{"id":65302,"date":"2026-01-28T18:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T13:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=65302"},"modified":"2026-01-29T14:54:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T09:24:54","slug":"news-in-short-28-01-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/28-01-2026\/news-in-short-28-01-2026","title":{"rendered":"News In Short 28-01-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Shikshapatri Dwishatabdi Mahotsav<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS1\/ History and Culture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PM Modi addressed the Shikshapatri Dwishatabdi Mahotsav.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is the Shikshapatri?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Shikshapatri is a <strong>sacred text<\/strong> authored by <strong>Bhagwan Swaminarayan in 1826.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It consists of <strong>212 concise Sanskrit verses<\/strong> that lay down <strong>moral, social, spiritual, and civic codes of conduct.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The text serves as a practical <strong>guide for righteous living,<\/strong> addressing personal discipline, family life, social responsibilities, and devotion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Significance of the Dwishatabdi Mahotsav<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Dwishatabdi Mahotsav marks <strong>200 years of the Shikshapatri\u2019s promulgation.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is being observed as a global spiritual and cultural event, especially by followers of the Swaminarayan tradition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The celebration highlights the continuing relevance of ethical values in a modern, complex society marked by social fragmentation and moral uncertainty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background has-fixed-layout\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Gyan Bharatam Mission (GBM)<\/strong><br>&#8211; GBM is a flagship initiative launched by the <strong>Ministry of Culture<\/strong> to preserve, digitise, and disseminate India&#8217;s vast manuscript heritage.<br>&#8211; Announced in the<strong>Union Budget 2025\u201326,<\/strong> it revives and expands the vision of the <strong>National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM)<\/strong> established in <strong>2003.<\/strong><br>&#8211; <strong>The mission aims<\/strong> to document and digitise over <strong>1 crore (10 million) manuscripts <\/strong>across India over the next<strong>five years.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2217625&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Sea of Japan<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS1\/ Places in News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>North Korea recently test-launched short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan (East Sea).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Sea of Japan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is a marginal sea in the Western Pacific that is elliptical-shaped, bordered east by Japan and Sakhalin Island, and west by Russia and the Korean Peninsula.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"c9c2b9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Sea of Japan\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-65309\" style=\"--dominant-color: #c9c2b9; aspect-ratio:1.499581589958159;width:287px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It connects south to the East China Sea via Tsushima and Korea Straits, north to the Okhotsk Sea via La Perouse and Tatar Straits, and east to Japan&#8217;s Inland Sea and Pacific Ocean via Kanmon and Tsugaru Straits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: TH<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Lonar lake<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS1\/Geography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There has been a steady water rise by <strong>20 Feet in the water levels of Lonar Lake.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lonar lake is a lake of lagoon in <strong>Buldhana district of Maharashtra state.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was created by a <strong>meteorite impact <\/strong>about 52,000 years ago discovered by <strong>British Officer J E. Alexander.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is located in the<strong> basaltic rock of the Deccan Plateau,<\/strong> which was created by enormous volcanic eruptions 65 million years ago, it is the<strong> only impact crater that is known to exist.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The lake has <strong>two distinct layers of water <\/strong>one<strong> alkaline and one saline <\/strong>harboring <strong>microorganisms not found anywhere else on Earth.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"7b826b\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-122.png\" alt=\"Lonar lake\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-65305\" style=\"--dominant-color: #7b826b; aspect-ratio:1.786607693144328;width:357px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-122.png 770w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-122-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-122-768x430.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recognising its ecological and scientific significance, the Maharashtra government has <strong>designated Lonar and its surrounding area as a Wildlife Sanctuary.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Depending on the time of year, the <strong>water shifts colour &#8211; sometimes emerald green, other times a surreal pink.&nbsp;<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This transformation is thanks to blooming microorganisms that flourish in the unique chemical below the surface.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: ET<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Syria\u2019s Kurdish Regions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/IR&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recently, Syrian government forces advanced into Kurdish-held northern territory, capturing key towns and triggering clashes that threaten to derail efforts to reunify the country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Background and Issues<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Since the collapse of Bashar al-Assad\u2019s regime in December 2024, Syria has remained unstable despite hopes for peace.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ahmed al-Sharaa (formerly Abu Muhammad al-Golani) became interim leader and pledged inclusive governance, but sectarian violence resurfaced, and fighting erupted between government forces and the K<strong>urdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) <\/strong>in the northeast.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Kurds<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They&nbsp; are one of the largest ethnic groups in the world, spread over Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria in West Asia.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They also constitute a substantial diasporic population in Europe and elsewhere.