Current Affairs — All time
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Thu, 09 Jan 2025
Animal Welfare Board of India and NALSAR sign MoU to train animal welfare representatives
NALSAR will assess trainees for AWBI's Honorary Animal Welfare Representative certification.
23rd Divya Kala Mela for Divyang artisans opens in Vadodara
Loans worth ₹1 crore were given to 30 Divyangjans from Gujarat at the 11-day fair.
Wed, 08 Jan 2025
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meets Afghanistan's Acting Foreign Minister Muttaqi in Dubai
India will consider development projects in Afghanistan and give more material support for health and refugee rehabilitation.
PM Modi lays foundation of first Green Hydrogen Hub, projects worth over ₹2 lakh crore in Visakhapatnam
The NTPC Green Energy hub at Pudimadaka is the first Green Hydrogen Hub under the National Green Hydrogen Mission.
J.P. Nadda opens LGBRIMH library in Tezpur, lays stone of 50-bed critical care block in Assam
The Mangaldai critical care block will be built with ₹23.75 crore under PM-ABHIM.
11th India–EU Human Rights Dialogue held in New Delhi
The previous round of the dialogue was held in July 2022.
Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas opens 18th PBD Convention in Bhubaneswar
Newsweek CEO Dev Pragad was the Guest of Honour on the convention's first day.
Thrissur wins Gold Cup at 63rd Kerala School Kalolsavam after 26 years
Thrissur scored 1,008 points, one ahead of Palakkad; defending champion Kannur was third.
Rajnath Singh and Maldives Defence Minister Maumoon hold talks in New Delhi
India handed over defence equipment and stores to the Maldives on Male's request.
Chirag Paswan inaugurates 8th edition of Indusfood at Greater Noida
Indusfood 2025 debuts as an integrated farm-to-fork trade show with about 1,800 exhibitors.
Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas appointed India's next Ambassador to Oman
The 1993-batch IFS officer was serving as Officer on Special Duty in the MEA.
Tue, 07 Jan 2025
ECI announces Delhi Assembly election schedule: poll on 5 February, counting on 8 February
All 70 seats, 12 reserved for SCs, go to the polls in a single phase with about 1.55 crore electors.
NSO's First Advance Estimates put 2024-25 real GDP growth at 6.4%
Growth is down from 8.2% in 2023-24; nominal GDP is estimated to grow 9.7%.
V. Narayanan appointed Secretary, Department of Space and ISRO Chairman
The ACC appointed the LPSC Director for two years from 14 January 2025, succeeding S. Somanath.
Amit Shah launches CBI-developed BHARATPOL portal linking police to INTERPOL
BHARATPOL connects central agencies and State police with INTERPOL's network of 195 countries.
Ajit Doval co-chairs first India–Malaysia Security Dialogue in New Delhi
Both sides agreed to institutionalise the dialogue with annual meetings.
Mansukh Mandaviya launches e-Shram portal in all 22 Scheduled Languages
MeitY's Bhashini was used to expand the portal from four languages to 22.
European Council President António Costa calls PM Modi; leaders seek early India–EU FTA
The next India–EU Summit is to be held in India at a mutually convenient time.
Sonowal announces ₹57,000 crore projects at Kandla Port, including mega shipbuilding facility
The ₹30,000 crore shipyard will be able to build Very Large Crude Carriers of up to 3,20,000 DWT.
Indian Navy inducts LSAM 14, seventh Missile cum Ammunition Barge, at Mumbai
The barge was built by MSME shipyard SECON Engineering Projects, Visakhapatnam.
ECI schedules bye-elections to Milkipur (UP) and Erode (East) (TN) with Delhi poll
Both bye-elections are being held alongside the Delhi Assembly election, with polling on 5 February 2025.
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.