Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 20th January 2025

RBI, Banking and Economy

• HSBC India gets RBI approval to open 20 new branches in 20 cities

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• Shriram Housing Finance rebrands to ‘Truhome Finance’

NATIONAL

• Musi River Heritage Sites

INTERNATIONAL

• Nigeria Joins BRICS as Partner State to Boost Investment

STATES

• Maharashtra AI Policy Initiative

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Indonesia’s Mount Ibu erupted 1,000 times this month

DEFENCE

• Nine Navies hold joint drills in strategic straits between Indian Ocean and the Pacific

EVENTS

• Union Minister of Railways, Information & Broadcasting, Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw to participate in World Economic Forum 2025 at Davos

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Raman Research Institute faculty honored with the Gates-Cambridge Impact Prize 2025

SPORTS

• Kho Kho World Cup 2025: India emerge as inaugural champions in both men’s and women’s events