UPSC Current Affairs 18 January 2026 — PIB

• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Launches India’s First Open-Sea Marine Fish Farming Project at North Bay, Andaman Sea; Ministry of Earth Sciences to Collaborate with UT Government of A&N
• POWER DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES RECORD POSITIVE PAT AFTER YEARS OF LOSSES; THIS MARKS A NEW CHAPTER, SAYS POWER MINISTER
• International Year of Cooperatives 2025
• Chips to Start-up (C2S) Programme
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi performs Bhoomi Pujan of the Kaziranga Elevated Corridor Project, worth over ₹6,950 Crore in Kaliabor, Assam
• Govt is committed to achieving Aatmanirbharta in ammunition manufacturing & make the country a global production hub: Raksha Mantri
• INS SAGARDHWANI FLAGS OFF FOR SAGAR MAITRI V
• Indian Railways Makes Major Strides in Track Modernisation and Safety
• THE 86TH ALL INDIA PRESIDING OFFICERS CONFERENCE (AIPOC) TO BEGIN AT LUCKNOW ON 19TH JANUARY
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates, lays foundation stone, flags off various development projects worth more than ₹830 crore in Singur, West Bengal
• PM Narendra Modi Dedicates Waterways and Railways Infra worth ₹830 Crores in West Bengal
• IndiaSkills 2025–26: North East Regional Competition to be held at Gauhati University, Assam from 19–22 January