Current Affairs — 01 December 2025
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Mon, 01 Dec 2025
26th Hornbill Festival opens at Kisama on Nagaland's 63rd Statehood Day
The 26th Hornbill Festival opened at the Naga Heritage Village, Kisama, Nagaland on 1 December 2025, coinciding with the 63rd Statehood Day of Nagaland, and runs till 10 December.
Winter Session of Parliament 2025 begins; Rajya Sabha felicitates Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan
The Winter Session 2025 of Parliament began in New Delhi on Monday, 1 December 2025 and was scheduled to run till 19 December with 15 sittings.
Punjab and Haryana record lowest farm fires as paddy season 2025 ends
Punjab recorded 5,114 and Haryana 662 paddy stubble-burning incidents in the 2025 season, the lowest so far, the Commission for Air Quality Management said on 1 December 2025.
Goa Governor releases stamp for NCPOR's Silver Jubilee on Antarctica Day
Goa Governor Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju released a commemorative postage stamp marking the Silver Jubilee of the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) at Vasco-da-Gama, Goa on Antarctica Day, 1 December 2025.
Index of Industrial Production grows 0.4% in October 2025
India's Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew 0.4% in October 2025, down from 4.0% in September, according to quick estimates released by MoSPI on 1 December 2025.
Railways promotes World Cup winners Pratika Rawal, Sneh Rana and Renuka Singh Thakur to OSD (Sports)
Indian Railways announced on 1 December 2025 the out-of-turn promotion of Women's World Cup champions Pratika Rawal, Sneh Rana and Renuka Singh Thakur to the Group 'B' gazetted post of Officer on Special Duty (Sports).
BSF Raising Day observed on 1 December 2025 in the force's Diamond Jubilee year
The Border Security Force (BSF), established on 1 December 1965, marked its Raising Day on 1 December 2025, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted its personnel.
World AIDS Day 2025: J P Nadda launches Breakfree platform and India HIV Estimates 2025
Union Health Minister J P Nadda inaugurated the national observance of World AIDS Day 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 1 December 2025.
Aparna Garg takes charge as Member (Finance), Railway Board
Aparna Garg, a 1987-batch Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer, took charge as Member (Finance), Railway Board on 1 December 2025.
Rabi sowing crosses 393 lakh hectares; wheat area up 16.91%
Rabi crops had been sown on 393.07 lakh hectares as of 28 November 2025, against 357.73 lakh hectares a year earlier, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare reported on 1 December 2025.
Air Marshal Tejbir Singh takes over as Director General (Inspection & Safety)
Air Marshal Tejbir Singh assumed the appointment of Director General (Inspection and Safety) at Air Headquarters on 1 December 2025.
IndiaAI and UN Women invite entries for compendium on gender-transformative AI
MeitY's IndiaAI and UN Women India announced on 1 December 2025 a global call for nominations for a compendium on AI solutions advancing gender equality, to be released at the India–AI Impact Summit 2026.
Saras Aajeevika Food Festival 2025 opens at Sunder Nursery, New Delhi
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated the Saras Aajeevika Food Festival 2025 at Sunder Nursery, New Delhi on 1 December 2025, with women from 25 states serving over 500 dishes.
TRAI releases network quality drive-test findings for Wayanad, Kerala
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released on 1 December 2025 its Independent Drive Test findings for Wayanad in the Kerala Licensed Service Area, conducted on 14–17 October 2025.