Importance of the day: New Year Day, Global Family Day, Apple Gifting Day, Copywrite Law Day, World Day of Peace
- Which country has recently launched the CR450 prototype, the world’s fastest high-speed train? Answer : China
- Which institute has developed needle-free shock syringes for painless injections? Answer : IIT Bombay
- Vivad Se Vishwas scheme is associated with which sector? Answer : Taxation
- Who has been appointed as the new Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)? Answer : Vitul Kumar
- Which state won the Senior National Men’s Handball Championship 2024 title? Answer: Kerala
- The Uttarakhand forest department developed a garden spanning one acre, featuring plant species mentioned in the Mahabharata, emphasizing the ecological wisdom of the ancient epic. Name the garden. Answer : Mahabharata Vatika
- The Defence Ministry declared 2025 as the “Year of Reforms” on January 1, 2025.
- On December 25, 2024, Gujarat launched the ‘Atlas of Indian Wolf Habitats’ to protect wolf habitats using advanced technology.
- ISRO launched the PSLV-C60 mission on December 30, 2024, featuring the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX).
- A new species named Stellaria bengalensis was discovered in Kalimpong, West Bengal, on December 31, 2024
