8 January, 2025
1. Bharatpol portal has been launched by Union Home Minister Amit
Shah.
2. In Squash Anahat Singh has won the Under 17 Girl's Singles title at
British Junior Open in England.
3. Asia's largest Aero Show, Aero India 2025, will be held in Bengaluru.
9 January, 2025
1. Indonesia has officially become a full member (11th) of the BRICS
group of emerging economies.
2. Dr V Narayanan has been appointed as the new Secretary of the
Department of Space and Chairman of the Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO).
3. The Shahid Madho Singh Haath Kharcha Scheme was inaugurated by
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at the Adivasi Mela in
Bhubaneswar.
10 January, 2025
1. The theme of World Hindi Day 2025 is 'A Global Voice of Unity and
Cultural Pride'
2. The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 will be held in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
from January 13 to February 26, 2025.
3. The e-Shram portal, designed to aid unorganised workers in accessing
welfare schemes, is now available in all 22 scheduled languages.
11 January, 2025
1. Around 56,000 sq. meters of Dense Forests have been created in
Prayagraj in the last two years using Miyawaki Technique.
2. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath has launched Akashvani's
Kumbhvani channel in Prayagraj to share updates and extend the spirit
of Mahakumbh 2025 to remote areas.
3. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has formally accepted New
Delhi’s invitation to be the chief guest for the 2025 Republic Day parade.
13 January, 2025
1. The Indian government has announced an investment of ₹50,000 crore
over the next five years to develop and improve national waterways,
promoting sustainable and efficient transportation.
2. Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI) has been
selected by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to establish
South India’s first Infectious Disease Research and Diagnostic
Laboratory (IRDL).
3. Multiple Olympic and world champion Mo Farah has been announced
as the international event ambassador for the Tata Mumbai Marathon
2025, scheduled to be held on January 19.
15 January, 2025
1. Anju Bobby George, the legendary long-jumper and a 2003 World
Championships bronze medalist, has been appointed as the Chairperson
of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) Athletes Commission.
2. Shreyas Iyer has been appointed as the new captain of IPL team
Punjab Kings.
3. Nawaf Salam has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of
Lebanon.
16 January, 2025
1. Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, a 1996-batch IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh
cadre, has been appointed as the director general in the Directorate
General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated Three Naval Combat
Ships INS Surat, INS Nilgiri, and INS Vaghsheer to the Nation in
Mumbai highlighting India's strides in defence and maritime security.
3. PV Sindhu has partnered with PUMA India to Promote Badminton
Among Fans.
17 January, 2025
1. Justice K. Vinod Chandran has sworn in as the new Justice of the
Supreme Court.
2. Cyber Security Grand Challenge (CSGC 2.0) has been launched by
the Ministry of Technology and Data Security Council of India.
3. Odisha has introduced a ₹20,000 monthly pension, along with health
and railway benefits, for individuals imprisoned under MISA during the
Emergency.
18 January, 2025
1. India has developed the world's most powerful hydrogen train engine.
2. Ashok Chandra has been appointed as MD and CEO of PNB and
Binod Kumar as MD and CEO of Indian bank.
3. "One Plate, One Bag" campaign has been launched for plastic- free
Maha Kumbh.
20 January, 2025
1. ISRO has successfully conducted CROPS (Compact Research Module
for Orbital Plant Studies) experiment to study plant growth in space.
2. Gukesh D (chess), Harmanpreet Singh (hockey), Manu Bhaker
(shooting) and Praveen Kumar (Paralympic high jumper) have received
the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award from President Murmu.
3. Union minister of communications Jyotiraditya Scindia has launched
the National Broadband Mission (NBM) 2.0, with the primary objective
of providing broadband connectivity to 170,000 villages across the
country.
21 January, 2025
1. India won both men’s and women’s titles at the inaugural Kho Kho
World Cup 2025.
2. The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has added Hyderabad's Musi
River Historic Buildings to its 2025 World Monuments Watch list.
3. Gyanendra Pratap Singh has been appointed Director General of the
CRPF.
22 January, 2025
1. China has completed the construction of the Tianshan Shengli Tunnel,
the world's longest expressway tunnel.
2. Every year, on January 21 the northeastern states of Manipur,
Meghalaya and Tripura celebrate their Statehood Day, marking the
historic moment they attained full statehood under the North Eastern
Region Act of 1971.
3. India has ascended to the position of the world's seventh- largest coffee
producer.
1. UNESCO and MeitY have partnered on AI Readiness Assessment in
India.
2. Nigeria has officially been admitted as a partner country of the BRICS
bloc, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
3. Justice Alok Aradhe has been appointed as chief justice of Bombay
High Court.
24 January, 2025
1. Mizoram has become the first state in Northeast India to distribute
property cards under the Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with
Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) scheme.
2. Union Sports Minister inaugurated the Khelo India Winter Games
(KIWG) 2025 in Ladakh.
3. The Subhash Chandra Bose Disaster Management Award-2025 has
been awarded to the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information
Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad for its outstanding work in disaster
management.
25 January, 2025
1. Neeraj Parakh has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of
Reliance Power.
2. India's oldest book fair "Boi Mela" will be held in Kolkata from 28
January to 9 February, 2025.
3. 6th International Millets Festival was held in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
27 January, 2025
1. Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Goa are among the top performing states
in NITI Aayog's Fiscal Health Index.
2. Jay Shah has been elected as a new member of the Marylebone
Cricket Club.
3. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto was the chief guest at India's
76th Republic Day celebrations.
28 January, 2025
1. Arshdeep Singh has been named ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the
Year.
2. A licence under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA)
has been granted to the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan.
3. Odisha Warriors have won the inaugural Women's Hockey India
League.
29 January, 2025
1. World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Georgia
malaria-free.
2. Nepal organized its first three-day International Pashmina Festival for
the first time to promote and celebrate the country's iconic Pashmina
industry.
3. Christine Carla Kangaloo has been given the Pravasi Bharatiya
Samman Award by India.
30 January, 2025
1. Uttarakhand has become the first state to implement Uniform Civil
Code.
2. Hariman Sharma has received the Padma Shri for his contributions to
Indian agriculture.
3. UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has declared
2025 as the ‘Year of Community’, a national initiative aimed at fostering
unity and inclusion within society.
31 January, 2025
1. Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has made headlines by surpassing Open
AI’s ChatGPT as the most downloaded free app in the US on Apple’s
App Store.
2. Ladakh topped Khelo India Winter Games 2025, and the Army
retained the Ice Hockey Title.
3. The tableau of Uttar Pradesh, with the theme ‘Mahakumbh 2025 -
Swarnim Bharat : Virasat aur Vikas’ won the best tableau award at the
Republic Day Parade, 2025.
