7-8 December Current Affairs 2025

National Affairs

1. Bharat Taxi launched

• A cooperative ride-hailing platform under Ministry of Cooperation .

• Operated through Sahakar Taxi Cooperative , positioned as an alternative to Uber & Ola .

• Supported by National e-Governance Division (NeGD) .

​​​​​​​ 2. Regional Artificial Intelligence Impact Conference 2025

• Held at State Convention Centre, Shillong, Meghalaya .

• Part of build-up events for the India–AI Impact Summit 2026 (Feb 2026).

3. Paperless Passport Verification Launched

• Joint initiative of MEITY + MEA .

• Verification now through DigiLocker → fully digital & contactless.

4. RailTel–Nokia Agreement

• For upgrading India’s National Long-Distance (NLD) & metro optical transport networks .

5. Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT)

• SEBI granted in-principle approval to register RIIT as an InvIT .

6. MoHUA + SIIC IIT Kanpur

• Launched 2nd startup cohort in sanitation & waste management at Swachhata Startup Conclave.

7. DRDO handed over 7 indigenous technologies

• Developed under Technology Development Fund (TDF) .

• Transferred to all three services: Army, Navy, Air Force .

8. NISG + MeitY + Tripura IT Dept. Conference

• Theme: Harnessing AI and Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Viksit Bharat .

• Held in New Delhi (5 Dec 2025) .

Economy & Industry

9. Luana Lopes Lara becomes Youngest Self-made Woman Billionaire

• Brazilian entrepreneur, age 29 .

• Her fintech startup Kalshi now valued at USD 11 billion .

10. Microsoft Store Awards 2025

• Recognised high-performing apps enhancing user experience , productivity , innovation on Windows.

11. Developing Nations’ Debt

• Paid