Updated 31 January 2025
| The team which has topped the medals tally in the first edition of Khelo India Winter Games 2025 held from 23 to 27 January 2025 in Ladakh | Ladakh |
| The team which has won the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship for the third time, a One Day International (ODI) cricket competition | Australia |
| The place in Uttarakhand where the 38th National Games were inaugurated by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 28 January 2025 | Dehradun |
| The two Indian cities which have become the first Indian cities which have been approved to be included in the global list of accredited wetland cities under Ramsar Convention on Wetlands | Indore and Udaipur |
| The international organisation from which the United States of America has announced its withdrawal due its mishandling of COVID-19 pandemic | World Health Organisation |
| The new Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation who has taken over from 13 January 2025 | Dr. V Narayanan |
| The Hyderabad based autonomous organization of the Government of India, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, which has been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar-2025, in the Institutional Category, for its excellent work in Disaster Management | INCOIS |
| The place in Maharashtra where several passengers of Pushpak Express were killed by Karnataka Express coming in the opposite direction when they deboarded the train in panic due to suspected fire alarm | Jalgaon |
| The team which has won the 2024-25 Vijay Hazare Trophy defeating Vidarbha in the finals played at Kodambi Stadium, Vadodara | Karnataka (5th title) |
| The joint operation involving the Army's elite airborne troops and the Air Force conducted from January 16 to 19 at strategic training areas and firing ranges was named | Exercise Devil Strike |
| The Indian cricketer who has set a new record for the fastest century by an Indian woman cricketer by scoring 100 runs in 70 balls while playing against Ireland in Rajkot | Smriti Mandhana |
| The city of Sri Lanka in which the cultural centre has been renamed as Thiruvalluvar Culture Centre in honour of Tamil poet-philosopher Thiruvalluvar | Jaffna |
| The three frontline naval stealth guided missile frigates which were dedicated to the nation on their commissioning at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi | INS Surat, INS Nilgiri and INS Vaghsheer |
| The former first class cricketer who has been appointed as the new Secretary of BCCI replacing Shri Jay Shah who has taken over as the Chairman of ICC | Devajit Saikia |
| The newly opened 6.5 km Sonamarg Tunnel, previously known as Z-Morh Tunnel, connects Sonamarg in the Ganderbal district to | Gagangair |
| All India Radio’s special channels dedicated to Mahakumbh 2025 inaugurated by Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Yogi Adityanath is named | Kumbhvani and Kumbh Mangal Dhwani |
| The place in Odisha at which the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention was inaugurated by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi with H.E. Christine Carla Kangaloo, President of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago as the Chief Guest | Bhubaneshwar |
| The Chief Minister who has announced 1 million dollar prize for deciphering the script of Indus Valley civilisation | Shri MK Stalin (CM of Tamil Nadu) |
| The Argentine footballer who has been chosen to be awarded the US Presidential Medal of Freedom by Mr Joe Biden, the President of United States of America | Lionel Messi |
| The team which has won the 2024-25 Santosh Trophy football tournament defeating Kerala in the finals at GMC Balayogi Stadium in Hyderabad | West Bengal |
| The theme of Grameen Bharat Mahotsav 2025 held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi from 04 to 09 January 2025 | Building a Resilient Rural India for a Viksit Bharat 2024 |
| The place in Tamil Nadu where India's first glass over bridge was inaugurated by Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister MK Stalin | Kanya Kumari |
| The Governor of Kerala who has been appointed as the new Governor of Bihar succeeding Shri Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar who has been appointed as the Governor of Kerala | Shri Arif Mohammad Khan |
| The former principal scientific adviser to the Government of India, Director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission of India, known for his integral role in India's nuclear weapons program, who passed away on 04 January 2025 | Shri Rajagopala Chidambaram |
| The former Indian squash player, winner of six straight National Squash Championships from 1977 to 1982 who passed away on 01 December 2024 | Shri Raj Manchanda |
| The Indian botany scholar and taxonomist, known for devoting over 35 years of his life to research, translation and annotation work of the Latin botanical treatise Hortus Malabaricus, who passed away on 01 January 2025 | Shri KS Manilal |
| The year 2025 has been declared by the Ministry of Defence to be the Year of | Reforms |
Best Marching Contingent among Services - Jammu & Kashmir Rifles Contingent
Best Marching Contingent among CAPFs/other auxiliary forces - Delhi Police Marching Contingent
Top three tableaux (States/UTs)
Best Tableau from Central Ministries/Departments: Ministry of Tribal Affairs (Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh)
Special Prize:
Popular Choice Awards based on online poll
Best Marching Contingent among Services - Signals Contingent
Best Marching Contingent among CAPFs/other auxiliary Forces - CRPF Marching Contingent
Top three tableau (States/UTs)
Best tableau from Central Ministries/Departments - Ministry of Women & Child Development (Multifaceted journey of women and children nurtured under the Ministry's comprehensive schemes)
| Title | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | Jannik Sinner (Italy) | Alexander Zverev (Germany) |
| Women's Singles | Madison Keys (USA) | Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) |
| Men's Doubles | Harri Heliovaara (Finland) and Hanry Patten (UK) | Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori (Italy) |
| Women's Doubles | Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) and Taylor Townsend (USA) | Hsieh Su-wei (Chinese Taipei) and Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) |
| Mixed Doubles | Olivia Gadecki (Australia) and John Peers (Australia) | Kimberly Birrell and John-Patrick Smith (Australia) |
A. Regular Category
B. Lifetime Category
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2019
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
Theme: AI and education: Preserving human agency in a world of automation
First Observed in: 2019
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2024
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2006
Designated by : World Health Organisation
Theme: Beat Leprosy, End Stigma, and Advocate for Mental Well-Being
Note: India, it is observed on 30 January coinciding with the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Launched on: 299 January 2025
Launched from: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota
Launch vehicle: GSLV-Mk2 F15
Note: This the 100th satellite launch of Indian Space Research Organisation from Sriharikota since its first launch of Rohini satellite in 1979.
Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year 2024: Jasprit Bumrah (India)
ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year 2024: Jasprit Bumrah (India)
ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2024: Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan)
ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year 2024: Arshdeep Singh (India)
ICC Emerging Men's Cricketer of the Year 2024: Kamindu Mendis (Sri Lanka)
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year 2024: Amelia Kerr (New Zealand)
ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2024: Smriti Mandhana (India)
ICC Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year 2024: Amelia Kerr (New Zealand)
ICC Emerging Women's Cricketer of the Year 2024: Annerie Dercksen (South Africa)
ICC Umpire of the Year 2024: Richard Illingworth (England)
Venue: Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi
Held from: January 13 to 19, 2025
Teams: 20 men's and 19 women's
Countries participating: 23 from 6 continents
Winners : India both Men's and Women's
Runners-up: Nepal both Men's and Women's
Next games to be held: Birmingham, England
Motto: The World Goes Kho
| Ranking | Country | Ranking | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Singapore | 60. | China |
| 2. | Japan | 85. | India |
| 3. | Finland | 90. | Bhutan |
| 3. | France | 96. | Sri Lanka |
| 3. | Germany | 103. | Pakistan |
Awarded by: Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).
Ceremony held on: January 5, 2025
Best Motion Picture (Drama): The Brutalist directed by Brady Corbet
Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy): Emilia Perez directed by Jacques Audiard
Best Motion Picture (Animated): Flow directed by Gints Zilbalodis
Best Motion Picture (Non-English): Emelia Perez (France) directed by Jacques Audiard
Best Actor (Drama): Adrien Brody for The Brutalist
Best Actress (Drama): Fernanda Torres for I'm Still Here
Best Director: Brady Corbet for The Brutalist
Cecil B. DeMille Award (Honorary Award for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment): Viola Davis
Carol Burnett Award (Honorary Award for outstanding contributions to television on or off the screen): Ted Danson
Multiple Wins: Emelia Perez 4 awards
Most nominations were received for: Emelia Perez (10 nominations)
Medicine: Shri Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy
Public Affairs: Justice (Retd.) Shri Jagdish Singh Khehar
Art: Smt. Kumudini Rajnikant Lakhia
Art: Shri Lakshminaryana Subramaniam
Literature and Education: Shri M.T. Vasudevan Nair (Posthumous)
Trade and Industry: Shri Osamu Suzuki (Posthumous)
Art: Smt. Sharda Sinha (Posthumous)
Literature & Education (Journalism): Shri A Surya Prakash
Art: Shri Anant Nag
Literature and Education: Shri Bibek Debroy (Posthumous)
Art: Shri Jatin Goswami
Medicine: Shri Jose Chacko Periappuram
Others (Archaeology): Shri Kailash Nath Dikshit
Public Affairs: Shri Manohar Joshi (Posthumous)
Trade and Industry: Shri Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti
Art: Shri Nandamuri Balakrishna
Sports: Shri PR Sreejesh
Trade and Industry: Shri Pankaj Patel
Art: Shri Pankaj Udhas (Posthumous)
Literature and Education (Journalism): Shri Rambahadur Rai
Social Work: Shri Sadhvi Ritambhara
Art: S Ajith Kumar
Art: Shri Shekhar Kapur
Art: Ms. Shobana Chandrakumar
Public Affairs: Shri Sushil Kumar Modi (Posthumous)
Science and Engineering: Shri Vinod Dham