Headlines of the Day 24-December-2025

The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR

HeadlineSourceSyllabus
India pledges $450 million to aid Sri Lanka’s recoveryThe Hindu(Page1)
GS2(IR )

India finalising first anti-terror policy
The Hindu(Page1)

GS3(Internal Security )
Sri Lankan Navy arrests 12 fishermen of T.N., seizes trawlerThe Hindu(Page3)GS2(IR)


Create awareness about new rural jobs Act, Centre tells States and U.T.sThe Hindu(Page5)
GS2(Governance)




Maternal mortality dropped as institutional deliveries rose to 89%, says Health MinisterThe Hindu(Page6)
GS2(Governance)
‘Critical minerals important for national security and technological sovereignty’The Hindu(Page 6)
GS3(Economy)

Rhino dehorning nearly eliminated poaching in African reserves: studyThe HinduPage 7)GS3(Environment)
The VB-G RAM G Act 2025 fixes structural gapsThe HinduPage 8)
GS2(Governance)

India’s FTA with New Zealand can be a precedent, not an exception

The HinduPage 8)
GS2(IR)
Child trafficking needs concerted action from government and civil societyThe HinduPage 8)GS1(Social Issues)
The upskilling gap: why women risk being left behind by AI
The hindu(Page 9)GS1(Women Empowerment/GS2(Governance)



How exports are concentrated in few StatesThe hindu(Page 10)GS3(Economy)
RBI announces fresh measures to inject₹2.90 lakh cr. liquidityThe hindu(Page 12)
GS3(Economy)
China overtakes OPEC+ as the main oil price makerThe hindu(Page 13)

GS2(IR)

Japan clears last major hurdle to restart the world’s largest nuclear plant in NiigataThe hindu(Page 15)


GS3(Science and Tech)

Supreme Court accepted govt’s 100-m Aravalli rule, its own panel had opposed itIndian Express(Page1)



GS2(Governance)/GS3(Environment )
New US H-1B visa rules: Trump govt pushes for ‘higher-skilled’, ‘higher-paid’ workforce to prevent ‘exploit & abuse’Indian Express(Page7)



GS2(IR)


Forces plan to optimise unused defence land for green energyIndian Express(Page9)
GS3(Environment )




User evaluation trials of Akash-NGIndian Express(Page9)

GS3(Defence)
Jnanpith Award winner Vinod Kumar Shukla dies at 88:Indian Express(Page10)

Miscellaneous 
SHANTI Bill is India’s second shot at nuclear energy leadershipIndian Express(Page12)GS2(Governance)


Macaulay is only a useful punching bag. His ghost is resurrected to bury inconvenient ideasIndian Express(Page13)GS1(History)/GS2(Governance)
OTPs, FASTag, food orders: How digital breadcrumbs are reshaping policing in IndiaIndian Express(Page17)

GS2(Governance)
Why ISRO’s heaviest-ever launch, LVM3-M6 mission, is test of capability cost
Indian Express(Page17)GS3(Space)
No meat, intoxicants to be sold in Punjab’s 3 new ‘Holy Cities’: Reasons for their selection
Indian Express(Page17)GS1(Art and Culture)
National Consumer DayPIBGS3(Economy)
 

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