Daily Current Affairs and GK | 9 December 2025

Topic: Summits/ Conferences/ Meetings

1. Rising Global Summit 2025 is being hosted by Telangana in Hyderabad.

• The two-day summit started from 8 December 2025 at the Bharat Future City in Hyderabad.
• Governor Jishnu Dev Verma formally inaugurated the event.
• Global leaders, industry heads and subject experts will attend 27 sessions on sectors such as energy, IT, healthcare, and startups.
• Major organisations, including the WHO, World Bank, ADB, and UNICEF, are taking part in the summit.
• Telangana Rising 2047 vision document will be released by Telangana, with aims for a three-trillion-dollar economy by 2047.
• For the summit, Sports icons like P.V. Sindhu and Anil Kumble and prominent film personalities are invited.
• During the summit, investment MoUs worth nearly 3 lakh crore rupees are expected to be signed.
• The summit is an economic conclave to show Telangana’s industrial strengths and highlight its innovation ecosystem.
• The summit seeks to generate large-scale employment opportunities for the youth.
• Nearly 150 international delegates have confirmed participation.
• These delegates come from 44 countries and include more than 40 representatives from United States.
• Special tourism trips arranged for delegates by the tourism department include visits to Buddhavanam near Nagarjuna Sagar, the world’s largest Buddhist heritage theme park.

Topic: Sports

2. Simranpreet Kaur Brar won the gold in women’s 25m pistol at the ISSF World Cup Final 2025.

• ISSF World Cup Final 2025 took place in Doha, Qatar. She scored 41 hits out of 50 shots.
• Her performance brought her to same level as of Junior World Record of Paris Olympics Champion Yang Ji-In of South Korea.
• In the men’s 50m rifle 3-positions event, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar won the silver medal.
• He achieved total score of 413.3. He finished only 0.9 points behind Czechia’s Jiri Privratsky.
• Jiri Privratsky won gold medal with a score of 414.2 in the final organised under the ISSF’s new 40-shot format.
• Olympic champion Liu Yukun of China won the bronze medal.
• India currently occupies second place on the medal tally.
• Indian players won five medals so far. These include two gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal.
• ISSF World Cup Final 2025 is being held in Doha, Qatar from 4-9 December. It includes rifle, pistol, and shotgun events.
• ISSF World Cup is an annual event governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation.

Topic: State News/Nagaland

3. The mission Watershed PUNARUTTHAN launched in Nagaland to revive water bodies.

• Mission Watershed PUNARUTTHAN was launched along with the State-Level Watershed Mahotsav 2025 at Naga Solidarity Park in Kohima.
• The mission was initiated to revive traditional water bodies, restore degraded land and strengthen water-harvesting systems in Nagaland.
• The program is being implemented with community participation and convergence with schemes such as MGNREGA.
• The launch was addressed by Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications, Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar.
• The minister stated that water security has been recognized as a matter of national security.
• Nagaland’s role in community-led watershed management was highlighted as a model for future generations.
• Under PM Krishi Sinchayee Yojana, 14 watershed projects have been approved in the state so far.
• An amount of ₹140 crore was sanctioned, of which ₹80 crore has been released.
• As part of watershed development, 555 water-harvesting structures were renovated, and 120 springs were restored.
• Dr. Chandrasekhar explained that Northeastern states receive 90% central assistance, while the typical center-state ratio is 60:40.
• He emphasized that India has only 4% of the world's renewable freshwater resources, yet it is home to 18% of the world's population.

Topic: State News/Rajasthan

4. Rajasthan became the first state to digitise 100% voter rolls under SIR.

• Complete digitisation of electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was achieved by Rajasthan.
• The state was declared the first in the country to accomplish 100% digitisation of voter data.
• The achievement was attributed to coordinated efforts of BLOs, supervisors, and district election officials.
• Over 97% voter mapping has been completed, significantly reducing document requirements.
• As a result, only about 3% of voters will need to submit documents during claims and objections.
• High-quality voter mapping has made the SIR process simpler, more transparent and efficient.
• The dedication of grassroots-level staff was recognised as central to the success.
• The draft electoral roll will be published on December 16.
• Claims and objections can be filed from December 16 to January 15, 2026.
• The final electoral roll is scheduled to be published on February 14, 2026.

Topic: MoUs/Agreements

5. An MoU signed between NMDC and IIT Kanpur to strengthen cybersecurity.

• An MoU has been signed between India’s largest iron ore producer, NMDC, and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur in a landmark move aimed at strengthening industry–academia collaboration.
• The agreement was aimed at promoting digital technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
• The MoU was signed by senior officials of NMDC and IIT Kanpur in the presence of academic leadership.
• Collaboration will be undertaken in cybersecurity risk assessment and governance frameworks.
• AI and ML integration across NMDC’s operations will be advanced through the partnership.
• Joint efforts will cover security operations, incident response and compliance support.
• Training programmes and capacity-building initiatives will be conducted jointly.
• Research projects and pilot studies will be carried out under the agreement.
• Proof-of-concept digital solutions will be co-developed by both institutions.
• The MoU reflects NMDC’s commitment to becoming a future-ready and digitally robust mining organisation.

