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Current affairs January 12 – January 18, 2026 for CUET

3 stories from the week of January 12 – January 18, 2026, in the order they happened, then a quiz on the week.

January 2026 in current affairs: eight stories for CUET

Sports

Rules for national sports bodies under the new governance Act

Rules under the National Sports Governance Act were notified on 12 January 2026: every general body needs four outstanding sportspersons, half women.

On 12 January 2026 the Sports Ministry notified the National Sports Governance (National Sports Bodies) Rules, 2026, framed under the National Sports Governance Act, 2025. They set out how national sports bodies compose their general bodies and executive committees, hold elections and disqualify members, and how affiliates register with the National Sports Board.

Every general body must include at least four sportspersons of outstanding merit, half of them women. The Act's requirement of at least four women on each executive committee may be met by reserving posts in the body's bye-laws. Elections run under a National Sports Election Panel.

Test yourself

Question 1

MediumOriginal question

The National Sports Governance (National Sports Bodies) Rules, 2026 were framed under which law?

  1. AThe National Sports Code, 2011
  2. BThe National Sports Governance Act, 2025
  3. CThe Khelo India Act, 2018
  4. DThe National Anti-Doping Act, 2022
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. The Rules were notified under the National Sports Governance Act, 2025.

  2. The National Sports Code of 2011 was a set of guidelines, not an Act, and there is no Khelo India Act.

Concept
Basis of the 2026 sports-body rules
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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

Under the 2026 Rules, how many sportspersons of outstanding merit must a national sports body's general body include, at the least?

  1. A2
  2. B4
  3. C8
  4. D10
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. The Rules require at least four sportspersons of outstanding merit in the general body.

  2. Half of those sportspersons must be women.

Concept
Athletes in sports-body general bodies
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Question 3

HardOriginal question

How does the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 require women to be represented on a national sports body's executive committee?

  1. AAt least half the members
  2. BOne woman vice-president
  3. CAt least four women
  4. DNo requirement; it is left to each body
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. The Act mandates at least four women on each executive committee; the Rules let bodies reserve posts in their bye-laws to meet it.

  2. The half-women rule applies to the sportspersons of outstanding merit in the general body, not to the executive committee.

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Women in sports-body executive committees
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Science & Space

PSLV-C62 fails at the end of its third stage

PSLV-C62, carrying EOS-N1 and 15 co-passengers, failed at the end of its third stage on 12 January 2026.

PSLV-C62 lifted off from the First Launch Pad at Sriharikota on 12 January 2026 with the EOS-N1 earth-observation satellite and 15 co-passengers, among them KID, a small re-entry capsule from a Spanish startup. It was the 64th flight of the PSLV and the ninth dedicated commercial mission of NewSpace India Limited.

The mission encountered an anomaly at the end of the third stage (PS3), and the satellites were not placed in orbit. ISRO began a detailed analysis.

Test yourself

Question 1

EasyOriginal question

What was the main satellite on PSLV-C62, launched on 12 January 2026?

  1. AEOS-09
  2. BCMS-03
  3. CEOS-N1
  4. DBlueBird Block-2
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. PSLV-C62 carried the EOS-N1 earth-observation satellite and 15 co-passengers.

  2. EOS-09 was lost on PSLV-C61 in May 2025.

Concept
PSLV-C62 payload
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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

Where in the flight did PSLV-C62 encounter its anomaly?

  1. AAt the end of the third stage (PS3)
  2. BAt lift-off, in the strap-on motors
  3. CIn the first stage (PS1)
  4. DAfter satellite separation
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. ISRO reported an anomaly at the end of the PS3 stage.

  2. PS3 is a solid-fuel stage; the PSLV has four stages in all.

Concept
PSLV-C62 anomaly
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Question 3

HardOriginal question

PSLV-C62 was which flight of the PSLV?

  1. AThe 62nd
  2. BThe 60th
  3. CThe 101st
  4. DThe 64th
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. ISRO describes PSLV-C62 as the 64th flight of the PSLV.

  2. The 'C' numbers are not flight counts, so C62 is not the 62nd flight; 101st was ISRO's launch count at PSLV-C61.

Worth noting

A rocket's serial number and its flight count are different things. Only the source says which flight it was.

Concept
Counting PSLV flights
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Government Schemes & Policy

Ten years of Startup India

Startup India turned ten on 16 January 2026, with over 2 lakh DPIIT-recognised startups against about 400 in 2016.

National Startup Day, 16 January 2026, marked ten years of the Startup India initiative, launched in 2016. By December 2025 more than 2 lakh startups had been recognised by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), against about 400 when the initiative began.

About half the recognised startups come from Tier-II and Tier-III cities. Alongside it run the Atal Innovation Mission, now in its second phase (AIM 2.0), and grassroots programmes for micro-enterprises such as SVEP, ASPIRE and PMEGP.

Test yourself

Question 1

EasyOriginal question

National Startup Day, observed on 16 January, marked how many years of Startup India in 2026?

  1. A5
  2. B8
  3. C10
  4. D12
Your answer
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Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. Startup India was launched in 2016, so 2026 marked a decade.

  2. 16 January is observed as National Startup Day.

Concept
A decade of Startup India
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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

Roughly how many startups had DPIIT recognised by December 2025?

  1. AAbout 400
  2. BMore than 2 lakh
  3. CAbout 50,000
  4. DAbout 10 lakh
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. More than 2 lakh startups had been recognised by DPIIT by December 2025.

  2. About 400 was the number of startups when the initiative began in 2016.

Concept
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Question 3

MediumOriginal question

Which department recognises startups under the Startup India initiative?

  1. AThe Department of Commerce
  2. BThe Ministry of MSME
  3. CThe Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
  4. DNITI Aayog
Your answer
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Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. Startups are recognised by DPIIT, in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

  2. NITI Aayog runs the Atal Innovation Mission, a separate programme.

Concept
Who recognises startups
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Question 4

HardOriginal question

What share of DPIIT-recognised startups come from Tier-II and Tier-III cities, according to the Startup India decade backgrounder?

  1. AAbout a tenth
  2. BAbout half
  3. CAbout a quarter
  4. DAlmost all
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. Around 50 per cent of recognised startups originate outside the big metros, in Tier-II and Tier-III cities.

  2. The backgrounder presents this as the spread of entrepreneurship beyond the metros.

Concept
Where India's startups are
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Sources on this page · Last verified:

  1. Notification of National Sports Governance (National Sports Bodies) Rules, 2026 — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
  2. PSLV-C62 / EOS-N1 Mission — Indian Space Research Organisation
  3. A Decade of Startup India: Scaling Innovation, Shaping India's Growth Story — Press Information Bureau (backgrounder)