Current affairs compilation: December 2025
Pick a date on the calendar to read that day's current affairs. Full month list below for revision.
Wednesday, 31 December 2025
5 items- Piprahwa relics to go on display from 3 January 2026GS1 · Buddhism / heritage
- National Sports Governance Act, 2025: first provisions in forceGS2 · Governance / sport
- DRDO fires two Pralay missiles in a salvoGS3 · Defence
- Delhi air in 2025: 8 “Severe” days, second lowest since 2018GS3 · Air pollution
- Cabinet clears Nashik-Solapur-Akkalkot greenfield corridorGS3 · Infrastructure
Full December list
1 December
- Atal Pension Yojana crosses 8.34 crore; women 48%
- IIP growth slows to 0.4% in October 2025
- Installed power capacity crosses 5.05 lakh MW; non-fossil share above half
- Paddy season 2025 ends with fewer farm fires in Punjab and Haryana
2 December
- AI monsoon-onset forecasts sent to 3.88 crore farmers
- DPIIT recognises 1,97,692 startups
- DRDO tests fighter escape system on a high-speed rocket sled
- Food irradiation: ₹1,000 crore for 50 new units under the cold chain scheme
3 December
- 100-day Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat campaign
- Centre drops mandatory pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi app
- ISRO completes Integrated Main Parachute Airdrop Test for Gaganyaan
- Student mental health task force files interim report with Supreme Court
4 December
- Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025
- DST launches R&D roadmap for carbon capture (CCUS)
- How the Indian carbon market (CCTS) is set up
- NITI Aayog roadmap for a quantum-powered economy
5 December
- 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit; Programme 2030 agreed
- Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025
- Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses: ₹11,440 crore, 350 lakh tonne target
- Parliament replies digest (1–5 Dec 2025): quantum, e-Drive, heatwaves, gig workers
- MEA Parliament replies (4-5 Dec 2025): Chabahar waiver, Kabul embassy, new missions
6 December
- ₹1 lakh crore RDI Fund: outreach to industry
- Export Promotion Mission: ₹25,060 crore
- IndiGo disruption: Centre imposes airfare caps
- Record 31.25 GW of non-fossil capacity added in FY26 so far
7 December
- BRO opens 125 projects at once, including Shyok tunnel in Ladakh
- India hosts UNESCO’s intangible heritage committee for the first time
- MNRE denies “pause” on renewable lending; flags solar manufacturing glut
8 December
- National Mission on Edible Oils: oil palm and oilseeds targets
- PM Surya Ghar: 23.96 lakh homes, about a quarter of the target
- Smart meters: 4.76 crore installed against 20.33 crore sanctioned
- UPI: world’s largest retail fast-payment system
9 December
- DPIIT working paper on AI and copyright proposes a hybrid licence
- Organic exports: revised NPOP and global market at $147 billion
- PM-JANMAN: 25 roads for 30 PVTG habitations in Tripura
- Tehri: India’s first variable-speed pumped storage plant adds third unit
10 December
- ASUSE 2026 announced: survey of the unincorporated sector
- Deepavali inscribed on UNESCO’s intangible heritage list
- First hydrogen train-set built; electrolysis plant at Jind
- PM-KUSUM: 10,203 MW installed, ₹7,106 crore released
11 December
- India’s first hydrogen fuel cell passenger vessel starts service in Varanasi
- NABARD rural survey: consumption share at 67.3% of income
- NITI Aayog report on deepening the corporate bond market
- Red Sanders: ₹6.2 crore more in access and benefit sharing
- SIR of electoral rolls: deadlines extended in six States/UTs including UP
12 December
- Ayushman Vay Vandana: 93 lakh cards for seniors
- Cabinet approves Census 2027 at ₹11,718.24 crore
- CoalSETU window: coal linkages for any industrial use, exports up to 50%
- India’s wildfire resolution adopted at UNEA-7
- MSP for copra 2026: ₹12,027 (milling), ₹12,500 (ball)
- National Makhana Board holds first meeting; ₹476 crore scheme
- Parliament replies digest (8–12 Dec 2025): emissions, nuclear share, FRA, tiger conflict
- MEA Parliament replies (11-12 Dec 2025): Middle East evacuations, cyber slavery, Arunachal
13 December
