January 2025 Weekly Current Affairs | 06 January to 12 January 2025 | Current Affairs 2025

0:00 Hello everyone welcome to Ravi didi classes friends, the topic of today's video is weekly current affairs. So today we will talk about important questions of weekly current affairs. So, I am going to cover all the most important questions from 6th to 12th of January. So, friends, in this video session, you guys stay till the end. We will cover all the important questions with extra important points. So, friends, let's start today's important session. Friends, the website of our books is www.com. You can order our books from here at your home. Apart from this, if you want to purchase a PDF file, then its website is ww.wb

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1:31 friends, so in the New Passport Index, India is at the 85th position and also remember the country with the number one position, which is Singapore. Next question, what is the theme of Aero India 2025? Aero India, friends, is Asia's biggest year show and this time for 2025, its theme is The Runway to a Billion Opportunity. See, where will Aero India 2025 be? So, this Air Force Station is in Bengaluru. It is in Karnataka where it will be organized and which edition is it this time, it is 15th edition. Next question is who has been appointed the next chairman of Indian Space Research Organization. So recently, see who has become the next chairman of ISRO,

2:18 Dr. Narayan and if we talk about ISRO, then see ISRO was established on 15th August 1969 and its head quarter is Bengaluru, Kanakami. Next question is where will Women's Premier League 2025 be organized. So see in 2025, where will the Women's Premier League be organized? Answer Lucknow Vadu Rami. This will be the third edition of WPL in which five teams are going to participate. It will be organized from 21 February to 16 March. How many matches will there be in total, 22. And the five teams that will feature are Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians,

3:04 Royal Challengers Bangalore and UP Warriors. Our last edition was in the second edition of 2024. Which team was the winner in that? Royal Challenge Bengaluru The next question is when did DRDO Defense Research Development Organization celebrate its 67th Foundation Day, so DID has recently celebrated its 67th Foundation Day, when did it celebrate it, so it was celebrated on the second of January 2025. DRDO was established in 1958, its headquarters is in New Delhi and the chairman is Sameer V Kamat. Next question is recently in which state has the Parth scheme started, so in

3:50 which state has the Parth scheme been started, so this scheme has been started friends, where in Madhya Pradesh, okay, Parth scheme, see what is its full name, Police Army Recruitment Training and Skill, okay now why was this scheme started, what was its main purpose, to organize training programs for the youth who would be preparing for the army and police, for the youth, so with this purpose Madhya Pradesh has started the Parth scheme, next is which country has recently declared A state of emergency amid growing unrest and military conflict in the country Recently which country has declared a state of emergency amid growing unrest and military conflict in the country So

4:36 who made this announcement? Ecuador country So the President of Ecuador, Daniel Nob, has declared a 60-day emergency here Ecuador country is in the South American continent Its capital is Quito and the currency is US dollar See the next question Next question is what position has India reached in terms of metro rail network So, in the matter of metro rail network, at what position has India come So, friends, India has come in the third position If we talk about first and second position, then China is on the first position and America is on the second position Next question Where did the Prime Minister of India recently

5:26 inaugurate it Answer is in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji has integrated the Gramin Bharat Mahotsav, it was integrated in the Bharat Mandap in New Delhi and see what is its theme, Building a Resilient Rural India for a Vikasit Bharat 20147 Next question which state forest department launched the Garuda Shee Online FIR Portal. So who has started the Garuda Shee Online FIR Portal in collaboration with Karnataka State Wildlife Trust of India and why was it developed? What is the main purpose of the system? If there is any forceful forest encroachment in the state, or

6:13 illegal forest encroachment, or trees are being cut down, or hunting is taking place in any such way, then its main objective is to stop it. Next question Godavari Venkat Srinivas has been appointed as the next ambassador of India to which country. So Godavari Venkata Srinivas has become the next ambassador of India to Oman. The capital of Oman is Muscat and the currency is Omani Rial. Next question is which institute has recently developed bacteria to combat soil pollution and boost agriculture? The bacteria to combat soil pollution and boost agriculture has been developed by IIT Bombay. This bacteria

7:01 degrades all the harmful substances and it enhances the hormones that work in the growth of the plant. It also prevents the fungi and improves the nutrients available in the plants. So, in the same way, similar bacteria have been developed by IIT Bombay. Next, what is the name of the initiative launched by the MBMC to empower women entrepreneurs in Mira Bhayander. The initiative has been named Feral Sakhi. This initiative is Mira Bhayander Municipality.

