Current Affairs — 20 December 2025
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Sat, 20 Dec 2025
President gives assent to VB—G RAM G Act, 2025; 125-day rural job guarantee to replace MGNREGA
The Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB—G RAM G) Bill, 2025 received the President's assent on 20 December 2025 and became Act No. 36 of 2025, replacing MGNREGA, 2005 with a guarantee of 125 days of wage employment.
Bhopal Metro inaugurated; Bhopal becomes India's 26th Metro city
Union Minister Manohar Lal and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated the Bhopal Metro's Orange Line Priority Corridor on 20 December 2025, making Bhopal the 26th Indian city with an operational Metro.
First 'Central Asia plus Japan' Dialogue summit held in Tokyo; Tokyo Declaration adopted
The first leaders' summit of the 'Central Asia plus Japan' Dialogue (CA+JAD) was held in Tokyo on 20 December 2025, chaired by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi with the presidents of all five Central Asian countries.
MoHUA launches 10th Swachh Survekshan with round-the-year citizen feedback
Union Minister Manohar Lal released the toolkit for the 10th edition of Swachh Survekshan (2025-26) in Bhopal on 20 December 2025, with the theme 'Swacchata Ki Nayi Pehel – Badhayein Haath, Karein Safai Saath'.
India and Netherlands sign MoU on National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal
India and the Netherlands exchanged an MoU on 20 December 2025 linking the National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal, Gujarat with the National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam, during talks between S. Jaishankar and Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel.
PM inaugurates new terminal of Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi International Airport, Guwahati
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the New Terminal Building of Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi International Airport in Guwahati, Assam on 20 December 2025 and unveiled a statue of Assam's first Chief Minister Gopinath Bardoloi.
BCCI names India's T20 World Cup 2026 squad; Axar Patel vice-captain, Shubman Gill left out
The BCCI named India's 15-member squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 and the T20I series against New Zealand on 20 December 2025, with Suryakumar Yadav as captain and Axar Patel as vice-captain.
Sashastra Seema Bal marks 62nd Raising Day at Sapri, Himachal Pradesh
The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), which guards India's borders with Nepal and Bhutan, marked its 62nd Raising Day on 20 December 2025 with a ceremony at its training centre at Sapri near Jawalamukhi in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.
Andhra Pradesh's first Gen-Z themed campus Post Office opens at VIT-AP University, Amaravati
Minister of State for Communications Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar inaugurated Andhra Pradesh's first Gen-Z themed campus Post Office at VIT-AP University, Amaravati on 20 December 2025.
Karnataka: 'VijAIpatha' AI and STEM labs launched in Hosapete government schools
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched 'VijAIpatha', a pilot AI, STEM and robotics education initiative for government schools in Hosapete taluk of Karnataka's Vijayanagara district, on 20 December 2025.