Daily Current Affairs 26 January 2025 GK Today

Chakra Awards & Gallantry Awards Announced to 93 Armed Forces Personnel

President Droupadi Murmu approved Gallantry awards to 93 Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces personnel, including 11 posthumous, on the eve of 76 Republic Day.

Here are the awards, names of the recipients with ranks, and the service they are in.

Kirti Chakra

1. Major Manjit, Punjab, 22 RR Army

2. Naik Dilwar Khan, Arty, 28 RR (Posthumous) Army

Shaurya Chakra

1. Major Ashish Dahiya, Engrs, 50 RR Army

2. Major Kunal, Asc, 1 RR Army

3. Major Satender Dhankar, Armd, 4 RR Army

4. Captain Deepak Singh, Sigs, 48 RR (Posthumous) Army

5. Assistant Commandant Eshenthung Kikon, 4 Assam Rifle Army

6. Subedar Vikas Tomar, 1 Para (SF) Army

7. Subedar Mohan Ram, 20 Jat Army

8. Havildar Rohit Kumar, Dogra, Haws (Posthumous) Army

9. Havildar Prakash Tamang, 9 GR, 32 RR Army

10. Flight Lieutenant Aman Singh Hans (36412), Flying (Pilot) Air Force

11. Corporal Dabhi Sanjay Hiffabai Essa (953327) Air Force

12. Late Vijayan Kutty G (Posthumous) BRDB

13. Shri Vikrant Kumar, Deputy Commandant, CRPF MHA

14. Shri Jeffrey Hmingchullo, Inspector(Gd), CRPF MHA

Bar To Sena Medal (Gallantry)

1. Lieutenant Colonel Kh Shem, Sm, 20 Jat Army

Sena Medal (Gallantry)

