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Highlights of 27 January 2026 Current Affairs
- The Reserve Bank of India State Finances 2025–26 report flags that India is at a demographic inflection point, with a median age of around 28 years and a historically high working-age population creating a narrow but critical growth window.
- The report highlights sharp inter-state demographic divergence, with states like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh still enjoying a large demographic dividend, while Kerala and Tamil Nadu have already crossed the ageing threshold with a declining working-age population.
- Ageing states are facing rising fiscal stress due to a shrinking tax base and higher committed expenditure, with pensions alone accounting for nearly 30% of social sector spending in 2024–25 and debt-to-GSDP ratios remaining elevated.
- Youthful states risk a demographic disaster if education, skilling, and job creation fail to keep pace with population growth, underlining the urgency of front-loaded human capital investment.
- The report shows that states’ consolidated fiscal deficit rose to 3.3% of GDP in 2024–25, even as revenue expenditure declined and outstanding liabilities fell to 28% of GDP, indicating mixed fiscal signals.
- A joint report by NITI Aayog and TERI reveals that nearly 78% of India’s e-waste is handled by the informal sector, with very low recovery of critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel.
- The circular economy report warns that India generates about 6.19 million metric tonnes of e-waste annually, projected to rise to 14 MMT by 2030, while its recycling rate remains around 10%, far below global and EU averages.
- The World Economic Forum’s announcement of five new Fourth Industrial Revolution centres includes one in Andhra Pradesh, reinforcing India’s emergence as a global hub for AI, digital governance, and advanced manufacturing.
- The launch of the ACASA-India digital climate platform marks 15 years of the NICRA programme and aims to provide location-specific climate adaptation advisories to farmers, strengthening climate-resilient agriculture.
- The Global Investment Trends Monitor by UNCTAD reports a 73% surge in FDI inflows into India in 2025 to $47 billion, driven by strong services and manufacturing investments amid global “China+1” supply chain shifts.
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