Daily Current Affairs and GK | 11 December 2025

Topic: Personality in News

1. Birth anniversary of C. Rajagopalachari: 10 December

• 10 December is the birth anniversary of C. Rajagopalachari, who is popularly known as Rajaji.
• On this day, PM Modi shared archival material related to Rajaji.
• This included a photograph of a young Rajaji, his appointment notice as a Cabinet Minister, and a 1922 edition of "Young India" edited by Rajaji.
• Rajagopalachari was born on December 10, 1878. He became India’s last Governor-General. He was the only Indian to hold that post.
• He was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi. Rajaji left his legal career in 1919 after meeting Gandhi to join the freedom struggle.
• He played a leading role in Rowlatt Act protests, the Non-Cooperation Movement, the Vaikom Satyagraha, and the Civil Disobedience Movement.
• He was imprisoned five times between 1912 and 1941.
• Rajaji also served as the Premier of the Madras Presidency. He founded the Swatantra Party.
• He received the Bharat Ratna in 1954. This was for his contributions to politics, literature, and public service.
• He passed away on December 25, 1972.

Topic: Corporates/Companies

2. Microsoft announced a investment of more than $17.5 billion (around ₹1.5 lakh crore) in India’s cloud and AI infrastructure.

• This marks its largest investment in Asia. The funds will be used over four years.
• The aim of investment is to expand hyperscale infrastructure, and integrate AI into national platforms.
• It also aims to enhance workforce readiness. This investment  builds on a $3 billion commitment made in January.
• Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and PM Modi met and then Microsoft made announcement of this investment.
• Modi also met with other tech leaders. These included Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan.
• India has attracted major data center investment commitments.
• These include $15 billion from Google and $8 billion from Amazon Web Services.
• Microsoft doubled its AI training initiative. It now aims to train 20 million Indians by 2030 and plans to upskill its 22,000+ employees in India.
• Microsoft will integrate Azure AI into two key digital public platforms.
• These include India’s Ministry of Labour and Employment and the National Career Service.