UPSC Current Affairs 15 January 2026 — PIB

• The cumulative exports (merchandise & services) during April-December 2025 is estimated at US$ 634.26 Billion, as compared to US$ 607.93 Billion in April-December 2024, an estimated growth of 4.33%.
• Female LFPR and WPR recorded a yearly high in December, 2025 Overall Unemployment Rate broadly stable
• Ministry of Tribal Affairs to Organize India’s First National Capacity Building Programme for Tribal Healers to Strengthen Health Outreach in Tribal Areas
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth at the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan
• On National Startup Day, PM to participate in a programme marking a decade of Startup India on 16 January
• Ministry of Coal Executes Agreements for Three Commercial Coal Blocks with Damodar Valley Corporation, Advancing India’s Energy Security and Employment Goals
• GeM Marks Seven Years of Womaniya Initiative to Strengthen Women-Led MSE Participation in Public Procurement
• Op Sindoor was a balanced military response amidst global uncertainties, it is a symbol of India’s courage, strength, restraint & national character: Raksha Mantri on Army Day in Jaipur
• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh announces major expansion of Automatic Weather Stations; India Meteorological Department (IMD) to install 50 AWS each in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Pune in 2026
• India and Israel signed a Joint Ministerial Declaration of Intent to strengthen collaboration in the fisheries and aquaculture
• NITI Aayog releases report on “Achieving Efficiencies in MSME Sector through Convergence of Schemes”
• A Decade of Startup India
• English rendering of PM's address at the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of Lok Sabhas of Commonwealth Countries
• PRIME MINISTER SHRI NARENDRA MODI INAUGURATES 28th CONFERENCE OF SPEAKERS AND PRESIDING OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH (CSPOC)
• DGFT, in Collaboration with MEA and FIEO, Organises National Conference on Strategic Trade Controls 2026
• Department of Posts Delivers First-Ever ONDC Online Order as Logistics Service Provider
• National Science Centre, Delhi to Inaugurate Virtual Reality (VR) Theatre and Space Exhibition on 17 January 2026
• INDIAN ARMY CELEBRATES 78TH ARMY DAY AT JAIPUR
• IndiaAI Mission, MeitY & Government of Madhya Pradesh Conclude the Madhya Pradesh Regional AI Impact Conference 2026 in Bhopal
• Signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Government of Madhya Pradesh and Digital India BHASHINI Division
• DDWS holds 5th District Collectors’ Peyjal Samvad
• Climate records unearthed from Tamil Nadu lake can enable conservation and biodiversity strategies