Daily Current Affairs: 31 January 2026

Current affairs of 31 January 2026: Bharat Sampark: Youth Outreach Programme Explained; NCW 34th Foundation Day: Composition and Legal Basis; NSHIP: India’s First Mega Shipbuilding Cluster at Thoothukudi, and 6 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 9 topics

National Affairs

NCW 34th Foundation Day: Composition and Legal Basis
NSHIP: India’s First Mega Shipbuilding Cluster at Thoothukudi
Sunetra Pawar Takes Oath as Maharashtra’s First Woman Deputy CM

Government Schemes

Bharat Sampark: Youth Outreach Programme Explained

Banking & Finance

Slice SFB UPI-Centric Banking: Repo-Linked Savings and More
Paysharp Gets RBI PA-P Licence for Offline Payments
UAE Central Bank Approves USDU: First USD-Backed Stablecoin
NSE Gets SEBI NOC to Begin IPO Process

Economy

New CPI Series: Base Year Moves to 2023-24

National Affairs

Polity & Governance

1. NCW 34th Foundation Day: Composition and Legal Basis

NCW marked its 34th Foundation Day at Bharat Mandapam.
It began on 31 January 1992 under the NCW Act, 1990 and is statutory, not constitutional.
Chairperson plus five Members, including at least one from SC and one from ST.

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Economy

2. NSHIP: India’s First Mega Shipbuilding Cluster at Thoothukudi

On 29 January 2026 the Centre and Tamil Nadu set up NSHIP, an SPV for a mega shipbuilding cluster at Thoothukudi.
V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority and SIPCOT hold 50% each.
SbDS outlay is ₹19,989 crore, targeting about 4.5 million GT annually by 2047.

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Polity & Governance

3. Sunetra Pawar Takes Oath as Maharashtra’s First Woman Deputy CM

Sunetra Pawar was sworn in as Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister on 31 January 2026 at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai.
She is the first woman to hold the Deputy CM post in Maharashtra.
She is the wife of the late NCP chief Ajit Pawar and a Rajya Sabha member.
Her portfolios are State Excise, Sports and Youth Welfare, and Minority Development and Aukaf.
She serves under Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

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Government Schemes

4. Bharat Sampark: Youth Outreach Programme Explained

Bharat Sampark is an Economic Survey-linked outreach programme connecting youth with public institutions and policy processes.
Nodal ministry: Ministry of Communications.
N-Gen Campus Post Offices bring upgraded, student-designed postal services onto campuses.

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Banking & Finance

5. Slice SFB UPI-Centric Banking: Repo-Linked Savings and More

On 29 January 2026, Slice Small Finance Bank launched a UPI-centric ecosystem with three products.
Its savings account is the first in India linked to 100% of the RBI repo rate, with daily interest credit.
Digital FDs pay up to 7.25% a year, with DICGC cover up to ₹5 lakh.

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Banking & Finance

6. Paysharp Gets RBI PA-P Licence for Offline Payments

Paysharp received RBI's Payment Aggregator-Physical (PA-P) licence in January 2026.
Its Payment Aggregator-Online (PA-O) licence came in August 2024.
Both licences allow online and offline acceptance from one RBI-regulated platform.

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Banking & Finance

7. UAE Central Bank Approves USDU: First USD-Backed Stablecoin

The UAE central bank approved USDU, its first USD-backed stablecoin, under the Payment Token Services Regulation.
Universal Digital, an ADGM-regulated firm, issues USDU.
USDU is pegged one-to-one to the US dollar.

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Banking & Finance

8. NSE Gets SEBI NOC to Begin IPO Process

NSE received a no-objection certificate from SEBI, clearing the way to begin its IPO process.
The NOC means SEBI has no regulatory objection to NSE taking IPO-related steps.
NSE can appoint merchant bankers and finalise the Draft Red Herring Prospectus.

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Economy

9. New CPI Series: Base Year Moves to 2023-24

MoSPI revised the CPI base year from 2011-12 to 2023-24.
The weight of food and beverages falls from about 46% to roughly 37%.
The item basket grows from 299 to 358 items.

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Daily Current Affairs: 31 January 2026

In this issue: 9 topics

National Affairs

1. NCW 34th Foundation Day: Composition and Legal Basis

2. NSHIP: India’s First Mega Shipbuilding Cluster at Thoothukudi

3. Sunetra Pawar Takes Oath as Maharashtra’s First Woman Deputy CM

Government Schemes

4. Bharat Sampark: Youth Outreach Programme Explained

Banking & Finance

5. Slice SFB UPI-Centric Banking: Repo-Linked Savings and More

6. Paysharp Gets RBI PA-P Licence for Offline Payments

7. UAE Central Bank Approves USDU: First USD-Backed Stablecoin

8. NSE Gets SEBI NOC to Begin IPO Process

Economy

9. New CPI Series: Base Year Moves to 2023-24

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