📅 17th January 2026: Daily Current Affairs (Detailed Analysis)

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🔄 Revision (Previous Class)

1. Henley Passport Index 2026: Bharat ki rank 80th hai.

2. BRICS Chairmanship: Bharat ke paas hai (Theme: Building for Resilience, Innovation, Collaboration and Sustainability).

3. Venezuela Crisis: US President Donald Trump ne khud ko Venezuela ka 'Acting President' ghoshit kiya (As per transcript).

4. Cricket: Alyssa Healy (Australia) ne sanyas liya.

5. Puri (Odisha): 24-hour 'Drink-from-Tap' suvidha wala pehla shehar.

6. Diplomacy: Bharat me US ke naye rajdoot Sergio Gor bane.

7. Awards: Tyler Prize (Environment) Toby Kiers ko mila.

8. Rajasthan: Bamanwas Kankar Panchayat pehli fully organic village body bani.

9. Conference: 9th International Spice Conference Kochi (Kerala) me aayojit.

👮‍♂️ Appointments (Niyuktiyan)

1. New DG of ITBP

• Name: Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor (1990 Batch IPS, Haryana Cadre).

• Role: Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) ke naye Mahanideshak (DG) bane.

• Tenure: October 2026 tak.

• ITBP Static: Est. 1962 | HQ: Delhi | Motto: Shaurya, Dridhata, Karm Nishtha.

2. New DG of NIA

• Name: Vivek Agarwal (1994 Batch IPS, HP Cadre).

• Role: National Investigation Agency (NIA) ke naye Mahanideshak (DG) bane.

• Tenure: 31 July 2028 tak.

• NIA Static: Est. 2009 (post-26/11 attacks).

3. Other CAPF/Defense Heads (Revision)

• CISF: Praveen Ranjan (Transcript mention).

• BSF: Praveen Kumar (Former Addl. Charge).

• SSB: Sanjay Singhal.

• CRPF: Gyanendra Pratap Singh.

• ICG: S. Paramesh.

• NDRF: Piyush Anand.

• Assam Rifles: Vikas Lakhera.

🌌 Science & Space

1. NASA's First Medical Rescue from ISS

• News: NASA ne pehli baar International Space Station (ISS) se ek bimar astronaut ko emergency medical evacuation ke zariye wapas laya.

• Spacecraft: SpaceX ka capsule use kiya gaya.

• NASA Static: Est. 1958 | HQ: Washington DC | Head: Jared Isaacman.

• Recent NASA Facts:

  • Cloud 9: Ghostly Galaxy ki khoj ki.

  • Project NISAR: ISRO ke saath sanyukt mission.

  • S/2003 U 1: Uranus ka 29th moon khoja.

📊 Indices & Reports (Suchkank)

1. Export Preparedness Index 2024

• Released by: NITI Aayog.

• Top State (Overall/Large): Maharashtra.

• Followed by: Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh.

• Details: Ye 4th Edition tha. Isme 4 pillars (Export, Infrastructure, Business Ecosystem, Policy) hain.

2. World Bank India GDP Forecast

• Forecast: FY26 ke liye Bharat ki GDP growth rate 7.2% rehne ka anuman lagaya hai (June ke anuman se 0.9% jyada).

🌍 International News

1. US Designates 'Muslim Brotherhood' as Terrorist Group

• News: USA ne Egypt, Lebanon aur Jordan me sthit Muslim Brotherhood sangathan ki shakhao ko 'aatankwadi samuh' ghoshit kiya hai.

• Reason: Gupt roop se aatankwadiyon ko samarthan dena.

🇮🇳 State News (Rajya Samachar)

1. India's 'Ginger Capital'

• State: Mizoram.

• Declared by: NITI Aayog (Adrak utpadan me tezi ke karan).

• Mizoram Static:

  • CM: Lalduhoma.

  • New Snake Species: Calamaria mizoramensis.

🏏 Sports News

1. ICC Player of the Month (December 2025)

• Men: Mitchell Starc (Australia).

• Women: Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa).

📆 Important Days

1. National Startup Day

• Date: 16th January.

• History: 16 Jan 2016 ko Startup India launch hua tha.

2. Armed Forces Veterans Day

• Date: 14th January.

• Reason: Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa (First Commander-in-Chief) is din 1953 me retire hue the.

❓ Question of the Day (Home Work)

• Sawal: Deep Tech Startup Policy shuru karne wala Bharat ka pehla rajya kaun sa bana hai?

• (Answer in Comments)

• Previous Day Answer: Vyavasayik roop se Bio-Bitumen utpadan karne wala pehla desh India hai.