4th January 2026 Current Affairs MCQ Quiz

This six-year scheme (FY26–FY31) is all about helping smaller players go global. It funds buyer-seller meets, trade fairs and delegations so that first-time exporters and MSMEs can showcase their products abroad, with the government picking up 60–80% of the cost.

Tuhin Kanta Pandey, a former Finance Secretary, took charge as SEBI’s 11th Chairman in March 2025 for a three-year term, succeeding Madhabi Puri Buch. Everyone’s watching how he steers the market regulator through new tech-driven trading shifts.

It’s a happy reunion! Sjoerd Marijne, who guided the team to a memorable fourth-place finish at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, is back for a second stint, with the FIH Women’s World Cup Qualifiers in Hyderabad as his first big target.

We’re getting closer to our human spaceflight dreams! The uncrewed G1 mission will send the half-humanoid robot Vyommitra into low-Earth orbit to test the crew module and life-support systems, paving the way for India’s first crewed flight.

This little station in the Keri area of Rajouri is a big deal for border communities. It gives local youth a platform and spreads awareness about government schemes and social issues right along the LoC.

SpaceX kicked off 2026 on January 2 by launching Italy’s CSG-FM3 radar satellite from Vandenberg. Its synthetic-aperture radar can capture sharp images through clouds and even in complete darkness.

This is a big step for Hyderabad. The loan will help rejuvenate the Musi river in Telangana — cleaning it up, restoring heritage sites along its banks and turning the riverfront into a vibrant socio-economic corridor.

Louis Braille, born on this day in 1809, created the tactile reading-and-writing system that bears his name. World Braille Day celebrates how his invention opened up literacy and independence for visually impaired people everywhere.

Building on 2024–25’s ‘Year of Technology Absorption’, the Army (under Gen Upendra Dwivedi) is now operationalising those tools. ‘Networking & Data Centricity’ means sensors and units share data instantly so the best-placed weapon can respond in real time.

It's a massive milestone! Reliance Industries became the first Indian firm to touch ₹20 lakh crore (around US$240 billion) in market value, powered by its energy, retail and digital (Jio) businesses.

This is a bold move by IIT Madras to become the world’s first multinational university. Through campuses and MoUs in the US, Germany, Dubai, Malaysia and more, it aims to take its research and innovation strengths onto the global stage.

The United States took over the G20 presidency from South Africa on 1 December 2025 and will host the leaders’ summit in Miami in December 2026, with a focus on economic growth, energy and new technologies.

This push is all about making India self-reliant in electronics. By backing the manufacture of components — the building blocks inside every gadget — the government wants to cut import dependence and deepen the country’s electronics supply chain.

Veteran diplomat-turned-author Navtej Sarna won the 2025 Sahitya Akademi Award for English for his novel ‘Crimson Spring’, set against the backdrop of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy — a well-deserved nod to a powerful piece of historical fiction.

It was long overdue for places like Haridwar and Rishikesh. The local government is really pushing for 'Zero Waste' pilgrimages, and it’s heartening to see such a strong stand on environmental cleanliness.

The Indian Pharmacopoeia is the official rulebook for medicine quality in India. Its 10th edition adds 121 new monographs (taking the total to 3,340) and fresh standards for blood components used in transfusion medicine.

This Switzerland deal is a huge win for our pharmaceutical and watch industries. It cuts down a lot of red tape and makes it much easier for our businesses to tap into European markets.

It’s a sobering statistic, isn't it? Only 2%—it really highlights why so many global summits are now focusing on inclusive growth rather than just GDP numbers.

Karthikeyan Manickam, a former Executive Director of Bank of India with over three decades in public-sector banking, takes the chair at ESAF Small Finance Bank, bringing deep experience to the lender’s board.

Drones are everywhere now—from agriculture to logistics. The government is smart to focus here because the job market for drone pilots is going to explode in the next few years.