SNIPPETS 16 JANUARY 2026

National Campaign on Entrepreneurship: By Ministry of Rural Development +The Campaign aims to train 50,000 Community Resource Persons on enterprise promotion and 50 Lakh SHG Members under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).

The University Grants Commission (UGC): Notified the Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026 to curb caste-based discrimination on campuses+ It is a revised legal framework to prevent caste-based discrimination in universities and colleges across India+ It updates and strengthens the earlier 2012 anti-discrimination regulations+ Key features: Broad definition of discrimination, Mandatory Equal Opportunity Centres (EOCs), Strong penalties for violations

La Nina: Berkeley Earth’s Annual Temperature Report finds 2025 warmest La Nina year on record+ La Nina is the “cooler” phase of the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and typically has a cooling effect on global temperatures +It is a recurring natural phenomenon characterised by fluctuating ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific

Global Risk Report 2026: Released by the World Economic Forum (WEF)+ the report identifies geo-economic confrontation as the most significant global risk+ Key Highlights of the Report: In the long term (up to 2036), the most significant risks identified include extreme weather events, biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse, etc+ Major Risk faced by India:  Cyber insecurity, Inequality (wealth, income), Insufficient public services and social protections (incl. education, infrastructure, pensions), etc