News of The Day: 6th December 2025

News of The Day – 6th December 2025

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

(with Syllabus Relevance)

(GS-1: Modern History)

• 69th Mahaparinirvan Diwas (6 Dec 1956).
• Theme: Equality, social justice, annihilation of caste.
• Tributes at Parliament & Chaitya Bhoomi (Mumbai).
• Historical Significance of Mahaparinirvan Diwas.

• About 20th UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee Session.
• India’s 16 elements on UNESCO ICH list 

(GS-1: Geography)

• About the African Continental Breakup 
  • East African Rift (Afar region) slowly splitting continent.
  • New ocean basin likely in 5–10 million years :Horn of Africa will separate.
• Factors responsible for breakup.

(GS-2:Polity and Governance)

• Draft National Sports Policy 2025.
• Aims: Top-10 sporting nation by 2036, global leader by 2047.
• Pillars: Sports for all, excellence, infrastructure, anti-doping, governance.

(GS-2: Polity & Governance)

• Rising internet shutdowns, state surveillance, delayed data protection rules, and platform censorship.
• Issue: Threaten digital rights (Art 19, 21).

• Way forward

• 6 Dec 1985: SAARC Charter signed in Dhaka (1st summit).
• About SAARC
• 40 years of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.

• Current Challenges and relevance of SAARC.

(GS-3: Economy)

• India-Russia agreed to facilitate migration of skilled Indian workforce (IT, engineering, healthcare, etc.) to meet Russia’s acute labour shortage. 
• Part of 2030 economic roadmap.
• Current status of India-Russia trade

(GS-3: Science and Tech.)

• About Food Irradiation.
• Use of gamma rays/electron beams to kill pathogens, reduce spoilage, extend shelf life of perishables
• Supports PMFME, cold-chain mission, and export competitiveness.

(GS-3: Environment)

• About ‘Earth Summit – 2025’
• National Summit on “Empowering Agrarian India through Cooperatives for Holistic Growth-2025”.
• Focus: PACS modernisation, doubling farmers’ income via cooperatives.

(GS-3: Environment)

• NITI Aayog & MNRE roadmap (2025–2050).
• Targets 50+ large CCUS projects by 2050 in hard-to-abate sectors (cement, steel, power).
• Critical for 2070 net-zero.