Published on Jan 24, 2025
Current Affairs
The Early Update (Jan 24, 2025)
The Early Update (Jan 24, 2025)

1. Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Order: A federal judge has temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, calling it "blatantly unconstitutional."

2. Jalgaon Train Accident Probe: Railways and police have begun investigating the Jalgaon train accident that resulted in 12 fatalities.

3. MGNREGS Wage Payment Study: A study found no significant difference in timely wage payments between Aadhaar-Based Payment System (ABPS) and standard bank account-based methods.

4. Unused Welfare Funds: States have yet to utilize ₹70,744 crore collected for the welfare of construction workers.

5. Indonesian President's Visit: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has arrived in India to participate in the Republic Day celebrations.

6. Foreign Secretary's China Visit: Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will visit China to revive dialogue mechanisms after a four-year break.

7. Delhi Art Gallery Case: A Delhi court refused to order an FIR against the Delhi Art Gallery for displaying M.F. Husain's paintings.

8. Navy's Submarine Tender: The MDL-TKMS bid for the Navy's P-75I submarine tender has cleared technical evaluation.

9. Civil Services Exam Rule Changes: The government has made changes to the Civil Services Examination rules following the Puja Khedkar row.

10. AAP's Joblessness Campaign: The Aam Aadmi Party has highlighted the issue of joblessness in its Delhi Assembly election campaign.