The Adda247 Yearbook 2026 covers various national and international current affairs from late 2025.
Key Events and Reports:
56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2025, Goa:
The festival's Country of Focus was Japan, Partner Country was Spain, and Spotlight Country was Australia.
The Opening Film was The Blue Trail (Brazil) and the Closing Film was A Useful Ghost (Thailand).
Rajinikanth received the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award and the Golden Peacock Best Feature Film was Skin of Youth (Vietnam).
Russian President Vladimir Putin's Visit to India (Dec 2025):
The visit was for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit.
Both nations adopted the Programme 2030 for Strategic Economic Cooperation, targeting $100 billion bilateral trade by 2030.
Russia formally joined the International Big Cats Alliance (IBCA).
RBI's 5th Bi-monthly Monetary Policy (Dec 2025):
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) cut the policy repo rate to 5.25% and maintained a 'Neutral' stance.
The real GDP growth for FY26 was projected at 7.3%, and the CPI inflation outlook was revised to 2.0%.
ISSF World Cup Final 2025, Doha, Qatar:
China ranked 1st with 9 medals; India ranked 2nd and the USA 3rd, both with 6 medals.
Indian shooters Simranpreet Kaur and Suruchi Singh won gold medals.
National Handicrafts & Shilp Guru Awards 2023-24:
Presented by President Droupadi Murmu, a total of 48 awards were conferred.
Shilp Guru Awardees for 2024 included Kamlesh Sharma (Wood Craft) from Rajasthan and Mohammad Dilshad (Wood Carving) from Uttar Pradesh.
Passport Index 2025 (Arton Capital):
UAE retained the top spot (MS 179).
India's Global Rank was 67th with a Mobility Score of 74.
World Inequality Report 2026:
The top 10% of India's population earn 58% of the total national income, and the top 1% hold about 40% of national wealth.
20th Session of UNESCO ICH Committee (Dec 2025):
Held for the first time in India at the Red Fort, New Delhi.
Deepavali (Diwali) was added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
India Skills Report 2026:
India's overall employability rose to 56.35%.
For the first time in five years, women's employability (54%) surpassed that of men (51.5%).
Top employable states are Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Karnataka.
QS World University Sustainability Rankings 2026:
Lund University (Sweden) ranked 1st, displacing the University of Toronto.
103 Indian universities featured, giving India the fourth-highest representation.
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