UPSC Current Affairs 01 January 2026 — PIB

• Credit Guarantee Scheme for Exporters (CGSE) made operational through Jan Samarth Portal w.e.f. 1 December 2025
• PM to Inaugurate Grand International Exposition of Sacred Piprahwa Relics related to Bhagwan Buddha on 3rd January
• MCA replaces Annual KYC requirements under the Companies Act, 2013 with abridged KYC requirements once in three years
• Year-end review 2025: Ministry of Corporate Affairs
• Year of Reforms 2025: MoD records significant progress in implementing wide-ranging reforms
• PFRDA introduces policy reforms to promote sustainable growth of NPS
• Indian Railways’ New Year Gift to the Nation: First Vande Bharat Sleeper Train to Run Between Guwahati and Howrah
• Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan engages with rural people, workers, and labourers at Gram Sabha in Loni Budruk, Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra
• Department of Rural Development: Year Ender 2025
• Launch of Integrated Fertilizers claim process, a significant process for achieving Viksit Bharat: Shri J P Nadda
• PRESIDENT OF INDIA LAUNCHES #SKILLTHENATION AI CHALLENGE AND VIRTUALLY INAUGURATES IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE AND SKILL CENTRE AT RAIRANGPUR, ODISHA
• BSNL Launches Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi) Services Nationwide Across All Circles
• DRDO celebrates 68th Foundation Day
• Decisive role of DRDO weapons during Operation Sindoor serves as a testament to its commitment towards safeguarding national interests: Raksha Mantri on DRDO Day
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Machine-Based levy in case of Chewing Tobacco, Jarda Scented Tobacco and Gutkha
• Initiatives & Achievements-2025
• YEAR END REVIEW; DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION
• Press Communiqué
• Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice: Year End Report 2025
• NHAI Announces Major Public Relief: KYV Discontinued for Cars on New FASTag Issued after 1 February 2026
• Year- End Review 2025: Department of Land Resources
• Department of Science & Technology (DST) has established 15 Inclusive Technology Business Incubators (i-TBI) across universities and higher educational institutions in different parts of the country, aimed at democratisi...
• The President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu confers AI Certificates; calls for inclusive and future-ready AI ecosystem