News of The Day: 3rd December 2025

News of The Day – 3rd December 2025

SOURCES: The Hindu, Indian Express, Live Mint, Business Standard, Economic Times, PIB and AIR, etc

(with Syllabus Relevance)

(GS-1: History )

• About Rajendra Prasad and his Contributions.
• 141st birth anniversary (3 Dec 1884).
  • First President of India (1950–62), longest-serving; chaired Constituent Assembly.

(GS-2: Polity and Governance)

• About National Legislative Index (NLI)
• Need of a “Legislative Performance Index” to rank state assemblies & Parliament on sittings, productivity, scrutiny, diversity, disruptions etc.
• India’s Parliament productivity fell to ~65% in recent years; fewer bills referred to committees.
• Other Global Democracy Indexes.

• About PAHAL (DBTL) Scheme
• World’s largest Direct Benefit Transfer scheme; 30+ crore beneficiaries.
• Saved ₹1 lakh crore+ by removing 10 crore+ duplicate/ghost connections.
• Recent reforms: e-KYC, portability, Ujjwala integration.

(GS-2: Polity and Governance)

• About Global Indices for Reforms & Growth (GIRG) tracks 26 indices
• Ease of Doing Business, Logistics Performance Index, GII, etc.
• NITI Aayog nodal; dedicated cells in ministries to improve rankings & actual performance.

(GS-2: IR)

• India, France & UAE released a joint roadmap for maritime security cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
• Focus: Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA), HADR, anti-piracy, blue economy, countering illegal fishing & drug trafficking.
• Builds on 2022 India-France Indo-Pacific roadmap; trilateral pillar for Western Indian Ocean stability.

• BWC completed 50 years (entered into force 1975)
• First treaty to ban an entire category of WMD.
• India is a state party; no verification mechanism remains a key weakness.
• 10th Review Conference (2026) to discuss strengthening, biosecurity, verification protocol.

• Issues with the Fertilizers market in India.
• Dept-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals & Fertilisers report.
• Recommends 100% neem-coating made mandatory again, biometric authentication at retail,etc

(GS-3: Economy)

• About Tea Development & Promotion Scheme 
• New centrally sponsored scheme approved (2025–30).
• Focus on productivity, quality, export promotion, worker welfare, GI tagging, mechanisation & climate resilience.

• About Tea and its Production.

(GS-3: Science and tech)

• First-ever WHO guidelines on GLP-1 receptor agonists (semaglutide, liraglutide etc.).
• Recommends use in adults with BMI ≥30 or ≥27 with comorbidities; prioritise behavioural changes first.
• Caution on long-term safety, access equity in LMICs

(GS-3: Science and tech)

• IAI delivered the first two Heron Mk-II drones.
• About Heron Mk-II drones
  • High-altitude capability, 36+ hrs endurance, SATCOM, armed variant possible.

(GS-4: Ethics)

• “Rage bait”: deliberately provocative content to trigger outrage & boost engagement.
• Reflects polarised, algorithm-driven social media ecosystem.
• Concerns over mental health, misinformation, echo chambers.