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NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||11/12/2025.

 

NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||11/12/2025.

THURSDAY| VOL—IV/2025/DECEMBER

OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION.

न गतं कर्तुं कश्चिद् धनवान्,

परिश्रमेण तु भविष्यं लभ्यते।

No one is rich enough to buy the past;

but with effort, the future can be won.

INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY).

Deepavali, the festival of lights, has been inscribed on UNESCO’s List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, announced at the 20th UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee session at New Delhi’s Red Fort from December 8-13, 2025. It is the 16th Indian element on this list.

 

India and the EU held trade talks this week in an effort to reach a new free trade deal, envoys from both sides wrote on social media. Hit by U.S. tariffs earlier this year, both parties hoped to reach a trade agreement with each other by the end of 2025. However, an unnamed source told Reuters that differences remained on topics like steel, cars, and carbon levies.

“बजरंग दल ने हिंदू राष्ट्र पदयात्रा पर बैठक की:फर्रुखाबाद में 21 दिसंबर को निकलेगी सनातनी हिंदू राष्ट्र पदयात्रा”, दैनिक भास्कर, दिसंबर 08, 2025.

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari  said that the nation is poised to become a hydrogen energy exporter within the next decade. WHAT A CLAIM?I HOPE HE WILL BE THERE TO WITNESS THIS.

 Shahid Diwas: PM Modi recalls the valour of those involved in Assam Movement.  Shahid Diwas is observed annually on December 10 to honour those who sacrificed their lives during the Assam Movement – a mass agitation launched in 1979 by the Assam Students' Union (ASU) and the All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad (AAGSP) against large-scale infiltration from Bangladesh.

BUT AGREEMENT MADE BY GOI, AND SIGNED BY THE THEN PM RKG ON THIS  IS THROWN IN DUSTBIN. SHALL WE HAVE A DEBATE ON THIS, Ms. PGB??? IT WILL TAKE 9 MINITUES!!

Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh has said that India’s fish exports have doubled in the last ten years to over 62 thousand crore rupees. In 2013-14, the country’s fish export stood at over 30 thousand crore rupees.

THERE SHOULD BE A LIMIT ON OPENING SIZE OF FISHING NET FOR DEEP WATER FISHING.

 

WORLD: (REUTER, AP, AFP, BLOOMBERG, CNN, WP)

The United States and other countries that have tried to mediate an end to the DRC conflict jointly called for de-escalation yesterday amid a new surge in violence.

At least seventy-four people have been killed and two hundred thousand people have fled fighting in recent days, the United Nations said Monday. Monitoring groups already deem the conflict one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with more than eight million people displaced.

On Saturday, representatives of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 insurgency signed a Declaration of Principles Agreement in Qatar. It is not working.

Nobel prize ceremony: Ana Corina Sosa Machado, daughter of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo today on her mother’s behalf.

 

CORRUPTION,CRIME & PUNISHMENT:

“Nepal files corruption case against 55 over China-funded Pokhara airport”, Nepal, December 08, 2025 “Nepal's anti-graft body on Sunday filed a corruption case at a special court against 55 people, including five former ministers, accusing them of misusing billions of rupees in the Pokhara International Airport project that was funded by China.

 The Supreme Court  reserved its verdict on bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others in the UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots in Delhi.

The CBI has filed a charge sheet against two Chinese nationals who were allegedly the masterminds of the HPZ Token Investment Fraud case.

The CBI has alleged that Shigoo Technology Pvt. Ltd., owned and controlled by Chinese, allegedly cheated the public during the COVID-19 lockdown using a fake mobile application titled HPZ Tokens. The company claimed that investments would be used for cryptocurrency mining and would yield very high returns.

ENVIRONMENTAL: -

The 26th edition of Nagaland’s famed Hornbill Festival – the “Festival of Festivals” – draws to a grand close yesterday evening at Unity Plaza, Naga Heritage Village, Kisama.

WEATHER:

IMD DECLARES COLD WAVE WILL CONTINUE IN NORTHEN NDIA INCLUDING NCR.

TECHNOLOGY:

Russia offered the 20-megawatt class M-90FR marine gas turbine for Indian Navy warships with full technology transfer, digital twin maintenance tools, and an Indian assembly line. The offer aims to achieve 70% indigenization within 5 years and replace Ukrainian engines affected by supply chain disruptions.

India has achieved a major milestone in green mobility with the introduction of its first hydrogen-powered train, marking a significant advancement in sustainable rail technology. Developed entirely within the country, the train showcases Indian Railways’ growing capability in next-generation clean energy transport.

 DAS KAPITAL:

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered interest rates again in a continued effort to keep the labor market intact, despite objections from several key Fed officials who believe the central bank should be prioritizing the higher cost of living instead.

During a visit to Beijing today, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva urged China to allow its currency to strengthen and boost domestic consumption, rather than relying so much on exports. The IMF has been hesitant to take a position on whether China’s currency should strengthen or weaken in the past, but U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on the organization this year to take a stronger stance on Beijing’s currency policy.

*USD*  ₹ 89/-*Euro* : ₹ 103/-*China¥* : ₹ 12/-

BSE SENSEX* 84,391.27 −275.01 (0.32%)🔻

 *NIFTY* 25,758.00 −81.65 (0.32%)🔻

 *GOLD* : ₹ 12,900/ 01gm (24 krt)

 *SILVER* : ₹ 190,000/KG

 WHAT IS NEXT:

Today, the U.S. Federal Reserve makes an interest rate decision.

Today, Australia’s youth social media ban comes into effect.

Tomorrow, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visits Germany.

ANSWER TO YESTERDAY’S QUIZ: “APANJAN”—a Bengali Cinema.

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