National News

Visit of President of Singapore to India

• Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will visit India from January 14th to January 18th, to mark the 60th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between India and Singapore.
• This will be the first official visit by any Singaporean president to the country in 10 years.

Singapore

Guna Head Post Office and POPSK

• The Union Minister of Communications and Minister for Development of North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya M. Scindia inaugurated the newly expanded building of the Guna Head Post Office and Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK).

International News

CSPOC

• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla chaired a Standing Committee meeting of the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of Commonwealth Countries (CSPOC) in Guernsey.

About Lok Sabha Speaker

UN Committee of Experts on Big Data and Data Science for Official Statistics

• India has joined the UN Committee of Experts on Big Data and Data Science for Official Statistics.

United Nations

State Special

First International Uttarakhandi Pravasi Sammelan

• Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the First International Uttarakhandi Pravasi Sammelan, held in Dehradun, Uttarakhand to promote investment in the state and leverage the experiences of migrants.

Uttarakhand

Environment and Biodiversity

On the Edge: Gallery on Climate Change

• Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated a state-of-the-art gallery on climate change titled "On the Edge" at Science City, Kolkata.

Bharat Cleantech Manufacturing Platform

• Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has launched the Bharat Cleantech Manufacturing Platform at the Bharat Climate Forum 2025 in New Delhi, to enhance India’s cleantech value chains in the solar, wind, hydrogen, and battery storage sectors.

Additional Information

Regional Meteorological Centre at Jammu

• The Union Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh has announced the establishment of a Regional Meteorological Centre at Jammu.

IMD

Science and Tech

Teja JAS 64 Chip

• Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the Teja JAS 64 chip developed by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) and the Nova Development Board.

CDAC

Conclave on Pandemic Preparedness & Vaccine Innovation

• The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying in collaboration with Indian Immunologicals Limited and National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) organised a “Conclave on Pandemic Preparedness & Vaccine Innovation” in Hyderabad.

Major Vaccines developed by India

Art and Culture

Pratishtha Dwadashi Festival

• Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the three-day-long Pratishtha Dwadashi festival on the first anniversary of the consecration of Ramlalla at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya.

Ayodhya Ram Temple

Sports

Auckland Classic

• In Tennis, Gael Monfils became the oldest singles champion in ATP Tour history by winning the final of the Auckland Classic.

Grand Slams of Tennis

Hobart International

• In Tennis, McCartney Kessler defeated Elise Mertens to win the Hobart International and secure her second WTA title.

Grand Slams 2024 Winners

Adelaide International

• In Tennis, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Madison Keys won the Adelaide International.

Important Days

National Youth Day

• The National Youth Day or Rashtriya Yuva Divas is celebrated on 12th January every year in commemoration of the great spiritual leader, philosopher and thinker Swami Vivekananda.

Swami Vivekananda