1. Lieutenant Colonel Jitendra Bhiroria, 666 Army Avn Sqn (R&O) Army

2. Lieutenant Colonel Santosh Kumar Yadav, 666 Army Avn Sqn (R&O) Army

3. Lieutenant Colonel Aseem Alagh, 666 Army Avn Sqn (R&O) Army

4. Lieutenant Colonel Vijay Guleria, 4 Ladakh Scouts Army

5. Lieutenant Colonel Devreddy Rahul Rao, 206 Army Avn Sqn (UH) Army

6. Lieutenant Colonel Ashutosh Ashish, 671 Army Avn Sqn (R&O) Army

7. Major Aashish Khandka, 3 Gr, 32 RR Army

8. Major Ravin Phaugat, 12 Para ((SF)) Army

9. Major Rahul Roka, Mahar, 1 RR Army

10. Major Sushrujen Pangeijam, Bihar, 4 Assam Rifle Army

11. Major Ashutosh Kumar Yadav, 9 Para ((SF)) Army

12. Major Maan Singh Grewal, Engrs, 1 RR Army

13. Major Pratik Kumar Pandey, 209 Army Avn Sqn ((UH)) Army

14. Major Anurag Sawarni, Kumaon, 46 Assam Rif Army

15. Major Rajender Singh, 3 Corps Int Bn Army

16. Major Arman Singh Shekhawat, Punjab, 22 RR Army

17. Major Archit Indurkar, 9 Para ((SF)) Army

18. Major Aditya Singh, Sigs, 38 RR Army

19. Major Akshay Kumar, Para, Haws Army

20. Major Sandeep Bhatt, Engrs, 4 Assam Rif Army

21. Major Aditya Pratap Singh Baghel, Jat, 5 RR Army

22. Major Arun Kumar, Sc, Kumaon, 13 RR Army

23. Major Alok Jaiswal, 15 Corps Int Bn Army

24. Major Ravindra Bhatt, Armd, 27 Assam Rif Army

25. Major Ojaswi Sharma, 21 Rajput Army

26. Captain Dushyant Sihag, 4/5 Gr Army

27. Captain Sangam Dixit, 16 Kumaon Army

28. Captain Abhishek Raj, 221 Para ((SF)) Army

29. Captain Saptarishi Chakraborty, 5 Jak Rif Army

30. Captain Brijesh Thapa, Aad, 10 RR (Posthumous) Army

31. Captain Rohit Bhagchandani, 2 Mahar Army

32. Lieutenant Mohd Wasim, 1/1 Gr Army

33. Subedar Sunil Dutt, 18 Dogra Army

34. Subedar Shiv Charan Chick Baraick, 8 Bihar Army

35. Subedar G Raguvaran, 557 Asc Bn Army

36. Ris Rajjak Ali Khan, Armd, 4 RR Army

37. Naib Subedar Ukleekar Shankar Basappa, 112 Engr Regt (Posthumous) Army

38. Naib Subedar Babu Ram, 18 Dogra Army

39. Havildar Gurpreet Singh, 31 Punjab Army

40. Havildar Kokku Rajesh, 20 Madras Army

41. Havildar Dubey Jagdish Chandra Narottam, 1 Para ((SF)) Army

42. Havildar Thakur Bahadur Ale Magar, 1 Gr, Haws (Posthumous) Army

43. Havildar Pemba Tshering Bhutia, 11 Gr, 1 Sikkim Scouts Army

44. Naik Than Singh, 1 Para ((SF)) Army

45. Naik Akshaya Sen, 5 Jak Rif Army

46. Naik Kawaljeet Singh, Arty, 32 RR Army

47. Naik Anil Rana, Kumaon, 50 RR Army

48. Naik Rahul Singh Nagi, Para, 31 RR Army

49. Naik Suresh Yadav, Kumaon, 50 RR Army

50. Naik Satish Ray, Bihar, 4 RR Army

51. Naik Goutam Rajbanshi, Assam, Haws (Posthumous) Army

52. Naik Kuldip Singh, 13 Sikh Li Army

53. Naik Pravakar Pradhan, 2/1 Gr Army

54. Naik Manish Gurung, 9 Para ((SF)) Army

55. Lance Naik Roman Pradhan, 12 Para ((SF)) Army

56. Lance Naik Adarsh P, 426 (I) Fd Coy (Posthumous) Army

57. Lance Naik Rajesh Chand, 16 Kumaon Army

58. Lance Naik Prithvi, 16 Kumaon Army

59. Lance Naik Stanzin Targias, 5 Ladakh Scouts (Posthumous) Army

60. Lance Naik Samtan Gurmeth, 5 Ladakh Scouts Army

61. Sepoy Narotam, Aoc, 50 RR Army

62. Sepoy Darre Pullaiah, 20 Madras Army

63. Sepoy Mohit Singh Airy, Kumaon, 50 RR Army

64. Rfn Shailendra Singh, Garh Scouts (Posthumous) Army

65. Swr Anil Kumar, Armd, 4 RR Army

66. Swr MHAse Jagdish Madhukar, Armd, 53 RR Army

Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry)

1. Lieutenant Commander Sourabh Malik Navy

2. Lieutenant Commander Satyam Singh Navy

Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry)

1. Group Captain Ankit Raj Singh, Flying (Pilot) Air Force

2. Wing Commander Akshay Saxena, Flying (Pilot) Air Force

3. Wing Commander Ankit Sood, Flying (Pilot) Air Force

4. Wing Commander Dushyant Singh Rathore, Flying (Pilot) Air Force

5. Wing Commander Jude Joseph Pereira, Flying (Pilot) Air Force

6. Squadron Leader Prathamesh D Dongre, Flying (Pilot) Air Force

7. Flight Lieutenant Tarun Nair, Flying (Pilot) Air Force

8. Cpl Vikky Pahade, Communication Technician Air Force

Who is Raman Rajamannan, Kerala’s Tribal King

Raman Rajamannan, the tribal king of Kerala’s Mannan community, has been invited to attend the 76th Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi on Sunday.

Rajamannan, 39, serves as the ceremonial leader of the Mannan tribe while leading a modest life as a farmer in Kozhimala, a tribal settlement in Idukki district. Despite his royal title, he has no palace or official vehicle and resides in a simple concrete house. He shares the responsibility of managing a local temple with his family.

Tilak Varma breaks Virat Kohli’s T20I record

Tilak Varma shattered Virat Kohli’s India record and the world record for the most runs in T20Is without being dismissed during his unbeaten 72-run knock against England in a thrilling two-wicket victory in the second T20I in Chennai.

