{"id":61886,"date":"2025-12-17T12:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T06:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=61886"},"modified":"2025-12-17T12:06:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T06:36:53","slug":"headlines-of-the-day-17-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/17-12-2025\/headlines-of-the-day-17-december-2025","title":{"rendered":"Headlines of the Day 17-December-2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background has-fixed-layout\" style=\"background-color:#ebecf0\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Headline<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Source<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Syllabus<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>1066th Jayanthi celebrations of Adi Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Shivayogi Mahaswamiji<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2204813&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS1 (History)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>World&#8217;s Largest Cooperative Foodgrain Storage Scheme<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2204702&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2 (Government Initiatives)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>National Gopal Ratna Awards<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2204575&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Centre introduces Bill to<\/strong><strong>replace MGNREGA amid<\/strong><strong>loud Opposition protests<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressreader.com\/india\/the-hindu-kochi-9WW8\/20251217\/281900189547747?srsltid=AfmBOoqOAL6V6WmOMWIHB3PYdi4HuMZaBwEKMJvAq0ixHGudYdjndyg-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2 (Government Initiatives)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Bombay HC seeks centre\u2019s reply on plea for equal death benefits to Agniveer\u2019s family<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/mumbai\/bombay-hc-seeks-centres-reply-on-plea-for-equal-death-benefits-toagniveersfamily\/article70403652.ece#:~:text=The%20Bombay%20High%20Court%20on,benefits%20granted%20to%20families%20of\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 2)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2 (Governance)\/ GS3 (Defence)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>ISRO releases RESPOND<\/strong><strong>Basket, invites proposals<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/karnataka\/isro-releases-respond-basket-2025-invites-submission-of-research-proposals\/article70402376.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 3)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3 (Science and Tech)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Study affirms Kerala\u2019s rich butterfly diversity<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/study-affirms-keralas-rich-butterfly-diversity\/article70403285.ece#:~:text=Kerala%20hosts%20the%20highest%20butterfly,Association%20for%20Advancement%20of%20Entomology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 3)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3 (Environment)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Blood transfusion case: six children test HIV positive<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/madhya-pradesh\/six-children-test-hiv-positive-in-mps-satna-district-hospital-blood-transfusion-case\/article70404365.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 4)<\/strong><\/a><strong> \/ <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/children-thalassemia-hiv-positive-madhya-pradesh-hospital-blood-transfusions-10423689\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE (Page 9)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2 (Health)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>PM Modi conferred with Ethiopia\u2019s highest honour by PM Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/pm-modi-conferred-with-ethiopias-highest-honour-by-pm-abiy-ahmed-of-ethiopia\/article70404757.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 4)<\/strong><\/a><strong> \/ <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2204955&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2 (IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>878 infiltrators held along India-Myanmar border over past two years, Home Ministry informs Lok Sabha<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/878-infiltrators-held-along-india-myanmar-border-over-past-two-years-home-ministry-informs-lok-sabha\/article70403576.ece\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 4)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3 (Security)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Lok Sabha passes Bill for<\/strong><strong>repealing obsolete laws<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/lok-sabha-passes-bill-for-repealing-or-amending-obsolete-laws\/article70403623.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 5)<\/strong><\/a><strong> \/ <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/lok-sabha-passes-repealing-and-amending-bill-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AIR<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2 (Polity and Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>India-Maldives joint military<\/strong><strong>exercise EKUVERIN conclude<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/indiamaldives-military-exercise-concludes-in-thiruvananthapuram\/article70403492.ece#:~:text=The%20bilateral%20military%20exercise%20EKUVERIN,two%20weeks%20of%20intensive%20training.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 6)<\/strong><\/a><strong> \/ <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/india-maldives-joint-military-exercise-ex-ekuverin-concludes-in-thiruvananthapuram\/#:~:text=1%3A30%20PM-,India%2DMaldives%20Joint%20Military%20Exercise%20Ex%20Ekuverin%20Concludes%20in%20Thiruvananthapuram,with%20a%20joint%20validation%20exercise.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AIR<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3 (Defence)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Rashtrapati Bhavan displays portraits of all 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/portraits-of-param-vir-chakra-awardees-replace-british-adcs-at-rashtrapati-bhavan\/article70403423.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 6)<\/strong><\/a><strong> \/ <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2204485&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Indian Army receives final batch of Apache helicopters<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/indian-army-receives-final-batch-apache-helicopters\/article70403334.ece#:~:text=The%20Indian%20Army%20on%20Tuesday,being%20inducted%20into%20the%20service.