DECEMBER 2025 Current Affairs | Monthly News Analysis | Telugu | UPSC, Bank, SSC,Railway Exams,Appsc

The World Bank Group appointed Parshul Donohoe as MD and Chief Knowledge Officer. Air Marshal Tejbir Singh assumed charge as DG of Inspection and Safety of the Indian Air Force. Vivek Chaturvedi was appointed as the new Chairman of the CBIC. Praveen Kumar, ITBP Chief, took additional charge as DG of BSF. Manali Sheer Sagar became Nagpur University's first female VC in 100 years. Aparna Garg became Member of Finance of Railway Board. Jayendran Venugopal appointed as President and CEO of Reliance Retail Venture Ltd. Harampreet Kaur became PNB's first female brand ambassador. Cristiano Ronaldo joined PerplexityAI as investor and brand ambassador.

The UN Population Fund of India honored the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population with the 2025 UN Population Award. Donald Trump received the first FIFA Peace Prize. The Ministry of Mines won the Silver Award for excellence at the International Trade Fair. DBS Bank won the Global Banker of the Year 2025. Alia Bhatt received the Golden Globe Horizon Award at the Red Sea Film Festival. Supriya Sahu won the UNEP 2025 Champion of the Earth Award for climate action in Tamil Nadu. Ananta Ambani received the Global Human Society Animal Welfare Award. MRF Tyre won the 2025 FIA European Rally Championship Title. Miyana Railway Station in Guna, MP, received the National Energy Conservation Award. PM Modi received Ethiopia's highest civilian honor. Neeraj Gaiwan's 'Homebound' was shortlisted for the 98th Academy Awards. Air India was named 'Best Domestic Airline'. Singapore Changi Airport won 'World's Best Airport'. PM Narendra Modi received Oman's highest national honor. Advocate Shubham Avasthi was honored with the 40 Under 40 Lawyer Award. Malayalam publisher Ravi DC received France's Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Award. Jay Shah received the 'Transformational Leader of the Year Award'.

Virat Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar's record for most centuries in a single format with his 52nd ODI century. Rohit Sharma set a new world record for most sixes in ODI cricket. Andre Russell retired from IPL. Archery Premier League won the Emerging Professional Sports Event of the Year. Armaud Duplantis and Sydney McLaughlin-Leverone were named World Athletes of the Year 2025. Sunil Narine became the third bowler to reach 600 wickets in T20 cricket. Rohit Sharma joined the elite club with 20,000 international runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his maiden ODI century, joining an elite list of Indians with centuries in all three formats. FAIH Men's Junior Hockey World Cup 2025 was hosted in Chennai and won by Germany. India will host the inaugural Commonwealth Kho Kho Championship in March 2026. India GM Ramesh Babu Praggnanandhaa won the International Chess Federation Circuit 2025. Jasprit Bumrah became the first Indian bowler to claim 100 wickets in Tests, ODIs, and T20s. India will host the Squash World Cup for the third consecutive time in Chennai. John Cena officially retired from professional wrestling. ICC Men's Player of the Month for November was Simon Harmer (SA), and Women's Player of the Month was Shafali Verma (India). SAFF Women's Club Title was won by East Bengal FC. Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Title was won by Jharkhand. FIFA Best Football Awards: Male Player of the Year was Ousmane Dembele (France), Female Player of the Year was Aitana Bonmatí (Spain). Prasanth Veer and Karthik Sharma became the most expensive uncapped players in the IPL 2026 Mini Auction. Indian spinner Deepti Sharma became the highest wicket-taker in Women's T20 International. Indian Chess stars Koneru Humpy and Arjun Erigaisi won bronze medals at the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship. Smriti Mandhana became the second Indian and fourth woman globally to score 10,000 international runs in women's cricket. Sonam Yeshe of Bhutan became the first bowler to take 8 wickets in men's T20 international. Soumya Charishma Tamri won the Women's Singles Crown at the 87th Senior National Badminton Championship. Rashtriya Raksha University, Gujarat, will host 8 disciplines of the World Police and Fire Games 2029. Indian Golfers Sukumar Singh and Harman Satyadev won the IGA 124th Amateur Golf Championship. Smriti Mandhana became the first Asian batter to complete 4000 runs in Women's T20s. Indian Grandmasters R. Praggnanandhaa and Anish Giri (Alpine SG Pipers) won the Global Chess League 2025 Season 3 title.

