1.India’s first “Generation Beta” baby, named Frankie Remruatdika Zadeng, was born in Mizoram. Generation Beta refers to children born between 2025 and 2039. Frankie was born January 1, 2025, at 12:03 am at the Synod Hospital at Durtlang of Mizoram capital Aizawl.
2.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that he will step down as leader of the ruling Liberals after nine years in office but will stay on in his post until the party chooses a replacement.
3.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation Monday in the face of rising discontent over his leadership, and after the abrupt departure of his finance minister signalled growing turmoil within his government.
4.A palpable fear gripped the country Monday morning after the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) confirmed the detection of ‘first’ three cases – two in Karnataka and one in Gujarat– of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV). Later in the day, two more cases were found in Tamil Nadu.
5.Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday laid the foundation stone for Rayagada Railway Division building through virtual mode.
6.In their biggest strike on security forces in Chhattisgarh in two years, Naxals blew up a vehicle using an improvised explosive device (IED) weighing 60 to 70 kg, killing eight security personnel and their civilian driver in this district Monday, police said.
7.Amid the nation-wide Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) scare following the detection of two cases in Karnataka Monday, Odisha’s Public Health Director Nilakantha Mishra said no cases of the viral infection has been reported in the state so far.
8.Five major industrial projects worth Rs 44,793.03 crore which are set to generate 23,005 jobs were approved by the state government Monday. The clearance came during the 38th high-level clearance authority (HLCA) meeting, chaired by chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi.
9.Odisha government Monday announced a three-year sponsorship deal for the Indian national kho kho team, marking a significant step forward in promoting indigenous sports in the country.
10.Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Monday said the Odisha government is planning to set up a bird museum, the fi rst-of-its kind in the state, to celebrate the annual congregation of avian guests in Chilika Lake.
11.The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Information and Public Relations department to take measures to ensure the welfare, protection, and social security of journalists.
12.The annual crocodile census at Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary in this district began Monday morning and will continue through January 9.
13.Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday virtually inaugurated the new Jammu Railway Division, terming it a historic milestone.
14.Tamil Nadu has an electorate strength of 6,36,12,950, including over 3.24 lakh women voters, according to the integrated final electoral roll of the special summary revision 2025, released here Monday.
15.India Monday unequivocally condemned Pakistani air strikes in Afghanistan that killed many civilians and said it is Islamabad’s old practice to blame its neighbours for its “internal failures”.
16.Indonesia’s new government started an ambitious $28 million project Monday to feed nearly 90 million children and pregnant women to fight malnutrition and stunting although critics question whether the nationwide program is affordable.
17.The rupee pared its intraday losses and settled for the day on a positive note higher by 11 paise at 85.68 against the US dollar Monday.
18.Coal India Limited (CIL) and IREL (India) Limited Monday signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate and collaborate on the development of critical minerals.
19.Central banks around the world collectively, in November 2024, added 53 tonnes of gold to their reserves, of which the Reserve Bank of India's addition was 8 tonnes, the World Gold Council (WGC) said in a report Monday.
20.Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who sustained back spasms, is likely to be rested for the majority of India’s home white-ball series against England, keeping an eye on the ICC Champions Trophy, starting from February 19.
1.Three-Month-Old And 8-MTwo cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) were reported in Bengaluru today - a 3-month-old baby who has been discharged and an 8-month-old who is recovering at a hospital in the Karnataka capital.
2.Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna said he would not be part of the bench to hear these cases as he had earlier taken up one of the pleas in the Delhi High Court.
3.Three tigers and a leopard died of avian influenza at an animal rescue centre in Maharashtra's Nagpur, prompting the authorities to put zoos on alert, an official said on Monday.
4.Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, who was sitting on an indefinite hunger strike at the Gandhi Maidan in Patna, was detained by the Bihar police on Monday morning.
5.Jeff Baena, a filmmaker celebrated for his unique storytelling and collaborative work with his wife Aubrey Plaza, has died at 47. His fi lms, including Life After Beth and Horse Girl, often combined dark humour and existential themes.
6.Three crew members were killed after a helicopter of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) crashed and caught fi re at an airport on the outskirts of Gujarat’s Porbandar city, police said.
