Weekly Current Affairs (12th January to 18th January 2025)

Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: January 19 2025

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The Odisha government will provide a monthly pension of ₹20,000 to individuals who were imprisoned during the Emergency period (1975-1977).
Former Army Chief V K Singh was sworn in as the 25th Governor of Mizoram on January 16, 2025, succeeding Hari Babu Kambhampati.
Zoran Milanovic has secured an overwhelming re-election as Croatia's President.
Tuhin Kant Pandey, a 1987 batch IAS officer of the Odisha cadre, has taken charge as the Revenue Secretary in the Finance Ministry.
Devjit Saikia has been elected as BCCI Secretary, and Prabhtej Singh Bhatia as Treasurer.
Nawaf Salam, former presiding judge of the International Court of Justice, has been appointed as Lebanon's new Prime Minister by two-thirds of parliament members.
São Tomé and Príncipe's Prime Minister Ilza Amado Vaz resigned after her proposed cabinet list was leaked to the public before informing President Carlos Vila Nova.
Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third term amid election fraud allegations and international criticism, with the US offering a $65 million reward for his arrest.
Tarun Das was recently honored with the Singapore Honorary Citizen Award for strengthening India-Singapore bilateral relations.
Shri Vineet Joshi took charge as Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education.
IAS officer Nidhi Khare has been assigned additional charge as Secretary of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).