Current Affairs One-liners — 14 January 2025
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025
- Holy bath at the Sangam on Makar Sankranti; Assam's Bhogali Bihu celebrated at the Kumbh for the first time.
- Commemorative postage stamp and coin unveiled; IMD was set up on 15 January 1875.
- Palle Ganga Reddy named first Chairperson; India accounts for over 70% of global turmeric production.
- Mission focuses on next-generation radars and satellites, high-resolution observations and high-performance computing.
- Up from 1.89% in November, driven by food articles and food products.
- Wheat area at 320 lakh ha versus 315.63 lakh ha a year ago.
- Imports fell to 149.39 MT while domestic coal output rose 6.04% to 537.57 MT.
- Veterans' rallies and wreath-laying ceremonies held at multiple locations across India.
- 8th edition registrations ran on MyGov from 14 December 2024 to 14 January 2025.
- Two-day international conference on aligning STI indicators for effective R&D governance.