Important Person in News of 2025
Important Appointments in 2025
Important Persons in the NEWS of 2025 are tabulated below:
| CISF DG | Praveer Ranjan |
| 37th BCCI President | Mithun Manhas |
| CEO of FSSAI | Rajit Punhani |
| 29th CGA | T. C. A. Kalyani |
| IMF Executive Director | Urjit Patel |
| New Delhi Police Commissioner | Satish Golcha |
| IRDAI Chairperson | Ajay Seth |
| 52nd Chief Justice of India | Justice B. R. Gavai |
| RBI Governor | Sanjay Malhotra |
| CAG | K Sanjay Murti |
| Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission | Ajay Kumar |
| ISRO Chief and Space Secretary | V. Narayanan |
| Chief Election Commissioner | Gyanesh Kumar |
| Cabinet Secretary | T.V. Somanathan |
| Home Secretary | Govind Mohan |
| Foreign Secretary | Vikram Misri |
| Election Commissioner | Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Vivek Joshi |
| Finance Secretary | Post Vacant |
| Chairman of PM’s Economic Advisory Council | S Mahendra dev |
| Chief Economic Adviser | V. Anantha Nageswaran |
| CEO of NITI Aayog | BVR Subrahmanyam |
| Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog | Suman Bery |
| Chairperson of the 16th Finance Commission of India | Arvind Panagariya |
| Chairman of the 23rd Law Commission | Justice Dinesh Maheshwari |
| 11th Chairperson of the SEBI | Tuhin Kanta Pandey |
| Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority | Justice Surya Kant |
| Chairperson of the NHRC | V. Ramasubramanian |
| Chairperson of the National Commission for Women | Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar |
| Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) | JUSTICE PRAKASH SHRIVASTAVA |
| Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board | Alok Joshi |
| Chairperson of the 23rd Law Commission of India | Justice Dinesh Maheswari |
| Chairperson of the PFRDA | Sivasubramanian Ramann |
| Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi | Nidhi Tiwari |
| Principal Secretary-2 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi | Shaktikanta Das |
| Chairman of PM’s Economic Advisory Council | S Mahendra dev |
| DG of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research | Mangi Lal Jat |
| Chief Electoral Officer of Bihar | Vinod Kumar Gunjiyal |
| DGP of Fire and Rescue Services | Seema Agrawal |
| Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) until March 2027 | V Anantha Nageswaran |
| Full-Time Member of NITI Aayog | Rajiv Gauba (Recently appointed) Others are: V. K. Saraswat, Ramesh Chand and V. K. Paul , Arvind Virmani |
| RBI Deputy Governor | Poonam Gupta(Recently appointed) Others are: Shri M. Rajeshwar Rao, Shri T. Rabi Sankar, and Shri Swaminathan J. |
| Chief Justice of Orissa High Court | Justice Harish Tandon |
| Executive Director at NPCI | Sohini Rajola |
| Ninth Director of the FBI | Kash Patel |
| New Ombudsman of BCCI | Justice Arun Mishra |
| Speaker of Delhi Assembly | Vijender Gupta |
| First Woman Law Secretary | Anju Rathi |
| NIIT University Chancellor | Amitabh Kant |
| Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Dr. Jay Bhattacharya |
| First Female and African President of the International Olympic Committee | Kirsty Coventry |
| First African Woman Secretary General of the Commonwealth | Shirley Botchwey |
| Chairman and CEO of the Railway Board | B. N. Gangadhar |
| First Woman ADC to President of India | Lt Commander Yashasvi Solankee |
| Chairperson of PFRDA | Sivasubramanian Ramann |
| Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes | Ravi Agrawal |
| Vice-President and Chief Risk Officer of New Development Bank | Rajiv Ranjan |
| Deputy NSA to PM | Anish Dayal Singh |
| First Woman to Lead RPF | Sonali Mishra |
Heads of Important Offices in India
Important Sports Current Affairs of 2025
Important Person in the News of 2025 from Sports
| Magnus Carlsen | has won the first edition of the Chess Esports World Cup (EWC 2025) in Riyadh. |
| Khelo India Water Sports Festival 2025 | held in Dal Lake in Srinagar. Madhya Pradesh won the maximum medal. |
| Mirabai Chanu | wins gold at 2025 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Ahmedabad |
| FIDE World Cup 2025 to Be Hosted in | Goa |
| South Africa won | ICC World Test Championship 2025 |
| Magnus Carlsen | Norway Chess 2025 Title |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | won IPL 2025 |
| Portugal won | UEFA Nations League |
| M S Dhoni | has been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2025 |
| Neeraj Chopra | Second in Doha Diamond League |
| Pankaj Advani | 2025 CCI Billiards Classic title in Mumbai, 2025 Asian Snooker Championship, Indian Snooker Championship |
| Srihari LR | Becomes India’s 86th Grandmaster |
| Rohit Sharma Virat Kohli | Announces Retirement from Test Cricket |
| China | Won 14th Sudirman Cup |
| Patna | PM inaugurated Khelo India Youth Games here. |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi | IPL’s Second Fastest Century |
