Daily Current Affairs — 15 December 2025
5 articles • UPSC Prelims & Mains
Push for Public Sector Bank Reforms
Context The Union Budget 2026–27 is expected to unveil a policy direction on the next phase of public sector bank (PSB) reforms based on two parallel tracks—Consolidation 2.0 and calibrated dilution of government ownership. What are the Reforms? Consolidation 2.0: The government is considering merging the five smallest PSBs with mid-sized banks with objectives to; To create banks with sufficient scale, balance sheet strength, and market presence.
ICMR Adopts Demow Model for National Snakebite Prevention
Context The Demow Model from eastern Assam’s Sivasagar has been chosen as one of the successful systems of snakebite prevention and management under a project sanctioned by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The project, called the Zero Snakebite Death Initiative: Community Empowerment and Engagement for Mitigation of Snakebite Envenoming. Snakebite Envenoming The snakebite envenoming (poisoning from snake bites) was classified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a high-priorit
Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill
Context The Union Cabinet has approved the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill. About The bill proposes a unified regulator for higher education, replacing existing statutory bodies such as the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). UGC oversees non-technical higher education, the AICTE oversees technical education and the NCTE is the regulatory body for teachers education.
Govt Strengthens Framework Against Fake News
Context The Information and Broadcasting Minister said that the government has strengthened the framework to combat fake news and deep fakes across media platforms. About Fake news is known as information that is false or misleading and presented as news. Deep Fakes are digital media — video, audio, and images, edited and manipulated using Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Amendment of Insurance Laws Bill, 2025
Context The Union Cabinet approved the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025. About The Bill seeks to revamp India’s insurance framework, proposing changes to the: Insurance Act, 1938, the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956, and the IRDAI Act, 1999. Aim: Modernisation, wider coverage and stronger regulatory oversight.