Current Affairs 09 December 2025

India Hosts 20th UNESCO ICH Session at Red Fort.

• India hosts the 20th UNESCO session on safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage at Red Fort from Dec 8–13, 2025, chaired by Vishal V. Sharma.
• Event marks 20 years since India ratified the 2003 Convention protecting living cultural traditions.
• Committee reviews ICH nominations, best practices, assistance, and global cooperation efforts.

Rajasthan Becomes First to Fully Digitise Voter Rolls.

• Rajasthan achieved 100% digitisation of electoral rolls under Special Intensive Revision, becoming India’s first state to do so.
• It leads with 97% voter mapping, reducing document submissions to about 30 voters per booth in the claims-objection phase.
• Efficient mapping and BLO efforts simplified processes, boosting transparency and reducing repeated verification.

India Opens World’s Highest War Memorial at Galwan.

• Rajnath Singh inaugurates tallest war memorial at Durbuk–Shyok–DBO Road, Ladakh, honouring 20 soldiers who died in 2020 Galwan clash with China.
• Granite trishul-damru design with eternal flame, national flag & 20 bronze statues; museum & digital gallery built under Bharat Ranbhoomi Darshan.
• Visitor facilities added to boost tourism & memorial access in harsh high-altitude zone.

India Gears Up for WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine.

• India to host WHO’s 2nd Global Traditional Medicine Summit in New Delhi from 17–19 Dec 2025 with participation from 100+ nations.
• Focus on scientific validation, digital health, biodiversity & global cooperation; theme: Restoring Balance: The Science and Practice of Health & Well-Being.
• AYUSH to showcase Ashwagandha; India asserts leadership with WHO Global Centre in Jamnagar.

UP Dominate India’s Most Polluted Cities in Nov 2025: Ghaziabad Topped.

• Ghaziabad ranked most polluted with PM2.5 at 224 µg/m³; Delhi close at 215 µg/m³ after sharp rise from October.
• Uttar Pradesh held 6 of top 10 polluted cities, followed by Haryana (3) and Delhi (1).
• The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air reports nearly no safe AQI day; stubble impact lower (7% vs 20% last year), Rajasthan saw most cities above limits.