8:03 Where has India's first coastal wader bird census been organized? It has been conducted in Marine National Park, Jamnagar. Talking about wader birds, these are such birds that have long necks, long legs, long bills, long beaks and they adapt very well to shallow waters. Next The question is where was the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas organised? Recently, you saw where the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was organised. The right answer is option A in Bhubaneswar. So, see which edition is this time. Also remember, the 18th edition was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

8:49 This convention was organised from 8th to 10th January. It was addressed virtually by chief guest Christian Carlo Kagal, who is the President of Trinath & Tobacco Republic. What is the theme of the convention? Contribution of NRIs to Developed India. Next question: Scientist Dr. Rajagopal Chitam, he has passed away recently. In which year was he given the Padma Vibhushan award. He was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan in 1999. Look, he has received another famous award, we have to remember that as well. He received the Padma Shri in 19725. Next question is, which state government brought a 15-day reading. Campaign

9:37 among students A 15-day reading campaign has been started among the students. The Maharashtra government has announced it. Chandrakant Patil, the minister of higher and technical education in the Maharashtra government, has announced it. Now, what is the main objective of this 15-day reading campaign? In whichever state you see, young people will get encouragement here. They will get a lot of motivation from here and encouragement as well. Recently, in which state is the Jallikattu festival being organised? It is a very important festival. Look,

10:23 where is it being organised? In Tamil Nadu, the capital of Tamil Nadu state is Chennai. CM MK Stalin is here. The governor is R N Ravi. We have other important festivals of Tamil Nadu like Pongal, Thai Poosam, Natarajan festival. The next question is, in which state will the National Saras Mela 2025 be organised? Be organized, in which state will the National Saras Mela be organized? It will be organized in the state of Kerala. So the National Saras Mela will be organized in Kerala from January 20 to January 31. So this program will be organized by the Kutumb Shri Mission.

11:12 Next question is who has been appointed as the Chief of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation? Faiz Ahmed Kidwai was appointed as the head of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Next question is how much aid has the Government of India announced for the earthquake in a hidden nation of Vanua. So there was an earthquake in Vanua country, due to which there was a lot of destruction there, so India announced aid there, how many $ million dollars were announced. The Government of India announced aid, the amount of this aid that will be given will be used to support rehabilitation, reconstruction and many other things there.

12:00 So the capital of the country is Port Vila and the currency is here. What question is next which city has recently been declared the world's most polluted city? Which city has also been declared the world's most polluted city? So which city is Hanoi? Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam which has recently been declared the most polluted city in the world. Next question is which of the following schemes will be launched by the Union Steel Minister HD Kumaraswamy for steel industry. So the scheme that HD Kumaraswamy has launched is named PLI Scheme 1.1. This scheme is for the steel industry. So what is the

12:45 main purpose of starting this scheme? To boost domestic production, to promote domestic production and capital investment, that is, to reduce the imports we make and to reduce imports by attracting capital investment. Next question is India's first generation beta baby was born in which city? The answer is Aizawl. In Aizawl city and in which hospital was he born? So in Aizawl in Mizoram. In Sinod Hospital, the next question is that the state government has launched the Shahid Madhav Singh Hath

13:31 Kharcha Scheme. Shahid Madhav Singh Hath Kharcha Scheme has been launched by the Odisha government. Under this scheme, the tribal students here are being given ₹5 lakh in which state. Recently, the Bad Royal Butterfly was seen in which state? It was recently spotted in Tripura state. So, for the first time, the Bad Royal Butterfly was seen in the Sipahi Jawala Wildlife Sanctuary in Tripura. The

14:19 next question is, in which state was India's first organic fisheries cluster launched? India's first organic fisheries cluster was launched. Who launched it in Sikkim state? Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh. Next question is, what are the two new deposit schemes that were recently launched by the State Bank of India? So, the two new deposit schemes launched by SBI are named Har Ghar Yojana. Lakhpati and second is SBI Petronas. If we talk about Har Ghar Lakhpati, then the customers who see in it, it has been designed to help them in depositing an amount of ₹ lakh or more

15:05 and SBI Petron is for senior citizens. Next question is who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of the Food Corporation of India? Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Food Corporation of India? Talking about Food Corporation of India, it was founded on 14 January 1965. Its headquarter is in New Delhi. Next question is who is the new CEO of NASSCOM Foundation? Appointment number D Jyoti Sharma. Next question in January 2025.