In the Women, Peace and Security Index 2025-26, Denmark topped, and India ranked 131st. In the Indian Heritage Footfall Ranking 2024-25, the Taj Mahal emerged as the most visited monument. Time Magazine selected Arctic AI as the 2025 Person of the Year. The UAE Passport topped the global rankings for 2025, consistently holding number one on the Arton Capital Passport Index for the 7th consecutive year, with India ranking 66th. India ranked third in the Global AI Index after the US and China. As per the Hurun Rich List 2025, Zomato's eternal founder Deepinder Goyal is India's top self-made entrepreneur. In the Asia Power Index 2025, India ranked third. Jayshree Ullal topped the Hurun India Rich List 2025 as the richest Indian professional CEO. India topped the World Anti-Doping Agency's Global Doping List for the third straight year with 260 positive cases in 2024.

Former Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan unveiled his autobiography 'The One: Cricket, My Life, and More' in December 2025. HarperCollins Publishers India released 'Salman Khan: The Sultan of Bollywood' by Mehar Basu. Vice President Sri C.P. Radhakrishnan released the book 'Sanatana Sanskriti: Atal Drishti' authored by Vasudev Devnani.

British playwright and Oscar-winning screenwriter Tom Stoppard passed away at 88. Former England cricketer Robin Smith passed away at 62. Swaraj Kaushal, former Mizoram Governor, passed away at 73. Simone Tata, visionary leader behind Lakmé and founder of Trent and Westside, passed away at 95. Veteran social activist Baba Adhav passed away at 95. Veteran Bengali actor Kalyan Chatterjee passed away at 81. Sophie Kinsella, beloved author of the Shopaholic series, passed away at 55. Renowned sculptor Ram Sutar, designer of the Statue of Unity, passed away at 100. Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent Peter Arnett died at 91. Veteran Malayalam actor, writer, and director Srinivasan passed away at 69. World War II Navy veteran Ira Ike Scharf, survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack, died at 105. Renowned Hindi litterateur and Jnanpith Award winner Vinod Kumar Shukla passed away at 88. Former England cricketer Hugh Morris passed away at 62. Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh's first woman Prime Minister, died.

India signed an $800 million ADB loan for clean energy in Maharashtra, Indore Metro, and Gujarat Skill Boost, plus a $1 million grant for wetland fisheries in Assam. RBI appointed Usha Janakiraman as Executive Director. RBI approved Vikram Sahu as CEO of Bank of America India for a three-year term. HSBC appointed Brandon Nelson as new Chairman. Fino Payment Bank received in-principle approval from RBI to convert into a Small Finance Bank. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana accounts crossed ₹2.75 lakh crore in bank deposits. India's UPI was declared the world's largest retail fast payment system by the IMF. RBI issued master directions allowing residents and non-residents to trade in Rupee interest rate derivatives. 'Your Money, Your Right' campaign was launched to help citizens claim unclaimed financial assets. Bank of Baroda was awarded 'Best Bank in India' at The Bankers' Bank of the Year Awards 2025. India's UPI will become acceptable in Cambodia through NPCI ACL and ABA Bank partnership. AU Small Finance Bank received DFS approval to raise foreign investment limit from 49% to 74%. Ravi Ranjan took charge as SBI's new Managing Director. India and Asian Development Bank signed five loan agreements worth $2.2 billion. HDFC Bank got RBI's approval to acquire up to 9.5% stake in IndusInd Bank. JP Morgan will set up Asia's largest Global Capability Center in Mumbai's Powai. Google launched its first-ever global credit card in India in partnership with Axis Bank and RuPay network. Amazon Pay launched fingerprint and face recognition for UPI transactions. Sebi allowed Zero Coupon Bonds to be issued in smaller denominations. Asian Development Bank committed $4.26 billion in sovereign lending to India in 2025. RBI imposed a ₹62 lakh penalty on Kotak Mahindra Bank. RBL Bank announced key management reshuffle, appointing Jaideep Iyer as ED and Deepak Ruia as interim CFO. To address liquidity stress, RBI injected ₹50,000 crore through open market operations. Aryaman Financial Services Limited received RBI registration to operate as a Tier-2 NBFC. RBI announced fresh liquidity measures worth ₹2.90 lakh crore. ADB approved a $650 million loan to boost rooftop solar adoption under the PM-Surya Ghar Yojana. IRDAI imposed a ₹1 crore penalty on Reliance General Insurance for regulatory violations.

