Current Affairs Today: 9th Jan 2025 Highlights for UPSC, SSC & Banking
📰 National News
1. When was NITI Aayog established to replace the Planning Commission?
Answer: January 1, 2015.
2. Who is the world’s oldest living person as of January 2025?
Answer: Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas (116 years old), Brazil.
3. How many students are set to be assessed under Assam’s Gunotsav 2025?
Answer: Over 14.11 lakh students.
🛡️ Defence News
4. What is the Abdali missile system reportedly considered by Bangladesh?
Answer: A short-range, solid-propellant ballistic missile developed by Pakistan.
5. What is the India-US collaboration in naval technology about?
Answer: Co-production of sonobuoys to enhance undersea domain awareness.
💰 Economy News
6. Which two finance companies had lending restrictions lifted by RBI?
Answer: Asirvad Micro Finance and DMI Finance.
7. Which banks partnered to launch a unified 3-in-1 account?
Answer: Bajaj Broking and Tamilnad Mercantile Bank.
8. What is SBI’s revised GDP growth forecast for FY25?
Answer: 6.3%.
9. By how much is India’s per capita GDP expected to rise in FY25?
Answer: ₹35,000.
👩💼 Schemes News
10. What is the objective of Goa’s ‘Bima Sakhi Yojana’?
Answer: To train women as LIC agents and promote financial literacy.
11. What milestone has the UJALA scheme achieved in 2025?
Answer: Completed 10 years since its launch on January 5, 2015.
12. What is the goal of Jharkhand’s Mukhyamantri Maiya Samman Yojana?
Answer: Direct cash transfers to empower women and improve household income.
👔 Appointments News
13. Who is appointed as Revenue Secretary in January 2025?
Answer: Tuhin Kanta Pandey.
14. Who became Secretary of DIPAM in January 2025?
Answer: Arunish Chawla.
15. Who is appointed as judge of Uttarakhand High Court?
Answer: Shri Ashish Naithani.
🔬 Science & Technology News
16. Which respiratory virus is under surveillance in India in 2025?
Answer: Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV).
17. What record did IIT-Madras set in January 2025?
Answer: Commissioned Asia’s largest shallow wave basin.
18. What disease is referred to as Rabbit Fever?
Answer: Tularemia, caused by Francisella tularensis.
📅 Important Days
19. When is Earth’s Rotation Day celebrated?
Answer: January 8.
20. Whose experiment does Earth’s Rotation Day commemorate?
Answer: Léon Foucault’s 1851 pendulum experiment.
🏏 Sports News
21. Which New Zealand cricketer retired in January 2025?
Answer: Martin Guptill.
22. How many international runs did Martin Guptill score in total?
Answer: 14,877 runs.
🕊️ Obituaries News
23. When did Pritish Nandy pass away?
Answer: January 8, 2025.
24. What was Pritish Nandy known for?
Answer: Poetry, journalism, filmmaking, and public service in Rajya Sabha