7.CM Mohan Charan Majhi launched ‘Shahid Madho Singh Haath Kharcha Yojana’ here, Sunday. The CM launched the scheme while inaugurating Adivasi Mela 2025 at Idco Exhibition Ground..
8.To reduce the dropout rate, ST students of Class IX and XI in government , aided schools will get one-time financial assistance of Rs5,000. As many as 1.6 lakh ST students received the incentive amount .
9.The state government has decided to construct 2,400km-long new field channels and concretise 1,860km-long old dilapidated channels by 2028-29 in order to bring 1,42,000 hectares of cropland under irrigation, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said, Sunday.
10.The three key public institutions —Rourkela Municipal Corporation (RMC), Rourkela Smart City Limited, and Rourkela Development Authority (RDA)—are going to execute several development projects worth around Rs105 crore in and around the Steel City.
11.Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday made a strong appeal to people to bring the BJP to power in Delhi, said that no welfare scheme would be discontinued if the saffron party forms the government.
12.The combined market valuation of four of the top-10 most valued firms eroded by Rs96,605.66 crore last week, with HDFC Bank taking the biggest hit.
13.The chief of security for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Sunday he could not cooperate with efforts to arrest the impeached leader, in remarks that could push the political crisis towards another high-stakes confrontation.
14.Bangladesh’s Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin Sunday said that almost 180 million people have been denied their voting rights and the Election Commission wants to end their deprivation, The Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.
15.Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Monday recused himself from hearing two separate pleas pertaining to finalisation of the constitutions of the Indian Olympic Association and the All India Football Federation, both framed by former top court judge Justice L Nageswara Rao
1.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday announced that smart devices will be installed in all buses as part of the state government’s effort to ensure road safety and reduce accidents.
2.Four Army personnel were killed and one injured when their vehicle fell into a gorge in Bandipora district of J&K, officials said Saturday
3.Eminent physicist Rajagopala Chidambaram, who played a key role in the nuclear tests of 1974 and 1998, passed away Saturday, according to the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). He was 88.
4.Roughly a fourth of the Indian population has access to a rehabilitation centre within an hour of experiencing an ischaemic stroke -- caused when a blood clot affects supply to the brain, a study has found.
5.The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) is all set to organise the Ekamra Utsav from January 5 to January 16, said BDA vice chairman N Thirumala Naik here, Saturday.
6.The Supreme Court has stressed on the need of hologram-based colour-coded stickers for vehicles to tackle air pollution, saying it was considering to make it mandatory in states and Union Territories beyond the National Capital Region.
7.Even under ambitious climate policies, lower-income countries would see consumer food prices rise 2.45 times by 2050 while producer prices would rise 3.3 times, a study has found.
8.US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson was reelected to the chamber’s top job Friday by a razor-thin margin that highlighted potential fi ssures among President-elect Donald Trump’s Republicans on Capitol Hill.
9.HDFC Bank saw quarter-on-quarter deposit growth outpace loan growth in the three months to December 31, the country's biggest private lender said Saturday.
10.Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the Delhi section of the Namo Bharat corridor between Ashok Nagar and Sahibabad.
11.The Indus valley script remains an unsolved riddle for over a century, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said here on Sunday and announced a prize of US dollar 1 million to those who decipher it.
12.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated a 13-kilometre stretch of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat corridor between Sahibabad and New Ashok Nagar, fulfilling the dream of millions of residents of the National Capital Region.
13.An investigation was started after a drone was spotted over the revered Jagannath temple in Puri in the early hours of Sunday, police said.
14.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of two persons killed by looters during a dacoity attempt in Odisha’s Jajpur district.
15.A businessman was allegedly kidnapped near Kolab Bridge under Boipariguda police limits in Odisha's Koraput district.
1. Hari Babu Kambhampati was sworn in as the 27th Governor of Odisha during a function at the Raj Bhavan here Friday
2.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday declared the unseasonal rain in December last year as a natural calamity to facilitate disbursement of compensation from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to farmers for crop damage, due to the untimely weather even.
3.The state Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Friday announced the release of two Subhadra Yojana instalments of `10,000 at one go to beneficiaries who apply for the scheme before March 31
4.A rare melanistic leopard with a cub has been spotted in a forest in Nayagarh district, bringing cheer to wildlife lovers, an official said Friday.
5.Reports about the outbreak and rapid spread of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China are doing the rounds on social media.