Vice Admiral Sanjay Sandhu assumed charge as the Controller of Warship Production and Acquisition. India-Maldives joint military exercise 'Ekwaren 2025' began in Kerala. India is preparing to induct INS Aridamman, its third domestically built nuclear submarine. India-Malaysia launched the fifth edition of joint military exercise 'Harimau Shakti 2025' in Rajasthan. The 10th edition of India-Indonesia joint special forces exercise 'Garuda Shakti' took place in Himachal Pradesh. India and Brazil signed a tripartite MoU on the maintenance and life cycle support of Scorpene class submarines. Indian Navy commissioned its first indigenous diving support craft, DSCA20. Indian Army departed for India-UAE joint military exercise 'Desert Cyclone 2' in Abu Dhabi. India and Russia conducted joint air exercise 'Aviya Indra'. Indian Navy received 'Anjadeep', the third anti-submarine warfare shallow watercraft. DRDO and Rashtriya Raksha University signed an MoU for defense and internal security. Indian Army signed an MoU with Netaji Subhash University of Technology to develop software and AI-based solutions. DRDO successfully completed user evaluation trials of Akash Next Generation missile system. Indian Coast Guard launched the first indigenously built pollution control vessel 'Samudra Pratap' at Goa Shipyard. INS Sindhudhvaj was decommissioned after four decades of service. DRDO successfully conducted the maiden flight test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket.

ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan inaugurated the Ananta Centre of Excellence for Navigation in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. DRDO successfully tested the fighter aircraft escape system. NITI Aayog and IBM launched the National Quantum Roadmap, aiming to make India a top 3 global quantum economy by 2047. Indian astronomers discovered 'Alakananda', a spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way, using the James Webb Space Telescope. The 11th India International Science Festival began in Panchkula, Haryana, with the theme 'Vigyan se Samriddhi'. Google unveiled Project Sun Catcher to develop solar-powered data centers in space. AIIMS Delhi successfully conducted India's first dedicated clinical trial of an advanced brain stent. NASA reported loss of communication with MAVEN Mars Atmospheric and Volatile Evolution spacecraft. India launched Dhruva 64, its first fully indigenous 1.0 GHz 64-bit dual-core microprocessor developed by C-DAC. India's next-generation Antarctic Research Station, Maitri 2, is expected to be completed by 2032. German aerospace engineer Michael Bethmann became the world's first wheelchair user to travel to space on Blue Origin's NS-37 mission. IIT Patna inaugurated Bihar's first Param Rudra Supercomputer. Russia plans to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon by 2036. Gujarat will establish India AI Research Organization at Gift City. Ozel Grids, a Zoho-backed Indian startup, developed India's first indigenous MRI scanner.

India was re-elected to the UNESCO Executive Board for the 2025-29 term. India will chair the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) in 2026. Luana Lopes Lara, 29, is now the youngest self-made woman billionaire. The Rio Metro became the world's longest driverless network. Oxford University Press named 'Rizz' as its Word of the Year 2025. UNESCO officially recognized Italian cuisine as 'Intangible Cultural Heritage'. India and Ethiopia signed three MoUs during PM Modi's visit to Addis Ababa. Brazil formally handed over the BRICS presidency to India. India and Netherlands signed an MoU to establish a Joint Trade and Investment Committee. The United States and Jordan launched Operation Hawkeye, targeting ISIS in Syria. Elon Musk became the first individual to reach a $700 billion fortune. Armenia unveiled the Yerevan Blue Butterfly as the official logo for COP 17 Biodiversity Conference. Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Donald Trump will be conferred the Israel Peace Prize. Thailand and Cambodia agreed to a ceasefire aimed at border clashes. Israel became the first country to formally recognize Somaliland as an independent state. China opened the world's longest expressway tunnel in Xinjiang. India will assume the chairmanship of the Kimberley Process from January 1. Japan is preparing to restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant. India pledged a $450 million relief package for Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwa. Oman unveiled its first-ever polymer one-rial bank note. India and Netherlands signed an MoU to strengthen maritime heritage cooperation. India and New Zealand concluded negotiations for a comprehensive free trade agreement.