Tilak also broke Virat Kohli’s record to become the Indian batter with the most runs across four consecutive T20I innings.

First mother-son duo to receive Presidential Awards in same year

In a historic first, a mother-son duo has been conferred with prestigious Presidential Awards in the same year, marking a proud moment for the Indian Armed Forces.

Lieutenant General Sadhna S. Nair, VSM, received the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) in recognition of her exceptional service and leadership in the Army. Meanwhile, her son, Squadron Leader Tarun Nair, was honored with the Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry) for his exemplary courage and valor in the Indian Air Force.

Prabowo Subianto, the President of Indonesia, will grace the India’s 76th Republic Day celebrations at Kartvya Path in the national capital on Sunday.

Kristi Noem confirmed as Homeland Security Secretary by US Senate

Full list of Padma Award Winners 2025

Padma Vibhushan

Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy
Justice (Retd.) Jagdish Singh Khehar
Kumudini Rajnikant Lakhia
Lakshminarayana Subramaniam
MT Vasudevan Nair (Posthumous)
Osamu Suzuki (Posthumous)
Sharda Sinha (Posthumous)

Padma Bhushan

A Surya Prakash
Anant Nag
Bibek Debroy (Posthumous)
Jatin Goswami
Jose Chacko Periappuram
Kailash Nath Dikshit
Manohar Joshi (Posthumous)
Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti
Nandamuri Balakrishna
PR Sreejesh
Pankaj Patel
Pankaj Udhas (Posthumous)
Rambahadur Rai
Sadhvi Ritambhara
S Ajith Kumar
Shekhar Kapur
Shobana Chandrakumar
Sushil Kumar Modi (Posthumous)
Vinod Dham

Padma Shri

Advaita Charan Gadanayak
Achyut Ramchandra Palav
Ajay V Bhatt
Anil Kumar Boro
Arijit Singh
Arundhati Bhattacharya
Arunoday Saha
Arvind Sharma
Ashok Kumar Mahapatra
Ashok Laxman Saraf
Ashutosh Sharma
Ashwini Bhide Deshpande
Baijnath Maharaj
Barry Godfray John
Begam Batool
Bharat Gupt
Bheru Singh Chouhan
Bhim Singh Bhavesh
Bhimawa Doddabalappa Shiilekyathara
Budhendra Kumar Jain
C S Vaidyanathan
Chaitram Deochand Pawar
Chandrakant Sheth (Posthumous)
Chandrakant Sompura
Chetan E Chitnis
David R Syiemlieh
Durga Charan Ranbir
Farooq Ahmad Mir
Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid
Gita Upadhyay
Gokul Chandra Das
Guruvayur Dorai
Harchandan Singh Bhatty
Hariman Sharma
Harjinder Singh Srinagar Wale
Harvinder Singh
Hassan Raghu
Hemant Kumar
Hriday Narayan Dixit
Hugh and Colleen Gantzer (Posthumous)
Inivalappil Mani Vijayan
Jagadish Joshila
Jaspinder Narula
Jonas Masetti
Joynacharan Bathari
Jumde Yomgam Gamlin
K. Damodaran
K L Krishna
K Omanakutty Amma
Kishore Kunal (Posthumous)
L Hangthing
Lakshmipathy Ramasubbaiyer
Lalit Kumar Mangotra
Lama Lobzang (Posthumous)
Libia Lobo Sardesai
M D Srinivas
Madugula Nagaphani Sarma
Mahabir Nayak
Mamata Shankar
Manda Krishna Madiga
Maruti Bhujangrao Chitampalli
Miriyala Apparao (Posthumous)
Nagendra Nath Roy
Narayan (Bhulai Bhai) (Posthumous)
Naren Gurung
Neerja Bhatla
Nirmala Devi
Nitin Nohria
Onkar Singh Pahwa
P Datchanamoorthy
Pandi Ram Mandavi
Parmar Lavjibhai Nagjibhai
Pawan Goenka
Prashanth Prakash
Pratibha Satpathy
Purisai Kannappa Sambandan
R Ashwin
R G Chandramogan
Radha Bahin Bhatt
Radhakrishnan Devasenapathy
Ramdarash Mishra
Ranendra Bhanu Majumdar
Ratan Kumar Parimoo
Reba Kanta Mahanta
Renthlei Lalrawna
Ricky Gyan Kej
Sajjan Bhajanka
Sally Holkar
Sant Ram Deswal
Satyapal Singh
Seeni Viswanathan
Sethuraman Panchanathan
Sheikha Shaikha Ali Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Sheen Kaaf Nizam (Shiv Kishan Bissa)
Shyam Bihari Agrawal
Soniya Nityanand
Stephen Knapp
Subhash Khetulal Sharma
Suresh Harilal Soni
Surinder Kumar Vasal
Swami Pradiptananda (Kartik Maharaj)
Syed Ainu Hasan
Tejendra Narayan Majumdar
Thiyam Suryamukhi Devi
Tushar Durgeshbhai Shukla
Vadiraj Raghavendracharya Panchamukhi
Vasudeo Kamath
Velu Assaan
Venkappa Ambaji Sugatekar
Vijay Nityanand Surishwar Ji Maharaj
Vijayalakshmi Deshamane
Vilas Dangre
Vinayak Lohani

