Weekly Current Affairs (5th January to 11th January 2025)

Weekly Current Affairs (5th January to 11th January 2025)

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Category : National Published on: January 12 2025

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  • Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI) has received an "Excellent" rating for its performance under the MoU with the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) for the financial year 2023-24, scoring 96 out of 100.
  • Aero India 2025, Asia's largest air show, will be held in Bengaluru from February 10 to 14.
  • The Centre has launched India's first organic fish cluster in Sikkim to promote eco-friendly and chemical-free fish farming practices.
  • Nitin Gadkari announced a cashless treatment scheme for road accident victims, covering up to Rs 1.5 lakh for seven days, along with incentives for setting up driver training institutes across India.
  • Union Minister Giriraj Singh inaugurates the new permanent campus of IIHT in Phulia.
  • Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah will launch the BHARATPOL portal developed by CBI on January 07, 2025, in New Delhi.
  • Centre forms a working group for revising the base year of the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), with Niti Aayog's Ramesh Chand as its head.
  • The government released the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules on 3 January 2025, clarifying that social media or online platforms will have to obtain verified consent of parents before children create an account.
  • The Union Cabinet approved the extension of one-time special package in addition to NBS subsidy to ensure stable availability of Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) at reasonable prices to farmers with effect from 01.01.2025 till further orders.
  • IIT-Kanpur sets a new record with 152 Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) filings in 2024.
  • PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates 13 km Stretch of Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat Corridor.
  • Jharkhand's Republic Day tableau will highlight the life journey of industrialist Ratan Tata and Tata Nagar's industrial units, among 16 states and UTs participating in the parade.
  • The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held in Bhubaneswar from 8-10 January 2025, celebrating the theme "Diaspora's Contribution to a Viksit Bharat" on 9th January, marking Gandhi's return from South Africa.
  • PM Modi inaugurates Grameen Bharat Mahotsav 2025 in Delhi, celebrating rural culture and development.
  • PM Modi to inaugurate Jammu's new railway division and launch multiple railway projects on 6 January 2025.
  • The central government has appointed 8 IPS officers from the Uttarakhand cadre to key positions for 2024-25, including Neeru Garg as the Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D).
  • Union Industries Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy launches PLI Scheme 1.1 for special steel.
  • India's metro network has expanded to 1,000 km, making it the third-largest in the world.
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