Daily Current Affairs- 26th January 2025

Daily Current Affairs- 26th January 2025

INTERNATIONAL

Micheál Martin became Ireland’s Prime Minister for the second time

• Micheal Martin became the (taoiseach) Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland for the second time He was previously the Prime Minister of Ireland from 2020 to 2022, The member of the lower house of Ireland's Parliament, Dail voted 95 to 76 in support of the Fianna Fail political party leader Micheal Martin.

 NATIONAL

Odisha tops the First Fiscal Health Index of the NITI Aayog

• Odisha has topped the inaugural edition of NITI Aayog's Fiscal Health Index (FHI) 2025. The report compiled by the NITI Aayog was released in New Delhi on 24 January 2025 by the Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission, Dr. Arvind Panagariya in the presence of Suman Bery, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, BVR Subrahmanyam, CEO of the NITI Aayog.

Kerala CM launches disaster risk warning system KaWaCHaM

• Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated India’s first fully integrated disaster warning system KaWaCHaM (Kerala Warnings, a Crisis and Hazard Management System) on 21 January 2025. The KaWaCHaM system has been developed under the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project.

SPORTS

Arshdeep Singh, ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year 2024

• Arshdeep Singh’s meteoric rise in international cricket reached another milestone as he was named the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year 2024, Arshdeep was the leading Indian wicket-taker in T20 Internationals in the year, bagging 36 wickets in just 18 games.

Madison Keys Wins Australian Open 2025 Women’s Champion

• Madison Keys, the 29-year-old American tennis star, has made history by clinching her first-ever Grand Slam title at the 2025 Australian Open. In a nail-biting final, she defeated two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka with a scoreline of 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in Melbourne.

Iniyan Panneerselvam clinches Johor International Open chess tournament title

• Indian Grandmaster Iniyan Panneerselvam has clinched the 9th Johor International Open chess tournament title in Malaysia with a dominating performance. Iniyan defeated Vietnamese GM Nguyen Van Huy in the final round in an impressive performance.

IMPORTANT DAYS

Republic Day

• Though India became a free nation on August 15, 1947, it declared itself a Sovereign, Democratic and Republic state by adopting the Constitution on January 26, 1950.
• A salute of 21 guns and the unfurling of the Indian National Flag by Dr Rajendra Prasad heralded the historic birth of the Indian Republic on that day. Thereafter 26th of January was decreed as a national holiday and was recognised as the Republic Day of India.