Institutions & Bodies in News — December 2025

1. NIA: National Investigation Agency is the primary counter-terrorism agency in India · 31 Dec · GS3 · note
2. Inspector General of Registration: Authority under the Registration Act responsible for overseeing property registration. · 31 Dec · GS2 · note
3. AAI: Manages 26 state-owned airports and owns 113 airports across India · 31 Dec · GS2 · note
4. The Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) was consulted for the ban. · 31 Dec · GS2 · note
5. The NDUS is being conducted by the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). · 31 Dec · GS2 · note
6. AP-GENCO, APSPDCL, and AP-TRANSCO are the primary utilities involved in the state's power sector transformation · 31 Dec · GS3 · note
7. APAIMS: Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Information Management System · 31 Dec · GS3 · note
8. Second Karnataka Administrative Reforms Commission: Body recommending administrative and financial reforms in Karnataka. · 31 Dec · GS2 · note
9. Election Commission of India (EC) is the body responsible for electoral roll revisions. · 31 Dec · GS2 · note
10. The university operates under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model · 31 Dec · GS2 · note
11. IFAT: Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers · 31 Dec · GS3 · note
12. The decision was taken by the Union Cabinet in accordance with Supreme Court orders · 31 Dec · GS3 · note
13. The Directorate General of Trade Remedies is the body that recommended the import tariff. · 31 Dec · GS3 · note
14. SCO: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit where PM Modi was invited · 30 Dec · GS2 · note
15. VMC: Vijayawada Municipal Corporation is the local urban body responsible for the city's administration. · 30 Dec · GS2 · note
16. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY): Nodal ministry for IT regulations. · 30 Dec · GS3 · note
17. UGC (University Grants Commission) regulations were cited as the reason for the Governor's reservation. · 30 Dec · GS2 · note
18. Second Karnataka Administrative Reforms Commission: body tasked with recommending administrative reforms in Karnataka · 30 Dec · GS3 · note
19. Institute of Management in Government: Body responsible for analyzing study data for policy recommendations · 30 Dec · GS2 · note
20. ECI: The body responsible for issuing guidelines on voter verification and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). · 30 Dec · GS2 · note
21. Muziris Heritage Project: Organization hosting the conference in collaboration with Kerala Tourism. · 30 Dec · GS1 · note
22. Special Task Force (STF) is the agency responsible for the arrests in Assam · 30 Dec · GS3 · note
23. India currently lacks a dedicated consumer safety regime for AI duty of care. · 30 Dec · GS3 · note
24. Quad: A strategic grouping consisting of India, USA, Japan, and Australia · 30 Dec · GS2 · note
25. Blue Marine Foundation is a UK-based organization involved in the research · 30 Dec · GS3 · note
26. The reorganization was approved by the Andhra Pradesh State Cabinet. · 29 Dec · GS2 · note
27. DRDO: Defence Research and Development Organisation responsible for the rocket's testing. · 29 Dec · GS3 · note
28. Suchitwa Mission: The body responsible for waste management roles in the Kerala protocol. · 29 Dec · GS3 · note
29. Lok Adalats: Forums for alternative dispute resolution to settle pending cases. · 29 Dec · GS2 · note
30. The task force is chaired by the Health and Family Welfare Commissioner of Andhra Pradesh. · 29 Dec · GS2 · note
31. Bombay High Court: The judicial body that overturned the convictions · 29 Dec · GS3 · note
32. National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA): Located in Pune, India. · 29 Dec · GS3 · note
33. Booth Level Officers (BLOs) are responsible for updating electoral rolls and assisting voters with enumeration. · 28 Dec · GS2 · note
34. Tamil Nadu State Archaeology Department is the body responsible for assessing the heritage value of the coins · 28 Dec · GS1 · note
35. Election Commission of India (ECI) is the body responsible for regulating political advertisements and campaign spending. · 28 Dec · GS2 · note
36. Sabar Institute, Kolkata, conducted the study on electoral roll revisions. · 28 Dec · GS2 · note
37. RBI (Reserve Bank of India) provides guidelines against undue harassment during loan recovery · 28 Dec · GS3 · note
38. CESL: A subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) · 28 Dec · GS3 · note
39. Department of Survey Settlement and Land Records: Body responsible for the Karnataka lake survey. · 28 Dec · GS3 · note
40. AAI: Airports Authority of India, responsible for the management and operation of many airports in India · 28 Dec · GS2 · note
41. IMA: Indian Medical Association · 28 Dec · GS2 · note
42. CIL operates through eight subsidiaries including Eastern Coalfields Limited, Bharat Coking Coal Limited, Central Coalfields Limited, Western Coalfields Limited, South Eastern Coalfields Limited · 28 Dec · GS3 · note
43. NITI Aayog: Attended the conference to discuss national development priorities. · 28 Dec · GS2 · note
44. Odisha police are the primary agency facilitating the surrender and intelligence gathering in the state. · 28 Dec · GS3 · note
45. The Governor of a state acts as the Chancellor of state universities. · 28 Dec · GS2 · note
46. FSSAI: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India · 27 Dec · GS3 · note
47. BIS: Bureau of Indian Standards · 27 Dec · GS3 · note
48. PGIMER and NIMHANS are key institutions involved in the mental health modeling study. · 27 Dec · GS2 · note
49. Election Commission of India (ECI) is the body that declined the state's request to extend the enumeration form deadline · 27 Dec · GS2 · note
50. REC: Rural Electrification Corporation is the body overseeing the RDSS scheme. · 27 Dec · GS3 · note
51. KITE: The technology arm of the General Education department in Kerala · 27 Dec · GS3 · note
52. SOG (Special Operations Group) is a specialized unit of the Jammu and Kashmir Police. · 27 Dec · GS3 · note
53. Kudumbashree Mission is the governing body behind the Technoworld initiative. · 27 Dec · GS3 · note
54. US Centers for Disease Control (CDC): Agency that reported the rabies transmission case. · 27 Dec · GS2 · note
55. Chief Electoral Officer (Kerala) is the authority addressing the SIR voter roll issues · 27 Dec · GS2 · note
56. Election Commission of India (EC) oversees the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process · 27 Dec · GS2 · note
57. Ministry of Environment: Body responsible for approving the project · 27 Dec · GS3 · note
58. Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) is the state body overseeing the Fishnet Initiative Project · 27 Dec · GS3 · note

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