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Monthly Current Affairs
(1 to 31 January 2025)
Contents
Art And Culture ............................................................................................................... 6
Record Attendance and Unfortunate Incident Mark Mauni Amavasya at Kumbh
Mela .............................................................................................................................. 6
Sanskriti ka Mahakumbh: A Grand Cultural Festival at Maha Kumbh Mela from
January 16 to February 24, 2025................................................................................. 6
Makar Sankranti: A Tribute to Sun’s Transition ........................................................... 7
Maha Kumbh, the world’s largest spiritual and cultural gathering, began on 13
January 2025 in Prayagraj .......................................................................................... 7
21st Third Eye Asian Film Festival from January 10 to 16, 2025, in Mumbai and
Thane ............................................................................................................................ 7
AwArds And Honors ......................................................................................................... 8
Uttar Pradesh’s ‘Mahakumbh 2025’ Tableau Wins Best Award at Republic Day
Parade .......................................................................................................................... 8
Hariman Sharma, ‘The Apple Man of India,’ honoured with Padma Shri for
Transforming Apple Cultivation in India ..................................................................... 9
76th Republic Day celebration at Kartavya Path in New Delhi ............................... 9
Padma Awards 2025 ................................................................................................. 10
Indian short film Anuja nominated for Best Short Film (Live Action) category at
Oscars 2025 ................................................................................................................ 10
India Secures 2nd Place in QS World Future Skills Index, January 2025 Release . 11
Dr. Syed Anwar Khursheed awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2025
.................................................................................................................................... 11
eConomy ............................................................................................................................ 12
RBI Announces Rs 1.1 Lakh Crore Liquidity Injection to Ease Tight Conditions ..... 12
Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025 from January 17 to January 22, 2025 .............. 12
8th Pay Commission announces for Central government employees &
pensioners .................................................................................................................. 13
India’s GDP projected to grow at 6.4% in the fiscal year 2024-25 ......................... 13
Satya Nadella, Microsoft Chairman and CEO, Meets Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi........................................................................................................... 13
UPI transactions surge to record 16.73 bn in Dec 2024........................................... 14
NPCI Lifts UPI User Limit for WhatsApp Pay ............................................................... 14
environment .................................................................................................................... 15
Amrit Udyan Open for Public from February 2 to March 30 ................................... 15
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India’s First Case of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) Detected in Bengaluru .. 15
IMD Declares 2024 as Warmest Year in India Since 1901....................................... 16
Government sCHemes ..................................................................................................... 16
Govt Increases Minimum Support Price for Raw Jute ............................................. 16
10th anniversary of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme ........................ 16
Entity Locker: Streamlining Efficient Business Document Management ................ 17
importAnt dAys .............................................................................................................. 18
15th National Voters’ Day on January 25, 2025 ...................................................... 18
National Girl Child Day celebrated annually on January 24 ................................. 18
Parakram Diwas – January 23rd: Birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
.................................................................................................................................... 19
Army Day Celebrations on January 15 .................................................................... 19
National Youth Day- January 12th: Celebrating the Spirit of Vivekananda ......... 20
internAtionAl ................................................................................................................. 20
US Plans 30,000-Bed Migrant Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay ................... 20
Micheal Martin elected as Ireland’s Prime Minister ................................................ 21
World Bank Neutral Expert to Decide India-Pakistan Hydro Project Differences . 21
Donald Trump Takes Oath as President of United States; J.D. Vance Sworn in as
Vice President ............................................................................................................ 22
World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting from January 20-24, 2025, in
Davos, Switzerland ..................................................................................................... 22
Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ..................................................................... 23
US Removes Sanctions on Major Indian Nuclear Facilities .................................... 23
Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam begins 5-Day state visit to India
.................................................................................................................................... 24
Wildfires Devastate Los Angeles: Thousands Forced to Evacuate ......................... 24
John Dramani Mahama sworn in as President of Ghana ....................................... 25
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau announces his resignation....................................... 25
Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, and Somalia Begin Their UNSC Term ....... 25
Romania and Bulgaria fully join Schengen border-free zone ............................... 26
nAtionAl........................................................................................................................... 26
Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk to mark the conclusion of the
Republic Day celebrations ....................................................................................... 27
Unified Pension Scheme for Government Staff to Begin from 1st April 2025 ......... 27
Defence Minister flags off Battlefield Surveillance System SANJAY ...................... 27
76th Republic Day Parade: 26 Tableaux Highlighting India’s Heritage and
Progress ...................................................................................................................... 28
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SVAMITVA Scheme: PM Modi Distributes 65 Lakh Property Cards ......................... 28
