Weekly Current Affairs: January 22-31, 2025

• Compilation of weekly current affairs, spanning from January 22 – 31, 2025.

Appointments

• Arun Mishra, a retired Supreme Court judge, is the new Ombudsman and Ethics Officer of the BCCI.
• Krishnan Vinod Chandran was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court of India, increasing the judicial strength to 33.
• Reliance Power Limited appointed Neeraj Parakh as CEO and Executive Director, effective January 20, 2025, for three years.
• Alok Kumar Agarwal was appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of Zurich Kotak General Insurance, starting January 1, 2025.
• Senior IPS officer Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal was appointed as the Additional Director General (ADG) of the Border Security Force (BSF).
• Robert Jerard Ravi's CMD tenure for BSNL and MTNL extended until April 2025.
• Dhananjay Shukla was elected as the President of ICSI, and Pawan G Chandak as Vice President for 2025.
• Ambarish Kenghe was appointed as Group CEO of Angel One, effective March 2025.
• Sanjiv Ranjan is the new Secretary-General of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA).
• Micheál Martin was re-elected as Ireland's Prime Minister on January 23, 2025, marking his second term.
• Amrit Mohan Prasad was given the additional charge of the DG of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security for six months.
• P. Suriaraj took the role of Executive Director at Dhanlaxmi Bank.
• Hiroki Totoki will take on the role of Chief Executive Officer of Sony effective April 1, 2025.
• Rakesh Sharma was re-appointed as MD & CEO of IDBI Bank for three years starting March 19 2025.
• Hisashi Takeuchi is re-appointed MD & CEO of Maruti Suzuki.
• Deshnee Naidoo was appointed as the first CEO of Vedanta Resources Ltd.
• Janet E. Petro was appointed as the 15th Acting Administrator of NASA, becoming the first woman to lead it since its founding in 1958.
• Kumar Sangakkara leads the new World Cricket Connects advisory board; Jay Shah was named founding member.
• Christine Carla Kangaloo, the President of Trinidad and Tobago, received the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award.

BCCI

• Established in 1928.
• Headquartered in Mumbai.
• Roger Binny is the President.
• Hemang Amin is the CEO.
• Devajit Saikia is the Secretary.

Recent Appointments at BCCI

• Devajit Saikia replaced Jay Shah as Secretary.
• Prabhtej Singh Bhatia replaced Ashish Shelar as Secretary of Treasurer.

ICSI

• Established in 1968.
• Headquartered in New Delhi.

Angel One

• Established in 1996.
• Based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• Dinesh Thakkar is the CMD.

BSNL

• Established on September 15, 2000.
• Based in New Delhi.

NASA

• Established July 29, 1958.
• Headquartered in Washington, D.C.

City Union Bank

• Established in 1904.
• Head office, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu.
• N Kamakodi is the MD & CEO.
• Christine Carla Kangaloo received the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award.
• Financial Intelligence Unit - India Act, 2002
• Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

Power Finance Corporation (PFC)

• Established in 1986.
• Based in New Delhi.
• Parminder Chopra is the CMD.

NCDEX

• Established in 2003.
• Based in Mumbai.
• Arun Raste is the MD & CEO.

Shriram Housing Finance

• Established in 2011.
• Headquartered in Mumbai.
• Ravi Subramanian is MD & CEO.

BSNL

• Established on September 15, 2000.
• Based in New Delhi

Financial Intelligence Unit (India)

• Established in 2004.
• Headquartered in New Delhi.
• Vivek Aggarwal is Director.

IRDAI

• Established in 1999.
• Headquartered in Hyderabad.
• Debasish Panda is the Chairman

IORA Member States

• Current member states: Australia, Bangladesh, Comoros, France/Reunion, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Oman, Seychelles, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

IORA Dialogue Partners

• Dialogue partners include China, Egypt, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Russia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.

BSNL

• Established September 15, 2000.
• Headquartered in New Delhi.

Doordarshan

• Honored for Electoral Campaigns with its campaign "Chunav Ka Parv Desh Ka Garv" during the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
• The "Best Live Action Short Film" category for "Anuja" received a nomination for the 97th Academy Awards 2025.

City Union Bank

• Recognized at the 19th Banking Technology Conference, Expo & Citations 2023 for Best Technology Bank, Best AI & ML Bank, Best Fintech & Digital Payment Index (DPI) Adoption, and Best Financial Inclusion.

BPCL Loan

• BPCL has signed a loan agreement worth Rs 31,802 crore with a consortium of banks led by SBI.

PNB MetLife & Truhome Finance

• PNB MetLife Partners with Truhome to offer Group Credit Life insurance to home loan customers.

Tata AIG

• Tata AIG General Insurance Company launched CyberEdge, a comprehensive cyber insurance solution.

Jio Financial Services & BlackRock

• Jio Financial Services and BlackRock are venturing into the stock broking sector.

Banke Bihari Temple

• Banke Bihari Temple secures FCRA License to Accept Foreign Donations.

IFCI

• Government approves ₹500 Crore Capital Infusion into IFCI for FY 2024-25.
• The move is designed to consolidate IFCI Group by merging IFCI Limited with its subsidiaries.

Kotak Mahindra Bank

• Kotak Mahindra Bank has completed the acquisition of StanChart's Personal Loan Portfolio, with CCI approval.

Tata AIA Life Insurance

• Tata AIA Life has launched 'Shubh Muhurat' to help families prepare financially for weddings.

