Jan 10, 2026 Government Jobs

Staff Nurse Jobs at AIIMS Delhi

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS Delhi) is inviting applications for Staff Nurse positions on a contractual basis. Details: Staff Nurse Eligibility: Must have passed MSc (Nursing) from a recognized university in the relevant field. Salary: Rs. 18,000 per month. Application Method: Applications should be sent via email to projectteleconsultation@gmail.com. Selection Process: Selection of candidates will be based on an interview. Last Date for Application: 18.01.2026. Website:https://aiims.edu/index.php/en/notices/recruitment/aiims-recruitment

Jan 10, 2026 Apprenticeship

MBA, Graduate Trainee Posts In HLL Lifecare

The public sector undertaking, HLL Lifecare Limited, is inviting applications for MBA, Graduate, and ITI Trade Trainee Apprentice posts on a contract basis. Number of Posts: 11 Details: MBA Trainee Apprentice: 01 Graduate Trainee: 05 ITI Trainee: 05 Eligibility: MBA, B.Sc, or ITI in the relevant discipline/trade. Stipend: For MBA Trainees, Rs.11,500 in the first year, Rs.13,000 in the second year, and Rs.15,000 in the third year; for Graduate Trainees, Rs.10,000 in the first year, Rs.11,000 in the second year, and Rs.12,500 in the third year; for ITI Trainees, Rs.9,500 in the first year, Rs.10,500 in the second year, and Rs.12,000 in the third year. Application Method: General Manager Operations & Unit Chief, HLL Lifecare Limited, Karnataka. Last date for application: 23-01-2026. Website:https://www.lifecarehll.com/careers/view/reference/5705e1164a8394aace6018e27d20d237jIiJ

Jan 9, 2026 Current Affairs

The Earth’s Rotation Day

♦ The Earth’s Rotation Day is observed every year on January 8 celebeates the anniversary of French physicist Leon Foucault’s 1851 proof that the Earth rotates on its axis. In 470 BC, the Greeks claimed that the earth rotated on its own back. In 1851, French Physicist Leon Foucault showed the world's rotation with the assistance of a pendulum. ♦ In 1851 French Physicist Leon Foucault showed the world’s rotation with the help of a pendulum. Earth's Rotation Day is celebrated to mark the experiment by Leon Foucault to demonstrate the rotation of earth, and this is given importance over other different experiments that were conducted to prove the earth's rotation around its axis.

Jan 9, 2026 Current Affairs

Nitin Gadkari

♦ Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that India has become the first country in the world to commercially produce bio-bitumen in road construction. Bitumen is a black, viscous mixture of hydrocarbons produced by the fractionation of crude oil, and it serves as a crucial binder in road construction. ♦ While addressing the CSIR Technology Transfer Ceremony in New Delhi, the Minister congratulated CSIR on this historic milestone. Gadkari said that the initiative will help in reducing pollution from crop residue burning. The Minister said that bio-bitumen is a transformative step towards the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.

Jan 9, 2026 Current Affairs

A. K. Balasubrahmanian

♦ A. K. Balasubrahmanian has taken over charge as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB). He succeeded Dr D. K. Shukla. Before joining AERB, Balasubrahmanian served as Chairman, Project Design Safety Committee for Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR)–based Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs), and as Member, Safety Review Committee for Operating Plants of AERB. ♦ A. K. Balasubrahmanian, a Distinguished Scientist, is a mechanical engineer with training in nuclear engineering and is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (FNAE). ♦ The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board was constituted on November 15, 1983, by the President of India, exercising the powers conferred by the Atomic Energy Act, 1962, to carry out certain regulatory and safety functions under the Act. The mission of AERB is to ensure that the use of ionizing radiation and nuclear energy in India does not cause undue risk to the health of people and the environment.

Jan 9, 2026 Current Affairs

Madhav Gadgil

♦ Renowned ecologist Madhav Gadgil passed away in Pune on 8 January 2026. He was 82. In 2010, the Union government appointed Gadgil as the head of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP), later known as the Gadgil Commission. He was born in 1943 in Pune. ♦ In 2024, the United Nations presented Gadgil with the annual Champions of the Earth award, the UN's highest environmental honour, for his seminal work on the Western Ghats, a global biodiversity hotspot. He is one of six laureates in the 2024 cohort. ♦ One of Dr Gadgil’s most significant achievements was establishing India’s first biosphere reserve, the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in 1986. ♦ He was also a member of the Science Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India from 1986 to 1990. Additionally, Gadgil was a member of the national advisory council from 2010 to 2012 and chairman of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel from 2010 to 2011. Gadgil was one of the key architects of India’s Biological Diversity Act and contributed to the implementation of the Forest Rights Act. ♦ He received the Padma Bhushan in 2006.

Jan 9, 2026 Current Affairs

Donald Trump

♦ President Donald Trump has withdrawn the US from over 60 international organisations, including UN bodies and the India-France-led International Solar Alliance, calling the institutions “redundant" and “contrary” to America's interests. Trump directed all executive departments and agencies to take immediate steps to put into effect the withdrawal of the United States from the organisations “as soon as possible”. ♦ The U.S. will also quit UN Women, which works for gender equality and the empowerment of women, and the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA), the international body’s agency focused on family planning as well as maternal and child health in more than 150 countries. The U.S. cut its funding for the UNFPA last year (2025). ♦ Other entities on the U.S. list are the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development, the International Energy Forum, the U.N. Register of Conventional Arms and the U.N. Peacebuilding Commission.

Jan 9, 2026 Current Affairs

PANKHUDI

♦ The Ministry of Women and Child Development launched PANKHUDI, an integrated digital portal designed to streamline Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and partnership initiatives focused on women and child development. Union Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi unveiled the portal on 8 January 2026. ♦ The portal aims to consolidate contributions and collaborations from NGOs, companies, CSR contributors, NRIs, government agencies and individuals working in areas such as nutrition, health, early childhood care and education, child welfare, rehabilitation, women’s safety and empowerment. ♦ PANKHUDI supports flagship missions of the Ministry, including Mission Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0, Mission Vatsalya and Mission Shakti. ♦ With over 14 lakh Anganwadi Centres, around 5,000 Child Care Institutions, 800 One Stop Centres, 500 Shakhi Niwas and more than 400 Shakti Sadan expected to benefit, the portal is aimed at improving service delivery and ease of living for beneficiaries nationwide.

Jan 9, 2026 Current Affairs

భూ భ్రమణ దినోత్సవం

భూమి తన చుట్టూ తాను తిరుగుతూ సూర్యుడి చుట్టూ తిరుగుతుందని మనందరికీ తెలిసిందే. సూర్యోదయం, సూర్యాస్తమయం; రాత్రి, పగళ్లు; రుతువుల్లో మార్పులు లాంటివి సంభవించడానికి భూ భ్రమణమే కారణం. భూమి ఆవిర్భావం నుంచి వీటిలో ఎలాంటి మార్పు లేదు. అయితే భూమి తన అక్షంపై తిరుగుతుందని మొదటగా నిరూపించిన శాస్త్రవేత్త లియోన్‌ ఫోకాల్ట్‌. ఒక పెండ్యులం సాయంతో ఆయన ఈ విషయాన్ని రుజువు చేశారు. భూ భ్రమణాన్ని నిరూపించినందుకు గుర్తుగా ఏటా జనవరి 8న ప్రపంచవ్యాప్తంగా ‘భూ భ్రమణ దినోత్సవం’గా (Earth’s Rotation Day) నిర్వహిస్తున్నారు. భూమి చలనం, దాని ఆవశ్యకతలను ప్రజలకు తెలియజేయడం ఈ రోజు ముఖ్య ఉద్దేశం. చారిత్రక నేపథ్యం 1851లో ఫ్రెంచ్‌ భౌతిక శాస్త్రవేత్త లియోన్‌ ఫోకాల్ట్‌ ఒక లోలకం (పెండ్యులం) సాయంతో మొదటిసారి భూమి భ్రమణాన్ని ప్రపంచానికి చూపించారు. ఆయన పారిస్‌లోని పాంథియోన్‌ గోపురం నుంచి నేల నుంచి 75 అడుగుల ఎత్తులో స్టెయిన్‌లెస్‌ స్టీల్‌ వైర్‌ ద్వారా ఒక లోలకాన్ని వేలాడదీశారు. అది 200 పౌండ్ల బంగారు పూతతో ఉన్న గోళం. భూ భ్రమణానికి తగ్గట్లు దాని లోలకం తలం కాలక్రమేణా మారుతున్నట్లు ఆ ప్రయోగం రుజువు చేసింది. భూమి తన అక్షం చుట్టూ తిరుగుతుందని నిరూపించేందుకు ఆయన నిర్వహించిన ప్రయోగానికి గుర్తుగా ఏటా జనవరి 8న ‘భూ భ్రమణ దినోత్సవం’గా నిర్వహిస్తున్నారు.

Jan 9, 2026 Current Affairs

అమెరికా రక్షణశాఖకు రూ.135 లక్షల కోట్లు

2027 ఆర్థిక సంవత్సరానికిగానూ సైనిక బడ్జెట్‌ను 1.5 ట్రిలియన్‌ డాలర్లకు (సుమారు రూ.135 లక్షల కోట్లు) పెంచుతున్నట్లు అమెరికా అధ్యక్షుడు డొనాల్డ్‌ ట్రంప్‌ ప్రకటించారు. అమెరికా రక్షణ వ్యవస్థను మరింత పటిష్ఠం చేసే లక్ష్యంతో ఈ నిర్ణయం తీసుకున్నట్లు తెలిపారు. తన ‘డ్రీమ్‌ మిలిటరీ’ నిర్మాణం కోసం భారీగా నిధులను వెచ్చించనున్నారు. ప్రస్తుతం అమెరికా రక్షణ బడ్జెట్‌ 1 ట్రిలియన్‌ డాలర్లుగా ఉంది. అంతర్జాతీయ సంస్థల నుంచి నిష్క్రమణ: తమ దేశ ప్రయోజనాలకు విరుద్ధంగా ఉన్నాయంటూ 66 అంతర్జాతీయ సంస్థలు, కూటములు, ఒప్పందాల నుంచి వైదొలగుతున్నట్లు అమెరికా అధ్యక్షుడు డొనాల్డ్‌ ట్రంప్‌ ప్రకటించారు. ఆ సంస్థలకు నిధుల మంజూరును, మద్దతును నిలిపివేస్తున్నట్లు తెలిపారు.

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