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January 16, 2026 — Daily Current Affairs
16 January 2026
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Ponduru Khadi from Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh received a GI tag — a handspun textile unique for using fish jawbone in cotton cleaning. NITI Aayog released a report recommending convergence of 18 overlapping MSME schemes. India signed a fisheries cooperation declaration with Israel at the Blue Food Security Summit in Eilat, while the 6th ASEAN-India Digital Ministers’ Meeting approved the ASEAN-India Digital Work Plan 2026. India’s first National Tribal Health Observatory was established under a Ministry of Tribal Affairs–ICMR partnership.