Daily Current Affairs and GK | 24 January 2026

Topic: Important Days

National Girl Child Day: 24 January

• National Girl Child Day is celeb]]rated annually on 24 January.
• This day promotes awareness of girls’ rights, empowerment, and equal opportunities in India.
• This day is dedicated to highlighting the rights, education, health, nutrition, and overall welfare of girls.
• National Girl Child Day was started by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in 2008.
• As of January 2026, a total of 2,153 child marriages have been prevented.
• 60,262 Child Marriage Prohibition Officers have been appointed across the country.
• For 2024-2025, the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of girls at the secondary level has reached 80.2%, as per Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) report.
• 97.5 per cent of schools nationwide are equipped with girls’ toilet facilities.
• Sex Ratio at Birth has risen from around 918 in 2014-15 to 930 in 2023-24  at the national level.

Topic: Space and IT

2. Gujarat has taken a major step in the private space sector with a new satellite manufacturing plant at Khoraj in Sanand.

• The foundation stone for India’s first integrated private satellite manufacturing facility was laid at Khoraj in Sanand, Gujarat.
• The project belongs to Azista Space. It involves an Electro-Optical Payload Factory.
• The facility is named the “Palmnaro” plant. The plant will focus on indigenous satellite manufacturing.
• The initiative strengthens private participation in space technology.
• Gujarat’s Science and Technology Minister Arjun Modhwadia attended the ceremony.
• The minister said Gujarat is carrying forward the legacy of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai.
• He noted that the state is emerging as a new hub for space technology.
• Once completed, the plant will strengthen the aerospace manufacturing ecosystem.