Current Affairs — 06 January 2025
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Mon, 06 Jan 2025
PM Modi inaugurates Jammu Railway Division and Charlapalli terminal, lays stone of Rayagada division building
The new Jammu Railway Division covers 742.1 km, including the Pathankot–Jammu–Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla line.
ICMR detects two HMPV cases in Karnataka; Health Ministry says no unusual surge in respiratory illness
Both infants at Baptist Hospital, Bengaluru, had no history of international travel.
India's first Organic Fisheries Cluster launched in Soreng district, Sikkim
Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh also opened 50 PMMSY projects worth ₹50 crore for the Northeast in Guwahati.
NSA Doval meets US NSA Jake Sullivan; US moves to delist Indian nuclear entities
Sullivan also called on PM Modi and handed over a letter from President Biden.
Dharmendra Pradhan releases draft UGC Regulations, 2025 on teacher appointments and standards
The draft has been placed in the public domain for feedback; Pradhan also opened UGC's new 'Pushpagiri' auditorium.
H.D. Kumaraswamy launches PLI Scheme 1.1 for specialty steel
The second round covers five product categories within the original ₹6,322 crore outlay.
FIU-IND and IRDAI sign MoU on anti-money laundering coordination in insurance
The two bodies will share intelligence and identify red-flag indicators for suspicious transactions in insurance.
Indian Navy inducts LSAM 22, eighth Ammunition cum Torpedo cum Missile Barge, at Mumbai
The barge was built by MSME shipyard Suryadipta Projects, Thane, under an eleven-barge contract.
Bureau of Indian Standards marks 78th Foundation Day; Pralhad Joshi suggests hallmarking of silver
More than 23,500 Indian standards are in force, and 94% are harmonised with ISO and IEC standards.
Capacity Building Commission begins master-trainer training under 'Rashtriya Karmayogi – Large Scale Jan Seva' programme
Over 200 Deputy Secretary/Director-level officers are being trained in eight batches till 18 January 2025.