India's DOT mandated SIM card binding for messaging apps likewatsapp, Telegram. India set a new benchmark with 357 million tons of food grain production in 2025. India's power capacity hit 5.05 lakh megawatts. Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport became India's first water-positive airport. The Indian Finance Minister inaugurated the 18th Global Forum Session on Tax Information Exchange in New Delhi. The government made Mandatory installation of Sanchar Saathi App on smartphones. Bharat Taxi began pilot operations in Delhi and Gujarat. UIDAI recorded 237 crore Aadhaar authentication transactions in November 2025. MeitY and MEA jointly launched paperless and contactless passport verification through Digilocker. The Cabinet approved the Insurance Amendment Bill, raising FDI to 100%. The Cabinet cleared a bill to rename MGNREGA to 'Poojya Bapu Grameen Rozgar Yojana' and increase guaranteed employment to 125 days. The Union Cabinet approved the Census 2027 at ₹11,718 crore, introducing India's first digital census. India's first indigenous hydrogen fuel cell passenger vessel began commercial service in Varanasi. Indian Railways is set to roll out its first hydrogen-powered train. Ghaziabad became India's most polluted city in November 2025. Union Minister Amit Shah inaugurated Banas Dairy Bio-CNG and Fertilizer Plant in Gujarat. Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (VBG RAM) Bill 2025 became law. PM Narendra Modi released a commemorative postal stamp on Ashwagandha. Non-governmental NPS subscribers can now withdraw 80% of their pension corpus. NHAI introduced India's first wildlife-safe highway on NH-45 in Madhya Pradesh. Finance Ministry notified final rules allowing 100% FDI in the insurance sector. The Eighth Central Pay Commission became a major topic of discussion. President Droupadi Murmu undertook a submarine sortie aboard INS Vagir. Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created the world's largest Santa Claus sculpture using sand and 1.5 tons of apples. The Government of India announced Indian Railways' plan to double originating train capacity in 48 major cities by 2030. The Centre imposed a complete ban on new mining leases across the entire Aravalli range. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the 'Rashtriya Prerna Sthal' in Lucknow on December 26. The Union Cabinet approved three new corridors under Delhi Metro Phase 5, covering 16.07 km at a cost of ₹124.91 crore. Gujarat emerged as India's top state in rooftop solar power. President Droupadi Murmu released the Constitution of India in Santali language. Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana marked 25 years in 2025.

PM Modi chaired the 60th DGP-IGP Conference 2025 in Raipur. Kochi will host the 7th India International Seaweed Expo Summit in January 2026. India is set to assume the chairmanship of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) for the first time. Meghalaya will host the Regional AI Impact Conference 2025 in Shillong. India will host the 20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage from December 8-13 at the historic Red Fort, New Delhi. On December 5, Amit Shah inaugurated the Earth Summit 2025 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. India hosted the 2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine from November 17-19 in Delhi. IIT Madras and India AI Mission will host a Global AI Conclave in Chennai. Odisha will host the Regional AI Impact Conference on December 19-20. PM Narendra Modi chaired the 5th National Conference of Chief Secretaries in New Delhi on December 27-28.

Australia's Victoria University will open its first Indian campus in Gurugram by 2026. The Government of Haryana modified the disbursement structure of the Deenadayal Ladli Laxmi Yojana. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah launched the upgraded e-Swathu 2.0 digital platform in Karnataka. Five products from Tamil Nadu, including Uraiyur Cotton Sarees, received GI Tags. The 26th edition of the Hornbill Festival took place in Nagaland. Rajasthan achieved 100% digitization of electoral rolls. Maharashtra set a Guinness World Record by installing 45,911 off-grid solar pumps in 30 days under PM-KUSUM. The Adani Group will build a ₹2,500 crore AI-driven green data center in Telangana. Brookfield will invest $1 billion to develop Asia's largest Global Capability Center in Mumbai's Powai. Chhattisgarh's Khopra Reservoir became the state's first Ramsar site in 2025. India Post launched Kerala's first Gen Z Post Office Extension at CMS College Kottayam. Maharashtra partnered with Microsoft to launch 'Maha KrimiAos AI' for its police force. Nagaland launched 'Mission Punarutthan' during the Watershed Mahotsav 2025. Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav announced that Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve will be developed as a cheetah habitat. The Asian Development Bank approved a $240 million loan to support Chennai Metro expansion. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella launched the 'Maha Crime AI' for Maharashtra Police. Podduru Khadi from Andhra Pradesh received a Geographical Indication Tag. Jharkhand approved the Platform-based Gig Workers' Registration and Welfare Act 2025. India is set to establish its first Forest University in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. Bannerghatta Biological Park imported 8 black-capped capuchin monkeys from South Africa. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated a new terminal at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati. Jammu and Kashmir inaugurated the first Gen Z Post Office in AIIMS Vijaypur. Delhi will launch an AI-based grievance redressal system with IIT Kanpur. The Union Government declared Uttar Pradesh's Parvati Argal Bird Sanctuary as an Eco-Sensitive Zone. India will establish its first PPP model medical college in Madhya Pradesh's tribal districts of Dhar and Betul. Himachal Pradesh started regulated industrial hemp cultivation under the 'Green Gold' initiative. The world's largest open-air theater, Dhanu Yatra, was inaugurated in Bargarh, Odisha. Gujarat was officially reinstated as a tiger-bearing state after 33 years. Archaeologists discovered India's largest circular stone labyrinth in Maharashtra's Solapur district. Maharashtra's Sangli will soon get a dedicated raisin research center. Hansi officially became Haryana's 23rd district. Madhya Pradesh became India's first state to prepare a three-year rolling budget for 2026-27. Tamil Nadu launched a dedicated conservation initiative to protect smooth-coated otters in the Cauvery Delta. PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of a ₹10,601 crore ammonia urea fertilizer plant at Namrup in Dibrugarh district, Assam.

