystem) with static scheme knowledge.