6.According to the CYSD findings (Emergent Odisha: Demography and Development), the prevalence of anaemia has surged to 64 per cent, with districts like Malkangiri, Sundargarh, and Angul reporting rates above 70 per cent.
7.The 5th National Chilika Bird Festival will be organised from January 6 to 12, informed Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia Friday.
8.The strength of girl cadets in the NCC has risen to 40 per cent and a phase-wise expansion has been planned for the Corps in the next few years, senior officials said Friday.
9.The Supreme Court Friday called for an introspection by government authorities, including the National Highways Authority of India, over excessive delays in fi ling of appeals.
10.A court Friday granted regular bail to top Telugu actor Allu Arjun, an accused in the case booked over the death of a woman in a stampede here during the premiere of his latest fi lm 'Pushpa-2'.
11.Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Delhi are among the 13 states and Union Territories that have been categorised as “achievers” in the logistics index chart 2024, according to a report released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry Friday.
12.Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the privacy-minded company of deploying its virtual assistant Siri to eavesdrop on people using its iPhone and other trendy devices.
13.The Odisha government Friday decided to sponsor the national Kho Kho team for three years as part of its promotion of the game.
14.Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Friday said the electric vehicle (EV) companies present in the meeting have unanimously agreed that they would no longer need subsidies once the existing subsidy regime ends.
15.Rural poverty has declined signifi cantly to 4.86 per cent in the fi scal ending March 2024 from 25.7 per cent in 2011-12 mainly driven by government support programmes, said a SBI research released Friday.
16.The Indian rupee ended at a record closing low Friday, pressured by a decline in the Chinese yuan, and logged a ninth straight week of losses due to the relentless rise in the US dollar.
17.The government has released the long-awaited draft of Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, which do not mention any penal action for violations.
18.Tigress Zeenat was reintroduced to the wild at the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Mayurbhanj district Friday.
19.The state government will provide additional subsidy of Rs 25,000 for installation of 1KW rooftop solar panels for solar projects with maximum capacity of 2KW.
20.FC Goa and Odisha FC will look to build on their prolific recent form when they lock horns in their Indian Super League match here Saturday.
1.Governor-designate Hari Babu Kambhampati, who arrived in the City by a special fl ight Thursday afternoon, will take oath as the Governor Friday.
2.Noted Odia poet Prativa Satpathy will be conferred the Gangadhar National Award for Poetry 2023 by the Sambalpur University here on the occasion of its 58th foundation day January 5.
3.After bagging first prize at the 75th Republic Day Parade last year, the Odisha tableau will not feature during this year’s Republic Day Parade in New Delhi January 26.
4.The Jharkhand High Court Thursday granted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) three weeks to fi le a response to an affidavit filed by Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
5.India emerged as the second most targeted nation in terms of cyber attacks in the world as 95 Indian entities came under data theft attacks in 2024, cyber intelligence firm Cloud SEK said in a report.
6.Chattogram court denies bail to Hindu monk and former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in a sedition case.
7.The state government will enhance their pension amount. The freedom fighters, who were imprisoned, will get an increased pension of Rs 20,000 a month from earlier Rs 10,000 a month.
8.The state government is set to roll out the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) soon, Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling said here Thursday.
9.In a tragic fallout of an extramarital affair, a man shot his wife dead with an arrow at Handibhanga village under Bamebari police station in Keonjhar district Wednesday night.
10.The Delhi Pollution Control Committee collected over Rs112 crore in environmental compensation between April, 2015 and November 20, 2024, the NGT was recently told.
11.The CBI has booked one of its own deputy SPs posted in the Bank Security and Frauds branch in Mumbai for allegedly taking “undue advantage” from people probed by him, officials said Thursday.
12.Former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, who had often taken an independent line against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right government allies, said Wednesday he was resigning from parliament.
13.Elon Musk, a prominent advocate for the H-1B visa program, is speaking from both personal experience and as a business owner, with his company, Tesla, increasingly relying on foreign talent to fi ll key roles.
14.A court in the southeastern port city of Chattogram Thursday denied bail to Hindu monk and former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in a sedition case.
15.India will provide Sri Lankan Rupees 290 million to develop the Karainagar Boatyard in the Northern Province of the island nation, the Indian High Commission said Thursday.
