National News

Sonamarg Tunnel

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Sonamarg Tunnel or Z-Morh tunnel in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. The Sonamarg Tunnel will connect Gagangeer and Sonamarg in Ganderbal district.

Major Tunnels in India

World's Largest 3D Rangoli

• In Madhya Pradesh, the world's largest 3D rangoli has been made at Shaurya Smarak in Bhopal on the occasion of Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary.

Swami Vivekananda

Swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Donald Trump

• External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will represent India at the swearing-in ceremony of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America.

United States of America

State Special

Swami Vivekananda Yuva Shakti Mission

• Swami Vivekananda Yuva Shakti Mission launched in Madhya Pradesh for the youth, to empower the youth of the state by providing them with opportunities to enhance their skills, knowledge and overall development.

Madhya Pradesh

'No helmet, No fuel' policy in Uttar Pradesh

• Uttar Pradesh has proposed a 'no helmet, no fuel' policy to decrease road accidents involving two-wheelers.

Uttar Pradesh

Tripura’s New Emblem

• The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) approved Tripura’s newly designed emblem as the national emblem in the centre of an outline of Tripura map that is within a circle of saffron colour with Tripura government written below.

Tripura

Economy and Banking

Mega Entrepreneurship Development Conclave

• Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh inaugurated the Mega Entrepreneurship Development Conclave in Pune. He inaugurated 40 livestock projects worth more than 545 crore rupees.

Environment and Biodiversity

Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary

• The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has approved oil and gas exploratory drilling in the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam.

NBWL

Art and Culture

Lohri

• The festival of harvest, Lohri, is celebrated on 13th January in North India, especially in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu and Chandigarh.

Gaan Ngai Festival 2025

• Gaan Ngai festival 2025 commemorating the end of the harvest season by the Kabui/Rongmei Naga community, celebrated at Sagolband Ramji Kabui Village in Imphal, Manipur.

Major Festivals of Manipur

International Kite Festival-Uttarayan

• Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the International Kite Festival-Uttarayan, at Ahmedabad.

Sports

Malaysia Open

• China’s Shi Yuqi won the Malaysia Open men’s singles badminton crown by defeating Denmark’s Anders Antonsen in Kuala Lumpur.
• South Korea’s An Se-young defended the women’s singles crown by defeating China’s Wang Zhiyi.

74th National Basketball Championship

• Tamil Nadu and Railways won men’s and women’s titles respectively in the 74th National basketball championship at the Sidsar Sports Complex in Bhavnagar.

Basketball Federation of India

Highest individual score in Women’s Under 19 One Day Trophy

• In Domestic Cricket, Mumbai’s Ira Jadhav has become the highest individual scorer in Women’s Under 19 One Day Trophy history.

Spanish Super Cup Football

• Barcelona defeated Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia to win Spanish Super Cup Football 15th time.

Major football Tournaments in India

50th Junior National Kabaddi Championship

• Haryana’s men’s Kabaddi team has won the gold medal and the women’s team has won the silver medal in the 50th Junior National Kabaddi Championship held at Haridwar in Uttrakhand.

Kabaddi

Appointments

Shreyas Iyer

• Indian batter Shreyas Iyer has been appointed as the new captain of Punjab Kings for the upcoming season of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

IPL

Zoran Milanovic

• Croatia's incumbent President, Zoran Milanovic has won a second term.

Croatia

Devajit Saikia and IPrabhtej Singh

• Devajit Saikia has been announced as the new secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). IPrabhtej Singh Bhatia was elected as the Treasurer of the BCCI.

BCCI