Overview
- Investigators recovered the aircraft’s flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the Baramati crash, with the DGCA taking possession as the inquiry advances.
- Maharashtra announced state mourning for Ajit Pawar as funeral arrangements proceeded in Baramati and tributes poured in from across the political spectrum.
- The Budget Session opened with the Economic Survey slated for January 29 and the Union Budget set for February 1 following the President’s joint address.
- The India–EU trade agreement moved into implementation, with the EU stating duty reductions on over 90% of its goods exports to India and projected multibillion‑euro savings.
- Protests over the UGC’s new Equity regulations escalated and a petition challenging the rules reached the Supreme Court’s docket for hearing.