News of The Day: 15th December 2025

News of The Day – 15th December 2025

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

(with Syllabus Relevance)

(GS-1: Art & Culture)

• UNESCO World Heritage Site Rudreswara (Ramappa) Temple 
  • Architecture and history of the temple.
• India at UNESCO.

(GS-2: Polity and Governance)

• About Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025
• Key provisions of the Bill.
• Allowing private sector participation in civil nuclear power generation under strict oversight to help achieve 100 GW nuclear capacity by 2047
• Provisions for a nuclear safety authority and tribunal.

• Significance for India’s Energy sector.

( GS-2: Polity and Governance)

• SC ruled that private doctors requisitioned during pandemic are eligible for ₹50 lakh PMGKY insurance if death occurred on COVID duty.
• Background of the case.
• About PMGKY.

(GS-2: International Relations)

• About International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• India Day Event
• Showcased India’s rural development successes, women’s collectives, climate-resilient agriculture
• Highlighted $4.4B partnership, South-South cooperation.

• PM Modi begins visit to Jordan (Dec 15-16), first leg of three-nation tour
• Marks 75 years of diplomatic relations.
• India- Jordan Current relations.
• About Jordan: Location and Geography.

(GS-3: Economy)

• About National Makhana Board
• First meeting launched ₹476 crore scheme (2025-31) for research, seed production, farmer training, value addition, branding, exports; aims to boost
• About Makhana production.

(GS-3: Economy)

• About Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha).
• Key Changes under the Amendment.
• Raising FDI limit to 100%, introducing composite licences, reducing entry capital, and empowering IRDAI
•  Objective:  ‘Insurance for All by 2047’.
• Key Issues and need of reform.

(GS-3: Science & Tech)

• Key findings of the study 
• GDM (first trimester) in ~19-22% of pregnant women nationally
• Higher in South and Central India
• About gestational diabetes
• Risks for mother and child
• Need for universal early screening.

(GS-3: Science & Tech)

• New fossil discovery of juvenile rhynchosaur in Brazil.
• About  Rhynchosaur
  • Extinct reptile group from Triassic period.

(GS-3: Science & Tech)

• NASA lost communication with the MAVEN orbiter on Dec 6, 2025, after normal operations.
• About MAVEN
• The mission has studied Martian atmosphere loss since 2014.

• About National Energy Conservation Day
• National Energy Conservation Awards.
  • 2025 Awardees and significance.