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January Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 2
National News
- National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) partners with Axis My India to map skill demand and supply across India
- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to be Republic Day chief guest
- IREDA achieves ‘Excellent’ rating for 4th consecutive year in MoU performance
- Government launches PLI scheme 1.1 for specialty steel
- India, Malaysia agree to explore to enhance cooperation in critical minerals
- WEP of NITI Aayog Partners with India’s Largest Convenience Retail Chain New Shop to Empower Women Retail Business Owners
- Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) and NALSAR University Sign MoU to Train Animal Welfare Representatives
- Swiggy launches new app ‘Snacc’ for 15-minute food delivery
- Retired Justice N. Srikrishna to chair ID verification firm Equal’s advisory board
- UP govt. partnered with Google Cloud launch AI-powered agri network
- Piyush Goyal launches 8th edition of National Programme for Organic Production
- Centre releases tax devolution of Rs 1.73 lakh crore to states
- National Waterways will get Rs 50,000 crore in investment over the next 5 year
- Piyush Goyal launches Bharat Cleantech Manufacturing Platform
- ICMR’s first infectious disease research, diagnostic lab to come up in Bengaluru
- India to host 28th CSPOC with focus on AI and social media
- Andhra Pradesh signs MoU with Infosys for skill census pre-validation
- Piyush Goyal launches National Turmeric Board to Support Farmers
- South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) Launches Post-Retirement Benefit (PRB) Cell
- Odisha becomes the 34th state to implement AB PM-JAY
- Gautam Adani announces ₹65,000 crore investment in energy, cement projects in Chhattisgarh
- PM Modi inaugurates Z-Morh tunnel in Kashmir
- C-DOT and IIT Mandi sign agreement for “Developing Semiconductor Chip of Wideband Spectrum Sensor for Dynamic Spectrum Access”
- India, Saudi Arabia sign Hajj agreement 2025, quota set at 1.75 lakh pilgrims
- Madhya Pradesh CM launches Swami Vivekananda Yuva Shakti Mission
International News
- Singapore leads in 2025’s most powerful passports; India drops to 85th
- Indian HC in Sri Lanka launches first Hindi Certificate Course via open
- Neeraj Chopra named best Javelin Thrower of the year by US Magazine
- PM Modi to attend AI Summit in France
Banking and Financial
- RBI lifts curbs on Ashirvad Micro Finance, DMI Finance
- Bajaj Broking partners with Tamilnad Mercantile Bank to launch 3-in-1 account solution
- Govt sees India’s GDP growth hitting a 4-year low of 6.4% in FY25
- Bank of Baroda Expands Employee Assistance Program to Promote Emotional and Mental Well-being
- Edelweiss Financial Services Launches 2,000 Million Public Issue of Secured Redeemable NCDs
- SBI lowers India’s FY25 GDP growth forecast to 6.3%
- Mirae Asset launches smallcap fund, targets India’s high-growth segment
- KredX Receives RBI’s Final Nod to Launch TReDS Platform, DTX
- PhonePe partners with ICICI Lombard to offer Maha Kumbh Mela insurance
- India’s economy projected to grow 6.6% in 2025: UN
- RenewBuy launches Smart Term Plan for working professionals and small business owners
- Indian Overseas Bank to sell ₹11,500-cr NPAs to ARCs
- Reserve Bank Innovation Hub and IIMA Ventures Launch Swanari TechSprint 3.0 to Empower Women-Centric Fintech Startups
- SECI Secures “Excellent” Rating in MoU Performance for FY 2023-24
- IBBI mandates eBKray auction platform to sell assets under liquidation
- Bank of India seeks its first dollar loan of $400 million in over a decade
- Bank of Baroda to provide AI-driven support, forex facility, ATMs, and coin vending machines for Maha Kumbh 2025
- Retail inflation eases to four-month low of 5.22% in December 2024
- IDBI Bank unveils Chiranjeevi Super Senior Citizen FD, offers 8.5% interest
- Mutual fund investors in India can now name up to 10 nominees
- EXIM Bank Raises $1 Billion Through Overseas Bond Issuance
Appointment and Resignation
- V Narayanan appointed as next ISRO chief
- State Bank of India Names Baldev Prakash as DMD & Group Chief Risk Officer
- Tuhin Kanta Pandey appointed revenue secretary; Arunish Chawla takes over as Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) secretary
- John Mahama sworn in as Ghana’s president
- Lebanon’s parliament elects army commander Joseph Aoun as president
- Nicols Maduro takes oath as Venezuela’s President
- Devajit Saikia appointed as BCCI Secretary; Prabhtej Singh Bhatia elected Treasurer
Awards
- President Confers Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award at 18th PBD 2025
Defence
- India, S. to jointly manufacture interoperable sonobuoys for Navy
Sports
- Anahat Singh clinches U-17 Girl’s Singles title at British Junior Open
- NZ cricketer Martin Guptill announces retirement from international cricket
- Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah announced as international event ambassador for Mumbai Marathon
- Bangladesh cricketer Tamim Iqbal announces retirement from International Cricket
- India pacer Varun Aaron retires from all forms of cricket
- First edition of the Kho Kho World Cup starts in New Delhi
Important day
- 9 January – NRI (Non-Resident Indian) Day or Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
- 10 January – World Hindi Day (Theme 2025 – A Global Voice of Unity and Cultural Pride)
- 12 January – National Youth Day (Theme 2025 – Youth for a Sustainable Future: Shaping the Nation with Resilience and Responsibility)
Obituary
- Indo-Pak war veteran Havaldar Baldev Singh passes away in Rajouri
- Singer P. Jayachandran passes away
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