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to Be Chief Guest at 76th Republic Day
Celebrations ............................................................................................................... 29
Fast Track Immigration – Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) Inaugurated at 7
Major Airports in India ............................................................................................... 29
CISF Expansion: Two New Battalions Approved to Enhance Security and Create
Over 2,000 Jobs ......................................................................................................... 30
PM Modi inaugurates Sonamarg Tunnel in Kashmir’s Ganderbal district ............. 30
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Delivers Sixth Scorpene Submarine, Vaghsheer, to
Indian Navy ................................................................................................................ 31
10,000 special guests to witness Republic Day Parade in New Delhi.................... 31
Indusfood 2025: from January 8 to 10 at India Expo Centre in Greater Noida ..... 32
18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) from January 8 to 10, 2025, in Bhubaneswar,
Odisha ........................................................................................................................ 32
India’s First Cable-Stayed Rail Bridge: The Anji Khad Bridge Completed ............. 33
Eighth Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile (ACTCM) Barge, LSAM 22 (Yard
132), inducted in Indian Navy .................................................................................. 33
Aero India 2025: 10th to 14th February 2025 at Air Force Station, Yelahanka,
Bengaluru ................................................................................................................... 34
Bharatpol: CBI’s Portal for Streamlined Global Criminal Investigations ................ 34
India’s First Organic Fisheries Cluster in Sikkim ....................................................... 35
India’s 1000 Km Metro Network: The 3rd Largest in the World ............................... 35
42nd Edition of Naval Exercise Varuna Strengthens Indo-French Ties .................. 36
India-Myanmar Border Fencing: 9 Km Completed, Work in Progress ................... 37
World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025 from February 5th to 9th,
2025............................................................................................................................. 37
India’s first glass bridge over sea in Kanyakumari ................................................. 37
polity ................................................................................................................................ 38
Budget session of Parliament to begin on Jan 31 ................................................... 38
Uttarakhand Cabinet approves Uniform Civil Code (UCC) manual ..................... 38
Govt releases draft of Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025 ....................... 38
sCienCe And teCHnoloGy................................................................................................ 39
ISRO Celebrates 100th Launch Milestone with NVS-02 Success ............................ 39
India set to launch first human-operated underwater submersible under Deep
Ocean Mission ........................................................................................................... 39
Pixxel Space Launches World’s Highest-Resolution Hyperspectral Satellites ....... 40
SpaDeX Mission Successful: India Becomes Fourth Country to Achieve Space
Docking ...................................................................................................................... 40
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Monthly Current Affairs
(1 to 31 January 2025)
Contents
Art And Culture ............................................................................................................... 6
Record Attendance and Unfortunate Incident Mark Mauni Amavasya at Kumbh
Mela .............................................................................................................................. 6
Sanskriti ka Mahakumbh: A Grand Cultural Festival at Maha Kumbh Mela from
January 16 to February 24, 2025................................................................................. 6
Makar Sankranti: A Tribute to Sun’s Transition ........................................................... 7
Maha Kumbh, the world’s largest spiritual and cultural gathering, began on 13
January 2025 in Prayagraj .......................................................................................... 7
21st Third Eye Asian Film Festival from January 10 to 16, 2025, in Mumbai and
Thane ............................................................................................................................ 7
AwArds And Honors ......................................................................................................... 8
Uttar Pradesh’s ‘Mahakumbh 2025’ Tableau Wins Best Award at Republic Day
Parade .......................................................................................................................... 8
Hariman Sharma, ‘The Apple Man of India,’ honoured with Padma Shri for
Transforming Apple Cultivation in India ..................................................................... 9
76th Republic Day celebration at Kartavya Path in New Delhi ............................... 9
Padma Awards 2025 ................................................................................................. 10
Indian short film Anuja nominated for Best Short Film (Live Action) category at
Oscars 2025 ................................................................................................................ 10
India Secures 2nd Place in QS World Future Skills Index, January 2025 Release . 11
Dr. Syed Anwar Khursheed awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2025
.................................................................................................................................... 11
eConomy ............................................................................................................................ 12
RBI Announces Rs 1.1 Lakh Crore Liquidity Injection to Ease Tight Conditions ..... 12
Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025 from January 17 to January 22, 2025 .............. 12
8th Pay Commission announces for Central government employees &
pensioners .................................................................................................................. 13
India’s GDP projected to grow at 6.4% in the fiscal year 2024-25 ......................... 13
Satya Nadella, Microsoft Chairman and CEO, Meets Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi........................................................................................................... 13
UPI transactions surge to record 16.73 bn in Dec 2024........................................... 14
NPCI Lifts UPI User Limit for WhatsApp Pay ............................................................... 14
environment .................................................................................................................... 15
Amrit Udyan Open for Public from February 2 to March 30 ................................... 15
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India’s First Case of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) Detected in Bengaluru .. 15
IMD Declares 2024 as Warmest Year in India Since 1901....................................... 16
