Daily Current Affairs – 16 January 2026

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In the 69 th National School Archery competition, which held at Ranchi, Jharkhand, Rajasthan gave a good performance in the Under-17 category, particularly in the compound category. The compound team of Rajasthan became a champion, and got a total of eight medals including five gold. Competition was also held between 6 and 10 January and Rajasthan had also taken two silver and one bronze.  Event and location Location: 69 th National School Archery contest (Under-17) Venue: Ranchi, Jharkhand Dates: 6...

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On 15 January 2026, the Jaipur Literature Festival was inaugurated in Jaipur and Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma emphasized that the culture and literature of India are unique and are deeply connected to respect of nature, worship of trees, mountains, and rivers. He told me that Rajasthan has always been a handing down of knowledge, art, and culture and Jaipur literature festival is an expression of ideas which could help depict cultural heritage of the state even more. In the case...

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On 15 January 2026, Shaurya Sandhya was conducted at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur to celebrate the 78th Army Day. In his opening speech on the occasion of the Army Day, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh associated the Army Day with the memory of courage, devotion, and sacrifice of the soldiers and stressed on the historical role of the state of Rajasthan in the military tradition of India. It is pertinent to RAS in the areas of national security, civil-military trust,...

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National Startup Day, being an initiative of PM-USHA, will be held in the Madhav Auditorium, Shiksha Sankul (Jaipur) organised by Higher Education Department, Government of Rajasthan, on Friday, 16 January 2026. The event is expected to bridge the youth and the academic facility of the state to a culture of greater startup and innovation. It is structured as an avenue through which startups associated with institutions of higher education based on innovation can display their goods, services and success stories...

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The state-level AYUSH Arogya Fair, known as Arogyam-2026 was inaugurated on 15 January 2026 at Shilpgram, Jawahar Kala Kendra (Jaipur). The AYUSH and Ayurveda Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat Dr. Premchand Bairwa pointed out to the fact that Ayurveda has received international acknowledgment because of the initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, citing such developments as opening of an Ayurveda office at the World Health Organization and a World Meet in New Delhi. The Arogyam-2026 expo is...