Daily Current Affairs 13 to 19 January 2025

1.		Which newly launched clothing system by DRDO is designed for extreme cold environments?

HIMMAT

HIMKAVACH

ArcticShield

ColdGear

2.		What significant achievement was made by Indian grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi in January 2025?

Winning the Chess Olympiad

Defeating Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana in Titled Tuesday

Becoming the youngest world champion in chess history

Scoring a perfect 11/11 in an international tournament

3.		What historic event did Novak Djokovic achieve in January 2025?

Winning his 25th Grand Slam

Playing his 430th Grand Slam match

Achieving the longest winning streak in tennis history

Becoming World No. 1 for the 500th week

4.		Which space mission positioned India as the fourth country to achieve satellite docking?

SpaDeX

Chandrayaan-4

Gaganyaan

Lunar Dock

5.		What does the newly launched National Broadband Mission 2.0 aim to achieve?

Connect 2 lakh villages with 1 Gbps speed

Ensure 60% rural households have access to 100 Mbps broadband

Launch of India’s first 6G wireless network

Integration of AI in rural broadband services

6.		Who was honored with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at the WBFJA Awards in January 2025?

Raj Kapoor

Aparna Sen

Soumitra Chatterjee

Mrinal Sen

7.		What significant agreement was signed between India and UAE in January 2025?

Use of Indian Rupee for bilateral trade

Integration of UPI into UAE’s payment ecosystem

Free trade agreement on electronics

Development of joint green energy projects

8.		What is the projected GDP growth for India in FY25, as per FICCI?

6.4%

6.7%

7.2%

7.5%

9.		What was the focus of the Bharat Cleantech Manufacturing Platform launched in January 2025?

Promoting green tourism

Strengthening cleantech value chains in solar, wind, and hydrogen sectors

Encouraging waste-to-energy initiatives

Building India's first cleantech university

10.		Who was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States in January 2025?

Joe Biden

Kamala Harris

Donald Trump

Ron DeSantis