Daily Current Affairs: 7 & 8 December 2025

Current affairs of 7 & 8 December 2025: India’s Pension Reforms: From OPS to NPS and APY; Draft ISI Bill 2025: Autonomy Row at Indian Statistical Institute; Rupee Crosses 90 per Dollar: Reasons and Impact, and 9 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 12 topics

National Affairs

Draft ISI Bill 2025: Autonomy Row at Indian Statistical Institute

Government Schemes

India’s Pension Reforms: From OPS to NPS and APY
Maharashtra sets Guinness record with 45,911 solar pumps in 30 days

Banking & Finance

Raajmarg Infra InvIT: Sebi’s In-Principle Nod for Highway Trust

Economy

Rupee Crosses 90 per Dollar: Reasons and Impact

International Affairs

China’s trade surplus tops USD 1 trillion for the first time
Magnitude 7.6 earthquake off Aomori, Japan; tsunami warning

Agriculture & Rural

Pesticides Management Bill: Consultation and Industry Concerns
e-NAM 2.0 Faces Data Migration Hurdles in Rajasthan

Environment & Ecology

Grasslands and Climate Resilience: World Soil Day Notes

Defence & Security

Army Service Corps Marks 265th Corps Day in Bengaluru

Awards & Persons

Praggnanandhaa Qualifies for Candidates 2026 Chess Tournament

National Affairs

Polity & Governance

1. Draft ISI Bill 2025: Autonomy Row at Indian Statistical Institute

MoSPI released the draft Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2025 on 25 September 2025, proposing to repeal the 1959 Act.
ISI would become a statutory body corporate, run by a government-dominated Board of Governors.
ISI was founded in 1931 by P.C. Mahalanobis in Kolkata.

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Government Schemes

Economy

2. India’s Pension Reforms: From OPS to NPS and APY

Over 153 million Indians are 60+, rising to 347 million by 2050; 88% of seniors work informally.
Atal Pension Yojana (2015) is for ages 18-40 with a guaranteed minimum pension.
Labour Codes require basic pay of at least 50% of total earnings.

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Government Schemes

3. Maharashtra sets Guinness record with 45,911 solar pumps in 30 days

Maharashtra installed 45,911 off-grid solar agricultural pumps in 30 days, recognised by Guinness World Records.
The drive ran under PM-KUSUM Component B and the Magel Tyala Saur Krushi Pump Yojana.
Over 7.47 lakh pumps have been installed so far against a target of 10.45 lakh.
Pump capacity ranges from 3 HP to 7 HP depending on landholding.

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Banking & Finance

Economy

4. Raajmarg Infra InvIT: Sebi’s In-Principle Nod for Highway Trust

Sebi gave in-principle approval to Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT) as an InvIT.
Final registration depends on RIIT meeting conditions within six months.
Public InvITs need ₹500 crore of assets; private InvITs ₹250 crore.

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Economy

5. Rupee Crosses 90 per Dollar: Reasons and Impact

The rupee crossed 90 per dollar, touching an intra-day low of ₹90.29 and closing at ₹90.19.
It has lost 5.5% since April 2025.
FPIs pulled out $17.3 billion from Indian equities in 2025.

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International Affairs

Economy

6. China’s trade surplus tops USD 1 trillion for the first time

China's cumulative trade surplus crossed USD 1 trillion by end-November 2025, a first, reaching USD 1.08 trillion.
November exports rose 5.9% year-on-year, while imports grew only 1.9%.
Shipments to the US fell 28.6% to USD 33.8 billion in November.
The US-China tariff truce from late October is set to expire late next year.

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International Relations

7. Magnitude 7.6 earthquake off Aomori, Japan; tsunami warning

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake (USGS) struck off Aomori Prefecture, Japan, on 8 December 2025.
JMA put the magnitude at 7.5; depth was about 40.7 km per Wikipedia.
Maximum intensity was upper 6 on the shindo scale in Hachinohe.
The highest tsunami recorded was 70 cm at Kuji, Iwate; 47 injuries were reported.

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Agriculture & Rural

Polity & Governance

8. Pesticides Management Bill: Consultation and Industry Concerns

The government reopened consultations on the long-pending Pesticides Management Bill.
Industry objects to Section 40(1)(d) on sampling and Section 35 on company bans.
5-year Regulatory Data Protection for new molecules, in the 2008 draft, is absent from the current Bill.

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Government Schemes

9. e-NAM 2.0 Faces Data Migration Hurdles in Rajasthan

e-NAM 2.0 faced data migration problems in Rajasthan.
Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu were chosen as pilot states.
e-NAM 2.0 uses Aadhaar eKYC, bank account validation and onboarding of assaying and logistics providers.

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Environment & Ecology

Agriculture & Rural Development

10. Grasslands and Climate Resilience: World Soil Day Notes

Semi-arid grasslands, long called wastelands, are now valued for biodiversity, pastoral livelihoods and climate resilience.
CAMPA-funded restoration raised soil organic carbon 21% in two years and 50% in three.
Banni grassland stores 27 metric tonnes of carbon per hectare up to 30 cm depth.

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Defence & Security

11. Army Service Corps Marks 265th Corps Day in Bengaluru

The Army Service Corps marked its 265th Corps Day on 8 December 2025 in Bengaluru.
The ASC was raised in 1760 and is described as the oldest logistics branch of the Indian Army.
Its motto is 'Seva Asmakam Dharma', meaning Service is our duty.
Celebrations included wreath-laying at the war memorial and a tribute at the Animal Transport Memorial.

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Awards & Persons

12. Praggnanandhaa Qualifies for Candidates 2026 Chess Tournament

R Praggnanandhaa qualified for the Candidates 2026 by winning the FIDE Circuit 2025.
His circuit wins include Wijk aan Zee Masters, Superbet Chess Classic Romania, UzChess Cup Masters and London Chess Classic Open.
Candidates 2026 is scheduled for 28 March to 16 April 2026 at Cap St Georges, Pegeia, Cyprus.
Divya Deshmukh, Koneru Humpy and R Vaishali have qualified for the Women's Candidates.

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Daily Current Affairs: 7 & 8 December 2025

In this issue: 12 topics

National Affairs

1. Draft ISI Bill 2025: Autonomy Row at Indian Statistical Institute

Government Schemes

2. India’s Pension Reforms: From OPS to NPS and APY

3. Maharashtra sets Guinness record with 45,911 solar pumps in 30 days

Banking & Finance

4. Raajmarg Infra InvIT: Sebi’s In-Principle Nod for Highway Trust

Economy

5. Rupee Crosses 90 per Dollar: Reasons and Impact

International Affairs

6. China’s trade surplus tops USD 1 trillion for the first time

7. Magnitude 7.6 earthquake off Aomori, Japan; tsunami warning

Agriculture & Rural

8. Pesticides Management Bill: Consultation and Industry Concerns

9. e-NAM 2.0 Faces Data Migration Hurdles in Rajasthan

Environment & Ecology

10. Grasslands and Climate Resilience: World Soil Day Notes

Defence & Security

11. Army Service Corps Marks 265th Corps Day in Bengaluru

Awards & Persons

12. Praggnanandhaa Qualifies for Candidates 2026 Chess Tournament

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