Current Affairs — 02 January 2025
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Thu, 02 Jan 2025
National Sports Awards 2024: Khel Ratna for Gukesh D, Harmanpreet Singh, Praveen Kumar and Manu Bhaker
The Sports Ministry also named 32 Arjuna Award winners; the President will present the awards on 17 January 2025.
Arif Mohammed Khan sworn in as the 42nd Governor of Bihar
Patna High Court Chief Justice K. Vinod Chandran administered the oath at Raj Bhavan, Patna.
National Sports Awards 2024: Dronacharya, Arjuna (Lifetime) and MAKA Trophy winners named
Chandigarh University won the MAKA Trophy; the selection committee was headed by Justice (Retd.) V. Ramasubramanian.
NSO begins NSS 80th Round, PLFS and ASUSE from January 2025 with district-level sample design
The district now forms the basic stratum for sample selection so that district-level estimates can be generated.
Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar sworn in as Governor of Kerala
Kerala High Court Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar administered the oath at Raj Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram.
Working Group set up to revise WPI base year from 2011-12 to 2022-23
The 18-member group, chaired by NITI Aayog Member Ramesh Chand, will also recommend a roadmap to switch from WPI to a Producer Price Index.
INST Mohali scientists show nano-melatonin could help treat Parkinson's disease
A human serum albumin nanocarrier gave sustained release and better brain delivery of the 'darkness hormone'.
DoT augments telecom network for Maha Kumbh 2025 at Prayagraj
Over 900 new base stations, 78 transportable towers, 150 small cells and 53 help desks have been set up.
Captive and commercial coal mines record highest-ever monthly output of 18.40 MT in December 2024
April–December 2024 production from these mines rose 34.20% to 131.05 MT.
India announces USD 500,000 relief assistance to earthquake-hit Vanuatu
The aid follows the magnitude 7.4 earthquake near Vanuatu's coast on 17 December 2024.
India and Bangladesh agree mutual release of fishermen: 95 Indians, 90 Bangladeshis
Bangladesh handed over 95 Indian fishermen to its Coast Guard for transfer to the Indian Coast Guard at sea on 5 January 2025.