1.The state government has rescheduled the disbursement of the women-centric welfare scheme, Subhadra Yojana, for newly added beneficiaries , scheduled for January 18, will now be credited to beneficiaries’ bank accounts January 22, 2026.

2.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday unveiled a major development push for Kalahandi district, inaugurating and laying foundation stones for 3,612 projects worth Rs91.39 crore at the valedictory ceremony of the Kalahandi Ghumura Mahotsav 2026.

3.More than 11.32 lakh birds of over 196 species were sighted during a mid-winter census carried out in Chilika Lake, the lone brackish water lagoon in Asia, a senior Forest department officer said Sunday

4.The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the constitution of a joint committee to probe alleged illegal mining and environmental violations at Manduka Murram Quarry in Jajpur district.

5.Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde has decided to complete all paperwork involving the 29 newly elected corporators of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, who were moved to a five-star hotel in Mumbai

6.Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday pitched for the next generation taking important responsibilities and the old generation stepping aside when things start running smoothly.

7.India has been invited by US President Donald Trump to be part of the Board of Peace for Gaza along with other global partners, official sources said Sunday.

8.The third Executive Council meeting of the Panchasakha Sikshya Setu was held recently. In the meeting, 862 projects aimed at the development of various schools across 22 districts of the state were approved with a total estimated expenditure of rupees 12,62,48,373.

9.Nearly 50 years after the theft of Rs7.65, a Mumbai court has finally dropped the curtain on a 1977 cold case involving two unidentified accused and a complainant who remained untraceable despite decades of police searches .

10.The Supreme Court has directed that a plea seeking directions to the Centre and the Reserve Bank of India to formulate a Standard Operating Procedure governing freezing and de-freezing of bank accounts during cybercrime probes be placed before Chief Justice of India Surya Kant.

11.Police here have registered eight FIRs against as many people, including AAP MP Sanjay Singh and Congress leader Pappu Yadav, for allegedly circulating AI-generated images, videos and misleading information on social media about the redevelopment work at the Manikarnika Ghat.

12.At least 5,000 people have been killed in protests in Iran, including about 500 security personnel, an Iranian official in the region said Sunday, citing verified figures and accusing "terrorists and armed rioters" of killing "innocent Iranians".

13.India's growing stature in global clean energy manufacturing has received a boost with Adani Solar emerging as the only Indian company to feature in Wood Mackenzie's Global Solar Module Manufacturer Ranking for the fi rst half of 2025.

14.The combined market valuation of three of the top-10 most valued fi rms jumped `75,855.43 crore in a holiday-shortened last week, with State Bank of India and Infosys emerging as the biggest gainers, in an otherwise sluggish trend in equities.

15.Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams’ historic return to the Australian Open ended in a firstround defeat as she went down 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 to Serbia’s Olga Danilovic at the John Cain Arena in Melbourne Sunday.