1. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin declared
that the Iron Age began in Tamil Nadu & released a book titled ‘Irumpin
Thonmai’.
2. The Central Government announced
that it would cancel the bidding for the construction of a tungsten mine in
Aritapatti, Madurai district.
3. Evidence was obtained from the
Iron Age pits at Mangadu (Salem), Kilnamandi (Thiruvannamalai), Mayiladumparai
(Krishnagiri), Adichanallur, and Sivakali (Thoothukudi) in Tamil Nadu.
4. Excavation pits at Mayiladumparai
in Krishnagiri district confirmed that iron was used in Tamil Nadu in 2172 BC.
5. Iron swords, knives, spears,
arrowheads, three-pronged spears, etc. found at Adichanallur, Thoothukudi
district, date the use of iron in Tamil Nadu to the middle of 3,000 BC.
6. Another archaeological site in
Thoothukudi district, Sivakali, is an Iron Age settlement. The book states that
more than 85 iron objects found there, including knives, arrowheads, rings,
chisels, axes, and swords, inside and outside the ancient tombs, can be traced
back to at least 3,300 BC.
7. In 2014, the ‘Sea Lotus
Conference’ was held in Pamban under the leadership of Sushma Swaraj.
8. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's
birthday January 23 has been celebrated as 'Parakrama Diwas' since 2021.
9. The Madras High Court has said
that words and actions that make women feel uncomfortable at work are also
sexual harassment.
10. The American Astronomical
Society (AMS) Commission on Scientific and Technical Research has awarded
Mrityunjay Mohapatra Rao, Director General of the India Meteorological
Department (IMD), with the Distinguished Service Award for the year 2025.
11. The Indian Army's combat
surveillance system 'Sanjay' and the Defence Research and Development
Organisation's (DRDO) ground-based missile 'Pralay' will be displayed for the
first time at the 76th Republic Day parade.
12. This year's Republic Day is
being celebrated with the theme 'Golden India - Tradition and Development',
marking the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution.
13. The Taiwanese government has
decided to kill 1.2 lakh large chameleons.