UPSC Current Affairs 20 January 2026 — PIB

• INDEX OF EIGHT CORE INDUSTRIES (BASE YEAR: 2011-12=100) FOR DECEMBER, 2025
• Postal Channel Enabled with Export Benefits for MSMEs and Small Exporters
• INDIAN NAVY'S SAIL TRAINING SHIP SUDARSHINI SETS SAIL FOR LOKAYAN 26
• National Health Authority hosts 2-Day Chintan Shivir in Bhubaneswar, Odisha to strengthen AB PMJAY and ABDM through innovation, digital integration and inclusive healthcare
• Government of India Amends Central Motor Vehicles Rules to Strengthen User Fee Payments
• CCI approves proposed acquisition of certain shareholding in RBL Bank Ltd. by Emirates NBD Bank (P.J.S.C.)
• LOK SABHA SPEAKER SHRI OM BIRLA REITERATES THE NEED TO SET STANDARDS IN THE FUNCTIONING OF LEGISLATIVE INSTITUTIONS
• Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri Harivansh calls for synergy between Parliament and State Legislatures for efficient adoption of AI at 86th All India Presiding Officers Conference (AIPOC) in Lucknow
• Department of Posts revamps its ATM infrastructure with activation of 887 ATMs across India
• Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence visits Naval Science & Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam
• INDIAN NAVY’S FIRST TRAINING SQUADRON MAKES PORT CALL AT BELAWAN, INDONESIA
• NIXI marks one year of Internet Governance Internship & Capacity Building scheme
• CAQM revokes Stage IV restrictions across Delhi-NCR as AQI improves
• MoFPI Chintan Shivir Charts Strategic Roadmap for a Competitive, Inclusive and Globally Integrated Food Processing Sector
• 11th Meeting of the National Committee on Dam Safety (NCDS) held in New Delhi
• Union Minister Pralhad Joshi Urges Global Investors to Partner in India’s Rapid Clean Energy Expansion at World Economic Forum 2026, Davos
• Vande Bharat Sleeper Train Becomes a Hit Among Passengers
• One Station One Product: Celebrating Regional Identity Through Indian Railways
• Union Minister Nitin Gadkari congratulates Team NHAI and the Concessionaire, Rajpath Infracon Pvt. Ltd., on NHAI officially setting 4 Guinness World Records
• Dr. Jitendra Singh pushes "Steel" slag roads for hilly terrains
• IWDC 3.0 to Chart the Next Phase of Growth for India’s Inland Waterways
• Government Reduces Jute Stock Limits for Jute Traders and Balers
• Sports minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya congratulates Ladakh for showing capability to host Khelo India Winter Games
• CCI approves proposed combination between Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd, JSW Sambalpur Steel, JFE Steel Corp. and JSW Kalinga Steel