15:50 Prabhtej Singh Bhatia is appointed on which position. His name is Prabhtej Singh Bhatia. The full name of BCCI is Board of Control for Cricket in India. BCCI was founded in 1928. Its headquarter is in Mumbai. The president is Roger Binny. The vice president is Rajiv Shukla. The secretary is Devjit Sakia. The CEO Its name is Hemang [music] Amin Next question What is the name given to the torch of the 38th National Games? What is the name given to the torch of the 3rd National Games? So the torch has been named

16:36 Tejaswini. The 38th National Games will commence on 28th January and will continue till 14th January. Next question Which country recently became the 10th full member of the BRICS group? Recently which country became the 10th full member of the BRICS group? So which country is Indonesia? Its announcement was made recently in the BRICS summit in Brazil, which is chairing the BRICS, during that time Brazil has announced it. Next question Recently ISRO has successfully germinated whose seed in space? Recently ISRO has successfully germinated whose seed in space? Right answer

17:22 is cowpea. So one name of the mission is Poem Fur Mission. It was sent by PSLV C60A. During this mission ISRO has successfully germinated the cowpox seats in micro gravity conditions in space [music] Next question is which Union Minister launched Bharat Pol portal So who launched Bharat Pol portal, Home Minister Amit Shah. Talking about this portal, it is an initiative whose main objective is to enhance India's capabilities in international crime investigation. This portal was developed by the Central Bureau of

18:07 Investigation. Next is Union Minister integrating the Indus Food 2025 exhibition. Which Union Minister inaugurated the Indus Food exhibition? The minister 's name is Chirag Paswan. Indus Food 2025 was inaugurated in Greater Noida. This entire exhibition was organised from 8th to 10th January. Next question is the Panchayat to Parliament 2.0 programme which has been launched by home. So who started the Panchayat to Sansad 2.0 programme? The program has been started by Om Birla. Om Birla, who is currently the Speaker of the Lok Sabha,

18:53 started it. See what is the main purpose of this program. The main objective is to empower the land representatives elected from the scheduled tribes in the Panchayati Raj Institutions. Next place was the Gandhi Darshan Art Gallery and Exhibition inaugurated. See where the Gandhi Darshan Art Gallery and Exhibition was inaugurated. It was inaugurated in New Delhi by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Om Birla. This gallery has been integrated by more than 80 artists in this gallery. Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, has been portrayed in their art in a unique and modern way.

19:39 Next which country's former Prime Minister, whose name is Costas Simmet, passed away recently. He was the Prime Minister of Greece from 1996 to 2004. He was the Prime Minister of Greece. Next question is about the world's oldest person, Tommy Ko Itou, who is a Guinness World Record holder. According to this, Mikko Itō was the oldest person in the world. She died at the age of 116. What was her nationality? She was Japanese. Tomi Ko Itō was 116 years old and died at a care home in Ashiya

20:25 in the Hago Prefecture. Next question is, how many farmers in Telangana will receive annually per acre under the Rathor Bharosa Scheme? How much amount will farmers in Telangana receive annually per acre under the Raitu Bharosa Scheme? Under this scheme, farmers will receive Rs. 1,000 per acre. Raitu Bharosa Scheme has replaced the previous scheme, Raitu Bandhu Scheme. Under the Raitu Bandhu Scheme, Rs. 1,000 were given per acre. But in the new Raitu Bharosa Scheme, Rs. 1,000 will be given to farmers. Next question is,

21:10 when was the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrated? Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was celebrated on the ninth of January. This day is also known as NRI Day, Non Resident Indian Day. This is the first time Pravasi Bharatiya Divas has been celebrated. It was decided in 2003. We also have to remember the theme of 2025 which is Diaspora Contribution to a Developed India. The next question is which country will remove restrictions on Indian nuclear entities to boost ties. Which country will remove restrictions on Indian nuclear entities to boost ties? Which country will do this?

