Daily Current Affairs 12th January 2026

Q.1. During the existing secretary’s departure, who has been assigned the additional responsibility of Secretary, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs?
Ans:- Niraj Verma
Q.2. At the 19th Dance Festival in Chennai, who received the esteemed Nritya Kalanidhi award?
Ans:- Urmila Satyanarayanan
Q.3. Which organization will serve as the lender, debt manager, and financial agent to enable market borrowings for the infrastructure and Yamuna revitalization projects of the Delhi government?
Ans:- Reserve Bank of India
Q.4. In order to improve public health monitoring and response, which city plans to make human rabies a reportable illness?
Ans:- New Delhi
Q.5. Which village in eastern India held an event called “Alo Prabhat: Dance of the Dawn” to commemorate the first sunrise of 2026?
Ans:- Dong
Q.6. Which public sector organization entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation to provide CSR funding to Eklavya Model Residential Schools?
Ans:- ONGC
Q.7. Which state passed the Telangana Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, eliminating the two-child requirement for running for local body elections?
Ans:- Telangana
Q.8. In order to prepare for the India AI Impact Summit 2026, which state hosted the Regional AI Impact Conference 2026?
Ans:- Rajasthan
Q.9. Who has been designated by the Ministry of Textiles as the Director (Finance) of the Central Silk Board in Bengaluru?
Ans:- PS Girisha
Q.10. After Nicolas Maduro was arrested, who became Venezuela’s acting president?
Ans:- Delcy Rodriguez