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Daily Current Affairs: 1 December 2025

Current affairs of 1 December 2025: Fiscal Health Index 2025: NITI Aayog’s State Ranking; ILO Social Protection Report 2024-26: India’s Coverage Doubles; Asia Power Index 2025: India Rises to Major Power, and 8 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 11 topics

National Affairs

  1. World AIDS Day 2025: India’s HIV prevalence falls to 0.20%

Government Schemes

  1. Saras Food Festival 2025: Rural SHG Cuisine in Delhi

Banking & Finance

  1. AA–BBB Bond Market-Making Plan by Crisil and AMFI

Economy

  1. ADB Loans to India Cross $800 Million for Four States

Agriculture & Rural

  1. Smart Farmer ID Cards Rolled Out in Puducherry

Environment & Ecology

  1. Rustic Bunting Sighted in Delhi NCR for the First Time

Defence & Security

  1. Kizilelma UAV downs aerial target with GOKDOGAN BVR missile

Reports & Indexes

  1. Fiscal Health Index 2025: NITI Aayog’s State Ranking
  2. ILO Social Protection Report 2024-26: India’s Coverage Doubles
  3. Asia Power Index 2025: India Rises to Major Power

Awards & Persons

  1. Tessy Thomas wins Dr Paulos Mar Gregorios Award 2025

National Affairs

Government Schemes

Banking & Finance

Economy

Agriculture & Rural

Environment & Ecology

Environment & Ecology

6. Rustic Bunting Sighted in Delhi NCR for the First Time

  • A rustic bunting was sighted at Najafgarh Jheel, Delhi NCR, on 1 December 2025, a first confirmed record for the region.
  • Local guide Ram Kumar Rawat first noticed the bird; other birders later confirmed the identification.
  • The 2025 IUCN update moved the species from Vulnerable to Near Threatened.
  • It breeds in wet coniferous woodlands of the northern Palearctic and usually winters in East and Southeast Asia.
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Defence & Security

Science & Technology

7. Kizilelma UAV downs aerial target with GOKDOGAN BVR missile

  • Baykar announced on 1 December 2025 that Bayraktar Kizilelma fired the GOKDOGAN air-to-air missile at a high-speed jet-powered target.
  • The uncrewed aircraft detected, tracked and hit the target at beyond-visual-range distance.
  • It uses the MURAD AESA radar for detection and tracking.
  • Five F-16s from Merzifon air base took part, showing manned-unmanned teaming.
  • Baykar called it a global first for UAV-led air-to-air combat.
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Reports & Indexes

Economy

8. Fiscal Health Index 2025: NITI Aayog’s State Ranking

  • The Fiscal Health Index (FHI) 2025 by NITI Aayog assesses the finances of 18 major Indian states.
  • Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Goa and Jharkhand are the Achievers; Odisha has the top overall score of 678.
  • Five sub-indices drive the score: expenditure quality, revenue mobilisation, fiscal prudence, debt index and debt sustainability.
  • Index calculations use CAG data for 2022-23; trends for 2014-15 to 2021-22 appear in the appendix.
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Government Schemes

9. ILO Social Protection Report 2024-26: India’s Coverage Doubles

  • India's social protection cover rose from 24.4% (2021) to 48.8% (2024), per the ILO's World Social Protection Report 2024-26.
  • About 920 million people, or 65% of the population, hold at least one central-scheme social protection benefit.
  • The 2024-26 edition centres on universal social protection for climate action and a just transition.
  • The Social Protection Data Pooling Exercise began on 19 March 2025 with ten states in Phase 1.
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Awards & Persons

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