Daily Current Affairs and GK | 10 December 2025

Topic: Personality in News

1. Dr. Babasaheb Pandurang Adhav, also known as Baba Adhav, passed away on 8 December.

• He was a veteran socialist leader and prominent activist in labour and social justice movements of Maharashtra.
• He is revered across the Maharashtra for his work for the deprived, unorganised and marginalised communities.
• He dedicated his life for rights and dignity for hamals, rickshaw drivers, construction workers, labourers and other informal-sector groups.
• He played instrumental roles in key worker-led initiatives, which include the Hamal Panchayat (a trade union of headloders).
• Through Hamal Panchayat, he organised the porters of Pune and Maharashtra.
• He led 'Ek Gaon Ek Panwatha' movement. This is a movement to  fight against caste discrimination.
• He championed campaigns like ‘One Village – One Water Source’.

Topic: Important Days

2. World Human Rights Day 2025: December 10

• World Human Rights Day is observed annually around the world on 10 December.
• The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948.
• “Human Rights, Our Everyday Essentials” is the theme of the 2025 World Human Rights Day.
• This day advocates for a world where justice and equality prevail.
• Human Rights Day guarantees the rights of every individual everywhere, without distinction based on nationality, place of residence, gender, national or ethnic origin, religion, etc.
• The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India is organizing a Human Rights Day function in New Delhi on 10th December 2025.
• The President of India, Smt. Draupadi Murmu will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest.