{"id":61738,"date":"2025-12-16T12:16:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T06:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=61738"},"modified":"2025-12-16T12:20:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T06:50:25","slug":"headlines-of-the-day-16-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/16-12-2025\/headlines-of-the-day-16-december-2025","title":{"rendered":"Headlines of the Day 16-December-2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Headline<\/strong><\/th>Source<\/strong><\/th>Syllabus<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Vice-President Pays Tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on His 75th Death Anniversary<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS1 (History)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
India to Host Second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2 (Health & IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
New job guarantee plan to be supply-driven<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3 (Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Centre proposes to send Bill that seeks to replace UGC to joint committee<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 1)<\/strong><\/a> \/ <\/strong>IE (Page 6)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2 (Polity and Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Trade deficit falls 61% in Nov. 2025 to $6.6 billion on surging merchandise exports<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3 (Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Bill to catalyse private sector<\/strong>role in nuclear power plants<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 1)<\/strong><\/a> \/ <\/strong>IE (Page 17)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3 (Energy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Thirupparankundram row: T.N. tells High Court pillar belongs to Jains, not Hindus<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 2)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS1 (Culture) \/ GS2 (Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Identify land for Navodaya Vidyalayas, court tells T.N. govt.<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 3)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong><\/td>GS2 (Education)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Raj Kumar Goyal takes<\/strong>oath as CIC; 8 more sworn in<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 4)<\/strong><\/a> \/ <\/strong>IE (Page 5)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2 (Polity and Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
PM Modi arrives in Jordan, says his visit will boost bilateral linkages<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 4)<\/strong><\/a> \/ <\/strong>AIR<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2 (IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
SIR process is based<\/strong>on Constitutional<\/strong>framework: Centre<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 5)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2 (Polity and Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
BJP MPs force adjournment in both Houses over alleged threat to PM<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 5)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2 (Polity and Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Army celebrates victory in 1971 war with Pakistan, hails indigenous tech<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 5)<\/strong><\/a> \/ <\/strong>IE (Page 2)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3 (Defence)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Unemployment rate dips to 4.7% in November: PLFS<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 6)<\/strong><\/a> \/ <\/strong>IE (Page 17)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3 (Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Restoring the \u2018menace\u2019 of unfettered discretion<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 8)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2 (Polity and Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
The Oman visit is more than a routine diplomatic trip<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 8)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2 (IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
One in six people exposed to conflict worldwide in 2025<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 9)<\/strong><\/td>GS2 (IR & Governance) \/ GS3 (Internal Security)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Why were IndiGo operations disrupted?<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3 (Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Does India need to upgrade<\/strong>its biosecurity measures?<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2 (IR)\/ GS3 (Biotech)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
100 to 125 days: MGNREGA\u2008scheme to get name change<\/strong><\/td>IE (Page 1<\/strong><\/a> , <\/strong>6<\/strong><\/a>  & <\/strong>20<\/strong><\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>GS2 (Government Initiatives)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
PM Modi, Jordan King meet: \u2018Share common stance against terror\u2019<\/strong><\/td>IE (Page 7)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2 (IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Terror at Bondi beach raises a deeper question: How do societies respond to violence without surrendering the values that make them open?<\/strong><\/td>IE (Page 12)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3 (Security)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
How Madhya Pradesh got \u2018the last of its Maoists\u2019: Tracking the one-year push<\/strong><\/td>IE (Page 15)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3 (Security)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Project Suncatcher<\/strong><\/td>IE (Page 16)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3 (Science and Tech)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
One Quick Look: Unpacking Nov CPI \u2013 misleading core inflation, weak demand, food pressures<\/strong><\/td>IE (Page 17)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3 (Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


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