1.
List of new Appointments in December 2025
Name Appointment
Praveen Kumar DG (IBTP)
Harmanpreet Kaur First ever Female Brand
Ambassador of Punjab National
Bank
Roman Gofman Chief (Mossad)
Barooah Pisharoty President (Press Club of India)
2 .December 2025 National News
2.1 India’s First Wildlife-Safe Road
Credits : PIB
● Introduced on NH-45
● It aims to reduce animal-vehicle collisions while ensuring smooth road connectivity
through forest corridors.
● The National Highway 45 (NH 45) in India starts near Obaidullaganj (Madhya Pradesh)
and ends near Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh).
● NHAI motto : Not Just Roads, Building a Nation.
DYK: The most distinctive feature of this project is the introduction of ‘table-top red
road marking’s first in India.
2.2 World’s first Leader to Receive Ethiopia’s top award
Credits : Prime Minister of India
● Name: Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India)
● Name of the award: The Great Honour Nishan of Ethiopia
● The award is given for exceptional contributions in strengthening Ethiopia’s international
partnerships and global standing.
● He also became the first Indian leader to receive Oman’s highest national honour (The
First Class of the Order of Oman).
2.3 Parliament passes the SHANTI Bill
● The Bill introduces graded liability caps to attract smaller investors while ensuring full
compensation through government-backed mechanisms if damage exceeds operator
liability.
● It grants statutory status to the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB).
3. December 2025 International News
3.1 New addition to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List 2025
Credits : PIB
● Deepavali, the iconic festival of lights, has been officially inscribed on the UNESCO
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 2025.
● Some other inclusions: Traditional Tangail saree weaving (Bangladesh) , Behzad’s style
of miniature art (Afghanistan) etc.
● UNESCO hq. : Paris (France 🇫🇷)
3.2 First Country to Get UNESCO Recognition for Its National Cuisine
Credits : The Indian Express
● Name : Italy 🇮🇹
● UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List recognises traditions, practices, and
expressions that communities pass down through generations.
● Italy has a total of 21 elements on UNESCO’s intangible heritage list, including the art of
Neapolitan pizza-making and opera singing.
3.3 World’s first wheelchair user to travel to space
Credits : The Economic Times
● Name: Michaela Benthaus (German Aerospace Engineer)
● She will fly aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket on the upcoming NS-37 suborbital
mission.
● What is the NS-37 Mission?
○ The NS-37 mission is a suborbital flight that will take six passengers including
Benthaus, beyond Earth’s atmosphere.
4. December 2025 States/UTs News
4.1 First Indian State to Fully Digitise Voter Rolls Under SIR
● State : Rajasthan
● What is SIR (Special Intensive Revision) ?
○ It’s a periodic electoral exercise undertaken by the Election Commission of India
(ECI) to update, correct, and enhance the accuracy of voter lists.
DYK : Rajasthan has completed 97% of voter mapping , which is highest in India.
4.2 First Ramsar Site of Chhattisgarh
Credits : ThePrint
● Name : Kopra Reservoir
● About Ramsar Convention :
○ It’s also known as the Convention on Wetlands
○ Signed in the year 1971.
○ Location : Ramsar (Iran 🇮🇷)
4.3 ‘Ponduru Khadi’ awarded Geographical Indication (GI) tag
Credits : Abir Pothi
● State : Andhra Pradesh
● It’s a unique handspun and handwoven cotton fabric, renowned for its extremely fine
texture & durability.
5. Defense Current Affairs 2025
5.1 Operation Sagar Bandhu
Credits : The Economic Times
● It’s a humanitarian mission launched by India’s to assist Sri Lanka in the aftermath of
Cyclone Ditwah.
● The Indian Navy dispatched four additional ships to reinforce the ongoing relief effort,
● INS Gharial (amphibious warfare ship) ,LCU 54, LCU 51, LCU 57
● These vessels are carrying nearly 1,000 metric tons of humanitarian aid.
5.2 Commissioning of INAS 335 (Ospreys)
Credits : PIB
● It’s the second MH-60R helicopter squadron.
● Commissioned at INS Hansa (Goa)
● The first MH-60R Seahawk helicopter squadron for the Indian Navy was INAS 334
Seahawks, commissioned at INS Garuda in Kochi.
