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Former CJI Jagdish Singh Khehar, gastroenterologist D. Nageswara Reddy, Kathak dancer Kumudini Rajinikanth Lakhia, and others were honored with the Padma Vibhushan.
QS World Future Skills Index 2025: India ranked 25th overall across all indicators. India ranked second globally (US first) in the “Future of Work” indicator. The index is released by London-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).
Uttarakhand brought into force the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) of Uttarakhand, becoming the first State to do so in India.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will be the chief guest at India's 76th Republic Day celebrations on January 26. List of Chief Guests
NITI Aayog has released the first Fiscal Health Index (FHI) report. Odisha leads the index, followed by Chhattisgarh, Goa, Jharkhand, and Gujarat.
India has become the 4th country to successfully achieve an unmanned docking in space. The US, Russia and China are the other three countries to have achieved docking capability.
PM Modi inaugurated the 38th National Games in Uttarakhand, featuring Yoga and Mallakhamb for the first time.
India added a record renewable energy capacity of 30 GW in 2024, up 113% from 13.75 GW in 2023.
Georgia has been officially certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO).
India's sixth and Eastern India's first astronomical observatory inaugurated in Garpanchkot Hills, Purulia.
Republic Day: Uttar Pradesh's tableau on "Mahakumbh" won the best award, while Jammu and Kashmir Rifles was awarded the best marching contingent.
The government has approved the construction of a third launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota. From here, an Indian could be sent in a rocket to the Moon by 2040.
ISRO launched a GSLV rocket carrying navigation satellite NVS-02 from the Sriharikota, marking its 100th mission.
India, Russia and Indonesia $450 million deal to supply BrahMos cruise missiles to the Indonesian armed forces.
World Leprosy Day 2025 is observed on January 26.
PM Modi inaugurated the 6.5 km Z-Morh tunnel aimed at improving all-weather connectivity between Ladakh and Kashmir. It was built under the Thajiwas glacier and has been renamed “Sonamarg tunnel”.
Maruti Suzuki India Limited has re-appointment Hisashi Takeuchi as its Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 is being held in Prayagraj after 144 years (after 12 ‘Purna Kumbh Melas’).
ICC announces Jasprit Bumrah as the winner of the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for 2024 for Men's Cricketer of the Year.
India signed a Haj agreement with Saudi Arabia, which establishes a quota of 175,025 pilgrims from India for Haj 2025.
Australia's Geoff Allardice has resigned as Chief Executive of the ICC.
Scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered a new species of Indo-Burmese pangolin (Manis indoburmanica).
Odisha Warriors defeated Soorma Hockey Club 2-1 in the final of the Women’s Hockey India League 2024-25.
Aparna Sen was awarded the 'Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award' at the WBFJA annual awards.
The Lokpal of India will observe January 16 as 'Lokpal Day' for the first time on January 16, 2025, with Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the chief guest.
Odisha has joined the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) to provide health coverage to its residents.
The Naval Warships Commissioned: INS Nilgiri, INS Surat and INS Vaghsheer, the sixth and final submarine of the Scorpene-class project. Here
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari unveiled India's first hydrogen-CNG Baja vehicle, running on a blend of 5% hydrogen and CNG, at Pithampur in Indore district.
Devjit Saikia has been elected as BCCI Secretary, and Prabhtej Singh Bhatia as Treasurer.
Tuhin Kant Pandey took charge as the Revenue Secretary in the Finance Ministry.
Jagdeep Dhankhar released Dr. K.S. Chauhan's book "Parliament: Powers, Functions & Privileges; A Comparative Constitutional Perspective.”
Kanuma festival of cattle was celebrated with a traditional procession in Telangana.
The first-ever census of coastal and wader birds began on January 3 in Gujarat’s Jamnagar by the state forest department and the Bird Conservation Society of Gujarat.
BHARATPOL portal, developed by CBI, launched. It will allow central and state agencies to easily connect with the InterPol and speed up their investigations.
India's squash star player, Anahat Singh won the U-17 title at the British Junior Open in Birmingham. (Sports Current Affairs)
Vitul Kumar, a 1993 batch IPS officer from Uttar Pradesh, is appointed Acting Director General of the CRPF.
The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Theme: "Diaspora's contribution to a Viksit Bharat.”
The first India-Malaysia Security Dialogue was co-chaired by Ajit Doval and his Malaysian counterpart.
The Kho Kho Federation of India (KKFI) have unveiled the Trophy and Mascots “Tejas & Tara” for the first ever Kho Kho World Cup 2025 that will be hosted in Delhi.