| Oscar Piastri | Won 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix, Chinese Grand Prix |
| 2025 Wisden’s Leading Cricketers | Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana |
| Mohun Bagan | Won ISL 2024-25 |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 2025 Monte Carlo Masters |
| UK | Will host the 2035 FIFA Women’s world cup |
| Hitesh Gullia | First Indian Boxer to win Gold at the World Boxing Cup |
| Aryna Sabalenka | Has won the Miami Open 2025 |
| Mumbai Indians | Won the Womens Premier League 2025 |
| Vidarbha | Won Ranji Trophy |
| Manu Bhaker | BBC Indian Sportswomen of the Year 2024 |
| Meghalaya | To host 2027 National Games |
| Kyrian Jacquet | 2025 Chennai Open Title |
| Axelsen and An Se-Young | Indian Open 2025 |
| Odisha Warriors | Has won the first Women’s Hockey India League |
| Australia | ICC Women’s Championship Trophy |
| India | ICC Men’s Championship Trophy |
| Karnataka | Vijay Hazare Trophy |
| West Bengal | 33rd Santosh Trophy |
| Haryana Steelers | Maiden PKL Title |
| Dehradun | 38th National Games held here |
Grand Slam 2025
| Event | Winner |
| Men’s Singles (Australian Open) 2025 | Jannik Sinner (Italy) |
| Women’s Singles (Australian Open) 2025 | Madison Keys (USA) |
| Men’s Singles (French Open) 2025 | Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) |
| Women’s Singles (French Open) 2025 | Coco Gauff (USA) |
| Men’s Singles (Wimbeldon) 2025 | Jannik Sinner (Italy) |
| Women’s Singles (Wimbledon) 2025 | Iga Swiatek (Poland) |
Other important sports news of 2024
- Yogasana has been officially included as a demonstration sport in the upcoming 2026 Asian Games, set to take place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
- Gold medal-winning archer Harvinder Singh and sprinter Preeti Pal have been chosen to carry the Indian flag during the closing ceremony of the Paris Paralympics.
- Paralympics 2024: China tops the medal tally with 220 medals while India was at 18th position with 29 medals.
- Syria defeated India in the 4th Intercontinental Cup Football Championship.
- Deepali Thapa has become the first-ever schoolgirl champion at the Asian Youth Boxing Championships held in Al Ain, UAE.
- “Khel Utsav 2024” from August 27 to 30, 2024, at Major Dhyan Chand and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.
- India Wins 5th Junior Hockey Asia Cup, Beats Pakistan 5-3.
- Bihar to Host Khelo India Youth Games and Para Games in 2025.
- India’s Women’s Hockey Team retained their title at the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy, defeating China 1-0 in the final.
- India’s Nandan Kumar Jha has been elected as the president of the International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) during its annual general assembly in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- India is all set to host the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup from January 13 to 19, 2025, at the Indira Gandhi Indoor (IGI) Stadium in New Delhi.
- New Zealand Women’s Team Lift the ICC T20 World Cup After 23 Years at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
- India’s Men’s Hockey Team clinched the 5th Title of Asian Champions Trophy in 2024, by winning a goal from Jugraj Singh, India beat China 1-0 in the final game of the tournament.
- Saleema Imtiaz has made history by becoming the first Pakistani woman to be nominated to the ICC International Panel of Development Umpires.
- Siddhartha Aggarwal, 49, from Bengaluru, set a new record as the oldest Indian to swim solo across the English Channel on August 29.
- The Indian Olympic Association has selected hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and pistol shooter Manu Bhaker as co-flag bearers for India at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games closing ceremony.
Paris Olympics 2024
- Paris Olympics 2024: This edition marks the 33rd Summer Olympic Games and the third time Paris will host the Olympics, with previous editions in 1900 and 1924. The Paris 2024 Olympics is particularly significant as it commemorates the centenary of the last Paris Olympics.
- The USA tops the medal tally with 126 medals (40 Gold, 44 Silver and 42 Bronze), followed by China 91 medals.
- India received total 6 medals (1 silver and 5 Bronze) and at 71st rank in the medal tally.
- Opening Ceremony: Badminton superstar PV Sindhu and table tennis ace Sharath Kamal;
- Closing Ceremony: Double bronze medal winning shooter Manu Bhaker and bronze winning Indian men’s hockey player PR Sreejesh;
- Abhinav Bindra selected as torchbearer for the 2024 Paris Olympics;
- Gagan Narang Appointed as India’s Chef-De-Mission for Paris Olympics 2024;
- A contingent of 117 Indian athletes has been competing for medals and sporting glory at the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024.
