Current Affairs — 17 December 2025
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Wed, 17 Dec 2025
Parliament passes Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha Bill allowing 100% FDI in insurance
Parliament passed the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025 on 17 December 2025, allowing up to 100% Foreign Direct Investment in insurance companies.
PM Modi addresses Joint Session of Ethiopia's Parliament in Addis Ababa
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Joint Session of the Parliament of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa on 17 December 2025, on his first bilateral visit to Ethiopia, and laid a wreath at the Adwa Victory Monument.
Indian Railways electrifies 99.2% of its broad gauge network
The Ministry of Railways said on 17 December 2025 that about 99.2% of Indian Railways' broad gauge network has been electrified, ahead of China (82%), Russia (52%) and the United Kingdom (39%) as per a UIC report of June 2025.
Navy commissions INAS 335 'Ospreys', its second MH-60R squadron, at INS Hansa, Goa
The Indian Navy commissioned INAS 335 'The Ospreys', its second naval air squadron operating MH-60R helicopters, at INS Hansa in Goa on 17 December 2025 in the presence of Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi.
India's telecom exports grow 72% to ₹18,406 crore in five years
Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia told the Lok Sabha on 17 December 2025 that India's telecom exports rose 72%, from ₹10,000 crore in 2020–21 to ₹18,406 crore in 2024–25.
Ram Sutar, sculptor of the Statue of Unity, dies at 100
Ram Vanji Sutar, the sculptor who designed the 182-metre Statue of Unity, died at his Noida residence at midnight on 17 December 2025, aged 100.
Kerala Cabinet sanctions 60 posts for Kozhikode organ transplant institute, adds communities to OBC list
The Kerala Cabinet on 17 December 2025 sanctioned 60 faculty posts for the first phase of the Institute of Organ Transplantation in Kozhikode and decided to add the Balija and related communities to the State OBC list.
ICAR and Argentina's INTA sign Work Plan 2025–27 for agricultural research
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Argentina's National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) exchanged a signed Work Plan 2025–2027 on 17 December 2025.
Karnataka's first Gen Z Post Office opens at Acharya Institute of Technology, Bengaluru
India Post opened Karnataka's first Gen Z-themed post office, the Achit Nagar Post Office at Acharya Institute of Technology in Bengaluru, on 17 December 2025.
Jammu and Kashmir's first Gen Z Post Office opens at AIIMS Vijaypur
Jammu and Kashmir's first Gen Z Post Office was inaugurated at the AIIMS Vijaypur campus on 17 December 2025, making AIIMS Vijaypur the first AIIMS in India to host one.