Doordarshan won the ECI Media Award for Voter Awareness for its 'Chunav Ka Parv Desh Ka Garv' series, which promoted informed voting during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections through multilingual outreach.

The 'One Nation, One Time' initiative, launched by the Department of Consumer Affairs, aims to standardize IST across India with millisecond accuracy. It will be supported by the establishment of five Legal Metrology laboratories.

India and China agreed to resume direct flights, visas, and the Mansarovar Yatra, which had been halted in 2020. They also agreed to resume dialogue on trans-border rivers and share hydrological data.

Maharashtra's first solar park, 'Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Saur Urja Park,' is being developed in Solapur with a 1.2 GW capacity. The park supports India's green energy goals and boosts economic growth.

DeepSeek is a Chinese startup that launched its AI models, claiming they are on par with or better than ChatGPT by OpenAI. Its AI Assistant, powered by DeepSeek-V3, became the top-rated free app on Apple’s App Store in the United States.

Jasprit Bumrah was named the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year 2024, receiving the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Award. He became the sixth Indian to win this award.

Dr. K.M. Cherian, known for performing India’s first coronary bypass and heart-lung transplant, passed away on January 25, 2025. He was a pioneer in advanced cardiac care and founded Frontier Lifeline Hospital.