Current Affairs — 01 January 2025
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Wed, 01 Jan 2025
Cabinet continues PMFBY and RWBCIS till 2025-26; creates ₹824.77 crore technology fund
The overall outlay is ₹69,515.71 crore for 2021-22 to 2025-26.
One Nation One Subscription Phase I begins, giving access to over 13,000 journals
About 1.8 crore students, faculty and researchers in over 6,300 government institutions get access to journals of 30 publishers.
Cabinet extends one-time special package on DAP at ₹3,500 per tonne beyond NBS subsidy
The extension from 1 January 2025 till further orders will cost up to about ₹3,850 crore.
11 Maoists including senior cadre Tarakka surrender in Gadchiroli; CM opens Gatta–Gardewada–Wangeturi road
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis also launched MSRTC bus services on the Wangeturi–Gardewada–Gatta–Aheri route.
Ministry of Defence declares 2025 as the 'Year of Reforms'
Focus areas include integrated theatre commands, new domains like cyber and space, simpler acquisition and defence exports.
Kerala Cabinet approves two model townships for Wayanad landslide survivors
Townships will come up on 58.50 hectares of Elstone Estate and 48.96 hectares of Nedumpala Estate.
Botanist K.S. Manilal, who revived Hortus Malabaricus, passes away at 86
The Padma Shri awardee spent about 35 years translating and annotating the 12-volume Latin treatise.
India and Pakistan exchange lists of prisoners and of nuclear installations on 1 January
This was the 34th consecutive exchange of nuclear installation lists since 1992.
Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra assumes command of IAF's Western Air Command
Air Marshal Mishra, an experimental test pilot, succeeds Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha.
DARPG issues guidelines for 28th National Awards for e-Governance 2025
Nominations in six categories are open on www.nceg.gov.in till 15 February 2025.
Bhuvnesh Kumar assumes charge as CEO of UIDAI
The 1995-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre continues as Additional Secretary in MeitY.
Madhya Pradesh launches e-office system for paperless government files
CM Mohan Yadav launched it from Samatva Bhawan; e-office began in the CM's and Chief Secretary's offices.
Odisha's 133rd SLSWCA meeting approves 25 projects worth ₹4,222.24 crore
The projects across 16 sectors and 11 districts are expected to create 14,497 jobs.