5.3 Receiving of the Indian Navy’s third ASW SWC
Credits: Overt Defense
● Name : INS Anjadip
● Built by : Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, in collaboration
with L&T Shipyard at Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu.
● Length : 77m (approx.)
● The ship is named after Anjadip Island, located off the coast of Karwar in Karnataka.
5.4 Exercise Desert Cyclone II
Credits : Amar Ujala
● Countries: India & UAE
● Aim: To enhance interoperability, urban warfare capabilities, and defence cooperation
under a UN-mandated operational framework.
● Location: Abu Dhabi (UAE 🇦🇪)
6. Sports Current Affairs 2025
6.1 World Athletes of the Year 2025
● Men’s Athlete of the Year : Armand Duplantis (Sweden 🇸🇪 , Sport : Pole Vault)
● Women’s Athlete of the Year : Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA 🇺🇸, Sport : Sprinter)
6.2 WSF Squash World Cup 2025
Credits : Jagran Josh
● India created history by winning the WSF Squash World Cup 2025 for the first time.
● Host: Chennai
● Runners-up: Hong Kong
● Team members of the Indian squash team: Joshna Chinappa, Abhay Singh, Aand nahat
Singh.
● WSF hq. : United Kingdom
DYK : Squash will make it’s debut at the Los Angeles Olympics 2028.
7. Awards & Honours December 2025
7.1 FIFA Peace Prize
Source : AP News
● Edition: 1st
● Awarded to Donald Trump (President, USA)
● Presented by: Gianni Infantino (Current FIFA President)
● FIFA 2026 host: USA, Canada, Mexico
7.2 PETA India’s Person of the Year 2025
Credits : PETA India
● Awarded to Bollywood actor Raveena Tandon
● The recognition celebrates her long-standing commitment to animal rights and her
advocacy for humane education.
● About PETA :
○ Full form: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
○ Founded in 1980.
○ Headquarters: Norfolk, Virginia (USA)
7.3 Champions of the Earth Award 2025
Credits : UNEP India
● It’s United Nations’ highest environmental recognition.
● It’s given by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
● Awarded to : Supriya Sahu (Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Tamil
Nadu).
● It celebrates her pioneering contributions to sustainable cooling, ecosystem restoration,
and climate adaptation.
8. Reports and Rankings December 2025
8.1 Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Index 2025/26
● It’s developed by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and the
Peace Research Institute Oslo.
● It evaluates 181 countries on the status of women across three dimensions - Inclusion,
Justice, and Security.
● Top in the ranking: Denmark
● India’s rank. :131st
8.2 World Inequality Report 2026
● Edited by economists Lucas Chancel, Ricardo Gómez-Carrera, Rowaida Moshrif, and
Thomas Piketty
● Key findings (Global view) :
○ The top 0.001% (fewer than 60,000 individuals) now own three times more wealth than
the bottom 50% of the world population combined.
○ The global top 10% controls 75% of total wealth, while the bottom 50% holds just 2%.
● Indian side :
○ The top 10% in India capture 58% of the national income.
○ The top 1% alone holds 40% of wealth.
○ Female labour participation remains extremely low at 15.7%, with no improvement
in the past decade.
8.3 Global AI Vibrancy Index 2024
● Prepared by : Stanford University.
● It measures how competitive countries are in the AI domain.
● Top in the list : USA
● India’s rank : 3rd
9. December 2025 Obituaries
9.1 Tom Stoppard
Credits : Britannica
● Legendary British playwright and Oscar-winning screenwriter.
10. Important Books
10.1 The One: Cricket, My Life and More
Credits : [Link]
● It’s an autobiography of Former Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan.
● The book traces his journey from Delhi’s cricketing streets to international success.
DYK : Shikhar Dhawan was the highest run-scorer of ICC Champions Trophy 2013.
December 2025 List of National & International Important Days
Date Day
Indian Navy Day 2025 4 December
Theme: Combat Ready, Cohesive,
Self-Reliant
International Anti-Corruption Day 9 December
Theme : Uniting with Youth Against
Corruption
UNICEF Foundation Day 11 December
Minorities Rights Day 18 December
International Migrants Day
Goa Liberation Day 19 December
International Human Solidarity Day 20 December
National Mathematics Day 22 December
Good Governance Day 25 December
