BIKKI NEWS: CURRENT AFFAIRS DECEMBER 18th 2025 – కరెంట్ అఫైర్స్
CURRENT AFFAIRS DECEMBER 18th 2025
1) Which special gallery was inaugurated by President Draupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Vijay Diwas?
A : Param Vir Gallery
2) How many days of employment per year will be statutorily guaranteed to rural families under the proposed VB-GRAM G Bill?
A: 125 days
3) Who has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)?
A : Suresh Goyal
4) Who will receive the National Tansen Award for the year 2025?
A : Pt. Tarun Bhattacharya
5) Which two Indian scientists have been awarded the ICTP Prize 2025?
A : Titus Chanda (IIT Madras) and Sthitidhi Roy (ICTS Bengaluru)
6) Who won the gold medal in the women’s 25m pistol event at the National Shooting Championship?
A : Manu Bhaker
7) According to the Commerce Ministry, India’s trade deficit in November 2025 stood at:
A : $6.6 billion
8) Which institute’s scientists developed a biological filter to protect groundwater from dye waste contamination?
A : Harcourt Butler Technical University (HBTU), Kanpur
9) What was the name of the Turkish armed drone shot down by the Indian Army during Operation Sindoor and recently displayed?
A : Yiha
10) By which year does the Government of India aim to achieve 100 GW of nuclear power capacity under the SHANTI Bill?
A : 2047
11) What is the maximum salary cap for foreign players in the IPL 2026 mini-auction?
A : ₹18 crore
12) Which three cities have been declared Holy Cities by the Punjab Government?
A : Amritsar, Talwandi Sabo, and Sri Anandpur Sahib
13) What is the Centre–State funding ratio for general category states under the VB-GRAM G Bill?
A : 60:40
14) Which bill has been introduced in the Lok Sabha to replace MGNREGA?
A : Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill (VB-GRAM G)
15) Under which Defence Ministry digital initiative have over 31 lakh defence pensioners been connected by November 2025?
A : SPARSH