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 6)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3 (Defence)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>The Trump NSS, Europe\u2019s existential crisis<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/lead\/the-trump-nss-europes-existential-crisis\/article70404186.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 8)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2 (International)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>The three revolutions reshaping American power<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/the-three-revolutions-reshaping-american-power\/article70404219.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 8)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2 (International)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>India and the U.S.: 2005 versus 2025<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/india-and-the-us-2005-versus-2025\/article70403395.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 9)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2 (IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Women more willing to donate organs posthumously in India<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressreader.com\/india\/the-hindu-international-9BN2\/20251217\/281986088893640#:~:text=This%20trend%20holds%20true%20even,the%20male%20share%20of%2016%25.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 9)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2 (Health)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>The future of governance in post-Maoist India<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/the-future-of-governance-in-post-maoist-india\/article70402964.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3 (Internal security)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Rupee breaches 91 level, turns weakest Asian currency in \u201925<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressreader.com\/india\/the-hindu-madurai-9WWB\/20251217\/281994678828234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 12)<\/strong><\/a><strong> \/ <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/business\/rupee-drops-to-record-low-against-us-dollar-10422925\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE (Page 15)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3 (Economy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Lok Sabha passes Bill on 100%<\/strong><strong>FDI in insurance<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/parliament-winter-session-lok-sabha-rajya-sabha-day-12-live-updates-december-16-2025\/article70401426.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 12)<\/strong><\/a><strong> \/ <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/ls-passes-bill-to-raise-fdi-limit-to-100-in-insurance-sector-10424217\/#:~:text=see%20fewer%20ads.-,The%20amendment%20will%20increase%20the%20FDI%20limit%20in%20Indian%20insurance,crore%20to%20Rs%201%2C000%20crore.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE (Page 6)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2 (Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>\u2018Waiting to die\u2019: the toxic trade of<\/strong><strong>recycling in Vietnam\u2019s \u2018craft\u2019 villages<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>TH (Page 15)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>GS3 (Environment)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>THE SHANTI BILL: N-energy Bill rules likely to open space for foreign funding<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/the-shanti-bill-n-energy-bill-rules-likely-to-open-space-for-foreign-funding-10424191\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE (Page 1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3 (Energy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Delhi bans non-BS VI vehicles from outside: Why curbing vehicular pollution is key<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/cities\/delhi\/why-curbing-vehicular-pollution-is-key-to-delhis-fight-against-foul-air-10424316\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE (Page 3)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3 (Environment)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>\u2018Role for states\u2019: Pradhan defends higher education regulator Bill<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/role-for-states-pradhan-defends-higher-education-regulator-bill-10424132\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE (Page 7)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2 (Polity and Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>&#8216;Homebound&#8217; shortlisted for Oscars 2026<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>IE (Page 9)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Indian Communism is 100 years old. And it\u2019s too early to write its obituary<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/c-raja-mohan-writes-indian-communism-is-100-years-old-and-its-too-early-to-write-its-obituary-10424059\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE (Page 12)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2 (Polity)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>It\u2019s not stubble burning or firecrackers: Delhi is choking on its own emissions<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/not-stubble-burning-firecrackers-delhi-pollution-emissions-10423312\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE (Page 12)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3 (Environment)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>How the Pandemic Lockdowns Changed a Songbird&#8217;s Beak<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>IE (Page 14)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>GS3 (Species)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Did MGNREGS lead to farm labour shortage? What the numbers show<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-economics\/did-mgnregs-lead-to-farm-labour-shortage-what-the-numbers-show-10424062\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE (Page 16)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2 (Government Initiatives)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>3 factors that made Cyclones Ditwah &amp; Senyar so deadly<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-climate\/cyclones-ditwah-senyar-10418543\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE (Page 16)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2 (Geography)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1066th Jayanthi celebrations of Adi Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Shivayogi Mahaswamiji<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-headlines-of-the-day"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61886"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61897,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61886\/revisions\/61897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}