Daily Current Affairs Today 8 January 2026 for SSC And Railway Exams

Daily Current Affairs Today 8 January 2026 for SSC and Railway Exams brings together the most relevant news events that are important from an examination point of view. Current affairs play a major role in SSC GD, SSC CGL, CHSL, RRB Group D, NTPC, ALP, and Railway exams, especially in the General Awareness section. A clear understanding of daily news helps candidates answer static GK-linked questions with confidence. 

Top 10 Daily Current Affairs Today 8 January 2026

Here are the Top Daily Current Affairs you must know for 8 January 2026, explained clearly for quick understanding and revision:

1. Trump says Venezuela will be “turning over” up to 50 million barrels of oil to USA

• Venezuela + USA = agreement

• Gas + lifestyle → USA

• Venezuela = 3rd biggest oil reserve

• USA attack → defence agreement

• USA → Venezuela 50 million barrels

• USA companies’ shares ↑

• Max oil → Venezuela 303 billion barrels

Oil Route

• Ship → crude oil → Iran → Venezuela
  ↓
  Bellar
  ↓
  Atlantic Ocean → USA

• Russia + Iran ship

2. Cross-border and climate change – 2026 (UN)

Rangeland and Pasture lands

• Grassland (घास मैदान)

• UN → 1945 – Oklahoma

• 1996 – Convention

• Year – Convention

• Climate change → grassland

• Grassland = open ecosystem

Timeline

• 2024 – Cord

• 2025 – Quantitative indicators

• 2026 – Agreement

3. India has launched the e-B4 Visa

(Vikas – Courtesy – China)

e-B4 Visa

• By India

• For China

• Business visa – China

• Online visa (e-visa)

• Online apply – business

• 6 months

• Issued in 4–5 days

• Announcement → Indian Embassy, Beijing

• IT / Tech / Quantum

Also Read: SSC Monthly Current Affairs

SSC Weekly Current Affairs

4. DRDO develops portable desalination system for soldiers in remote areas

• DRDO = Defence Research & Development Organisation

• Established: 1958 – 1 Jan

• Motto: “Balasya Mulam Vigyanam”

• Head: Samir V. Kamat

Desalination System

• Sea water desalination

• Portable device

• Water purifying

• Sea / ocean salt water → purify

• 2.5 min → 25–30 litres (purified)

• Emergency use → 10–15 soldiers

• DRDO unit → Jodhpur (Rajasthan)

5. Recently Discovered Kushan Coins – Rawalpindi (Pakistan)

• 2,000-year-old Kushan coins discovered in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

• Coins belong to the reign of King Kanishka

• Period: 1st–3rd century CE

• Dynasty: Kushan Dynasty

• Region associated: Taxila–Rawalpindi belt

• King Kanishka is known for extensive coinage and imperial expansion

6. Indian Army creates Modern Warfare Centre – Bhairav

(Issue: Bhairav without lakh drone operated)

• Bhairav Battalion – Indian Army

• New: 15 | Total: 25

• Aim: Drone warfare

• In Repo event – 15 Jan

• Debut

• 15 Army Day – Jan

• Jaipur, Rajasthan

Related

• Km: 200

• HAL (Bengaluru)

• 25 years – complete Tejas

7. Indian Railway becomes the biggest electrified rail system globally

Announcement – Ministry of Railways

• 70,000 km

• India – Rank 1

• 2025 target → 90% electrification

• 0.8% electrified (earlier)

• 1985 / 2014 – speed

• Solar power → 3.68 GW / year

• 898 MW

• Max solar network – Rajasthan

8. IAF commemorates 25th Anniversary of Tejas Light Combat Aircraft’s first flight

• Tejas – LCA Aircraft

• HAL – Bengaluru

• Generation – 4.5

• Speed – 1.8 Mach

• Pay load – 4000 kg

9. RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra chairs 1st Meeting of Payment Regulatory Board

• 26 RBI Gov – S.M.

• P.R.B – 2025 – 1st meeting

• Mumbai – Host

Special

• RBI + Delhi CM – Rekha Gupta

• Control of cash flow

• Delhi Govt – RBI

10. FAME UAE Karting Championship

• UAE – Host

• Top 5 finalists qualify