🏛️ Polity & Governance

🔷 Meghalaya High Court gets its First Woman Chief Justice

Justice Revati Mohite-Dere was sworn in as the first woman Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court.
Before this, she served as a senior judge at the Bombay High Court.
This is a significant milestone for women's representation in the Indian higher judiciary.

💰 Economy & Banking

🔷 India and Oman sign Free Trade Deal (CEPA)

India and Oman have officially signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
Benefit for India: Indian exports (like textiles, leather, and electronics) will get 100% duty-free access to the Omani market.
Trade Value: Bilateral trade between the two reached $10.61 billion in 2024-25.
This is India’s third major trade deal with a Middle-Eastern nation after the UAE and Mauritius.

🔷 India's Non-Fossil Fuel Capacity reaches 266 GW

According to the latest government data, India’s non-fossil fuel energy capacity has touched 266.78 GW.
This is a 22.6% increase compared to the previous year.
Breakdown: Solar Power leads with 131.81 GW, followed by Wind energy at 54.51 GW.
Goal: India aims to achieve 500 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030.

🔬 Science & Technology

🔷 ISRO's PSLV-C62 Mission faces Technical Setback

ISRO's first mission of 2026, the PSLV-C62, encountered an anomaly (error) in its third stage (PS3).
As a result, the mission failed to place the 16 satellites into their correct orbit, and they were lost.
The primary satellite was EOS-N1 (Anvesha), an earth observation satellite developed by DRDO.
This is a rare failure for the PSLV, which is known as the "Workhorse of ISRO."

🔷 India Post launches "Speed Post 24" and "Speed Post 48"

Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced two new faster delivery services for citizens.
Speed Post 24: Guarantees delivery within 24 hours.
Speed Post 48: Guarantees delivery within 48 hours.
The services aim to modernize the Indian postal network and compete with private couriers.

📢 PIB / Government Reports & Schemes

🔷 PM Modi addresses "Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue"

The Prime Minister concluded the 2-day event at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
He highlighted that the "Startup Culture" has grown from 500 startups in 2014 to over 1.5 lakh today.
The event focused on the RISE framework: Representation, Inclusion, Skills, and Economic Empowerment.
National Youth Day (Jan 12) theme was: "Ignite the Self, Impact the World."

🏅 Sports

🔷 India Open 2026 Badminton starts in New Delhi

The Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2026, a BWF Super 750 tournament, began at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.
Top Indian players like Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu are competing for a total prize pool of $950,000.

🔷 Former Hockey Olympian Davinder Singh Garcha passes away

Davinder Singh Garcha, who won a Gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, has passed away at 73.
He was honored with the Major Dhyan Chand Award in 2021 for his lifelong contribution to sports.

📌 January 13 General Knowledge

Birth of Rakesh Sharma (1949): Today is the birthday of the first Indian citizen to travel into space (1984) aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz T-11.
Mahatma Gandhi’s Last Fast (1948): On this day, Gandhiji began his final fast in Delhi to appeal for communal peace and Hindu-Muslim unity.
Battle of Chillianwala (1849): A major battle of the Second Anglo-Sikh War took place on this day in Punjab, where Sikh forces gave a tough fight to the British.
Lohri Festival: Celebrated today primarily in Punjab and Haryana, marking the end of the winter solstice and the harvest of rabi crops.
Birth of Shiv Kumar Sharma (1938): The legendary Santoor player who took the Kashmiri folk instrument to the global classical stage was born today.