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7-8 December Current Affairs 2025

Dec 08, 2025

National Affairs

1. Bharat Taxi launched

  • A cooperative ride-hailing platform under Ministry of Cooperation .

  • Operated through Sahakar Taxi Cooperative , positioned as an alternative to Uber & Ola .

  • Supported by National e-Governance Division (NeGD) .

​​​​​​​ 2. Regional Artificial Intelligence Impact Conference 2025

  • Held at State Convention Centre, Shillong, Meghalaya .

  • Part of build-up events for the India–AI Impact Summit 2026 (Feb 2026).

3. Paperless Passport Verification Launched

  • Joint initiative of MEITY + MEA .

  • Verification now through DigiLocker → fully digital & contactless.

4. RailTel–Nokia Agreement

  • For upgrading India’s National Long-Distance (NLD) & metro optical transport networks .

5. Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT)

  • SEBI granted in-principle approval to register RIIT as an InvIT .

6. MoHUA + SIIC IIT Kanpur

  • Launched 2nd startup cohort in sanitation & waste management at Swachhata Startup Conclave.

7. DRDO handed over 7 indigenous technologies

  • Developed under Technology Development Fund (TDF) .

  • Transferred to all three services: Army, Navy, Air Force .

8. NISG + MeitY + Tripura IT Dept. Conference

  • Theme: Harnessing AI and Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Viksit Bharat .

  • Held in New Delhi (5 Dec 2025) .

Economy & Industry

9. Luana Lopes Lara becomes Youngest Self-made Woman Billionaire

  • Brazilian entrepreneur, age 29 .

  • Her fintech startup Kalshi now valued at USD 11 billion .

10. Microsoft Store Awards 2025

  • Recognised high-performing apps enhancing user experience , productivity , innovation on Windows.

11. Developing Nations’ Debt

  • Paid $741 billion more in debt servicing (2022–24) than received in new financing → largest gap in 50 years .

12. Fitch Ratings – GEO December 2025

  • Released latest Global Economic Outlook (GEO) .

13. FPO Shakti Scheme Launched

  • By Vrutti + HSBC India .

  • A blended, stage-based financing model for Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs).

14. Tourism Data 2024–25

  • 56 lakh foreign tourists .

  • 303.59 crore domestic tourist visits .

15. Reliance Retail appointed Jeyandran Venugopal

  • First-ever President & CEO of Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd. (RRVL).

Defence, Security & Strategic Affairs

16. Russia approved RELOS Agreement with India

  • Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics Support (RELOS) .

  • Boosts military logistics & interoperability.

  • Ahead of Putin’s 2025 India visit .

17. Joint Military Exercises

  • Harimau Shakti 2025 – India & Malaysia, Rajasthan (5–18 Dec).

  • Garuda 2025 – India–France, Air Base 118, France.

  • Garuda Shakti 2025 – India–Indonesia Special Forces, Bakloh (3–12 Dec).

18. SIPRI Top 100 Arms Companies 2024 Fact Sheet

  • Released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) .

Appointments

19. Vikram Sahu appointed CEO of Bank of America N.A. (India)

  • RBI approved for a 3-year term .

20. ONGC Chairman Arun Kumar Singh

  • Given 1-year extension by ACC.

21. UN Resident Coordinator in India

  • Stefan Priesner (Austria) appointed for 2025–2029 .

22. AU Small Finance Bank

  • Brand ambassadors:

    • Ranbir Kapoor

    • Rashmika Mandanna

23. Nokia–Airtel Partnership

  • Unlocks Airtel’s network capabilities for developers & enterprises.

Science, Technology & Innovation

24. DRDO handed over seven new technologies (TDF).

25. RailTel + Nokia upgrading optical transport networks.

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