Daily Quiz Update- 26 January 2019

Kalamsat V2 is the lightest satellite to be ever built and launched into orbit and it is also Isro’s first launch of a satellite built by a private firm. Kalamsat, built to ham radio transmission, is built by students of Space Kidz India within a span of 6 days.

Aparna Kumar, a women IPS Officer deputed to ITBP becomes the first women IPS officer and ITBP officer to complete the South Pole expedition.

National Voters Day, celebrated every year on 25th January 2011 for enhanced participation of citizens in the electoral process. On this day in 1950, the Election Commission of India was established.

To mark the role played by the resident Nyishi tribe in conserving hornbills in the Pakke Tiger Reserve (PTR), the Arunachal Pradesh government has declared the "Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival" as the state festival.

For the first time, India has made it to the Bloomberg Innovation Index. In this ranking, South Korea topped the list for the sixth time.

Released by INSEAD business school in partnership with Tata Communications and Adecco Group, India ranked in the 80th position of the Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) 2019 and Switzerland topped the list.