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Highlights of 16 January 2025 Current Affairs
- Supreme Court now rejects petitions to review judgment on same-sex marriage legalization in India, ruling that it falls under legislative domain.
- India still does not recognize registered marriage or civil unions for same-sex couples, according to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Supriyo vs Union of India.
- SC supports the right of same-sex couples to equal benefits under Article 21 but states there is no fundamental right to marry under the Constitution.
- Odisha officially joins Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY, expanding the health coverage scheme to 26 states and 8 Union Territories.
- Ministry of Rural Development approves 56 watershed development projects under PMKSY to improve rainfed and degraded land productivity.
- Prime Minister soon plans to launch Mission Mausam to enhance India’s weather and climate-related research, with a budget of ₹2000 crores.
- National Livestock Mission 2.0 aims to boost entrepreneurship and improve per animal productivity in India’s livestock sector.
- Tamil Nadu fishermen were detained near Diego Garcia Island for allegedly crossing maritime boundaries; the island is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory.
- India’s latest reconstitution of the Atomic Energy Commission will continue to promote nuclear energy development and research.
- India now joins the UN Committee of Experts on Big Data for Official Statistics, aimed at integrating big data into official statistical systems.