Daily Current Affairs and GK | 15 January 2026

Topic: Miscellaneous

1. The official logo for India’s BRICS Presidency 2026 launched by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.

• He also launched the official BRICS India website.
• Jaishankar said India’s BRICS chairship will focus on global welfare.
• India will assume the BRICS presidency in 2026. The year 2026 marks 20 years since the formation of BRICS.
• BRICS has expanded both its agenda and membership. It continues to focus on people-centric development.
• India will adopt a people-centric approach during its chairship.
• India's chairship theme is building for resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability.
• Jaishankar said the logo blends tradition with modernity and includes colours of all BRICS member nations.
• BRICS is an intergovernmental organization. It comprises ten countries.
• The ten countries are Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates.

Topic: National Appointments

2. Anup Kumar Saha has been appointed as whole-time director of Kotak Mahindra Bank.

• His appointment is subject to regulatory approvals.
• Saha will oversee the bank’s consumer banking vertical.
• Saha is an industry veteran with prior experience at ICICI Bank.
• He served for over eight years at Bajaj Finance as managing director.
• At Kotak, he will manage consumer banking, marketing, and data analytics functions.
• Ashok Vaswani, Kotak’s MD and CEO, highlighted Saha’s expertise in retail finance and data-driven growth.