Page-5 of Current Affairs - January, 2025

National Critical Mineral Mission

January 30, 2025

The Government of India has approved the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) with a budget of ₹16,300 crore. This initiative aims to enhance India’s self-reliance in critical minerals essential for high-tech industries and clean energy. The Finance Minister announced this ..

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Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme for MSMEs Launched

January 30, 2025

The Government of India has recently approved the Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). This initiative aims to enhance credit access for manufacturing units by providing a 60% guarantee coverage on loans up to ₹100 ..

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Sharavathy Pumped Storage Project

January 30, 2025

The recent conditional approval of the Sharavathy Pumped Storage Project has sparked controversy among environmentalists and local communities. The project is situated within the Sharavathy Lion-Tailed Macaque Sanctuary in Karnataka. This sanctuary is crucial for the conservation of the endangered ..

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Comprehensive Classification of India’s Nomadic Tribes

January 30, 2025

The Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) and Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) have recently completed study on India’s denotified, semi-nomadic, and nomadic tribes. This comprehensive classification effort involved categorising 268 tribes that had previously remained unclassified. The study, spanning three years, ..

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Israel Cuts Ties with UNRWA

January 30, 2025

In October 2024, Israeli parliament (Knesset) had passed laws to stop the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) from operating in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The laws also prohibit any contact between Israeli authorities ..

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Red Cross Raises Alarm Over Ebola Risks in Goma

January 29, 2025

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has expressed serious concerns regarding the potential escape of Ebola samples from a laboratory in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Ongoing fighting in the city has raised fears of power cuts that ..

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India and Oman CEPA and DTAA

January 29, 2025

India and Oman are advancing their economic collaboration by expediting discussions for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). This development comes as the two nations aim to strengthen trade relations. Recent Developments During a visit by India’s Commerce and Industry ..

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India’s Role in United Nations Peacekeeping Missions

January 29, 2025

India has a long-standing commitment to United Nations peacekeeping missions. This commitment is brought into light by recent events in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Following the tragic deaths of peacekeepers, UN officials expressed gratitude for India’s contributions. India ..

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