Current Affairs 01 December 2025

India’s GDP Grows 8.2% in Q2, Powered by Manufacturing Surge.

• The country’s GDP registered strong 8.2% growth in the second quarter of the current financial year, surpassing 7.8% in Q1 and 5.6% in the same period last year.
• The growth momentum was driven by robust expansion in the manufacturing, secondary, and tertiary sectors, reflecting broad-based economic recovery.
• Nominal GDP growth stood at 8.7% in Q2.

PM Modi Unveils Lord Rama Statue & Ramayana Park in Goa.

• PM Narendra Modi inaugurated a 77-foot bronze statue of Lord Rama and opened the Ramayana Theme Park at the Shree Samsthan Gokarn Partagali Jeevottam Math, marking the start of its 550th-year celebrations (Sardha Panchashatamanotsava).
• In Goa, the PM launched an interactive Ramayana Theme Park.

Deepti Sharma Becomes Costliest Player at WPL 2026 Auction.

• The WPL 2026 auction created history as Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma became the costliest player, securing a record price of ₹3.2 crore.
• UP Warriorz used the Right-to-Match (RTM) option to match Delhi Capitals’ opening bid, bringing Deepti back to the franchise.
• Deepti became the second-highest paid player in WPL history, just behind Smriti Mandhana’s ₹3.4 crore deal from 2023.

India Approves Tex-RAMPS Scheme to Boost Textile Innovation.

• The Government of India approved the Tex-RAMPS Scheme to strengthen research, innovation, and competitiveness in the textiles sector.
• The scheme aims to integrate research, data, and innovation to position India as a global leader in sustainability and advanced textile technology.
• Tex-RAMPS will be implemented as a Central Sector Scheme, fully funded by the Ministry of Textiles.

Army Chief Announces 3-Phase Roadmap for Future-Ready Force by 2047.

• The Army Chief unveiled a three-phase roadmap to build a future-ready force by 2047.
• Phase 1 – HOP 2032: Serves as a comprehensive framework under the Army’s Decade of Transformation (2023–2033).
• Phase 2 – STEP 2037: A five-year consolidation phase.
• Phase 3 – JUMP 2047: Envisions the Army emerging as an integrated, technologically advanced, future-ready force.