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Daily Current Affairs: 23 & 24 January 2026

Current affairs of 23 & 24 January 2026: U.S. Exit from WHO: One-Year Notice Period Ends; Global Water Bankruptcy Report: UNU-INWEH Warning; Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: Life and Role in Freedom Struggle, and 12 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 15 topics

National Affairs

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: Life and Role in Freedom Struggle
Governor’s Address to State Legislature: Articles 163-176

Banking & Finance

Reinsurance Explained: Air India Crash Payout
RXIL First TReDS Platform to Pay Interim Dividend

Economy

Net FDI Negative for Fourth Month: November 2025

International Affairs

U.S. Exit from WHO: One-Year Notice Period Ends

Agriculture & Rural

Urea Sales May Be Linked to Farmer IDs via Agri Stack

Science & Technology

Palmnaro: Private Satellite Plant Foundation Stone in Sanand

Environment & Ecology

Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary: Sikkim’s High-Altitude IBA
PreciSense 2026: Jal Shakti Workshop on Water Sensors

Defence & Security

Operation Megaburu: 16 Maoists Killed in West Singhbhum
Military Quantum Mission Policy Framework Released by CDS
LR-AShM Hypersonic Missile at Republic Day Parade

Reports & Indexes

Global Water Bankruptcy Report: UNU-INWEH Warning
WEF White Paper: India 8th Among 11 Economies in AI Investment

National Affairs

History, Art & Culture

1. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: Life and Role in Freedom Struggle

Parakram Diwas 2026 in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands marked Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's 129th birth anniversary.
Bose was born on 23 January 1897 in Cuttack and cleared the ICS examination in 1920.
He was Congress President in 1938 (Haripura) and 1939 (Tripuri), and founded the Forward Bloc in 1939.

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Polity & Governance

2. Governor’s Address to State Legislature: Articles 163-176

The Governor's Address informs the Legislature of the elected government's policies, priorities and legislative agenda.
It is delivered at the first session after Assembly elections and the first session of every calendar year.
The Governor must deliver it and cannot alter, omit or rewrite the speech.

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Banking & Finance

3. Reinsurance Explained: Air India Crash Payout

Reinsurers and Indian insurers paid Air India $125 million (about ₹1,125 crore) for hull and engine loss from the Ahmedabad crash.
Reinsurance is insurance for insurers: a cedant passes part of its risk to a reinsurer for a premium.
GIC Re is India's national reinsurer, and Indian insurers must cede a fixed percentage to it.

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4. RXIL First TReDS Platform to Pay Interim Dividend

RXIL declared a 21.6% interim dividend, a first among TReDS platforms.
RBI approved it in December 2016; its first transaction was on 9 January 2017.
It is the only TReDS platform with State Government participation: Goa and Tamil Nadu.

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Economy

5. Net FDI Negative for Fourth Month: November 2025

India's net FDI stayed negative for a fourth straight month in November 2025, outflows exceeding inflows by $446 million.
Net FPI is also negative so far in FY 2025-26.
Japan, Singapore and the US supply over 75% of inward FDI.

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International Affairs

International Relations

6. U.S. Exit from WHO: One-Year Notice Period Ends

The U.S. is set to formally leave the WHO after the mandatory one-year notice period.
WHO was established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva and 194 Member States.
Withdrawal required a one-year notice; concerns include pandemic preparedness and global health governance.

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Agriculture & Rural

Government Schemes

7. Urea Sales May Be Linked to Farmer IDs via Agri Stack

The Centre is considering phased linking of urea sales with Agri Stack farmer IDs.
Phase I pilots run in 7 districts, with alerts but no immediate sales cap.
Phase II may cap sales using ICAR dosages, crop type, landholding and irrigation.

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Science & Technology

Science & Technology

8. Palmnaro: Private Satellite Plant Foundation Stone in Sanand

Palmnaro is described as India's first integrated private-sector satellite manufacturing plant.
It is located at Khoraaj Industrial Estate, Sanand, Gujarat.
Gujarat's Science and Technology Minister, Arjunbhai Modhwadia, laid the foundation stone.

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Environment & Ecology

Environment & Ecology

9. Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary: Sikkim’s High-Altitude IBA

Pangolakha is a high-altitude protected area and Important Bird Area in East Sikkim.
It lies on the eastern Himalayan frontier, touching Bhutan and linked to China through the Nathu La-Jelep La corridor.
It covers three biomes within the Eastern Himalayas biodiversity hotspot.

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Environment & Ecology

10. PreciSense 2026: Jal Shakti Workshop on Water Sensors

PreciSense 2026 was a national workshop inaugurated in Pune.
Jal Shakti Secretary V. L. Kanta Rao stressed reliable data for water conservation planning amid climate change.
He said modern sensors giving precise information have become the need of the hour.

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Defence & Security

Defence & Security

11. Operation Megaburu: 16 Maoists Killed in West Singhbhum

Operation Megaburu in West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, killed 16 Maoists.
Among the dead was senior CPI (Maoist) leader Anal alias Patiram Manjhi.
It was launched in January 2026 in the Saranda forest region, near Kumdi and Kiriburu Police Station.

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Science & Technology

12. Military Quantum Mission Policy Framework Released by CDS

CDS General Anil Chauhan released the Military Quantum Mission Policy Framework.
It is India's first structured roadmap to integrate quantum technologies into the armed forces.
Objectives include tri-services integration, civil-military fusion with the National Quantum Mission, and strategic autonomy.

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Science & Technology

13. LR-AShM Hypersonic Missile at Republic Day Parade

DRDO will showcase the LR-AShM at the 77th Republic Day parade and Bharat Parv 2026, with a dedicated tableau.
LR-AShM is a hypersonic glide missile that travels at Mach 5 and above.
It can engage both static and moving targets with high precision.

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Reports & Indexes

Environment & Ecology

14. Global Water Bankruptcy Report: UNU-INWEH Warning

UNU-INWEH released the flagship report 'Global Water Bankruptcy', saying many regions face permanent water insolvency.
About 75% of people live in water-insecure or critically insecure countries in 2026; about 70% of major aquifers are declining.
Anthropogenic droughts cost $307 billion every year.

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Science & Technology

15. WEF White Paper: India 8th Among 11 Economies in AI Investment

A WEF white paper ranked India 8th among 11 economies on cumulative AI investment (2010-2024) as a share of 2024 GDP.
India's range is 1.2-1.8% of GDP; the US leads at 3.4-5.1%.
US and China hold about 65% of AI investment since 2010.

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