1) President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of the office of as the 51st Chief Justice of India (CJI) to Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjiv Khanna.
➨Justice Khanna succeeds Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, who retired on November 10, 2024 and his term will last until May 13, 2025.
2) Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman has launched the National MSME Cluster Outreach Programme, organised jointly by the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, Government of India, and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).
3) The G-20 Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Working Group ministerial meeting was held in Belem, Brazil, highlighting India's commitment to global disaster risk reduction efforts.
4) Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya M. Scindia inaugurated the 25th meeting of the South Asian Telecommunication Regulators' Council (SATRC-25) in New Delhi.
5) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Major Ralengnao ‘Bob’ Khathing Museum of Valour at Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.
➨Singh, who could not travel to Tawang due to inclement weather, virtually inaugurated the statue of Patel and museum from Tezpur in Assam.
◾️Arunachal Pradesh :-
➨CM :- Pema Khandu
➨Governor :- Lt Gen Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik
➨Namdapha Tiger Reserve 🐅
➨ Kamlang Tiger Reserve 🐅
➨Mouling National Park
6) Wave Life Sciences, based in the United States, achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first company to treat a genetic condition through RNA editing at the clinical level.
7) Legendary Indian cueist Pankaj Advani won his 28th world title at the IBSF World Billiards Championship in Doha, Qatar.
➨ This was Pankaj Advani’s seventh consecutive title win at the IBSF World Billiards Championships.
8) The Russian Business Centre was inaugurated in New Delhi, marking a significant step towards strengthening economic cooperation between India and Russia. The centre, established by the Russian Embassy in India, provides a platform for businesses to collaborate through co-working spaces, events, and business missions.
9) Kunal Dalal, Managing Director of JBCN Education, received the prestigious Education Leader of the Year award at the Education World India School Ranking Awards 2024-2025.
➨This recognition acknowledges his visionary leadership in the education sector.
10) IIT Bhubaneswar and MOSart Labs formalised their partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to introduce a professional diploma programme in semiconductor technology and chip design for engineering graduates.
11) The Ministry of External Affairs and BIMSTEC have signed an agreement to establish the BIMSTEC Energy Centre in Karnataka's Bengaluru to strengthen inter-grid connectivity across the region.
▪️Karnataka:-
CM :- Siddaramaiah
Nagarhole National Park
Bandipur National Park
Kudremukh National Park
Language - Kannada
Formation - 1 November 1956
Port :- New Mangalore Port
Anshi National Park
Bannerghata National Park
12) Harinder Singh Sodhi, known as 'Billy' in the polo community, was a distinguished former Indian polo player who passed away at the age of 86.
13) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved PM Vidyalaxmi, a new Central Sector scheme that seeks to provide financial support to meritorious students so that financial constraints do not prevent anyone from pursuing higher studies.