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5 December 2025 Current Affairs

Dec 05, 2025

National Affairs

  • DPIIT (Ministry of Commerce & Industry) released the Quarterly FDI Inflow Fact Sheet , presenting updated trends in foreign direct investment into India.

  • Razorpay received RBI approval to operate as a Payment Aggregator – Cross Border (Inward & Outward) under the PSS Act, 2007 .

  • OECD released its bi-annual report — OECD Economic Outlook 2025 Issue 2: Resilient Growth but with Increasing Fragilities .

  • SBI, HDFC Bank & ICICI Bank retained their status as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) for 2025.

  • ULCCS (Kerala) recognised by the International Co-operative Alliance as a Global Cooperative Cultural Heritage Site — first-of-its-kind honour for a labour cooperative.

  • Aparna Garg (IRAS 1987 batch) assumed charge as Member (Finance), Railway Board (1 Dec 2025).

  • Manali Makarand Kshirsagar appointed first woman Vice-Chancellor of Nagpur University since its establishment in 1923.

  • CCRAS (Ministry of Ayush) launched SIDDHI 2.0 , strengthening the industry–research ecosystem in Ayurveda, from Vijayawada.

  • Five products from Tamil Nadu received GI tags , recognising unique heritage and regional identity.

  • DoLR (Rural Development Ministry) organised a National Symposium on NAKSHA & LandStack at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.

  • PMO to be renamed “Seva Teerth” , reflecting governance reforms with a public-service orientation.

  • IGI Airport (Delhi) recognised as India’s first water-positive airport among airports handling 40+ million passengers annually.

  • NHAI signed an MoU with Reliance Jio to launch a mobile-based national highway safety alert system .

  • 18th Plenary of the Global Forum on Transparency & Tax Information inaugurated in New Delhi (2–5 Dec 2025).

Defence & Security

  • BDL secured defence contracts worth ₹2,461.62 crore from the Indian Army via emergency procurement route.

  • Indian Army Southern Command conducted a successful combat launch of the BrahMos missile from the Bay of Bengal.

  • India preparing to commission INS Aridhaman , its third indigenous SSBN , strengthening sea-based nuclear deterrence.

  • DRDO conducted a high-speed rocket-sled test of a pilot escape system at TBRL Chandigarh .

  • IIT Madras developed India’s first indigenous Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) for maritime ports.

  • ICGS Amulya (3rd Fast Patrol Vessel) delivered to the Indian Coast Guard by Goa Shipyard Ltd under the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative.

Industry, Business & Economy

  • DP World appointed Abhishek Sharma as brand ambassador alongside Sachin Tendulkar & Tommy Fleetwood.

  • Current Account Deficit data not applicable for this day (covered in earlier CA).

  • TN’s five new GI-tagged products strengthen state-based branding and export potential.

International Affairs

  • India inaugurated the 18th Global Forum Plenary on tax transparency in New Delhi.

  • No new foreign bilateral meetings reported apart from global forum involvement.

Sports

  • Indian men’s hockey team won Silver at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2025 (Malaysia).

  • DP World appointed cricketer Abhishek Sharma as brand ambassador .

Important Days – 5 December 2025

World Soil Day 2025

  • Purpose: Promote healthy soil & sustainable soil management.

International Volunteer Day 2025

  • Also known as: International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development .

  • Purpose: Celebrate volunteer contributions globally.

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