january Current Affairs 2025

Pradesh government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Indichip Semiconductors Limited and its Japanese joint venture with the aim of establishing India first private semiconductor manufacturing facility.

• The Bhargavastra, the first indigenously developed 6km-range micromissile system developed to counter swarm drone, was successfully tested at Gopalpur, Odisha.

• The union cabinet has approved the development of the Third Launch Pad (TLP) in the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh; the Congress party also launched the new headquarters of the congress party, Indira Bhavan in New Delhi, which is named in the memory of the former Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi.
• India captain Smriti Mandhana also smashed a new record by getting a century in only 70 balls in the third Women ODI against Ireland.

• Indian Air Force and Indian Army participated in the exercise, they called, the Devil Strike.

• Indian railways designed the world largest horsepower (1200 HP) hydrogen rail engine which powered the train.

• Spain and India have announced 2026 as a dual year, marking the collaborations of both countries in terms of AI, culture and tourism.

• The Home Affairs Ministry (MHA) has granted major expansion of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) by making two new battalions containing 1025 people of different ranks.
• Indian grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi emerged as the winner of the early Titled Tuesday weekly blitz event run by Chess.com after beating World No. 1 Carlsen Magnus and World No. 2 Fabiano Caruana.

• Indian Army celebrated 77th Army Day in the Bombay Engineers Group and Centre Parade Ground in Pune, Maharashtra.  o The celebration will be the third in the Army Day Parade outside Delhi.

• Hindenburg Research, which is a US-based organization with notorious reputation in its shortselling practices has resolved to close down.
• A Tamil Nadu team will be led by Industries Minister T.R.B. Rajaa and attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos, Switzerland.  20
• Tripuran Twipra Student Federation (TSF) thinks the Kokborok language must be revised as Roman character.
• The Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025 was the topmost mobility event in India, held in New Delhi.

• The Center has established recently eco-sensitive zones (ESZs) around Shikari Devi Wildlife Sanctuary, in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh.

• The head of the department of monetary policy, until now Dr. Patra, was replaced by M Rajeshwar Rao, deputy governor of the RBI.

• The Tamil Nadu State Coastal Zone Management Authority (TNSCZMA) has given the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance to the Kalaignar Convention Center located in Muttukadu.
• Novak Djokovic has attained another marvelous record in the history of tennis; he took the record of Roger Federer (429) of playing the highest matches in Tennis Grand Slam.

• The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has published the toolkit