Daily Current Affairs – January 1, 2026

The RBI said that household borrowing patterns have changed with non-housing retail loans, largely taken for consumption, accounting for 55.3% of total household borrowing from financial institutions as of September 2025.

Private banks contributed 76 percentage of slippages in unsecured retail loans, against 16 percent for PSBs

Based on the findings of the magisterial inquiry report released earlier in the day, the Director of Panchayat termed Roshan Redkar's conduct as "persistent remiss of duties"

The junta’s strategy is to repeat what it accomplished in 2010 when it installed its generals as civilian rulers to run a government elected in a similarly restricted election

Hyundai Motor India announced a marginal vehicle price hike from January 2026 to offset rising input costs. While near-term technical indicators show mild pressure, strong long-term trends, stable valuations, and rising foreign investor interest continue to support the stock’s broader growth outlook.

Indian government bonds are poised for a cautious start to the New Year, anticipating fresh debt supply and state borrowing schedules. The benchmark 10-year yield is expected to trade within a narrow band as traders assess demand-supply dynamics. Despite a third consecutive annual decline in yields, appetite for increased debt issuance remains a key concern.

The high capacity of clean energy installations doesn’t translate into high energy output, given that solar and wind are erratic power sources. The focus is now set to shift towards building energy storage capacity and diversifying into more stable non-fossil sources such as nuclear power

While household indebtedness has climbed to 41.3% of GDP, surpassing the five-year average, the RBI’s Financial Stability Report suggests resilience, as a higher share of ‘prime’ borrowers drives this growth.

Rachana Kamani from Gujarat has been added to the FIFA list of women referees for 2026, while Ashwin Kumar (Puducherry) and Aditya Purkayastha (Delhi) figured among men