Indonesia became the 10th full member of the international BRICS group of developing economies. Brazil is the current president of BRICS.
The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention takes place in Bhubaneswar from January 8 to 10, 2025. The theme is ‘Diaspora’s Contribution to a Viksit Bharat’.
Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration will be renamed after former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
China has approved the construction of the world's largest dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet, near the Indian border.
The ICAR has recognised the Gaddi as a registered indigenous dog breed from the Himalayas. The breed is named after the Gaddi shepherds of Himachal Pradesh. ICAR HQ - New Delhi.
Chess player D Gukesh, Hockey Team Captain Harmanpreet Singh, Shooter Manu Bhaker & Para Athlete Praveen Kumar to get Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
India's ranking has dropped five places – from 80th to 85th – in the list of the world's most powerful passports, according to the Henley Passport Index 2025.
Bhuvnesh Kumar has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
Indian Railways has successfully conducted a high-speed train trial on the Katra-Banihal railway line in J&K. It is the world's highest railway bridge and India's first cable-stayed railway bridge.
Justice Alok Aradhe was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.
Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court
The cowpea seeds ISRO had sent to space onboard the PSLV-C60 POEM-4 platform have germinated under microgravity conditions within four days of the launch of the mission.
The theme of the 55th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, held at Davos, Switzerland, from 20th to 24th January 2025, was "Collaboration for the Intelligent Age.”
The Marathi language has officially been granted the status of a classical language. All the Classical Languages are listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, has been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2025.
Pakistan began its two year tenure as a non permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). This is the 8th time that Pakistan joins the UNSC as a non permanent member.
Rajasthan's Udaipur and Madhya Pradesh's Indore have become India's first two cities to receive accreditation as ‘Wetland Cities' under Ramsar Convention. Globally, only 31 cities hold the prestigious title.
V. Narayanan, a noted rocket and spacecraft propulsion expert, will succeed S. Somanath as the next Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
India ranks 7th in global coffee production, with exports reaching $1.29 billion in 2023-24.
Renowned Odia poet Prativa Satpathy will receive the prestigious Gangadhar National Award for Poetry 2023.
Andaman & Nicobar's Virgin Coconut Oil receives the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
Requested by Italy, INTERPOL has published its first-ever Silver Notice to help trace and recover criminal assets. INTERPOL’s Silver Notice was introduced in 2023.
American Madison Keys defeated defending champion Aryna Sabalenka to win the 2025 Australian Open.
India’s R. Vaishali clinched a bronze in the women’s section of the World Blitz Championship. Vaishali defeated China’s Zhu Jiner.
Raman Rajamannan, king of Mannan community, will be the first tribal king in the country who will be attending the Republic Day celebrations.
Nitin Gadkari announced a cashless treatment scheme for road accident victims, covering up to Rs 1.5 lakh for seven days.
Center has approved continuation of the National Health Mission for another 5 years.
Legendary Indian nuclear scientist Dr R Chidambaram passed away. He was a key player in both of India's atomic explosions at Pokhran in 1974 and 1998. He served as the Chairman of India's Atomic Energy Commission.
Launched in 2008 by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, National Girl Child Day is observed annually on January 24.
Year 2024 is the first year to breach the 1.5 degree Celsius warming mark. Average annual global temperature in 2024 was 1.55°C higher than pre-industrial times.
Nigeria, Africa’s most-populous nation, has officially joined as the ninth partner country of BRICS. BRICS was formed by Brazil, Russia, India and China in 2009. South Africa joined in 2010.
Former Asian Games champion shot putter Bahadur Singh Sagoo elected unopposed as new president of Athletics Federation of India (AFI). Bahadur won a gold medal at the Asian Games 2002 in Busan. He is also a Padma Shri recipient.
India's first cable-stayed bridge built on a curve inaugurated in Goa. The bridge connects Sada to Varunapuri and Goa International Airport. It is the first such structure in India with a unique curvature of 180° radius.
World Hindi Day is celebrated every year on January 10. The theme for World Hindi Day 2025 is "The Global Voice of Unity and Cultural Pride."
Karnataka wins the Vijay Hazare Trophy for a record 5th time.
National Youth Day, also known as Vivekananda Jayanti, is celebrated on 12 January. Swami Vivekananda was born January 12, 1863.
Chandigarh University was awarded the prestigious Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2024.
Veteran director-writer Sai Paranjpe will receive the Padmapani Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ajanta-Ellora International Film Festival 2025.
Justice Arun Mishra has been appointed as the Ombudsman and Ethics Officer of the BCCI.
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