Chhattisgarh Housing Board launched 55 projects worth ₹2,060 crore to build 12,000 affordable homes. Paradip Port set a record with the fastest-ever 100 million metric tons cargo throughput in FY 2025-26. Indian Rum 'Camikara' made history by winning the 'Rum Brand of the Year' at the Spirits Business Awards 2025 in London. PM Narendra Modi unveiled a 77-foot tall bronze statue of Lord Rama in Goa. Arunachal Dhao, a traditional hand-forged blade, was granted a Geographical Indication Tag. PM Narendra Modi renamed the Prime Minister's Office as 'Seva Teerth'. Annapurna Devi launched a 100-day awareness campaign for 'Child Marriage Free India'. Numaligarh Refinery was granted 'Navratna Status', boosting Assam's energy and green growth initiative. Odisha CM Mohan Charan Manjhi inaugurated the 36th Konark Festival and the 15th International Sand Art Festival. Vijayawada will host the 3rd Krishna Veni Sangeeta Niranjanam 2025. Diwali secured UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage status. Andhra Pradesh will host India's first dedicated autonomous maritime shipyard in Nellore. Jyotiraditya Scindia unveiled a 25-foot statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Belgaum, Karnataka. Gujarat's Mithiyala became the first village to run a Gram Panchayat office at night. Punjab became the first state to implement the amended BharatNet Scheme across the entire state.

December 1: World AIDS Day (Theme: Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the AIDS Response). December 1: Nagaland Statehood Day. December 2: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. December 2: National Pollution Control Day. December 2: World Computer Literacy Day. December 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Theme: Fostering Disability-Inclusive Society for Advancing Social Progress). December 4: Indian Navy Day. December 4: International Cheetah Day. December 5: World Soil Day. December 5: International Volunteer Day (Theme: Every Contribution Matters). December 7: Armed Forces Flag Day. December 7: International Civil Aviation Day. December 9: International Anti-Corruption Day (Theme: Uniting with Youth Against Corruption for Shaping Tomorrow's Integrity). December 9: International Day for the Commemoration and Dignity of Victims of Genocide. December 10: Human Rights Day (Theme: Human Rights: Our Everyday Essentials). December 11: UNICEF Foundation Day. December 11: International Mountain Day (Theme: Glaciers Matter for Water, Food, and Livelihoods in Mountains and Beyond). December 12: International Day of Neutrality. December 12: Universal Health Coverage Day (Theme: Unaffordable Health Costs: We Are Sick Of It). December 14: National Energy Conservation Day (Theme: Saving Energy, Securing Future). December 16: Vijay Diwas. December 18: Minorities Rights Day. December 18: International Migrants Day. December 19: Goa Liberation Day. December 20: International Human Solidarity Day (Theme: Solidarity for Sustainable Development: Uniting Communities for a Shared Future). December 21: World Basketball Day. December 22: National Mathematics Day (to mark the birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan). December 23: Kisan Diwas (to commemorate the birth anniversary of Chaudhary Charan Singh). December 24: National Consumer Rights Day (Theme: Efficient and Speedy Dispute Disposal Through Digital Justice). December 25: Good Governance Day (to mark the birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee). December 26: Veer Baal Diwas (to honor the sacrifice of Guru Gobind Singh Ji's sons). December 27: International Day of Epidemic Preparedness.