JANUARY MONTH CURRENT AFFAIRS

The magazine focuses on major developments that occurred in late 2024 (specifically November and December) leading into January 2025:

1. Constitution of India @ 75: Special "Constitution Day" programs were held on November 26, 2024, to mark the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Indian Constitution.

2. World Chess Championship 2024: Indian Grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh won the 18th World Chess Championship-2024, becoming the youngest player to achieve this feat, surpassing Garry Kasparov's record. The final took place in Singapore on December 12, 2024.

3. Successful PSLV-C59 Launch: ISRO successfully launched the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C-59 rocket on December 5, 2024, placing the European Space Agency's 'Proba-3 mission' satellites into orbit.

4. 19th G-20 Summit 2024: The summit was held on November 18 and 19, 2024, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, under the theme 'Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet'.

5. PM Modi's Visit to Nigeria and Guyana: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Nigeria and Guyana from November 16 to 21, 2024.

6. State Assembly Election Results: The results for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand Assembly elections were announced on November 23, 2024, with Devendra Fadnavis sworn in as Maharashtra Chief Minister on December 5, 2024, and Hemant Soren sworn in as Jharkhand Chief Minister on November 28, 2024.

7. Syria Under Rebel Control: The rule of President Bashar al-Assad was ended after rebels, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), occupied the capital Damascus on December 8, 2024.

8. Simultaneous Elections Committee: The Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill-2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill-2024, concerning simultaneous elections, were referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for examination.

9. "Swarnandhra-2047" Vision Document: This vision document for Andhra Pradesh was unveiled by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on December 13, 2024.