Daily Current Affairs and GK | 5 December 2025

Topic: Important Days

1. International Cheetah Day: 04 December

• International Cheetah Day is celebrated each year on 04 December since 2010.
• To mark this day, Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav will release 3 cheetahs currently in enclosures at Kuno National Park into the wild.
• The number of cheetahs in India is 32. Out of these,21 are India-born cubs.
• Dr Lauri Marker is famous as the creator of International Cheetah Day.
• Dr Marker is the founder and executive director of Cheetah Conservation Fund.
• Cheetah Conservation Fund is the NGO that is helping the Indian government with Project Cheetah.
• Dr Marker chose 4 December in memory of Khayam, a Cheetah she raised as a cub at Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon during 1970s.
• Project Cheetah was launched in September 2022. The initiative aims to reintroduce the cheetah in India.
• Total 20 cheetahs were brought into Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh.
• Eight were brought from Namibia in September 2022 and 12 were brought from South Africa in February 2023.

Topic: Important Days

2. World Soil Day 2025: 5 December

• Every year on 5 December, World Soil Day is observed.
• The main aim of this day is to spread awareness about the importance of maintaining healthy ecosystems.
• “Healthy soils for healthy cities” is the theme of World Soil Day 2025.
• The theme focuses on the role of soil in cities and the challenges posed by soil sealing and urbanization.
• With two-thirds of the world's population expected to live in cities by 2050, soil is the foundation for sustainable and robust cities.
• The first official World Soil Day was celebrated in 2014.
• In 2013, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution designating 5 December as World Soil Day.
• It is observed to bring attention to the importance of healthy soil and to advocate the sustainable management of soil resources.
• Soil supports life on earth by providing essential nutrients to plants. It reduces climate change by increasing soil organic carbon.
• More than 95% of food is produced from soil and water. Soil is home to approximately 59% of Earth's species.
• Soil water, vital for the absorption of nutrients by plants, binds our ecosystems together.
• Soil provides 15 of the 18 naturally occurring chemical elements essential for plants.