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National News
24-hour drinking water supply project
- Union Urban Affairs and Power Minister Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurated a 24-hour drinking water supply project in Karimnagar, Telangana.
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Vision India Techade
- Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh unveiled “Vision India Techade” which envisages a global leadership role for India especially in innovation and technology at the “Technology Dialogue 2025”.
Inland Waterways Authority of India
- Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) established a new regional office in Varanasi.
| Current regional offices of IWAI - Guwahati (Assam), Patna (Bihar), Kochi (Kerala), Bhubaneswar (Odisha) and Kolkata (West Bengal) |
International Year of Cooperatives-2025
- Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah addressed the inaugural ceremony of the International Year of Cooperatives-2025 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
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State News
Himachal Pradesh Statehood day
- Himachal Pradesh is celebrating its 55th Statehood Day on 25th January 2025. On this day in 1971, it became the 18th state of India, achieving full statehood.
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Samman Sanjeevani app
- On National Girl Child Day 2025, Haryana's Women and Child Development Minister, Shruti Choudhry, launched the 'Samman Sanjeevani' app under the 'Mahila Evam Kishori Samman Yojana' in Chandigarh.
About Haryana
| Capital: Chandigarh | Chief Minister: Nayab Singh Saini |
| State Day: 1 November 1966 | State Animal: Black Buck |
Tripura students in Republic Day Parade
- For the first time, six students from Tripura will participate in the Republic Day parade at Kartavya Path, Delhi, on January 26.
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Economy
Fiscal Health Index 2025
- NITI Aayog unveiled the Fiscal Health Index (FHI) 2025 in New Delhi, in which Odisha topped the fiscal health among 18 major states, scoring an overall score of 67.8.
| Top scorers - Odisha > Chhattisgarh > Goa |
Defence
SANJAY
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off Battlefield Surveillance System SANJAY in New Delhi, indigenously and jointly developed by the Indian Army and Bharat Electronics Limited.
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Centre of Excellence for Energy Transition
- Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and The Energy and Resources Institute(TERI) signed an MoU to jointly establish a Centre of Excellence for Energy Transition (CoEET) at TERI’s Institute of Energy Transition (IoET) at its campus in Hyderabad.
Bureau of Energy Efficiency
| Estb: 1 March 2002
Director General: Abhay Bakre |
HQ: New Delhi
Primary objective: reducing energy intensity of the Indian economy |
International
Global Thirukkural Conference
- At the International Conference on Hypnosis across Lifespan at Pondicherry University, Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Dr. L. Murugan announced plans to hold a Global Thirukkural Conference in New Delhi.
| Thirukkural, also called Kural, is a classic Tamil text written by Thiruvalluvar, who is believed to have lived between the 2nd century BCE and 5th century CE. |
Person in News
Vikram Misri
- Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will visit China on January 26 to attend the Foreign Secretary-Vice Minister mechanism meeting between India and China.
About China
| Capital: Beijing | Currency: Chinese Yuan | President: Xi Jinping |
Namrata S Kumar
- Namrata S Kumar has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Latvia.
Latvia
| Capital: Riga | Currency: euro | Region: Baltic region |
Jitender Pal Singh
- Jitender Pal Singh has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Israel.
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Important Day
National Voters’ Day
- 15th National Voter’s Day is being observed on 25 January 2025.
| 2025 Theme: Nothing Like Voting, I Vote for Sure |
National Tourism Day
- National Tourism Day is celebrated annually on January 25 to honor India’s natural beauty and highlight the significance of tourism in the country.
| 2025 theme: 'Tourism for Inclusive Growth' |
Sports news
Johor International Open chess tournament title
- Indian Grandmaster Iniyan Panneerselvam won the 9th Johor International Open Chess Tournament in Malaysia, defeating Vietnamese GM Nguyen Van Huy in the final round.
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ICC Women’s ODI team of 2024
- Indian stars Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma were named to the ICC Women’s ODI Team of the Year 2024, with South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt leading the lineup.
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