Daily Current Affairs – 08 January 2026

Context

They put a Geographical Indication (GI) tag name on Nagauri Ashwagandha. It was officially recognized and recognized as a legal status by the Centre. KEY HIGHLIGHTS • Approximately 10 percent of the ashwagandha in India is produced by Nagaur. • Following Sojat Mehendi, this is reported to be the second big GI tag in the group of agriculture in Rajasthan. • The GI tag is expected to: – certify purity and quality, – give legal guard to the name/identity, –...

Context

Rajasthan is set to roll out education on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in schools and colleges, although the results of current activities in the development of skills are concerning. Rajasthan Skill and Livelihoods Development Corporation (RSLDC) has provided skill training to 3,65,489 young people within the past 2.5 years. Among them, few were able to get employment and the proportion of these persons is only 13% (48,629) and the remaining 87 percent are still awaiting jobs. This is more worrisome since...

Context

The project is under the guise of the Chief Minister, Bhajanlal Sharma and is being undertaken by the district administration, under the Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao structure. The event was conducted according to the guidelines of District Collector Dr. Jitendra Kumar Soni and thousands of women and girls participated in it. The Nari Chaupal model is carried out in phases in all the sub-divisions of Jaipur district to enhance dialogue, participation, awareness, and independence amongst women. KEY FEATURES • Detained at...

Context

The Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet 2026 is aimed at enhancing the financial status of farmers through making them more productive and facilitating the modern agricultural technologies and innovations to implement the so-called smart farming. The Chief Secretary ensured that there was inter-departmental coordination that would result in a successful event and asked progressive farmers to register online on the portal to make sure that as many people as possible participate. The meet is expected to bring the farmers in touch...