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"becebc\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-123.png\" alt=\"Kurds\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-65311\" style=\"--dominant-color: #becebc; aspect-ratio:1.5424784093191404;width:328px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-123.png 600w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-123-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Kurdish language, with its various dialects, is a major unifying factor in their dispersion across countries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In Syria, the Kurds form around 10% of the total population, and comprise an estimated 5% of the total Kurdish population.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They faced various forms of discrimination \u2014 cultural, linguistic, economic and political \u2014 during the Ba\u2019athist rule in Syria under both Hafiz al-Assad and his son Bashar al-Assad, who was deposed in December 2024.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Kurdish issue originates from post-World War I agreements, where Wilson\u2019s Fourteen Points and the Treaty of S\u00e8vres (1920) proposed autonomy or potential independence for the Kurds, but the Treaty of Lausanne (1923) excluded such provisions.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source :TH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Gig Workers\u2019 Welfare Board<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Economy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News \/ Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Karnataka has constituted a<strong> Gig Workers\u2019 Welfare Board <\/strong>to strengthen social security coverage for platform-based workers in the State.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is constituted under the <strong>Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare Development) Act, 2025<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Labour Minister serves as <strong>ex-officio Chairperson.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Board oversees<strong> mandatory registration of aggregators and gig workers<\/strong>, issuing unique IDs valid across platforms.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Aggregators must contribute 1<strong>-1.5% welfare fee (capped, potentially up to 5%) per transaction to fund social security schemes<\/strong> like health and income support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Board will monitor schemes, grievance redressal, and transparent contracts, addressing gig economy growth projected at 4.1% of India&#8217;s workforce by 2030.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: TH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>EURATOM<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ S&amp;T<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India and the EU reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen cooperation on peaceful nuclear energy uses under the existing <strong>India-Euratom Agreement<\/strong> during the<strong> 16th India-EU Summit.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EURATOM was established by the <strong>1957 Treaty of Rome.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It promotes joint R&amp;D, safeguards fissile materials against military diversion, and fosters technical knowledge sharing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The<strong> 2020 India-Euratom R&amp;D pact <\/strong>covers nuclear safety, fusion research (including ITER), radiation protection, and non-power applications like radio-pharmaceuticals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India has been CERN&#8217;s associate membership since 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: TH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>CERT-In&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Cybersecurity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In 2025, the <strong>Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)<\/strong> handled over 29.44 lakh cyber incidents, reflecting<strong> large-scale national cyber response capability.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CERT-In is the <strong>national agency<\/strong> for cyber incident response in India.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ministry:<\/strong> Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Its mandate <strong>under section 70B<\/strong> of the <strong>Information Technology (IT) Act 2000 <\/strong>includes the prevention of cyberattacks, real-time monitoring of cyber threats, and swift coordination with stakeholders to mitigate and contain cyber incidents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"b5d3e0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-121.png\" alt=\"CERT-In\u00a0\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-65304\" style=\"--dominant-color: #b5d3e0; aspect-ratio:1.2478742821528737;width:331px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-121.png 438w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-121-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2217537&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=2#:~:text=and%20Threat%20Intelligence-,In%202025%2C%20CERT%2DIn%20handled%20over%2029.44%20lakh%20cyber%20incidents,and%20published%20by%20CERT%2DIn.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Environment&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thailand has begun its first \u201crewilding\u201d project for the Indo-Pacific leopard shark off Maiton Island.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark (Stegostoma tigrinum)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is a <strong>medium-sized shark <\/strong>that occurs across the Indo-West Pacific Oceans.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is found on continental and insular shelves from inshore to a depth of 90 m and is associated with coral and rocky reefs, and inshore mudflats, mangroves and seagrass beds.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark inhabits tropical and subtropical waters up to 142 m deep, favoring coral reefs, rocky areas, sandy plateaus, mangroves, and seagrass beds.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It occurs across the Indian and Western Central Pacific Oceans from South Africa to Samoa and north to Japan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>It is listed as Endangered species on the IUCN Redlist.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source&nbsp; :<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/climate-energy\/thailand-releases-endangered-leopard-sharks-conservation-push-2026-01-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Reuters<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp; <\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong> Context <\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> PM Modi addressed the Shikshapatri Dwishatabdi Mahotsav. <\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong> What is the Shikshapatri? <\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> The Shikshapatri is a sacred text authored by Bhagwan Swaminarayan in 1826. <\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> It consists of 212 concise Sanskrit verses that lay down moral, social, spiritual, and civic codes of conduct. <\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> The text serves as a practical guide for righteous living, addressing personal discipline, family life, social responsibilities, and devotion. <\/li>\n<p><a href=\" https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/28-01-2026\/news-in-short-28-01-2026 \" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read 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