Government sCHemes ..................................................................................................... 16
Govt Increases Minimum Support Price for Raw Jute ............................................. 16
10th anniversary of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme ........................ 16
Entity Locker: Streamlining Efficient Business Document Management ................ 17
importAnt dAys .............................................................................................................. 18
15th National Voters’ Day on January 25, 2025 ...................................................... 18
National Girl Child Day celebrated annually on January 24 ................................. 18
Parakram Diwas – January 23rd: Birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
.................................................................................................................................... 19
Army Day Celebrations on January 15 .................................................................... 19
National Youth Day- January 12th: Celebrating the Spirit of Vivekananda ......... 20
internAtionAl ................................................................................................................. 20
US Plans 30,000-Bed Migrant Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay ................... 20
Micheal Martin elected as Ireland’s Prime Minister ................................................ 21
World Bank Neutral Expert to Decide India-Pakistan Hydro Project Differences . 21
Donald Trump Takes Oath as President of United States; J.D. Vance Sworn in as
Vice President ............................................................................................................ 22
World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting from January 20-24, 2025, in
Davos, Switzerland ..................................................................................................... 22
Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ..................................................................... 23
US Removes Sanctions on Major Indian Nuclear Facilities .................................... 23
Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam begins 5-Day state visit to India
.................................................................................................................................... 24
Wildfires Devastate Los Angeles: Thousands Forced to Evacuate ......................... 24
John Dramani Mahama sworn in as President of Ghana ....................................... 25
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau announces his resignation....................................... 25
Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, and Somalia Begin Their UNSC Term ....... 25
Romania and Bulgaria fully join Schengen border-free zone ............................... 26
nAtionAl........................................................................................................................... 26
Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk to mark the conclusion of the
Republic Day celebrations ....................................................................................... 27
Unified Pension Scheme for Government Staff to Begin from 1st April 2025 ......... 27
Defence Minister flags off Battlefield Surveillance System SANJAY ...................... 27
76th Republic Day Parade: 26 Tableaux Highlighting India’s Heritage and
Progress ...................................................................................................................... 28
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SVAMITVA Scheme: PM Modi Distributes 65 Lakh Property Cards ......................... 28
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to Be Chief Guest at 76th Republic Day
Celebrations ............................................................................................................... 29
Fast Track Immigration – Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) Inaugurated at 7
Major Airports in India ............................................................................................... 29
CISF Expansion: Two New Battalions Approved to Enhance Security and Create
Over 2,000 Jobs ......................................................................................................... 30
PM Modi inaugurates Sonamarg Tunnel in Kashmir’s Ganderbal district ............. 30
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Delivers Sixth Scorpene Submarine, Vaghsheer, to
Indian Navy ................................................................................................................ 31
10,000 special guests to witness Republic Day Parade in New Delhi.................... 31
Indusfood 2025: from January 8 to 10 at India Expo Centre in Greater Noida ..... 32
18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) from January 8 to 10, 2025, in Bhubaneswar,
Odisha ........................................................................................................................ 32
India’s First Cable-Stayed Rail Bridge: The Anji Khad Bridge Completed ............. 33
Eighth Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile (ACTCM) Barge, LSAM 22 (Yard
132), inducted in Indian Navy .................................................................................. 33
Aero India 2025: 10th to 14th February 2025 at Air Force Station, Yelahanka,
Bengaluru ................................................................................................................... 34
Bharatpol: CBI’s Portal for Streamlined Global Criminal Investigations ................ 34
India’s First Organic Fisheries Cluster in Sikkim ....................................................... 35
India’s 1000 Km Metro Network: The 3rd Largest in the World ............................... 35
42nd Edition of Naval Exercise Varuna Strengthens Indo-French Ties .................. 36
India-Myanmar Border Fencing: 9 Km Completed, Work in Progress ................... 37
World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025 from February 5th to 9th,
2025............................................................................................................................. 37
India’s first glass bridge over sea in Kanyakumari ................................................. 37
polity ................................................................................................................................ 38
Budget session of Parliament to begin on Jan 31 ................................................... 38
Uttarakhand Cabinet approves Uniform Civil Code (UCC) manual ..................... 38
Govt releases draft of Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025 ....................... 38
sCienCe And teCHnoloGy................................................................................................ 39
ISRO Celebrates 100th Launch Milestone with NVS-02 Success ............................ 39
India set to launch first human-operated underwater submersible under Deep
Ocean Mission ........................................................................................................... 39
Pixxel Space Launches World’s Highest-Resolution Hyperspectral Satellites ....... 40
SpaDeX Mission Successful: India Becomes Fourth Country to Achieve Space
Docking ...................................................................................................................... 40
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