Daily Current Affairs 24th January 2026

Q.1. Who received the 2025 UN Secretary General’s Award for South Sudan’s “Equal Partners, Lasting Peace” initiative?
Ans:- Major Swathi Shantha Kumar
Q.2. What was the date of the Lokpal of India’s 2026 Foundation Day?
Ans:- January 16
Q.3. In 2025, which Indian state had the highest rate of adoption of personal electric vehicles due to middle-class adoption, early policy backing, and growing infrastructure for charging them?
Ans:- Kerala
Q.4. Which Indian chess player won the Andranik Margaryan Memorial in Armenia and went on to become the nation’s 92nd Grandmaster?
Ans:- Aaryan Varshney
Q.5. With a $10 billion investment and a 1.5 MTPA capacity by 2030, which Indian state will host the largest green ammonia project in the world?
Ans:- Andhra Pradesh
Q.6. In order to include multilingual AI tools into state digital platforms, which Indian state signed an MOU with the Digital India BHASHINI Division?
Ans:- Madhya Pradesh
Q.7. For the Pune Grand Tour 2026, India’s first multi-stage road cycling competition recognized by the UCI, who has been named Goodwill Ambassador?
Ans:- MS Dhoni
Q.8. Which Australian river, which dates back 300–400 million years, has been determined to be the oldest river in the world to flow continuously?
Ans:- Finke River
Q.9. Who will take the oath of office on January 16, 2026, as the Central Vigilance Commission’s Vigilance Commissioner?
Ans:- Praveen Vashista
Q.10. Which bank has made it possible for the Karnataka government to use its online banking platform for Khajane-2 e-receipt payments?
Ans:- Karnataka Bank