JK Tyre

• JK Tyre received USD 100 Million Sustainability-Linked Loan from IFC.

CheQ

• CheQ has launched Wisor, India's First AI-Powered Credit Card Expert.

HDFC Life

• HDFC Life and CARS24 Financial Services are in a corporate agency partnership for financial services.

Leading Telecom Companies

• BSNL estd - September 15, 2000 in New Delhi HQ.
• Vibha Padalkar is MD & CEO

IL&FS

• Established in 1987
• Headquarters in New Delhi
• Pradip Kumar Das is CMD (Chairman and Managing Director).

RBL Bank and Piramal

• RBL Bank Partners with Piramal Finance to offer Co-Lending Business

PNB

• PNB Unveils 1st-ever real time NCRP Solution for Cybercrime

New Releases

• The World After Gaza’: Explores the conflict in the Palestinian Gaza Strip.
• ‘Soumitra Chatterjee and His World’: a comprehensive biography by journalist Sanghamitra Chakraborty

FIICI Frames

• Ayushmann Khurrana Appointed Brand Ambassador for FICCI Frames 25th Anniversary Edition

KRBL Company

• KRBL Appoints Amitabh Bachchan as Ambassador for Indian Rice Brand ‘India Gate’

Defence

• Indian Armed Forces Conducts ‘Exercise Devil Strike’

Navy

• La Perouse 25 Multinational Naval Exercise by Indian Navy along with eight Indo-Pacific nations at in the strategic maritime straits of Malacca, Sunda, and Lombok for 8 days

French and Indian Cooperation

• French and Indian Strengthens maritime security cooperation in IOR

France Info

• Capital : Paris
• Currency : Euro
• President : Emmanuel Macron

The BSF

• BSF is heightening the vigilance along the India-Pakistan border; code name is Operation Sard Hawa

Ministry of Defence

• Ministry of Defence signed deal with Heavy Vehicles Factory over a Rs 1,561-crore, Tank Laying Tanks

GPD

• The Indian GDP for Growth in Fiscal year 26 is at 6.7, according to power Grid

INS & Indian Navy

• INS Sarvekshak Completed Hydrographic Survey in Mauritius, Indian Navys’
• the most current projections from the World Bank

Festivals

• The International Pangsau Pass to be in Arunachal Pradesh for 2025.

States

• Himachal Pradesh is celebrating Statehood Day on January 25
• voters day is the 15th National for India on January 25, to celebrate empowering the power

LEBANON & 53

• The new prime minister in Lebanon is Nawal Abdalla
• India has three entity and organization deleted as per the Bureau of Industry and Security

India

• 24th was the International that emphasizes education to provide human for peace

The new Indian

• Navy will engage in the La Perouse strategic traits

Brics

• Is expanding with Nigeria to be the government

The longest

• New train tunnel is in China and 2.3 km long

IFCL

• The capital the government

SEBI

• the Indian capital and market is called Dharohar for a digit tribute

State

• City the Indian state has launched a new campaign to provide new opportunities for labourers ( Chhattisgarh )

Finance & Economic

• India and Singapore will assist the program run by GIFT ( Financial hub )

Green Initiatives

• Using Wind, the Indian Railways are going to create zero-emission in order to remain eco-friendly

Shunya

• The New Taxi is on the rise to take of to the skies called Shunya (Indian electric).

Indian state

• Election for President has been held , in response, the president has been decided (Tamilian sailvam)

Minsitry update

• In line for promoting a better use of food resources, the minsitry are providing the supplies

Tamilana

• Indian Sustainable has developed more products to help produce with Indian markets

States update

• Co- Operations bank is set for rise (Tamil Nadu)

Indian Ocean

• In order to discuss the plan promote and keep a safe path , the nations came together in Delhi

Government

• is building new areas to promote and set infrastructure

Tamilian Governor

• Are set to provide water for farm and cultivate the nation

UNESCO

• UNESCO is providing new partnership with Indian in relation for security partnership.

IREDA

• India is engaging in partnership with the new hydroelectric initiative with partners

The Brics Nation

• set to promote is providing new avenues for water ( India ) in South Korean

In relation for promoting and making use for electrical means

• India is proving a way forward with the Ministry of Earth.

To ensure security

• India is coming together with America in relation to cyber act

RBI News

• Reserve bank and bank mergers over and has developed new policy

Tamilil Nadu

• Is becoming a prime nation state for economic growth

The GOI

• The govt is providing new infrastructure for railway to help build revenue.

India news

• India has been ranked the top for military in world

Power

• To build efficient use is BHARAT Petroleum

States update

• A new program for family is on the rise to help with loans when weddings are required.. This is by Tata insurance

In wake of green

• The govt is building a new and safer approach over railways..

Gujarat update

• The state for building and hosting the olympics is at gujarat

Shunya Taxi

• The taxis in bengal are the new taxis on the rise.

90%

• 90 percent Natural product

847

• 847 in tamil nadu for president

Tamilan

• New Tamilian has been added for president

17 Update

• ban in MP ( Tamil Nadu and 18km)

Ministry updates

• New initiative for farmers for help

Tennis events

• Serena and Djovik for the tennis.

Vija

• Vijaya was won in Karnataak

Hockey has had

• Has been to all events for sports meet as well

Bahratt rachtraboomi

• in the works .

F14

• India wil promote and host chess.