32 exam-relevant headlines, written simply. Read the bold fact in each — that's what exams ask.
NASA revealed plans for the 'Mars Chopper', an SUV-sized rotorcraft with six rotors to follow the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars. It can carry a payload of about 5 kg and fly up to 3 km per flight.
Chhattisgarh became India's first state to link its forest ecosystems with Green GDP. Forests cover about 44% of the state, and Green GDP is worked out by subtracting environmental and social costs from GDP.
In the QS World Future Skills Index 2025, the USA topped the ranking and India stood 25th, ranking 2nd globally in the 'Future of Work' category.
Indore and Udaipur were accredited as Wetland Cities at a Ramsar meeting in Gland, Switzerland, becoming India's first Wetland Cities among 31 newly accredited cities worldwide.
NITI Aayog released its first Fiscal Health Index 2025, rating 18 states. Odisha topped with a score of 67.8, followed by Chhattisgarh and Goa.
Senior IAS officer Faiz Ahmed Kidwai was appointed Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on January 3, 2025.
PM Modi inaugurated projects worth about Rs 12,200 crore in Delhi-NCR, including the 13 km Namo Bharat corridor between Sahibabad and New Ashok Nagar, and laid the foundation of the 26.5 km Rithala-Kundli metro extension.
Australia beat India 3-1 in the Border-Gavaskar Test series, taking the trophy for the first time since 2014-15. The final Test ended at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January 5, 2025. R Ashwin, with 765 Test wickets, retired during the series.
Justin Trudeau announced he would step down as Canada's Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader after about nine years in office.
Indonesia joined BRICS as a full member in January 2025, becoming the first Southeast Asian full member. Nigeria was later announced as BRICS' 9th partner country under Brazil's 2025 presidency.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the BHARATPOL portal in New Delhi on January 7, 2025. Developed by the CBI, India's INTERPOL nodal agency, it has five modules to speed up requests for international assistance.
The first India-Malaysia Security Dialogue was held in New Delhi, co-chaired by NSA Ajit Doval and Malaysia's National Security Council chief Raja Dato Nushirwan Bin Zainal Abidin. Both sides agreed to make it an annual event.
The National Statistical Office's first advance estimates projected India's real GDP growth at 6.4% for 2024-25, against 8.2% in the previous year.
An SBI research report estimated India's rural poverty ratio at 4.86% in 2023-24, the first time below 5%, down from 7.2% in FY23. Urban poverty was estimated at 4.09%.
DRDO completed user trials of HIMKAVACH, a multi-layer clothing system that protects soldiers in the Himalayas from plus 20 degree C to minus 60 degree C conditions.
India became a member of the UN Committee of Experts on Big Data and Data Science for Official Statistics (UN-CEBD) on January 11, 2025.
Devajit Saikia was elected BCCI Secretary on January 12, 2025, succeeding Jay Shah, who became ICC Chairman. Prabhtej Singh Bhatia was elected Treasurer.
National Youth Day was observed on January 12, 2025 to mark the 162nd birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
PM Modi inaugurated the Sonamarg tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir on January 13, 2025, improving all-weather connectivity to the Kashmir valley.
The 2025 Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela began at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh on January 13, 2025 and continued till February 26, 2025.
Zoran Milanovic won a second term as President of Croatia in January 2025 with about 74% of the vote.
The first Kho Kho World Cup was held from January 13-19, 2025 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, with 24 countries taking part. The mascots were 'Tejas' and 'Tara'.
Startup India, launched in 2016, completed nine years, with over 1.59 lakh DPIIT-recognised startups creating about 16.6 lakh jobs. National Startup Day is observed on January 16.
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launched the Sanchar Saathi app, the National Broadband Mission 2.0 and an Instant Call Record facility. NBM 2.0 aims to connect 1.7 lakh villages with 100 Mbps broadband speeds.
The joint airborne exercise 'Devil Strike' of the Indian Army and Indian Air Force was held from January 16-19, 2025.
Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States on January 20, 2025, with JD Vance as Vice President.
The Padma Awards 2025 were announced on January 25, 2025, honouring 139 people with 7 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri awards. Recipients included former CJI Jagdish Singh Khehar and gastroenterologist D Nageshwar Reddy.
Dr Kotturathu Mammen Cherian, who performed India's first coronary artery bypass surgery in 1975, died at the age of 82. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1991.
India celebrated its 76th Republic Day on January 26, 2025. In the parade competitions, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs won the best tableau award, Uttar Pradesh's Mahakumbh-themed tableau came first among states, and J&K Rifles was the best marching contingent.
Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev to defend the men's singles title, while Madison Keys beat two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka to win the women's singles at Melbourne Park.
Uttarakhand became the first Indian state to implement the Uniform Civil Code on January 27, 2025, with CM Pushkar Singh Dhami launching the UCC portal in Dehradun. Scheduled tribes are excluded from its ambit.
The Union Cabinet approved the National Critical Mineral Mission with an outlay of Rs 34,300 crore over seven years to build a resilient value chain for critical minerals.
From exactly the headlines above. If you read the month, you should score 8+.
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