- CBDT targets bogus deductions routed through unrecognised political parties
- GRAP Stage IV invoked as Delhi AQI crosses 440
- Lok Adalats under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987
- Naxal-affected districts down from 126 to 11
14 December
- Bairabi-Sairang line: first car rake reaches Mizoram
- Railways: 42,600+ LHB coaches made in 11 years
- Railways: 99.2% of broad gauge network electrified
- Stamp on Emperor Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II
15 December
- Battery storage cost falls from ₹10.18 to about ₹2.1 per kWh
- India and ADB sign loans worth over USD 2.2 billion
- Monthly PLFS: unemployment eases to 4.7% in November 2025
- WPI inflation turns negative at -0.32% in November 2025
16 December
- ₹507.37 crore approved to strengthen disaster resilience at panchayat level
- Draft Seeds Bill, 2025: what it covers
- ONDC and the case for open e-commerce
- Vijay Diwas: Param Vir Chakra gallery inaugurated
17 December
- ARCI signs MoU to take sodium-ion battery cells to industry
- Coast Guard ship’s first-ever call at Chabahar
- India-Argentina: ICAR-INTA work plan 2025-27
- India’s pharma exports up over 9%; domestic market about USD 60 billion
18 December
- India and Oman sign CEPA
- India’s exports rise 15.52% year on year in November 2025
- National One Health Mission steering committee meets
- Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha Bill passed; 100% FDI in insurance
19 December
- GI-tagged Indi lime from Karnataka exported to Oman
- Parliament replies digest (15–19 Dec 2025): groundwater, nuclear capacity, I4C
- PFRDA amends NPS exit rules; exit age raised to 85
- PM addresses 2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine
- MEA Parliament replies (18-19 Dec 2025): Indians in Russian army, border trade, Afghanistan
20 December
- India–Netherlands MoU for Lothal maritime heritage complex
- PM SVANidhi restructured: 1.15 crore vendors, lending to 2030
- Swachh Survekshan 2025-26 (10th edition) launched
21 December
- Aravalli Hills: Centre explains move to a uniform definition
- Foundation stone for Namrup ammonia-urea project in Assam
- GeM: 11.25 lakh MSE sellers, ₹7.44 lakh crore orders
- VB-G RAM G Act replaces MGNREGA: 125 days guaranteed
22 December
- Health Ministry and WHO hold influenza preparedness Chintan Shivir
- India–New Zealand FTA concluded
- NITI Aayog report on internationalisation of higher education
- PESA at 29: Mahotsav and the state of PESA rules
23 December
- Akash-NG completes user trials
- CAQM issues notices to six thermal plants over crop-residue co-firing
- New base years for GDP, CPI and IIP: release dates fixed
- Subansiri Lower: first unit of India’s largest hydro project starts
24 December
- Aravallis: no new mining leases anywhere in the range
- Cabinet approves Delhi Metro Phase V(A): three corridors, ₹12,014.91 crore
- GRAP Stage IV revoked as Delhi AQI improves to 271
- LVM3-M6 launches BlueBird Block-2, ISRO’s heaviest payload so far
25 December
- Constitution published in Santhali for the first time
- India to chair the Kimberley Process from 1 January 2026
- PMGSY at 25: 7.87 lakh km of rural roads completed
- Rashtra Prerna Sthal inaugurated in Lucknow on Vajpayee’s 101st birth anniversary
26 December
- Colliery Control Amendment Rules let coal company boards approve mine openings
- Veer Bal Diwas and the Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
- “Your Money, Your Right”: ₹2,000 crore of unclaimed money returned
27 December
- ₹7,280 crore scheme for rare earth permanent magnets
- National Consumer Helpline gets ₹45 crore in refunds
- Shipbuilding scheme guidelines notified; ₹44,700 crore outlay
28 December
29 December
- DAC clears ₹79,000 crore of proposals
- GDP grows 8.2% in Q2 FY26; unemployment falls to 4.7%
- Pinaka long-range guided rocket hits 120 km in maiden test
- Rabi sowing at 614.30 lakh ha; gram up 4.66 lakh ha
30 December
- 2025 reforms recap: four Labour Codes, next-gen GST
- IndiaAI Mission: ₹10,300 crore and 38,000 GPUs
- Jal Seva Aankalan: villages to rate their own tap-water service
- MoD signs ₹4,666 crore deals for CQB carbines and heavy-weight torpedoes