Current Affairs Quiz – December 2025

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Researchers at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali, developed a new nanoparticle-based therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Conventional AD therapies target only one feature like amyloid aggregation or oxidative stress, giving limited benefit. The new therapy uses nanoparticles integrating polyphenol (from green tea), dopamine (a neurotransmitter), and tryptophan (an amino acid). These form EGCG-dopamine-tryptophan nanoparticles (EDTNPs) targeting amyloid aggregation, oxidative stress, inflammation, and neuronal degeneration simultaneously.

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Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini declared Hansi as the 23rd district of Haryana. Hansi town is located 26 km east of Hisar on National Highway 9. In 2017, the then Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had made Hansi a police district with six police stations. Earlier, in 2016, Haryana had proposed carving Hansi out of Hisar district, leading to the creation of Police District Hansi on 19 April 2017. With Hansi becoming a district, Hisar district will have two sub-divisions (Hisar and Barwala), while Hansi district will have Hansi and Narnaund sub-divisions.

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Switzerland is ranked the world’s most resilient country for investors in 2025, according to Henley & Partners and AlphaGeo Global Investment Risk and Resilience Index. Switzerland scored 88.42 overall, with a risk score of 9.1 (low risk) and resilience score of 85.94 (high resilience), driven by innovation, governance, and social stability. Singapore is the only Asian country in the top 10, ranking 4th, with the lowest legal and regulatory risk globally. India ranks 104th with a total investment risk and resilience score of 54.42, showing moderate resilience (resilience score 49.76) but elevated risks. India’s high risk profile is due to uncertain political, legal, and regulatory environments, combined with exposure to physical climate hazards.

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UNESCO released its flagship report “Bhasha Matters: The State of Education Report for India 2025,” emphasizing that mother-tongue based instruction is essential for improving equity and learning outcomes in India. The report advocates for the adoption of Mother-Tongue Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) across the country to ensure linguistic inclusion and cultural preservation. The report recommends establishing a national mission on Mother-Tongue Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) to provide a unified and coordinated framework that ensures strong alignment between central and state governments.

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Forest Department recorded sighting of two Wild Dogs (Dholes) in Kheoni Wildlife Sanctuary. Kheoni Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Madhya Pradesh and has dry deciduous forests. Dhole is a wild canid carnivorous species, also called Indian wild dog, whistling dog, red wolf, red dog and mountain wolf. It inhabits dense jungles, mountains, steppes, scrub and pine forests. It is found across Central, Eastern and Southeastern Asia; stronghold in India’s Western and Eastern Ghats. It is listed as endangered in IUCN conservation status.

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Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh was awarded Best Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Institute for the second consecutive year by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). The award was presented during ARISE 2025 at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, New Delhi. It was organised by organised by Health Technology Assessment in India (HTAIn), the central HTA body under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. PGIMER earlier received the same recognition at the ICMR–DHR Health Summit last year.

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Nnena Kalu has become the first artist with a learning disability to win the Turner Prize 2025. She is autistic and largely non-verbal, known for large-scale swirling abstract drawings and cocoon-like sculptures from repurposed fabrics and VHS tapes. Born in 1966, Kalu began making art in the 1980s and has worked at ActionSpace, a London nonprofit for disabled artists, since 1999. The award jury was chaired by Alex Farquharson (Tate Britain) and included curators from the National Gallery, Liverpool Biennial, and Fitzwilliam Museum.

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Tamil Nadu launched a conservation initiative to protect the smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) in the Cauvery River delta due to habitat loss and rising human–wildlife conflict. The programme will estimate population, map habitats, study threats like pollution, dams and pesticides, and restore habitats through reeds planting and fish ladders. Otters live in bevvies of 4–12, communicate with whistles and chirps, and control freshwater ecosystems by feeding on fish. Their numbers fell due to dams, contaminated water, plastic pollution, and loss of prey. It is listed as Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and protected under Schedule I of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

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The National Commission for Women (NCW) has launched SHAKTI Scholars, a Young Research Fellowship programme aimed at promoting policy-oriented research on issues affecting women in India. The fellowship encourages multidisciplinary research in areas such as women’s safety and dignity, gender-based violence, legal rights and access to justice, cyber safety, health and nutrition, economic empowerment, and labour participation. The programme is open to Indian citizens aged between 21 and 30 years who have completed at least a graduate degree from a recognised institution. Selected candidates will be awarded a research grant of ₹1 lakh to conduct a six-month research study.

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The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) will prepare a district-wise report on hills qualifying as part of the Aravalli Range for mining purposes. Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) is the apex national body for forestry research and education in India. It is an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India. Its mission is to generate and share scientific knowledge for ecological security, livelihoods, and sustainable forest use. The headquarters of Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) is located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.