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Daily Current Affairs: 9 December 2025

Current affairs of 9 December 2025: Parveen Shaikh Wins Sanctuary Wildlife Service Award 2025; BRO Opens 125 Projects Worth ₹5,000 Crore in One Day; Vande Mataram at 150: Lok Sabha Debate and Background, and 14 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 17 topics

National Affairs

Vande Mataram at 150: Lok Sabha Debate and Background
Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0: Tamil Karkalam in Varanasi

Banking & Finance

RBI Weekly Credit Data Updates: CICs and Credit Institutions
RBI December 2025 Policy: Repo Rate Cut to 5.25%
IDFC FIRST Bank’s Upgraded FIRST WOW! FD-Backed Card
PaRRVA: SEBI’s Agency to Verify Past Risk and Returns
SEBI Circular on AI-Only Funds and Large Value Funds

Economy

Unified National Customs Platform: Finance Ministry Plan
MGNREGA Work Demand Falls 35.3% in October 2025

Agriculture & Rural

Rabi Sowing Up 10%: Food Inflation and Farm Income Effects
Agri Business Summit 2025: Farm Growth and Soil Health

Environment & Ecology

Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary: Safari Plan in Telangana
CAFE-III Norms: Fuel Efficiency Rules for Automakers

Defence & Security

BRO Opens 125 Projects Worth ₹5,000 Crore in One Day
NATGRID: 45,000 Monthly Requests, Role and Functions

Awards & Persons

Parveen Shaikh Wins Sanctuary Wildlife Service Award 2025
National Handicrafts Awards 2023 and 2024 Presented by President

National Affairs

Polity & Governance

1. Vande Mataram at 150: Lok Sabha Debate and Background

Lok Sabha held a special discussion on 150 years of the National Song, Vande Mataram.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee wrote it in 1876; it later appeared in his novel Anandamath (1882).
It was formally designated the National Song in 1950.

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History, Art & Culture

2. Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0: Tamil Karkalam in Varanasi

Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0 carries the theme Tamil Karkalam.
Delegates taught Tamil to students at Bangali Tola Inter College, Varanasi.
The activity aims to strengthen the language and cultural bridge between Tamil Nadu and Kashi.

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Banking & Finance

Banking & Finance

3. RBI Weekly Credit Data Updates: CICs and Credit Institutions

RBI proposed weekly rather than fortnightly record updates by credit institutions and credit bureaus.
Weekly dates: 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th and the month's last day.
Full records are due within three days after month-end.

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4. RBI December 2025 Policy: Repo Rate Cut to 5.25%

RBI cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25% in its December 2025 policy.
The SDF rate stands at 5.00%, while the MSF rate and Bank Rate are both 5.50%.
The fixed reverse repo rate is 3.35%.
The cut aims to boost liquidity and support growth while inflation is benign, keeping room for future adjustments.

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Banking & Finance

5. IDFC FIRST Bank’s Upgraded FIRST WOW! FD-Backed Card

IDFC FIRST Bank launched an upgraded FIRST WOW! Credit Card, which is backed by a fixed deposit.
Eligibility: individuals aged 18 and above, with a minimum FD of ₹20,000.
The card comes as a physical Mastercard plus a UPI-enabled RuPay virtual credit card.
Zero foreign exchange markup applies on all international transactions.

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6. PaRRVA: SEBI’s Agency to Verify Past Risk and Returns

SEBI launched the Past Risk and Return Verification Agency (PaRRVA) on 8 December 2025.
It validates past returns and risks using digital audit trails and standard reporting.
Scope: SEBI-regulated intermediaries and social media financial advisors (finfluencers).

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7. SEBI Circular on AI-Only Funds and Large Value Funds

SEBI's circular of 8 December 2025 followed AIF Regulations amendments notified on 19 November 2025.
Large Value Funds need a minimum investment of ₹25 crore.
Maximum scheme extension is five years, counting earlier extensions.

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Economy

8. Unified National Customs Platform: Finance Ministry Plan

The Finance Ministry plans one unified national Customs platform to digitise and integrate Customs processes.
ICEGATE, RMS and ICES run on different software and do not fully talk to each other.
Expected gains: less paperwork, faster clearance, and better Ease of Doing Business and trade rankings.

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9. MGNREGA Work Demand Falls 35.3% in October 2025

Demand for work under MGNREGA has declined sharply and steadily, hinting at better rural economic conditions.
In October 2025, households seeking MGNREGA work fell 35.3% year-on-year.
This was among the steepest mid-year falls in recent years.

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Agriculture & Rural

10. Rabi Sowing Up 10%: Food Inflation and Farm Income Effects

Rabi sowing of wheat, mustard, chana, masoor and maize ran about 10% above last year.
Retail food inflation has stayed negative or in low single digits since April 2025.
Agriculture GDP growth at current prices was 3.2% and 1.8%, versus 3.7% and 3.5% at constant prices.

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11. Agri Business Summit 2025: Farm Growth and Soil Health

NITI Aayog expects agriculture to grow 4% in FY 2025-26, compared with 3.5% in the previous year.
Fisheries and livestock are the chief drivers of this growth.
Ramesh Chand said about 5% yearly farm growth is needed for Viksit Bharat.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan urged balanced N-P-K use and integrated farming for small farmers.

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Environment & Ecology

Environment & Ecology

12. Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary: Safari Plan in Telangana

Mulugu forest officials plan to start safari services inside Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary in Telangana.
The sanctuary lies in Mulugu district along the Godavari, near the Telangana-Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh tri-border area.
It was established on 30 January 1952 and notified on 7 July 1999.
It hosts the Medaram Jatara, described as Asia's largest tribal congregation, held every two years at Tadvai.

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13. CAFE-III Norms: Fuel Efficiency Rules for Automakers

CAFE norms cap the average CO₂ emissions per kilometre across a carmaker's whole fleet.
ICCT and IRF separately urged the government to reassess further concessions under CAFE-III.
The auto industry says the revised norms are too stringent.

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Defence & Security

Government Schemes

14. BRO Opens 125 Projects Worth ₹5,000 Crore in One Day

The Defence Minister inaugurated 125 Border Roads Organisation projects, the largest one-day launch in BRO's history.
Total investment in these projects is ₹5,000 crore.
BRO was established on 7 May 1960 and is headquartered in New Delhi.
BRO functions under the Ministry of Defence, with the Border Roads Development Board as parent body.

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Polity & Governance

15. NATGRID: 45,000 Monthly Requests, Role and Functions

NATGRID gets about 45,000 requests a month.
Conceived 2009 after 26/11; operational 2023 under MHA.
Officers up to SP rank can use it.

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Awards & Persons

Environment & Ecology

16. Parveen Shaikh Wins Sanctuary Wildlife Service Award 2025

BNHS scientist Parveen Shaikh won the Sanctuary Wildlife Service Award 2025.
Her Nest Guardian model lifted Indian Skimmer nest survival from near zero to about 60%.
The award is given by the Sanctuary Nature Foundation.

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History, Art & Culture

17. National Handicrafts Awards 2023 and 2024 Presented by President

President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Handicrafts Awards for the years 2023 and 2024.
The ceremony took place in New Delhi in December 2025.
The awards honour outstanding artistic skill in handicrafts.
They reflect the Government's commitment to preserving and promoting India's diverse handicraft heritage.

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