Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 1st January to 8th January 2025

January Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 4

National News

• India’s first glass bridge over sea inaugurated in Kanyakumari
• Ministry of Consumer Affairs & Gupshup introduce virtual assistant, “Jagriti”
• Cabinet approves Rs 69,515 crore boost for PM Fasal Bima Yojana
• India declares 2025 as year of defence reforms, vows ‘unprecedented’
• Groundwater recharges up by 15 billion cubic meters –Jal Shakti Ministry
• Cabinet approves extension of One-time Special Package on Di-Ammonium Phosphate beyond NBS subsidy
• Maharashtra government launches 15 day reading campaign amongst students
• Women Entrepreneurship Platform Partners with Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation to Empower Women Entrepreneurs
• Blinkit launches 10-minute ambulance service, starting with Gurugram
• India submits its 4th Biennial Update Report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• IIT Madras partners with Union govt. to enhance agricultural extension system
• DPIIT Partners With Stride Ventures To Accelerate Growth And Global Expansion of Indian Startups
• India’s Rural Poverty Down To 86% From 25.7% In 12 Years: SBI Report
• DFS Secretary launches revamped ‘BAANKNET’ portal for e-auction of properties as one-stop destination
• India provides $5 Lakh aid to earthquake-hit Vanuatu
• Jammu is to be the 69th Railway Division of the Indian Railway
• India world’s sixth largest exporter of Textile & Apparel in 2023
• PM Modi inaugurates Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat RRTS line worth Rs 4,600 crore
• Telangana farmers to receive ₹12,000 per acre annually under Rythu Bharosa scheme
• 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention 2025 to kick off in Bhubaneswar
• Rajiv Ranjan Singh Launches India’s First Organic Fisheries Cluster in Sikkim
• Bengaluru to host 15th Aero India 2025
• Amit Shah launched BHARATPOL to streamline Red Corner Notices through INTERPOL
• Loksabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurates Gandhi Darshan Art Gallery at Rajghat
• Nadi Tarangini, first ayurvedic diagnostic device, gets Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) nod
• Suzuki to acquire 26% stake in NDDB’s bio-gas venture
• Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) develops Paracetamol drugs indigenously
• Centre approves site for Pranab Mukherjee’s memorial at Raj Ghat
• Nitin Gadkari announces cashless treatment scheme for road accident victims
• e-Shram portal now available in 22 languages

International News

• Pakistan begins its two-year tenure as non-permanent member of UNSC
• India ranked second in attacks by threat actors in 2024: CloudSEK; United States at first

Banking and Financial

• Economy exhibiting resilience, GDP to grow at 6 pc in FY25: RBI report
• RBI proposes lookup facility for NEFT, RTGS; banks to comply by April 1.
• Income Tax extends Vivad Se Vishwas deadline to January 31
• NPCI extends market cap deadline for UPI apps by two years to end of 2026
• NaBFID invests Rs 745 crore in long-term bonds issued by NDR InvIT
• GST collection jumps 3% YoY to Rs 1.77 lakh crore in December
• Interest rates remain unchanged on National Small Saving Schemes
• CBIC clarifies rules, says no GST to apply on pre-paid gift vouchers, cards
• Union Bank of India Enhances Digital Rupee App with Accessibility Features
• UPI transactions surge to record 73 bn in Dec; value at Rs 23.25 trn
• SBI introduces TAB-based digital NRI account onboarding journey
• Federal Bank launches digital platform FedOne for corporate banking
• RBI approves merger of National Co-operative Bank with Cosmos Co-operative Bank
• SBI launches Har Ghar Lakhpati RD scheme, SBI Patrons FD deposit scheme for senior citizens
• Punjab & Sind Bank to roll out instant loan scheme for MSMEs based on GST return
• HDFC Bank to acquire up to 5% in Kotak Mahindra and AU, Capital SFBs
• com Launches Digital Fixed Deposits, Expanding Fixed Income Investment Opportunities
• FIU-IND signs pact with IRDAI to share information

Appointment and Resignation

• RBI approves re-appointment of Anup Kumar Sinha as non-executive chairman of Bandhan Bank
• Bhuvnesh Kumar takes charge as CEO of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
• Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra takes charge as Chief of IAF’s Western Command
• Manish Singhal appointed Secretary General of Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM)
• ITI Mutual Fund Names Jatinder Pal Singh as CEO
• Faiz Ahmed Kidwai appointed as Aviation Body Chief
• IAS Ashutosh Agnihotri Appointed Chairman & MD of Food Corporation of India
• Nasscom foundation names Jyoti Sharma as CEO
• Devajit Saikia appointed as Secretary of BCCI
• Air Commodore Debakinandan Sahu Assumes Command of Base Repair Depot, Tughlakabad
• Bahadur Singh Sagoo elected as President of Athletics Federation of India

Awards

• Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Announces National Sports Awards 2024; ReadMore…
• Lionel Messi Honoured with the US Presidential Medal of Freedom

Science

• ISRO successfully launches SpaDeX mission from Sriharikota

Defence

• 18th India -Nepal Military exercise Surya Kiran to commence in Nepal

Sports

• Bengal beat Kerala 1-0 to win Santosh Trophy for an unprecedented 33rd time
• Varun Tomar Clinches National Shooting Championship Title in Men’s 10m Air Pistol
• Rishi Dhawan announces retirement from Indian limited-overs cricket

Book and Author

• Amit Shah released Jammu Kashmir & Ladakh Through The Ages Book by Professor Raghuvendra Tanwar

Important day

• 1 January – Global Family Day (Theme 2025 – Let’s Start The Year With Love, Unity, Appreciation)
• 2 January – World Introvert Day (Theme 2025 – Some peace and calm in a noisy world)
• 2 January 2025 – 67th Foundation Day of DRDO
• 3 January – International Mind-Body Wellness Day
• 4 January – World Braille Day
• 5 January – National Bird Day (Theme 2024 – Protecting Our Birds, Protecting Our Future)
• 6 January – World Day of War Orphans
• 8 January – Earth’s Rotation Day

Obituary

• Renowned botanist K S Manilal passes away at 86
• Nuclear scientist, R Chidambaram passes away at 88
• World’s oldest person Tomiko Itooka dies aged 116
• Costas Simitis, former Greek Prime Minister and socialist leader, dies at 88

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