Weekly Current Affairs (Beepedia) 16th -22nd January 2025

RBI, Banking and Economy

• Trade deficit in Dec. at three-month low; goods exports dip 1%

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• India Inc´s foreign borrowings down 20.2% in 2024 as ₹ slips

NABARD and AGRICULTURE

• Sugar prices hit three-year low as govt allows 1 mn tonnes of exports

NATIONAL

• Indonesian President to be chief guest on Republic Day

INTERNATIONAL

• Russia, Iran sign treaty to deepen ties in the face of Western curbs

STATES

• V.K. Singh sworn in as Governor of Mizoram

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Pixxel launches India's 1st private satellite constellation with SpaceX

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

SPORTS

• India set to host FIDE World Cup 2025