Current Affairs, January 2025

10th January-2025, Current Affairs:

• Mumbai-based Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited handed over the sixth Scorpene submarine, Vaghsheer, of Project P-75 to the Indian Navy.
• At least 10 people have died and thousands of structures destroyed as ferocious wildfires swept through Los Angeles, US officials said.

8th January-2025, Current Affairs:

• The Centre has appointed V Narayanan as the new Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Secretary of the Department of Space. Mr Narayanan will assume office on January 14.
• The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention started at Bhubaneswar in Odisha.

7th January-2025, Current Affairs:

• Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Liberal Party.
• Over 53 people were killed as six earthquakes, including a powerful one measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale, rocked Tibet.

6th January-2025, Current Affairs:

• The 15th edition of Asia’s biggest aero show Aero India 2025 will be held at the Air Force Station, Yelahanka in Bengaluru, Karnataka from the 10th to the 14th of next month.
• The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced the recipients of the National Sports Awards 2024. Olympic medallists Manu Bhaker, Harmanpreet Singh, chess world champion Gukesh D and para-athlete Praveen Kumar have been named recipients of the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna. This year, the list of Arjuna awardees includes 32 sportspersons, recognizing their consistent and outstanding achievements in various sports disciplines.

5th January-2025, Current Affairs:

• Varun Tomar from the Indian Army has become the national shooting champion after winning the Men’s 10-meter Air Pistol finals of the 67th National Shooting Championship 2024 at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi.
• In Test Cricket, Australia defeated India by six wickets in the fifth and final Test match in Sydney and clinched the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 3-1. Australia successfully chased down the target of 162 runs on Day 3 today.

4th January-2025, Current Affairs:

• India’s rural poverty has declined significantly to 4.86 per cent in the financial year 2023-24, compared to 25.7 per cent in the financial year 2011-12. According to the State Bank of India’s research on the consumption expenditure survey, urban poverty has fallen to 4.09 per cent from 13.7 per cent over the last twelve years.
• World Braille Day is being observed today. The day is observed annually to raise awareness about the importance of Braille as a means of communication for blind and partially sighted people.

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