21:56 USA. Next question is, has the Central Government approved the establishment of a memorial dedicated to former President Pranab Mukherjee? Where was the approval given for the establishment of a memorial dedicated to Pranab Mukherjee? This memorial will be established. He was also the National Memorial Complex Minister from 2009 to 20012. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in 201 and in August 2020, Pranab Mukherjee passed away. The

22:43 next question is, what is the name of the indigenously developed pulse diagnostic tool that became India's first Ayurvedic medical device? To get approval from CDS CO. What is the name of the indigenously developed pulse diagnostic tool? The name of this tool is Nadi Tarangini. Now look, this tool has been developed. It is an advanced AI powered pulse diagnostic device. It has been designed to speed up the traditional Ayurvedic practices. The next question is which organization developed the technology to produce

23:28 paracetamol? Engineers in India. Who developed the technology to produce paracetamol indigenously in India? It was developed by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. Its announcement was done by Dr. Jitendra Singh on the occasion of DSIR's 40th Foundation Day. The next question is who has launched a new scheme to provide cashless treatment to road accident victims. Who has launched this new scheme to provide cashless treatment to road accident victims? Nitin Gadkari ji. The next question is, recently we have seen Asia's largest economy in the world. Largest Shallow Wave Basin Research

24:16 Facility Been Started Where has Asia's largest shallow wave basin research facility been started? So this facility has been started at IIT Madras. Recently where is the World Telugu Conference being held? Where is the World Telugu Conference being organized? So this has been organized in Andhra Pradesh. In Andhra Pradesh also, this conference was organized at Godavari Global University. What was the main purpose of this conference? To showcase the Telugu language, Telugu literature and the cultural heritage. Next question:

25:02 Who has been elected as the new President of Athletics Federation of India? So Bahadur Singh Sagoo has been elected as the new President of Athletics Federation of India. Athletic Federation of India was established in 1946. Its headquarter is in New Delhi and Vice President Annu Bobby George. Who is the Secretary? Sandeep Mehta. Next question: Recently who won the Best Motion Picture Award at the 8th Global Golden Globe Awards 2025? Who won the Best Motion Picture Award at the 822nd Golden Globe Awards? So this was won by the film

25:48 The Brutal here. I will tell you about two more important awards, remember this also, see, if we talk about Best Performance by Actor in a Motion Picture, this award was won by Adrien Broad in the Drama category and in Best Actress, this award was won by Fernanda Torres. Next question is when was World Hindi Day celebrated? World Hindi Day was celebrated on 10th January. It was first celebrated in 2006. This day commemorates the anniversary of the First World Hindi Conference. The first World Hindi Conference was held in Nagpur on 10th January 1975, so this day commemorates this day and its theme is A Global

26:35 Voice of Unity and Cultural Pride. Next question in January 2025 who has been sworn in for a second term as Ghana President? Who was sworn in for the second term as President of Ghana? John Mahamani, let's talk about a country, so a country is in the African continent. The capital is Acre and the currency is [Music] KD Next question Recently who has published the Global Cooperation Barometer 2025 Second Edition The second edition of the Global Cooperation Barometer is Who has published it? World Economic Forum. This Global Cooperation Barometer is

27:23 a comprehensive tool. It is designed to help leaders understand the complexity of global cooperation. The World Economic Forum was formed on 24 January 1971. Its headquarters are in Coligny, Switzerland. Next question: Who has been invited as a chief guest for India's 2025 Republic Day parade? President of Indonesia Prabhav Subia to be invited as the chief guest for the Republic Day parade. Next question: The e-Shram portal has been

