Current Affairs 25 December 2025

Madhya Pradesh to Introduce India’s First Rolling Budget.

• Madhya Pradesh will prepare India’s first three-year rolling budget from 2026–27.
• Indicative estimates to be made for 2027–28 and 2028–29.
• Announcement made by Deputy CM & Finance Minister Jagdish Devda.
• Rolling budget allows regular revision based on performance and changing conditions.
• Focus on public participation through Budget Dialogue Programmes.

India pledges $450 million relief package for Sri Lanka after Cyclone.

• India pledged $450 million assistance to Sri Lanka.
• Support announced after Cyclone Ditwah.
• Package includes $100 million grant and $350 million credit.
• Aid covers infrastructure, housing, health, education, and agriculture.
• Assistance delivered under Operation Sagar Bandhu.
• Move reinforces Neighbourhood First Policy.
• Strengthens India–Sri Lanka relations.

ISRO Successfully Launches BlueBird Block-2 Communication Satellite.

• ISRO successfully launched the BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite from Sriharikota.
• The satellite was carried by LVM-3, ISRO’s heavy-lift launch vehicle, popularly known as ‘Baahubali’.
• BlueBird Block-2 was developed by AST SpaceMobile, a United States-based company.
• The satellite enables direct broadband connectivity to smartphones without special satellite phones.

Sangli to Get Maharashtra’s Dedicated Raisin Research Centre.

• Proposal for the raisin research centre approved by the Senate of Shivaji University, Kolhapur.
• The centre will support raisin growers through scientific research, skill development and value addition to boost quality, exports and farmer income.
• Phased rollout with temporary and permanent facilities planned.

PM Modi to Inaugurate Rashtra Prerna Sthal in Lucknow.

• PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate Rashtra Prerna Sthal in Lucknow.
• Event marks the 101st birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
• Project cost is around ₹230 crore.
• Features 65-foot-high bronze statues of: Syama Prasad Mukherjee; Deendayal Upadhyaya; Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
• Houses a state-of-the-art museum.
• Museum is lotus-shaped and spread across 98,000 sq ft.