27 Dec 2025 | Daily Current Affairs

UIDAI to Expand Aadhaar Centres to 473 | UPSC GS2

  • Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to expand full-service Aadhaar centers from 88 to 473 by September 2026.
  • Aim
    At least one Centre per two districts to ease adult enrolment and updates.
  • Offline visit mandatory for biometric updates and limited name changes.
  • Aadhaar is not proof of citizenship; eligible foreign residents may enroll.
  • Date of Birth change allowed only once with affidavit; falsification attracts criminal action.
Aadhaar centres
Aadhaar centres

Invasive Mosquito Threat to India’s Malaria Elimination Goal | UPSC

  • Vector in focus
    Anopheles stephensi, an invasive mosquito species driving urban malaria in India.
  • Why critical
    Urban-adapted unlike traditional rural malaria vectors
    Breeds in man-made water containers such as tanks, tyres and construction sites
    Efficient vector of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax
  • Geographic pattern
    Urban and peri-urban areas
    High-burden pockets in Odisha, Tripura and Mizoram
    Border districts of Northeast India affected by transmission from Myanmar and Bangladesh
  • Policy targets
    Zero indigenous malaria cases by 2027
    Malaria elimination by 2030
    Aligned with WHO Global Technical Strategy
  • Progress snapshot
    Cases reduced from 11.7 lakh in 2015 to ~2.27 lakh in 2024
    Deaths reduced by ~78%
malaria elimination goal
malaria elimination goal

Gujarat Regains Tiger State Status After 33 Years | UPSC GS3

  • Gujarat has regained ‘Tiger State’ status after 33 years following confirmation of tiger presence by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
  • Tiger confirmed in Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary through camera-trap evidence, leading to Gujarat’s inclusion in the National Tiger Census.
  • Gujarat had lost Tiger State status in 1992 due to absence of confirmed tiger population.
  • Important for Prelims
    Gujarat is the only Indian state hosting all three big cats simultaneously: Asiatic Lion, Tiger and Leopard.
Tiger State status
Tiger State status

K-4 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Test by India | UPSC GS3

  • K-4 (Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile) is an indigenously developed, nuclear-capable Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
  • It provides the sea-based leg of India’s Nuclear Triad (Land, Air, Sea), ensuring credible second-strike capability under India’s No First Use (NFU) doctrine.
  • December 2025
    Successful user trial from an operational SSBN (Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear), INS Arighaat, in the Bay of Bengal.
    Confirms final validation before induction (earlier tests used pontoons).
  • Key specifications
    Range ~3,500 km
    Two-stage, solid-fuel propulsion
    Nuclear / conventional payload up to ~2,000 kg
    Guidance via INS + NavIC
  • Platform linkage
    Designed for Arihant-class SSBNs
    INS Arihant mainly uses K-15 (Sagarika)
    INS Arighaat and INS Aridhaman are K-4 capable
K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile
K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile

IS forces in Nigeria: US Airstrikes After Attacks on Christians | UPSC

  • Jabo, Sokoto (North-West) – Nigeria (West Africa)
    In news due to U.S. air strikes on IS-linked Lakurawa militants, conducted with Nigerian government coordination.
  • West Africa
    Region witnessing activities of Islamic State affiliates.
  • Islamic State – West Africa Province (ISWAP)
    Terror outfit operating in Nigeria and surrounding West African region.

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