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DAILY DOSE 19^th DEC – 2025 CURRENT AFFAIRS

📰 INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Chile Presidential Election

• Far-right leader José Antonio Kastelected as the next President of Chile with over 58% votes.
• Defeated left-wing coalition candidate Jeannette Jara.
• Will assume office on 11 March 2026.
• Marks Chile’s sharpest political shift to the right since 1990(end of military rule).
• Election focused on crime, security and immigration.
• Kast pledged strict action on crime, irregular migration, and cuts in public spending.
• He has expressed admiration for Augusto Pinochetand Donald Trump.
• Pinochet ruled Chile for 17 yearsafter a US-backed coup in 1973, marked by human rights violations.
• Outgoing President: Gabriel Boric(did not seek re-election).
• First Chilean presidential election with compulsory votingand automatic voter registration.

Chile – Key Facts

• Continent: South America
• Capital: Santiago
• Currency: Chilean Peso
• Language: Spanish
• Southernmost country in the world

🏏 SPORTS

IPL 2026 Auction – Cameron Green

• Cameron Greenbought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for ₹25.20 crore.
• Became the most expensive overseas playerin IPL history.
• Previous overseas record: Mitchell Starc – ₹24.75 crore (IPL 2024).
• Third costliest player overallin IPL auction history.
• Only Rishabh Pantand Shreyas Iyer fetched higher prices.
• Base price: ₹2 crore.
• As per IPL rules:
  • Player receives ₹18 crore
  • ₹7.20 croreallocated to player welfare
• IPL 2024 performance (RCB):
  • 255 runs
  • 10 wickets

👤 PERSONALITY IN NEWS

Ram Sutar (1925–2025)

• Eminent sculptor Ram Sutarpassed away on 17 December 2025 at Noida, aged 100.
• Designer of the Statue of Unity(world’s tallest statue) dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
• Born on 19 February 1925in Gondur village, Dhule district, Maharashtra.
• Gold medallist from JJ School of Art and Architecture, Mumbai.
• Notable works include statues of:
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharajat Parliament complex
• Awards:
  • Padma Shri – 1999
  • Padma Bhushan – 2016
  • Maharashtra Bhushan Puraskar

🛡️ DEFENCE

India–UAE Joint Military Exercise: Desert Cyclone-II

• Commenced on 18 December 2025in Abu Dhabi.
• Duration: 18–30 December 2025.
• Indian contingent: 45 personnelfrom Mechanised Infantry Regiment.
• UAE contingent: 53 Mechanised Infantry Battalion.
• Objective: Enhance interoperability and operational synergy.
• Focus areas:
  • Urban warfare
  • Heliborne operations
  • Mission planning
  • Unmanned & counter-unmanned aircraft systems
• Reflects deepening India–UAE strategic and military partnership.

🤝 MoUs / AGREEMENTS

India–Saudi Arabia Visa Waiver Agreement

• Signed in Riyadhunder India–Saudi Strategic Partnership Council.
• Signed by:
  • Suhel Ajaz Khan(Indian Ambassador)
  • Abdulmajeed Alsmari(Saudi official)
• Provides reciprocal visa-free short staysfor:
  • Diplomatic
  • Official
  • Special passport holders
• Aims to facilitate official travel and bilateral coordination.

Tripura Soil Research MoU

• Signed on 17 December 2025.
• Parties:
  • Tripura Agriculture Department
  • National Bureau of Soil Survey & Land Use Planning (NBSS & LUP), Nagpur
• Objective: Improve agricultural productivityand foodgrain self-sufficiency.
• Covers districts:
  • North Tripura
  • Dhalai
  • Unakoti
• Focus on soil-based crop planningand sustainable farming.
• Foodgrain self-sufficient blocks increased from 22 (2018)to 30, with 5 more expected.

India–Oman Agreements (PM Modi’s Visit)

• Cooperation expanded in:
  • Trade
  • Agriculture
  • Education
  • Maritime security
  • Culture
• Progress on Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
• Agreements signed:
  • Maritime heritage & museums (linked to Lothal NMHC)
  • Agriculture & allied sectors
  • Higher education exchanges
  • Millet cultivation & agri-food innovation
• Adopted Joint Vision Document on Maritime Cooperation.
• PM Modi awarded Order of Oman.
• India–Oman relations:
  • Civilisational ties: ~5000 years
  • Diplomatic relations: 1955
  • Strategic partnership: 2008

🏛️ INDIAN POLITY

SHANTI Bill, 2025 (Nuclear Energy)

• Full name: Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill.
• Passed by Rajya Sabha on 18 December 2025.
• Grants statutory status to Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB).
• Consolidates:
  • Atomic Energy Act, 1962
  • Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act
• Aligns nuclear regulation with IAEA norms.
• Key features:
  • Licences renewable every 5 years
  • Environmental damage included in nuclear damage
  • Graded liability capsfor operators
  • Atomic Energy Redressal Commissionproposed
  • Cybersecurity strengthened
• Nuclear capacity:
  • Current: ~9 GW
  • Target: 22 GW by 2032
  • Long-term goal: 100 GW by 2047

🗺️ STATE NEWS – ASSAM

Assam Cabinet Decisions

• Approved release of ₹250 crorefor Bodoland Territorial Council under SOPD (Rural) for FY 2025-26.
• Purpose: Rural infrastructure & priority development.
• Approved declaration of:
  • Kumari Beel (270 ha)
  • Dhamar Beel (337 ha)as Proposed Reserved Forests.
• Approved land transfer for CRPF Group Centrein Dhemaji.
• Simu Dasappointed Physical Instructor:
  • Member of Indian women’s blind cricket team
  • Winner of Women’s T20 Blind World Cup

📅 IMPORTANT DAYS

Goa Liberation Day – 19 December

• Marks success of Operation Vijay (1961).
• Goa liberated from Portuguese ruleafter 36-hour military operation.
• Portuguese rule since 1510.
• Governor Manuel Antonio Vassalo e Silvasigned surrender.
• Goa became 25th Indian state on 30 May 1987.

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