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Sun, 12 Jan 2025
India women post record 370/5, beat Ireland by 116 runs to seal ODI series
Jemimah Rodrigues hit a maiden ODI century (102) in the second ODI at Rajkot.
SpaDeX satellites brought within 3 metres in trial docking approach
ISRO moved SDX01 and SDX02 back to a safe distance; docking to follow after data analysis.
Inaugural Women's Hockey India League opens in Ranchi
Odisha Warriors beat Delhi SG Pipers 4-0 in the first-ever match; Yibbi Jansen scored twice.
CAQM revokes GRAP Stage-III across NCR as Delhi's AQI improves
Delhi's AQI at 278 at 4 pm, 72 points below the Stage-III mark of 350; Stages I and II stay in force.
Women and Child Development Ministry's Chintan Shivir concludes in Udaipur
32 States/UTs reviewed Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, Mission Vatsalya and Mission Shakti.
ISLRTC holds International Symposium on Interpreter Education and Research at JNU
Experts from the USA and Canada shared practices in sign language interpreting.
Sat, 11 Jan 2025
India-Nepal Inter-Governmental Committee on trade and transit concludes in Kathmandu
India accepted Nepal's request for 200,000 MT of wheat; Raxaul–Birgunj rail line electrification discussed.
Amit Shah launches Drug Disposal Fortnight at NCB conference on drug trafficking
One lakh kg of narcotics worth about ₹8,600 crore to be destroyed; MANAS-2 helpline extended to all 36 States/UTs.
Mines Ministry holds Kochi roadshow on India's maiden offshore mineral blocks auction
Three offshore construction-sand blocks off Kerala drew keen interest; auction runs on the MSTC platform.
Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurates FTII Pune's 586-seat auditorium with horizontally movable screen
The 50 ft x 20 ft remote-controlled screen is believed to be a first of its kind; FTII has filed for a patent.
Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurates Day 2 of Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue
3,000 young leaders were selected from over 30 lakh participants through a multi-level process.
Scindia inaugurates Guna Head Post Office and Passport Seva Kendra extension building
The 1,154 sq ft building in Madhya Pradesh cost ₹43.18 lakh.
Fri, 10 Jan 2025
President Murmu presents Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards at 18th PBD valedictory in Bhubaneswar
Trinidad and Tobago President Christine Kangaloo was among those conferred the award.
Yogi Adityanath launches All India Radio's Maha Kumbh FM channel 'Kumbhvani' in Prayagraj
Kumbhvani on FM 103.5 MHz will broadcast from 10 January to 26 February 2025.
Indigenous silver nanowire conductive ink technology transferred to two startups at NIT Warangal
MeitY-funded technology developed by IIT Ropar and NIT Warangal goes to startups in Punjab and Telangana.
IIP grows 5.2% in November 2024, up from 3.5% in October
Manufacturing grew 5.8%, electricity 4.4% and mining 1.9%.
Second Inland Waterways Development Council meet at Kaziranga announces ₹50,000 crore investment
National River Traffic and Navigation System launched; 1,000 green vessels planned in five years.
Jitendra Singh announces Regional Meteorological Centre for Jammu
Announcement made at an IMD 150th anniversary event in Jammu; Srinagar centre recognised by WMO as a Centennial Centre.
Piyush Goyal launches Bharat Cleantech Manufacturing Platform at Bharat Climate Forum 2025
The platform aims to strengthen India's solar, wind, hydrogen and battery storage value chains.
Centre releases tax devolution of ₹1,73,030 crore to States
Nearly double December's ₹89,086 crore; Uttar Pradesh gets the largest share at ₹31,039.84 crore.
India women beat Ireland by six wickets in first ODI at Rajkot
Pratika Rawal's 89 and Tejal Hasabnis's unbeaten 53 helped India chase 239 in 34.3 overs.
Conclave on Pandemic Preparedness and Vaccine Innovation for livestock held in Hyderabad
NITI Aayog Member (Health) Vinod K Paul inaugurated the conclave under the One Health approach.
Thu, 09 Jan 2025
Indian Genomic Data Set of 10,000 whole genomes released at Genome India Data Conclave
FeED protocols and IBDC portals launched to give researchers worldwide access to the data.
PM Modi inaugurates 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention in Bhubaneswar
The PM flagged off the Pravasi Bharatiya Express, a tourist train for the diaspora; theme 'Diaspora's Contribution to a Viksit Bharat'.
Tuhin Kanta Pandey takes charge as Revenue Secretary
Tuhin Kanta Pandey continues to be designated Finance Secretary.
CAQM invokes GRAP Stage-III across NCR as Delhi's AQI crosses 350
Delhi's AQI rose from 297 on 8 January to 357 at 4 pm on 9 January amid calm winds and fog.
Piyush Goyal launches 8th edition of National Programme for Organic Production
TraceNet 2.0 and new NPOP, organic promotion, APEDA and AgriXchange portals unveiled.
Sixth Scorpene submarine Vaghsheer delivered to Indian Navy
The last Project 75 submarine was built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders with Naval Group, France.
ICAR Research Complex for North-Eastern Hill Region, Umiam, marks Golden Jubilee
The institute has developed over 100 crop varieties suited to the region, President Murmu noted in a video message.
Kishan Reddy inaugurates coal sector's '5G Use Case Test Lab' at CMPDI, Ranchi
The Coal Ministry nominated CMPDI as the Centre of Excellence for 5G applications in the coal industry.