Daily Current Affairs Quiz: January 8, 2025

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Indonesia officially joined BRICS as a full member, announced by Brazil. Indonesia called its membership a strategic step for partnerships with developing nations. As the fourth most populous country, Indonesia aimed to strengthen Global South alliances. BRICS focuses on strengthening cooperation among nations in the Global South. BRICS has recently expanded its membership. New members include Indonesia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the UAE. This expansion showcases BRICS’ increasing influence among developing nations.

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January 6 is observed as World Day of War Orphans to highlight the struggles of children who lose parents to war. Millions of children worldwide face impacts of conflict, climate change, displacement, and poverty. The day calls for collective efforts to ensure care, education, and protection for these vulnerable children. More than 460 million children live in or flee conflict zones like Sudan, Ukraine, Myanmar, and Palestine. These children face physical dangers and emotional trauma from losing their families.

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India has the third-largest operational metro rail network globally, after China and the USA. India’s metro network serves over 1 crore passengers daily, surpassing Japan in metro projects by 2022. Metro development in India began in 1969 with the Metropolitan Transport Project. PM Modi launched metro projects worth over ₹12,200 crore in Delhi on January 5.

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Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren transferred ₹1,415.44 crore to 56.61 lakh women under the Maiya Samman Yojana on January 6, 2024. Jharkhand’s government launched the Mukhyamantri Maiya Samman Yojana in August 2024. The scheme aims to empower women by improving access to education, health, and daily necessities. CM encouraged women to use the funds for nutritious food to combat anaemia and for gas cylinders, festival clothes, and school supplies for children.

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The 74th Senior National Basketball Championship is organized by the Gujarat State Basketball Association under the Basketball Federation of India. The tournament is hosted at Sidsar Sports Complex Indoor Stadium, Bhavnagar, Gujarat. More than 900 national and international players, along with more than 150 officials and state representatives, are participating. India aims to host the 2036 Olympics, with Gujarat planning five world-class sports events in 2025, 2026, and 2029.