News of The Day: 25th December 2025

News of The Day – 25th December 2025

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

(with Syllabus Relevance)

Thanjavur Painting 

(GS-1: Art & Culture)

• About Traditional Thanjavur paintings.
• About gold-inlaid Thanjavur artwork of Lord Ram.

(GS-2: Polity & Governance)

• Supreme Court terms dowry a persistent cross-cultural social evil across religions, often cloaked as voluntary gifts or social norms
• Impact on Women’s Rights.
• Need of strict enforcement of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

(GS-2: International Relations)

• India announces $450M package ($350M concessional credit + $100M grants) for Sri Lanka’s post-Cyclone Ditwah recovery.
• Focusing on infrastructure, housing, health, education, agriculture, and disaster preparedness.

(GS-3: Economy)

• Over 4,500 industrial parks mapped across 7.70 lakh hectares with available land for development.
• Initiatives like IILB platform, IPRS 3.0, and ₹2,500 crore for plug-and-play parks boost manufacturing, FDI, and sustainable growth.

(GS-3:Economy)

• Union Minister inaugurates 250 MW Unit-2 of 2000 MW Subansiri Lower Project
• (India’s largest hydropower).
• Run-of-river scheme to generate clean energy, boost North-East development and green commitments.

(GS-3: Economy)

• Total IPR applications rose ~20% YoY to nearly 7.5 lakh in FY25, driven by domestic innovation
• Trademarks over 5.3 lakh, designs crossed 40,000
• Reflecting strong brand creation and R&D growth.

(GS-3: Environment)

• The article discusses ongoing Aravalli protection debate.
• Notes that in 2010, SC rejected Rajasthan’s 100-metre height definition for Aravalli hills.

• About Aravalli and its significance.
  • Commercial and Environmental.
• Concerns Regarding Aravalli.

(GS-3: Environment)

• Recurring H5N1 avian flu outbreaks in Kuttanad threaten traditional open duck farming.
  • About Kuttanad Farming.
• Migratory birds suspected as carriers.

(GS-3: Disaster Management)

• Lightning remains India’s deadliest natural disaster amid rising strikes due to climate change.
  • NDMA Guidelines for protection against Lightning.
• High-voltage labs, awareness, and better forecasting of atmospheric electricity.

(GS-3: Science & Technology)

• ISRO’s LVM3-M6 successfully launches 6,100 kg BlueBird Block-2 (heaviest LVM3 payload to LEO)
• About BlueBird Block-2
• Commercial mission for AST SpaceMobile (U.S) to enable global cellular broadband directly to smartphones.