28:11 upgraded to support how many scheduled languages? The e-Shram portal has been upgraded to support how many scheduled languages. So now it supports 22 scheduled languages. Initially, when it was launched, it was available only in Hindi, English, Kannada and Marathi. What is the main purpose of starting this portal? The accessibility for unorganized sector workers? To increase it. Next recently the UP government launched UP Open Network for Agriculture Means Upna. So with whose cooperation did the UP government launch it. So in this

28:57 they have tied up with a ration company. Now what is the main purpose of this launch done by the UP government? Look at the farmers, to provide access to all the essential services to them. Next question is, recently see who has been appointed as the Deputy Managing Director and Group Chief Risk Officer of SBI. So the appointments on this post are: SBI was founded in July 1955. Its headquarter is in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Next question is, who has been appointed as the Secretary of the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance. So,

29:42 look, who has become the Secretary of the Revenue Department of the Ministry of Finance? Tohin Kanta Pandey. Next question is, the death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri ji was observed. On which day was the death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri ji celebrated? So friends, this When was it celebrated? The answer is on 11th January. Talking about Lal Bahadur Shastri ji, he was born on the second of October 1904 in Mughal Sarai, Uttar Pradesh. This time his 59th death anniversary has been celebrated. See what all positions Lal Bahadur Shastri ji held. He was also the Railway Minister, Home Affairs Minister, External Affairs Minister and Prime Minister of India from 1964

30:29 to 1966. When did he die? On 11th January 1966 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan [Music] The next question is in January 2025. India and Malaysia have agreed to deepen cooperation in which of the following areas. India and Malaysia have agreed to deepen cooperation in which of the following areas. The answer is counter terrorism and deradicalization. If we talk about the country of Malaysia, the capital is here, Kuala Lumpur and the currency is Malaysian Ringgit. Next question is, see Recently where has

31:14 the Vikasit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2025 been launched. Recently see where the Vikasit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue was launched. So where did this dialogue take place? In New Delhi, it is being organised at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. This event is being organised from 10 to 12 January by Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandav. Next question is where did Prime Minister Modi lay the foundation stone of India's first green hydrogen hub? Where did Modi lay the foundation stone of India's first green hydrogen hub? So its foundation stone was laid in Visakhapatnam. Next is the following statement about

32:00 Havildar Baldev Singh is correct. Which statement about retired Havildar Baldev Singh is correct? He also passed away recently. So we have to remember a small point about him. He fought four wars against Pakistan, that is, he fought four wars against Pakistan and recently he passed away. Next Question where has fuzzy use case test lab been integrated recently? Recently 5G use case test lab was inaugurated in Ranchi and it was integrated by coal minister G Kishan Reddy. Recently decided Pritish Nandy is related to

32:50 what is Pritish Nandy related to? He was a film maker. He has recently passed away. One important award we have to remember from here is Padmashree and in 1977 he was awarded Padmashree. Next question Chief Minister of Goa Pramod Sawant launched Bima Sakhi Yojana. This Bima Sakhi Yojana was launched by Goa CM Pramod Sawant. Okay, question remember and which organization, which organization is associated with this scheme. Answer LIC Life Insurance Corporation of India Goa is the second state after Haryana to launch this scheme. What is its main objective?

33:37 Insurance for all, that is, to provide insurance to all. Next question who became first Men's Footballer to Win Presidential Medal of Freedom Who became the first male footballer to win the Presidential Medal of Freedom Lionel Messi is the player to win the Under 17 Girls' Singles Title at the British Junior Open 2024 So which Indian player has won the Under 17 Girls' Singles title? The name of the player is Anahat Singh Next Question Who among the following received the Gangadhar National Award Who received the Gangadhar National Award

34:22 Answer is option D Pratibha Satpati So she is an Odia poet, from Odia means from Odisha and she has received the Gangadhar National Award So today's friends, here all our most important current affairs questions have been completed, so I have covered all the questions of Weekly C for you Now let's talk a little about the test, so see the first question of the test, what is which UN Minister has launched the Bharat Poll portal, the second question is which state recently started the Parth scheme, so which state has started the Parth scheme The answer to these two questions has started, you guys

35:09 write it in the comment box and with this our important session of today completes here friends, I have covered all the weekly questions for you, so you guys do not miss this session and watch it till the end, thank you so much for watching this video