Under the patronage of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, Sheikha Bodour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), inaugurated the first edition of the Sharjah Festival of African Literature (SFAL) under the theme “The Tale of Africa.”

In a landmark move to enhance the financial security of Central Government employees post-retirement, the Centre has introduced the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), will be operational from April 1, 2025.

Jharkhand received the National Award for the best performing state in the elections for the first time on the occasion of National Voter’s Day on Saturday. President Droupadi Murmu presented the award to Chief Electoral Officer of Jharkhand K Ravi Kumar during an event held on National Voter’s Day at Manekshaw Center in New Delhi.

Uttarakhand Become First State To Implement UCC

Uniform Civil Code: Uttarakhand is set to become the first state in independent India to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), on January 27, a move that has stirred political debates and national attention.

CM Pushkar Singh Dhami will also launch the UCC portal on the same day at 12:30 pm at the Secretariat. According to officials, Uttarakhand will be the first state in independent India to implement UCC.

Top 10 Countries with the Cheapest Mobile Internet

ranked by average price of 1GB data in INR.

Israel – $0.02 (Rs 1.70)
Italy $0.08 (Rs 6.40)
Fiji $0.08 (Rs 6.40)
San Marino $0.09 (Rs 7.20)
Cambodia $0.12 (Rs 9.00)
Pakistan $0.13 (Rs 11.00)
India $0.16 (Rs 13.00)
Kyrgyzstan $0.17 (Rs 14.00)
France $0.20 (Rs 16.00)
Colombia $0.20 (Rs 16.00)

Arshdeep Singh has been crowned as the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year after producing a spectacular year in the shortest format.

Radio Mirchi Wins Election Commission Award For Voter Awareness Campaign

Radio Mirchi, part of the Times Group, won the Election Commission’s award in the Electronic Media (Radio) category for its voter awareness campaign during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

President Droupadi Murmu honoured Radio Mirchi with this award on the occasion of the 15th National Voters’ Day. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, and other dignitaries were present at the event.

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Foreign Trade Report for 2023, issued by the Statistical Centre for the Cooperation Council for the Arab Countries of the Gulf (GCC-Stat), highlighted the region’s significant position in global trade.

The GCC ranked sixth globally in the volume of trade in goods index, accounting for 3.4 per cent of the total global trade in goods. The region’s trade volume reached $1.5 trillion in 2023, reflecting a 4.0 per cent decrease compared to 2022.

UAE hosts 7th International Rain Enhancement Forum

The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) and the UAE Research Programme for Rain Enhancement Science (UAEREP) have completed preparations for the 7th International Rain Enhancement Forum (IREF), set to take place next Tuesday, 28th January.

American Madison Keys defeated defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in a three-set thriller to win the 2025 Australian Open, her first-ever career Grand Slam, on Saturday.

Keys triumphed after a Herculean three-set battle of 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, that ultimately ended with the World No.19 ultimately ousting the three-time Grand Slam winner.