Important Awards Current Affairs of 2025
Important Person in the NEWS of 2025, who is getting Awards:
| UNDP Equator Prize 2025 | Bibi Fatima Women’s SHG for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Farming |
| PEN Translates Award 2025 | Geetanjali Shree for ‘Once Elephants Lived Here’ |
| ‘Oscar for Magicians’ at FISM 2025 | Suhani Shah |
| WSIS Champion Award 2025 for Digital Governance | Meri Panchayat App |
| 2025 UN Population Award | Varsha Deshpande |
| Gold in National e-Governance Awards 2025 | Rohini Gram Panchayat |
| Miss World 2025 | Thailand’s Opal Suchata Chuangsri in Hyderabad |
| International Booker Prize | Banu Mushtaq for her Kannada short story collection Heart Lamp |
| 2025 World Food Prize | Brazilian Scientist Mariangela Hungria for Sustainable Farming Innovation |
| USISPF Global Leadership Award 2025 | Kumar Mangalam Birla |
| 59th Jnanpith Award | Vinod Kumar Shukla |
| 58th Jnanpith Award | Gulzar and Rambhadracharya |
| 2025 Abel Prize for Mathematics | Masaki Kashiwara |
| Ugadi Award | MyNaa Swamy |
| Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award 2024 | Kumar Mangalam Birla |
| PM’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2024 | Poshan Tracker |
| ‘Legends of Endoscopy’ Award in Tokyo | Dr. D. Nageshwar Reddy |
| National Maritime Varuna Award | Rajesh Unni |
| ‘City Key of Honour’ by the Mayor of Lisbon | President Droupadi Murmu |
| Fred Darrington Award for Excellence in Art and Culture | Sudarsan Pattnaik |
| Sri Lanka’s Highest Civilian Honour – Mithra Vibhushana | PM Narendra Modi |
| Uttar Pradesh Anmol Ratan Award | Nikhil Singhal |
| Gold Mercury Award for Peace and Sustainability | Dalai Lama |
| Platinum Recognition—the highest honour—under the Green Airports Recognition 2025 by Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific and Middle East | Hubballi Airport |
| Udyog Vikas Award | National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC) |
| ‘Companion of the Order of Fiji’ | Madhusudan Sai |
| 2025 World Food Prize | Brazilian Scientist Mariangela Hungria |
| World Law Congress Honour | Bhuvan Ribhu (First Indian Lawyer) |
| UNESCO Press Freedom Prize | La Prensa (Nicaragua) |
| ‘Honorary Order of Freedom of Barbados’ | PM Modi |
| Ramsar Award for ‘Wetland Wise Use’ | Jayshree Vencatesan (First Indian) |
| ASQ Award for Best Airport in Asia-Pacific 2024 | Delhi International Airport |
| SKOCH Award for Excellence in Police & Safety | UP Police Investigation Portal |
| SKOCH Award for digital financial inclusion and innovative insurance solutions | Muthoot Microfin |
| 2025 Stockholm Water Prize | Hydrologist Günter Blöschl |
| Sangita Kalanidhi Award 2025 | Violinist R.K. Shriramkumar |
Gallantry Awards 2025
- 93 personnel from the Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces.
- The honours include 2 Kirti Chakras, 14 Shaurya Chakras, 1 Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry), 66 Sena Medals, 2 Nao Sena Medals, and 8 Vayu Sena Medals.
- Kirti Chakra: Major Manjit, and Naik Dilwar Khan
Padma Awards 2025
- Padma Vibhushan (Total 7): Shri Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy, Justice (Retd.) Shri Jagdish Singh Khehar, Smt. Kumudini Rajnikant Lakhia, Shri Lakshminarayana Subramaniam, Shri M. T. Vasudevan Nair (Posthumous), Shri Osamu Suzuki (Posthumous), Smt. Sharda Sinha (Posthumous)(from Bihar)
- Padma Bhushan (Total 19): 1 From Bihar, Shri Sushil Kumar Modi (Posthumous)
- Padma Shri (Total 113): 5 From Bihar, Shri Bhim Singh Bhavesh, Shri Vijay Nityanand Surishwar Ji Maharaj, Smt. Nirmala Devi, Shri Kishore Kunal (Posthumous), Shri Hemant Kumar(medicine)
- Hariman Sharma: The Apple Man of India, Honoured with Padma Shri from Himachal Pradesh. He developed the HRMN-99 apple variety.
The Nobel Prize winner list 2024
| Winner’s Name | Category | Topic |
| John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton | Physics | “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks” |
| David Baker and Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper | Chemistry | “for computational protein design” and “for protein structure prediction” |
| Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun | Medicine | “for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation” |
| Han Kang | Literature | “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life” |
| Nihon Hidankyo | Peace | “for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again” |
| Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson | Economics | “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity” |
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