Daily Current Affairs: 29th January 2026

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A new species of flowering plant, Strobilanthes, has been discovered in Arunachal Pradesh.


The Gujarat government has announced financial assistance of ₹1,250 crore under the Namo Lakshmi Yojana for the academic session 2025-26, which will benefit more than 1.2 million girl students studying from classes 9 to 12.


Indian Railways has deployed its first humanoid robot ASC Arjun at Visakhapatnam railway station, which is a historic achievement in the direction of technology-based passenger safety and station management.


Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have developed a new method to predict glacial hazards in the sensitive Eastern Himalayan region. This study has identified hundreds of locations where glacial lakes could form in the future. This raises serious concerns about floods, infrastructure safety, and climate adaptation in mountainous regions.


International Data Privacy Day on January 28 promotes awareness about the security of personal data and privacy in the digital age.


Arijit Basu has been recently appointed as the Chairman and Independent Director of IndusInd Bank.


Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of mushroom in the Himalayan forests of Uttarakhand. This new species, found under oak trees in high-altitude areas, adds a new chapter to India's fungal diversity and is the first official record of the genus Hemileccinum in the country.


Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia laid the foundation stone for the Matabari tourism circuit in Dumbur, costing ₹450 crore, which will connect Tripura Sundari Temple, Chabimura, and Dumbur Lake.


UNESCO has announced an emergency package of $740,000 to protect cultural heritage and education in typhoon-affected areas of Vietnam.


Neolithic objects were recently discovered in Karnataka.


Kerala has officially declared Bacillus subtilis (Bacillus subtilis) as its State Microbe. Kerala is the first state in India to do so.


France's National Assembly has passed a historic bill to ban children under 15 years of age from social media, aiming to protect young people from online harm.


The 'Mukhyamantri Sehat Yojana' has been launched in Punjab to provide free cashless health services.

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