Daily Current Affairs – 9 January 2026 for Competitive Exams

1️⃣ Introduction – Why in News?

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2️⃣ Explanation / Main Content

🇮🇳 NATIONAL AFFAIRS

📌 NSO Releases First Advance Estimates (FAE) of GDP 2025–26

Background:
The National Statistics Office released the First Advance Estimates of GDP for FY26, giving an early picture of India’s economic performance.

Key Highlights:

• Real GDP growth projected at 7.4% in FY26 (FY25: 6.5%)
• Nominal GDP growth projected at 8%
• Real GVA growth estimated at 7.3%

Significance:

• Indicates strong post-pandemic economic momentum
• Useful for fiscal planning and competitive exam economy sections

📌 BIS Launches Integrated Standardisation Portal

Objective:

• Digitise the entire standards lifecycle
• Promote quality awareness and women empowerment

Key Initiatives Launched:

• BIS Integrated Portal (Beta)
• SHINE Scheme (Women empowerment)
• BIS Education Comics
• BIS-SAKSHAM
• MoUs with IIT, IIIT & NIT institutions

Impact:

• Strengthens India’s quality infrastructure ecosystem

📌 National Logistics Mechanism via India Post

MoUs Signed With:

• Ministry of Rural Development
• Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

Purpose:

• Improve logistics for SHGs, farmers, and rural citizens
• Faster transport of agricultural samples (48–72 hours)

Significance:

• Boosts rural entrepreneurship
• Enhances agricultural quality monitoring

📌 Indian Navy to Establish Naval Base at Haldia, West Bengal

Why Important?

• Enhances maritime surveillance in the Bay of Bengal
• Strengthens coastal defence and rapid response

Strategic Value:

• Supports anti-piracy, disaster relief, and evacuation missions

📌 India’s First Fully Paperless District Court – Kerala

Key Features:

• End-to-end digital case management
• AI-based case summaries & voice-to-text dictation
• Secure digital signatures

Impact:

• Faster justice delivery
• Reduced paperwork and delays

📌 India Becomes World’s First Bio-Bitumen Producer

Developed By:

• CSIR-CRRI & CSIR-IIP

Benefits:

• Uses farm residue
• Reduces crude oil imports
• Supports green highways initiative

📌 Uttarakhand Police Tops ICJS 2.0 Rankings

Score: 93.46
Purpose of ICJS:

• Seamless data sharing across police, courts, prisons & forensics

Exam Relevance:

• Digital governance
• Criminal justice reforms

📌 Indian Navy’s Long-Range Training Deployment (LRTD)

Regions Covered:

• Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand

Significance:

• Supports Act East Policy
• Enhances naval diplomacy & training

🌍 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

📌 USA Withdraws from 66 International Bodies

Key Exit:

• International Solar Alliance (India-France led)

Policy Basis:

• “America First” doctrine

Exam Focus:

• Global climate governance
• Multilateral diplomacy

📌 UN Declares 2026 as International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists

Led By: Mongolia
Implementing Agency: FAO

Importance:

• Rangelands cover ~50% of Earth’s land
• Supports 2 billion people globally

💰 BANKING & FINANCE

📌 RBI Cancels CoR of 35 NBFCs

Reason:

• Regulatory non-compliance

Additional Info:

• 16 NBFCs surrendered CoR voluntarily

Exam Relevance:

• RBI powers
• Financial regulation

🏅 AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

📌 IEEE Medal of Honor 2026

Awarded To: NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang
Prize: USD 2 Million

Why Important?

• Advances in GPUs & AI computing

🏃 SPORTS

📌 Jinson Johnson Retires from Athletics

Achievements:

• Asian Games Gold (1500m – 2018)
• National record holder (1500m)

📌 Usman Khawaja Retires from International Cricket

Career Highlights:

• 6206 Test runs
• First Muslim Test cricketer of Australia

🕊️ OBITUARY

📌 Kabindra Purkayastha Passes Away

• Veteran BJP leader
• Former Union MoS for Communications

📌 Ecologist Madhav Gadgil Passes Away

Known As: Father of modern Indian ecology
Major Contribution: Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel

3️⃣ Exam-Friendly Tables

📊 Key National Updates

🌍 International Highlights

4️⃣ Key Points / Highlights

• India’s FY26 GDP growth projected at 7.4%
• First paperless district court launched in Kerala
• India becomes world’s first bio-bitumen producer
• Uttarakhand Police tops ICJS 2.0 rankings
• USA exits ISA and other global bodies

5️⃣ Additional Notes for Exams

• ICJS is part of India’s Digital India initiative
• Bio-bitumen links environment + economy
• UN thematic years are frequently asked in prelims

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📌 One-Liner Revision Points

1. FY26 real GDP growth estimated at 7.4%
2. BIS launched SHINE scheme for women empowerment
3. India Post to support rural logistics nationally
4. New Indian Navy base to come up at Haldia
5. Kerala inaugurated India’s first paperless district court
6. India first country to commercially produce bio-bitumen
7. Uttarakhand Police ranked 1st in ICJS 2.0
8. Indian Navy’s LRTD aligns with Act East Policy
9. USA exited International Solar Alliance in 2026
10. UN declared 2026 as IY of Rangelands & Pastoralists
11. RBI cancelled CoR of 35 NBFCs
12. Jensen Huang won IEEE Medal of Honor 2026
13. Jinson Johnson retired from athletics
14. Usman Khawaja retired after final Ashes Test
15. Ecologist Madhav Gadgil passed away in 2026

❓ FAQs – Exam Oriented

Q1. Who released the First Advance Estimates of GDP 2025–26?
👉 National Statistics Office (NSO)

Q2. Which state hosts India’s first fully paperless district court?
👉 Kerala

Q3. What is ICJS 2.0?
👉 Digital system integrating police, courts, prisons & forensics

Q4. Which country exited the International Solar Alliance in 2026?
👉 United States of America

Q5. Who developed India’s bio-bitumen technology?
👉 CSIR-CRRI & CSIR-IIP

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