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Highlights of 15 December 2025 Current Affairs
- The Union Cabinet has approved the Census of India 2027, ending a gap of over 15 years since the last census in 2011 and providing updated demographic and socio-economic data for policymaking.
- Census 2027 will be India’s 16th census overall and the 8th after Independence, to be conducted in two phases with house listing in 2026 and population enumeration in February 2027.
- For the first time, the census will be fully digital, using mobile-based applications, a Census Management and Monitoring System portal, and offering a self-enumeration option to citizens.
- Caste-related data will be collected during the population enumeration phase, making Census 2027 particularly significant for evidence-based social and welfare policies.
- India’s resolution on strengthening global wildfire management was adopted at UNEA-7 in Nairobi, highlighting international concern as wildfire incidents may rise by nearly 50 percent by 2100.
- The wildfire resolution emphasises early warning systems, satellite and ground-based monitoring, community-centric response mechanisms, and improved access to climate and multilateral finance.
- The Union Cabinet approved the CoalSETU Policy, introducing a long-term auction mechanism for coal linkages in the non-regulated sector to improve transparency, efficiency, and optimal use of domestic coal.
- India called for the protection of the UNESCO-listed Preah Vihear Temple amid renewed Thailand–Cambodia border tensions, underlining concerns about safeguarding cultural heritage in conflict zones.
- The Supreme Court extended ₹50 lakh insurance coverage under the PMGKY scheme to all doctors who died while performing COVID-19 duties, ensuring uniform compensation for affected families.
- India was excluded from the U.S.-led Pax Silica initiative on critical mineral and silicon supply chains, while NASA reported loss of contact with the MAVEN spacecraft studying Mars’ atmosphere.
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