Daily Current Affairs: 10 January 2026

Current affairs of 10 January 2026: Greenland: Status, Resources and Legal Limits on Acquisition; UIDAI Mascot Udai Launched to Simplify Aadhaar Awareness; PANKHUDI Portal Launched for Women and Child CSR, and 10 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 13 topics

National Affairs

UIDAI Mascot Udai Launched to Simplify Aadhaar Awareness
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: 9 January and Its Purpose

Government Schemes

PANKHUDI Portal Launched for Women and Child CSR

Banking & Finance

SEBI Technical Glitch Framework: Small Brokers Exempt
Unclaimed Bank Deposits: Finance Ministry Reviews PSBs
OSMOS: RBI’s Real-Time Offsite Bank Supervision
SEBI Merchant Banker Rules: Net Worth, Revenue and NISM Mandates

International Affairs

Greenland: Status, Resources and Legal Limits on Acquisition
India-AI Impact Summit 2026: Global South’s First AI Summit

Science & Technology

BESS: ₹500-Crore Plan for Battery Testing and R&D

Environment & Ecology

NGT Finds Varanasi Tent City Broke Environmental Laws

Defence & Security

NIDMS: National Database on Bomb Blasts and IEDs Launched
DRDO Scramjet Combustor Test Boosts Hypersonic Missile Plan

National Affairs

Government Schemes

1. UIDAI Mascot Udai Launched to Simplify Aadhaar Awareness

UIDAI introduced 'Udai' as the official Aadhaar mascot.
Udai is a resident-facing companion meant to build trust and standardise messaging.
It was picked via a national contest of 875 entries.

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International Relations

2. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: 9 January and Its Purpose

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is observed on 9 January to honour the contributions of overseas Indians.
The date marks Mahatma Gandhi's return from South Africa in 1915.
The Ministry of External Affairs organises it, as a biennial convention since 2015, with the 19th edition due in 2027.

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Government Schemes

3. PANKHUDI Portal Launched for Women and Child CSR

The Union Minister launched PANKHUDI, a digital platform of the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
It gives individuals, NRIs, NGOs, corporates and government agencies one CSR collaboration interface.
Only non-cash contributions are allowed so that all support can be traced.

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Banking & Finance

Economy

4. SEBI Technical Glitch Framework: Small Brokers Exempt

SEBI's revised glitch framework covers only brokers with over 10,000 registered clients, exempting about 60% of small and mid-sized ones.
Preliminary report due in 1 day; root cause analysis in 14 working days.
Initial reporting window doubled from 1 hour to 2 hours.

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Economy

5. Unclaimed Bank Deposits: Finance Ministry Reviews PSBs

The Finance Ministry planned a January 14 review of PSB progress in settling unclaimed deposits and assets.
Unclaimed deposits are accounts untouched for usually 10 years, then moved to the DEA Fund.
PSBs had moved ₹63,939 crore to the DEA Fund as of March 31, 2025.

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Banking & Finance

6. OSMOS: RBI’s Real-Time Offsite Bank Supervision

RBI plans real-time offsite supervision of banks, as Governor Sanjay Malhotra said at the College of Supervisors' Third Annual Global Conference in Mumbai.
OSMOS is a tech-driven framework for continuous offsite monitoring of banks.
Traditional onsite inspections follow the risk-based CAMELS framework.
About 70-75% of supervisory effort can move from onsite inspection to offsite data analysis.

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Banking & Finance

7. SEBI Merchant Banker Rules: Net Worth, Revenue and NISM Mandates

SEBI's tougher merchant banker norms took effect on 3 January 2026.
Category I net worth reaches ₹50 crore and Category II ₹10 crore by Jan 2028.
Underwriting exposure is capped at 20x liquid net worth; NISM Series-IX is mandatory.

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International Affairs

International Relations

8. Greenland: Status, Resources and Legal Limits on Acquisition

US President Donald Trump's proposal to acquire Greenland resurfaced, opposed by Denmark and European allies.
Greenland, the world's largest island, is self-governing within the Kingdom of Denmark under the Self-Rule Act, 2009.
UN Charter Article 2(4) bars taking territory by threat or use of force.

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Science & Technology

9. India-AI Impact Summit 2026: Global South’s First AI Summit

The India-AI Impact Summit is set for 19-20 February 2026 in New Delhi.
It is the first global AI summit in the Global South, announced at the France AI Action Summit.
Its Three Sutras are People, Planet and Progress.

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Science & Technology

Economy

10. BESS: ₹500-Crore Plan for Battery Testing and R&D

Government is exploring ₹500 crore in the FY27 Budget for battery storage testing and R&D.
BESS stores electricity in batteries for on-demand use.
Planned National BESS Testing and Safety Centres would sit under NABL or BIS.

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Environment & Ecology

Polity & Governance

11. NGT Finds Varanasi Tent City Broke Environmental Laws

NGT ruled the Varanasi Tent City on the Ganga riverbed was built and operated in violation of environmental laws.
The Tent City was inaugurated by the Prime Minister in January 2023.
IATA represents over 360 airlines and covers more than 80% of global air traffic.

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Defence & Security

Science & Technology

12. NIDMS: National Database on Bomb Blasts and IEDs Launched

Amit Shah launched NIDMS, a national database of blasts and IED incidents since 1999.
It is based at the NSG garrison in Manesar, Haryana, with NSG as primary authority.
State Police and CAPFs can access it.

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Science & Technology

13. DRDO Scramjet Combustor Test Boosts Hypersonic Missile Plan

DRDL Hyderabad ran a long-duration ground test of an actively cooled, full-scale scramjet combustor.
The test used DRDL's Scramjet Connect Pipe Test Facility.
Scramjets are air-breathing engines enabling Mach 5+ flight, over 6,100 kmph.

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Daily Current Affairs: 10 January 2026

In this issue: 13 topics

National Affairs

1. UIDAI Mascot Udai Launched to Simplify Aadhaar Awareness

2. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: 9 January and Its Purpose

Government Schemes

3. PANKHUDI Portal Launched for Women and Child CSR

Banking & Finance

4. SEBI Technical Glitch Framework: Small Brokers Exempt

5. Unclaimed Bank Deposits: Finance Ministry Reviews PSBs

6. OSMOS: RBI’s Real-Time Offsite Bank Supervision

7. SEBI Merchant Banker Rules: Net Worth, Revenue and NISM Mandates

International Affairs

8. Greenland: Status, Resources and Legal Limits on Acquisition

9. India-AI Impact Summit 2026: Global South’s First AI Summit

Science & Technology

10. BESS: ₹500-Crore Plan for Battery Testing and R&D

Environment & Ecology

11. NGT Finds Varanasi Tent City Broke Environmental Laws

Defence & Security

12. NIDMS: National Database on Bomb Blasts and IEDs Launched

13. DRDO Scramjet Combustor Test Boosts Hypersonic Missile Plan

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