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Daily Current Affairs: 13 January 2026

Current affairs of 13 January 2026: Operation Hawkeye: US Airstrikes on ISIS in Syria; US Action on Venezuela and International Law: Opinion; Pax Silica: US-Led Tech Alliance Set to Invite India, and 20 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 23 topics

National Affairs

  1. Indusfood 2026: 9th Edition Highlights and Launches
  2. Indian Lighthouse Festival 2026 Held in Visakhapatnam
  3. National Youth Day: Swami Vivekananda’s Birth Anniversary
  4. Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill 2025: Single Regulator
  5. Karnataka Wins 2nd Khelo India Beach Games 2026 in Diu

Banking & Finance

  1. SEBI Trading Rules Overhaul: Consultation Paper Explained
  2. RBI Scrutiny on Banks’ Compliance, Outsourcing and AI
  3. Scale-Based Regulation of NBFCs: Four Layers Explained
  4. IRDAI Questions 23 Insurers Over Expense and Commission Limits
  5. Axis Finance Vyapar Loan: Collateral-Free MSME Credit
  6. PhonePe PG Bolt: One-Time Tokenisation for In-App Card Payments
  7. RBI Bars Residents From Credit Guarantees to NRIs Under FEMA
  8. SBI Report: Ideal Credit-Deposit Ratio for Banks

Economy

  1. India’s Retail Inflation Climbs to 1.33% in December 2025

International Affairs

  1. US Action on Venezuela and International Law: Opinion
  2. Pax Silica: US-Led Tech Alliance Set to Invite India

Agriculture & Rural

  1. Bamanwas Kankar: Rajasthan’s First Fully Organic Panchayat

Environment & Ecology

  1. Article 6 of Paris Agreement: India’s Carbon Market Opening

Defence & Security

  1. Operation Hawkeye: US Airstrikes on ISIS in Syria
  2. Exercise Sanjha Shakti: Army’s First Military-Civil Fusion Drill
  3. MPATGM Flight Test: DRDO’s Fire-and-Forget Anti-Tank Missile

Awards & Persons

  1. Golden Globe Awards 2026: 83rd Edition Winners
  2. BSE Bags Asia Best Employer Brand Award 2026

National Affairs

Banking & Finance

Economy

International Affairs

International Relations

15. US Action on Venezuela and International Law: Opinion

  • A commentary argued that US military action against Venezuela, announced by President Donald Trump, seriously violates international law.
  • It cited UN Charter Article 2(4), which bars the threat or use of force, and Article 51, which permits force only in self-defence.
  • The writer linked the episode to the post-1991 end of the Soviet counterweight and a unipolar world.
  • For India, the piece urged a stronger military-industrial base and strategic autonomy.
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