Topic: Sports

6. Squash World Cup is being hosted by India for the third consecutive time.

• Squash World Cup is being hosted by India for the third consecutive time in Chennai at the SDAT Stadium from 9 December until the 14th December.
• Twelve nations will participate, including host India and defending champions Egypt.
• Each team has been composed of two men and two women players.
• Matches follow the format introduced at the 2023 Games, consisting of seven points with a sudden death tiebreak at 6–6.
• India’s squad has been announced, combining experienced players and young talent.
• Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar will represent India in the men’s category.
• Former World No.10 Joshna Chinappa has returned to strengthen the women’s team.
• Anahat Singh will make her World Cup debut for India.
• India will aim to improve upon its third-place finish achieved in the 2023 edition.

Topic: Sports

7. Lando Norris won his first Formula One World Championship.

• Lando Norris finished third in controlled drive in Abu Dhabi that delivered the points he needed.
• His result secured McLaren’s first drivers’ crown in over ten years.
• Max Verstappen dominated the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for his eighth win of the year. However, he could not overturn Norris’ overall points lead.
• Oscar Piastri supported McLaren’s title push with a solid second place.
• Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc could not threaten Norris’ secure championship position. George Russell finished a distant fifth.
• The list of F1 World Championship wins since 2020:

• 2025 - Lando Norris (Britain), McLaren
• 2024 - Max Verstappen (Netherlands), Red Bull
• 2023 - Max Verstappen (Netherlands), Red Bull
• 2022 - Max Verstappen (Netherlands), Red Bull
• 2021 - Max Verstappen (Netherlands), Red Bull
• 2020 - Lewis Hamilton (Britain), Mercedes

Topic: State News/Maharashtra

8. A bill to amend the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act has been introduced by the state government.

• Its aim is to standardise trust governance, reduce litigation, and ensure routine oversight among trust Board members.
• The bill inserts a new section 30A for the appointment of tenure trustees and perpetual trustees when instrument of trusts does not include any specific provision.
• The bill says the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act was made to regulate the administration of public, religious and charitable trusts in Maharashtra.
• According to the Bill, Maharashtra Public Trusts Act was also enacted to make provisions for the administration of public, religious and charitable trusts in Maharashtra.
• As per the bill, perpetual trustees (appointed for life) cannot be more than 25% of the total strength of the Board of Trustees.
• If term for the appointment of a trustee is not specified in the trust deed they will deemed to be a tenure trustee, usually for up to five years.
• The Bill also amends subsection (6) of Section 18 of the Act.
• It also increases the penalties for violation of certain provisions of the Act.
• Public trusts, including major temples and charities, may invest up to half of their corpus in approved market-linked securities.
• They may do so without needing individual approvals from the Charity Commissioner.

Topic: Sports

9. In badminton, Sanskar Saraswat won Men’s Singles Title at 2025 Guwahati Masters.

• He won over his compatriot Mithun Manjunath 21-11, 17-21, 21-13 in the final.
• This victory marks first Super 100 title of Sanskar.
• In men’s doubles, India’s Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy and K. Sai Pratheek lost match against Malaysia’s Aaron Tai and Kang Khai Xing.
• The Malaysian pair secured the title with a score of 21-13, 21-18.
• 2025 Guwahati Masters took place at the Sarju Sarai Indoor Sports Complex, Guwahati, Assam from 2 to 7 December 2025.
• It was also known as Yonex-Sunrise Guwahati Masters 2025. It was the third edition of Guwahati Masters championships.

Topic: National News

10. The eighth Smart India Hackathon 2025 has started on 8 December across 60 nodal centres in India.

• The 8th edition of the Smart India Hackathon was announced by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell and AICTE.
• The Software Grand Finale is being hosted by Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (WeSchool) in Mumbai on 8 December and 9 December.
• This year’s hackathon received 72,165 idea submissions from 68,766 student teams.
• The submissions addressed 271 problem statements from ministeries, government departments, PSUs, and industries.
• Out of these, 1,360 teams qualified for the Grand Finale. These teams comprised more than 8000 students and over 1300 mentors.
• Since 2017, Smart India Hackathon has expanded into the world’s largest open innovation platform.
• It promotes design thinking, creative problem-solving, and entrepreneurship.
• The 2025 edition is focused on space technology, clean energy, cybersecurity, defence, MedTech, robotics, and smart education.