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10 January, 2025
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Thu 16 Jan, 2025
National News
FTI-TTP
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the ‘Fast Track Immigration -Trusted Traveller Programme’ (FTI-TTP) at Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Cochin and Ahmedabad airports. The
FTI-TTP
| Amit Shah launched the Fast Track Immigration Trusted Traveller Program (FTI-TTP) in June 2024 from Terminal-3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) in New Delhi. |
Access to proper sanitation
- The Supreme Court ordered the construction and availability of separate toilet facilities for males, females, PwD, and transgender persons in all court premises and tribunals across the country.
- The Court said, there is a discernible duty on every State and UT under Part IV of the Constitution to ensure a healthy environment and to continuously strive to improve public health.
| Access to proper sanitation is recognised as a fundamental right under Article 21, which guarantees the right to life and personal liberty. |
New Headquarters of Congress
- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Chairperson of Congress Parliamentary Party Sonia Gandhi inaugurated the party’s new Headquarters ‘Indira Bhawan’ in New Delhi.
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Heimtextil 2025
- Union Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh inaugurated the India Pavilion at Heimtextil 2025, prestigious global home textiles fair, held at Messe Frankfurt, Germany.
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State Special
Archaeological Experiential Museum
- Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah inaugurated the Archaeological Experiential Museum, Prerna Complex, and Vadnagar Sports Complex in Vadnagar, Gujarat.
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International News
Export Control List of US
- The US has removed three Indian entities which includes Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Indian Rare Earths and Indira Gandhi Atomic Research Center, from export control list.
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Gaza ceasefire
- Israel and Hamas have agreed on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. The deal is set to begin on 19 January and will last 42 days.
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Science and Tech
SpaDeX
- India became the fourth country to accomplish a space docking mission with its SpaDeX (Space Docking Experiment) program.
Other 3 Countries
| United States, Russia, and China |
Sports
Fastest ODI century by an Indian woman
- Smriti Mandhana smashed the fastest ODI century by an Indian woman during the third ODI against Ireland at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot.
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Defence
Exercise Devil Strike
- The Indian Armed Forces has begun Exercise Devil Strike from , a joint exercise involving the elite airborne soldiers from the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force.
Chiefs of Defence Forces
| Army Chief: Gen Upendra Dwivedi | Navy Chief: Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi | Air Force Chief: Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh |
Art and Culture
Kashi Tamil Sangamam 3.0
- Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched Kashi Tamil Sangamam 3.0 and the KTS Portal in New Delhi.
| Theme of Kashi Tamil Sangamam 3.0 is contributions of Sage Agasthyar. |
Awards and Honours
2025 BAFTA Film Awards
- Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light bagged a nomination for the Best non-English language film at the 2025 BAFTA Film Awards.
Highest Honour of Singapore
- President of Singapore Tharman Shanmugarat nam bestowed the highest honour of the city-state on Tarun Das, former director general of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
| The award is given for “outstanding contribution by a non-Singaporean to the country’s growth and development,”. |
Important Days
National Startup Day
- National Startup Day in India is observed annually on January 16.
| 'Startup India' initiative was launched in 2016 by PM Narendra Modi. |