Daily Current Affairs 13 January 2026

Lohri 2026 was celebrated across Punjab and Haryana on January 13, with the bonfire festival marking the end of the winter solstice. EAM S. Jaishankar unveiled India’s BRICS Chairmanship 2026 logo and theme — “Fostering Resilience and Innovation for Sustainable Development” — as India takes over from Brazil. India’s National Quantum Mission crossed its first major milestones with quantum dot single photon sources demonstrated at TIFR. India-Maldives ties continued their diplomatic reset after the turbulent 2024 period.