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Daily Current Affairs: 3 January 2026

Current affairs of 3 January 2026: Venezuela Crisis: US Strikes and Maduro Capture Explained; Bennu Asteroid Samples Hint at Space Origin of Life; Suryastra Rocket Launcher: Army’s ₹293 Crore Deal, and 13 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 16 topics

National Affairs

Savitribai Phule Birth Anniversary: Tribute and Legacy
PRAGATI Review: Land Acquisition Behind 35% Project Delays
MoSPI Unveils New Logo and Mascot Sankhyiki

Government Schemes

ECMS Electronics Components Scheme: First Seven Projects Cleared
SOAR: Skilling for AI Readiness Programme Explained
Land Stack Portal Launched Under DILRMP

Banking & Finance

₹7,300 Crore MSME Export Credit Schemes Announced
Foreign Bank Branch Proposals: India Reviews Entry Routes
SEBI Plans Technology Road Map for Market Infrastructure

International Affairs

Venezuela Crisis: US Strikes and Maduro Capture Explained

Agriculture & Rural

Central Silk Board Targets ₹1.1 Lakh Crore Silk Value Chain
India Overtakes China as Top Rice Producer: Key Data

Science & Technology

Bennu Asteroid Samples Hint at Space Origin of Life
Cetacean Morbillivirus Found in the Arctic for the First Time

Defence & Security

Suryastra Rocket Launcher: Army’s ₹293 Crore Deal

Reports & Indexes

Know Your Survey: NSO Guide to ASUSE Released

National Affairs

History, Art & Culture

1. Savitribai Phule Birth Anniversary: Tribute and Legacy

The Prime Minister paid tribute to Savitribai Phule (1831-1897) on her birth anniversary.
She is regarded as India's first female teacher of modern education.
In 1848 she co-founded India's first girls' school at Bhidewada, Pune.
She helped nurture the Satyashodhak Samaj and popularised Satyashodhak marriages without priests or dowry.

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Polity & Governance

2. PRAGATI Review: Land Acquisition Behind 35% Project Delays

At the 50th PRAGATI review, land acquisition was named the largest cause of infrastructure delays, about 35% of delayed projects.
PRAGATI is an ICT-enabled platform for grievances, programme implementation and project monitoring.
PRAGATI began on 25 March 2015 under the Prime Minister's leadership.

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Polity & Governance

3. MoSPI Unveils New Logo and Mascot Sankhyiki

MoSPI unveiled its new logo and official mascot 'Sankhyiki' in New Delhi on 1 January 2026.
The name Sankhyiki comes from a Sanskrit word for statistics or data.
The mascot is meant to explain complex statistical ideas to citizens, students and data users.

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Government Schemes

4. ECMS Electronics Components Scheme: First Seven Projects Cleared

First batch of seven ECMS projects worth ₹5,532 crore expects ₹36,559 crore of production.
ECMS is a MeitY scheme promoting component-level electronics manufacturing.
It is expected to create 91,600 direct jobs.

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Government Schemes

5. SOAR: Skilling for AI Readiness Programme Explained

SOAR (Skilling for AI Readiness) is an MSDE initiative under the Skill India Mission to build AI literacy among Classes 6-12 students and teachers.
Modules: three 15-hour AI modules for students and one 45-hour advanced module for educators.
A Centre of Excellence in AI received ₹500 crore in Union Budget 2025-26.
Under NAPS-2, 1,480 apprentices were trained between FY 2022 and 2026 in AI-linked roles.

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Polity & Governance

6. Land Stack Portal Launched Under DILRMP

Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, MoS Rural Development, launched the Land Stack portal in December 2025.
It is described as a first-of-its-kind national digital land governance initiative.
Land Stack is part of the Digital India Land Record Modernisation Programme (DILRMP).
It combines records, ownership, usage, valuation and geo-spatial data for data-driven governance.

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Banking & Finance

Banking & Finance

7. ₹7,300 Crore MSME Export Credit Schemes Announced

Two schemes worth ₹7,300 crore were launched to ease credit for export-oriented MSMEs.
Collateral Support for Export Credit: ₹2,114 crore outlay, guarantee up to ₹10 crore per firm.
Cover: up to 85% for micro and small exporters, up to 65% for medium exporters.

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Banking & Finance

8. Foreign Bank Branch Proposals: India Reviews Entry Routes

India is reviewing foreign banks' expansion proposals amid calibrated liberalisation of finance.
DFS is the nodal department; the IDC consults Home Affairs, External Affairs and Commerce.
A WOS needs minimum paid-up capital of ₹5 billion.

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Banking & Finance

9. SEBI Plans Technology Road Map for Market Infrastructure

SEBI plans a working group on a technology road map for MIIs.
Road map spans 5-year and 10-year visions; announced by Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey.
An AI-driven inspection tool is being developed for risk-based supervision.

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International Affairs

International Relations

10. Venezuela Crisis: US Strikes and Maduro Capture Explained

Trump confirmed US strikes on Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.
Venezuela's capital is Caracas; neighbours are Colombia (west), Brazil (south) and Guyana (east).
Oil wealth, including the Orinoco Belt, gives it one of the largest proven crude reserves.

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Agriculture & Rural

11. Central Silk Board Targets ₹1.1 Lakh Crore Silk Value Chain

Central Silk Board wants the silk value chain to double from ₹55,000 crore to over ₹1,10,000 crore by 2030.
The Board works under the Ministry of Textiles.
It is the apex statutory body for sericulture and silk, set up in 1948, headquartered in Bengaluru.

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Agriculture & Rural Development

12. India Overtakes China as Top Rice Producer: Key Data

India is the top rice producer at 150.18 MT; China is second at 145.28 MT.
2023-24 leaders: Telangana (16.63 MT), Uttar Pradesh (15.72 MT), West Bengal (15.12 MT).
Rice favours hot, humid zones, deltas and plains; irrigation in drier areas stresses groundwater.

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Science & Technology

Science & Technology

13. Bennu Asteroid Samples Hint at Space Origin of Life

Samples from asteroid Bennu contain sugars, amino acids and all five nucleobases found in DNA and RNA.
Sugars found include ribose, the RNA sugar, and glucose.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx collected the samples in 2020; the capsule landed on Earth in September 2023.

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Environment & Ecology

14. Cetacean Morbillivirus Found in the Arctic for the First Time

Cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) was detected in Arctic waters for the first time, via drone-collected whale blow samples.
CeMV is highly infectious and affects whales, dolphins, porpoises and pilot whales.
The virus is related to human measles and canine distemper.

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Defence & Security

Defence & Security

15. Suryastra Rocket Launcher: Army’s ₹293 Crore Deal

Indian Army signed a ₹293 crore emergency-procurement contract with NIBE Limited, in collaboration with Israel, for a long-range rocket launcher.
Suryastra is described as India's first Made-in-India universal multi-calibre rocket launcher.
Rockets reach 150 km and 300 km; loitering munitions fly up to 100 km.
Circular Error Probable stayed below 5 metres in trials.

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Reports & Indexes

16. Know Your Survey: NSO Guide to ASUSE Released

MoSPI released a first-ever user-friendly guide to explain official surveys.
The publication, Know Your Survey: A User Guide to ASUSE, comes from the National Statistics Office.
It uses plain, non-technical language for users, researchers, policymakers and respondents.

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Test yourself

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