Monthly Compilation
35 current affairs published in January 2025
January 2025 Current Affairs for UPSC — every Why-in-News article AnantamIAS published in January 2025, mapped to the GS syllabus and packaged for revision. This January 2025 monthly current affairs compilation runs to 35 articles spanning Polity, Economy, Environment, Science & Technology, International Relations, Geography, History, Society and Internal Security — every entry written in the Why-in-News + GS-paper-mapping + UPSC-style practice-question format the Compass uses across every monthly digest on the site.
Each January 2025 entry opens with a Why in News? hook so you know exactly why the story matters for the exam, maps to the precise GS paper and sub-topic, summarises the development in scannable sub-headings, and closes with a UPSC-style practice question plus an FAQ accordion. The structure is deliberately repeatable: the same skeleton across every article in this January 2025 compilation, so revision feels familiar by week two and weak topics surface fast.
Use this January 2025 monthly current affairs page three ways. Read sequentially for a single-sitting scan of everything that mattered in January 2025. Download the January 2025 PDF for offline revision, printing or last-mile cycles before Prelims and Mains. Or filter by GS paper from the Monthly Current Affairs hub to focus on Polity, Economy, IR or Environment in isolation. For day-by-day study, jump to Daily Current Affairs; for the full year, see the 2025 Current Affairs archive. Working backwards? The previous month is December 2024 Current Affairs; the next is February 2025 Current Affairs.
Monthly current affairs for UPSC is the spine of revision — daily reading is for awareness, monthly compilations are what you actually re-read. The January 2025 set below is built for exactly that: open the article, skim the Why-in-News, lock the GS mapping, attempt the practice question, move on. Every piece links to its own per-article PDF if you'd rather collect the high-yield few than the full month.
Why in News? The Government released the sixth edition of LEADS, introducing Sustainable Logistics as a fourth pillar and expanding objective indicators to measure state logistics performance. It also launched complementary initiatives including LEAPS awards, a PM GatiShakti course, and a Logistics Cost Framework report.…
Why in News? Activation of Stage-III of revised GRAP signals a severe air-quality emergency across the National Capital Region, triggering legally mandated restrictions on construction, transport and industrial operations with immediate public-health and urban governance implications. CAQM Sub-Committee invoked Stage-III of revised GRAP with immediate…
Why in News? MeitY released detailed subordinate rules to implement the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. The draft clarifies obligations, introduces procedural mechanisms, and sets up institutional architecture that will affect privacy rights, compliance costs, and data-driven services across government and industry. Operational detail:…
Why in News? First successful trial blast of the Dozer‑Push mining method conducted in India by CSIR‑CIMFR at PEKB mine, integrating automation, digital design and large‑scale cast blasting to push blasted material with unmanned dozers. First domestic trial: CSIR‑CIMFR conducted the inaugural Dozer‑Push trial blast…
Why in News? The DFS launched a revamped BAANKNET e-auction portal that centralises property listings of all public sector banks to streamline recovery, increase transparency and make asset disposal more efficient. Launch by DFS Secretary signals central government push for digital consolidation of bank asset…
Why in News? A government Working Group has been constituted to rebase and revise the Wholesale Price Index from 2011-12 to 2022-23, with a mandate to update weights, coverage and methodology and to submit a report within 18 months. Official notification dated 02 January 2025…
Why in News? A DST-INST Mohali study demonstrated that a human serum albumin nano-formulation of melatonin (nano-melatonin) enhances brain delivery, bioavailability and neuroprotective effects, including induction of mitophagy through BMI1 upregulation, reducing oxidative stress in Parkinson's disease models. Novel delivery: Use of human serum albumin…
Why in News? India submitted its 4th Biennial Update Report (BUR-4) to the UNFCCC on 30 December 2024, updating the national GHG inventory for 2020 and reporting progress on mitigation, adaptation and support needs. BUR-4 submission updates the Third National Communication and provides a full…
Why in News? Raksha Mantri and DRDO leadership set priorities for 2025: mission-mode completion targets, greater private-sector and start-up engagement, open test facilities and accelerated technology transfers to industry. Policy push: Raksha Mantri asked DRDO labs to identify 2-3 critical projects each and complete them…
Why in News? Ministry of Commerce and Industry ICI data and Ministry of Coal releases report higher coal output and a 7.5% growth for the coal industry in November 2024, with output of 628.4 MT in Apr-Nov 2024 up 6.4% year on year. Output growth:…