Daily Current Affairs: 20th January 2026

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The Indian Coast Guard and the Japan Coast Guard conducted a joint HNS response drill in Mumbai. The aim of this exercise was to improve preparedness for dealing with chemical spills in the sea.


Additional Director General MV Pathak has taken charge as the Coast Guard Commander of the Western Sea Coast.


Odisha has launched the 5-year 'AAME PADHIBA AAMA BHASARE' scheme to provide early education to children aged 3 to 6 years in their mother tongue.


The PESA rules have been implemented in Jharkhand after a long delay. After this decision, the political and social debate regarding the powers of Gram Sabha, customary laws and administrative control has intensified.


The Assam government has inaugurated an AI-powered thermal drone surveillance system at Kaziranga National Park to prevent illegal poaching.


RPF officer Chandana Sinha has received the highest award of Indian Railways. She has been honored for her extraordinary contribution to the prevention of child trafficking and the rescue of children.


Union Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia informed that with more than 40 crore users, India has become the world's second largest 5G subscriber base country. After China, India has now come to the second position.


Kokborok Day, also known as Tripuri Language Day, is celebrated every year on January 19 in Tripura. This day is a celebration of the rich linguistic and cultural heritage of the Kokborok language, which is the mother tongue of the Tripuri community.


India's first national capacity building program for tribal doctors has been organized in Hyderabad.


The MSME Ministry has approved two new MSME Technology Centers in Himachal Pradesh. Pandoga and Parwanu have been selected under the scheme to expand technology centers across the country.


The two-day Spituk Gustor festival has started in the Spituk Monastery in Ladakh. It is the region's first monastic festival of the year and marks a seasonal change.


Defense Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a fully automated 30 mm ammunition plant at Solar Defense and Aerospace in Nagpur.

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