MEA Parliament replies (11-12 Dec 2025): Middle East evacuations, cyber slavery, Arunachal
UP had the largest share of evacuees in the reply, which says a lot about where Gulf and Israel workers come from.
12 Dec 2025Current Affairs
Daily and monthly current affairs mapped to syllabus topics and related PYQs.
India’s first hydrogen fuel cell passenger vessel starts service in Varanasi
Clean fuel on the Ganga ties river rejuvenation to transport. Cost of hydrogen will decide whether more such boats follow.
11 Dec 2025
NABARD rural survey: consumption share at 67.3% of income
It is a perception survey, not hard income data. Use it alongside HCES or PLFS figures in answers.
11 Dec 2025
NITI Aayog report on deepening the corporate bond market
Long-term infrastructure needs bond finance, not short-term bank loans.
11 Dec 2025
Red Sanders: ₹6.2 crore more in access and benefit sharing
ABS is how the Nagoya Protocol idea works on the ground: those who use biological resources pay the people who conserve them.
11 Dec 2025
SIR of electoral rolls: deadlines extended in six States/UTs including UP
Clean rolls are basic to free elections. The SIR has also raised concerns about eligible voters being left out, which the Supreme Court has been hearing.
11 Dec 2025
ASUSE 2026 announced: survey of the unincorporated sector
Most Indian non-farm workers are in this sector, so ASUSE is a key input for national accounts and MSME policy.
10 Dec 2025
Deepavali inscribed on UNESCO’s intangible heritage list
The nomination stressed the people who keep the festival going: potters, artisans, sweet makers. That is how ICH listings are judged.
10 Dec 2025
First hydrogen train-set built; electrolysis plant at Jind
It is a pilot, and the ministry says cost comparison with diesel or electric traction is not fair yet [PIB].
10 Dec 2025
PM-KUSUM: 10,203 MW installed, ₹7,106 crore released
Solar pumps cut diesel costs and the subsidy burden on discoms. Free daytime power can also push groundwater overuse unless metered.
10 Dec 2025