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Highlights of 19 January 2026 Current Affairs
- The Supreme Court upheld the Lok Sabha Speaker’s authority to constitute an Inquiry Committee against a judge, even if a similar motion is rejected by the other House, reaffirming the independent functioning of both Houses of Parliament.
- The Constitution provides for removal of Supreme Court and High Court judges under Articles 124(4) and 218 on grounds of proven misbehaviour or incapacity, with the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968 laying down the procedure.
- Despite several attempts, no judge of the Supreme Court or High Court has been successfully removed in India to date, highlighting the high constitutional threshold for removal.
- The UN High Seas Treaty (BBNJ Agreement) has entered into force, establishing the first legally binding global framework for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction.
- The BBNJ Agreement rests on four pillars: regulation of marine genetic resources, creation of marine protected areas, mandatory environmental impact assessments, and capacity building with technology transfer for developing countries.
- India has signed the UN High Seas Treaty, but ratification is still pending, even as the agreement becomes operational with over 80 countries on board.
- The 18th India–Japan Strategic Dialogue emphasized economic security, supply chain resilience, and emerging technologies, including plans for a Japan–India private-sector dialogue and an AI strategic partnership.
- The dialogue reinforced India–Japan cooperation in critical minerals, semiconductors, defence, infrastructure development, and multilateral platforms such as the Quad and G20.
- The idea of a “Third Global Strategic Pole,” led by India with partners like the EU and Germany, aims to promote strategic autonomy, multipolarity, and rule-based global governance beyond a US–China binary.
- Recent domestic developments include the rollout of the RBI Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2026 for stronger consumer protection, renewed focus on parliamentary privileges through committee action, and India’s first state-funded BSL-4 laboratory to strengthen biosecurity preparedness.
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