Places in News — December 2025

1. Sohola swamp is a specific site within Kaziranga National Park. · 31 Dec · GS3 · note
2. Abu Dhabi: The location where the joint military exercise was conducted. · 31 Dec · GS2 · note
3. The high-speed trials were conducted on the Kota-Nagda section. · 31 Dec · GS3 · note
4. Bihar: State where the specific sub-rules requiring mutation proof were struck down. · 31 Dec · GS2 · note
5. Hanimaadhoo International Airport: Newly upgraded airport in the Maldives · 31 Dec · GS2 · note
6. The training is being conducted in the Chenab Valley, Jammu. · 31 Dec · GS3 · note
7. Chamundi Hills is located in Mysuru · 31 Dec · GS3 · note
8. Young India Skill University is located in Telangana · 31 Dec · GS2 · note
9. The meeting was hosted at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. · 31 Dec · GS2 · note
10. Sakri sugar mill is located in Madhubani district, Bihar · 30 Dec · GS3 · note
11. Raiyam sugar mill is located in Darbhanga district, Bihar · 30 Dec · GS3 · note
12. Pachpadra oil refinery: Rajasthan · 30 Dec · GS3 · note
13. Zaporizhzhia: Europe's largest nuclear power plant located in Ukraine · 30 Dec · GS2 · note
14. Pir Panchal Valley and Chenab Valley are regions in the Jammu region where similar restrictions were previously applied · 30 Dec · GS3 · note
15. West Bengal: The state where the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is being conducted. · 30 Dec · GS2 · note
16. WASS Submarine Systems S.R.L. is an Italian firm supplying torpedoes · 30 Dec · GS3 · note
17. Kochi: Host city for the Spice Routes Conference in Kerala. · 30 Dec · GS1 · note
18. Kishtwar and Poonch are districts in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. · 30 Dec · GS3 · note
19. Khanetar Top is a location situated along the Indo-Pak border. · 30 Dec · GS3 · note
20. Tamil Nadu: State government submitting the report to CM M.K. Stalin · 30 Dec · GS2 · note
21. Taiwan: Site of Chinese military drills and Taiwan's 'Rapid Response Exercise' · 30 Dec · GS2 · note
22. Saurashtra-Kutch region is a primary hub for okra production in Gujarat · 30 Dec · GS3 · note
23. Porbandar is a port city in Gujarat, India. · 29 Dec · GS2 · note
24. Mount Everest is located in Nepal · 29 Dec · GS3 · note
25. Myanmar: Neighboring country facing internal conflict and upcoming elections on January 11 and 25, 2026 · 29 Dec · GS2 · note
26. Polavaram district is a newly created district in Andhra Pradesh. · 29 Dec · GS2 · note
27. Banur: Upgraded from sub-tehsil to a full-fledged tehsil in Punjab · 29 Dec · GS2 · note
28. Hariana: Created as a new sub-tehsil in Punjab · 29 Dec · GS2 · note
29. Gujarat and Karnataka: States whose litigation policies are being studied for benchmarking. · 29 Dec · GS2 · note
30. Greater Vijayawada and Greater Tirupati identified as major urban centres · 29 Dec · GS3 · note
31. Kerala is the state hosting the first phase of the census · 29 Dec · GS1 · note
32. Bengaluru, Karnataka · 29 Dec · GS3 · note
33. Batadrava Than is located in the Nagaon district of Assam. · 29 Dec · GS1 · note
34. Aravalli hills: A mountain range in India subject to a court-mandated uniform definition. · 29 Dec · GS3 · note
35. Tamil Nadu · 29 Dec · GS3 · note
36. The 84th annual session of the Indian History Congress served as the platform for this discussion. · 29 Dec · GS1 · note
37. Jolarpet is located in the state of Tamil Nadu · 28 Dec · GS1 · note
38. Krishnaganj and Ranaghat Uttar Purba recorded the highest percentages of voter deletions. · 28 Dec · GS2 · note
39. Bengaluru Urban and Rural districts: Identified with over 80% lake encroachment. · 28 Dec · GS3 · note
40. The framework is specifically designed for the Western Ghats region. · 28 Dec · GS3 · note
41. Bijapur district is located in the state of Chhattisgarh · 28 Dec · GS3 · note
42. Florida: Location of the scheduled meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump. · 28 Dec · GS2 · note
43. Donbas: Eastern region of Ukraine currently under dispute. · 28 Dec · GS2 · note
44. Zaporizhzhia: Location of the nuclear power plant discussed in peace talks. · 28 Dec · GS2 · note
45. The camps are operational across all 38 districts of Tamil Nadu. · 28 Dec · GS2 · note
46. Karwar naval base is located in the state of Karnataka. · 28 Dec · GS3 · note
47. Aravalli Hills: Formed from ancient sedimentary layers deformed by tectonic forces · 28 Dec · GS1 · note
48. Tamil Nadu: State where the mandatory BIS certification is being replaced · 27 Dec · GS3 · note
49. Minnur village, Ambur taluk, Tirupattur district, Tamil Nadu: Location of a rehabilitation camp for refugees · 27 Dec · GS2 · note
50. Kudremukh National Park is located in Karnataka · 27 Dec · GS3 · note
51. Kishtwar and Doda are districts in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. · 27 Dec · GS3 · note
52. Technoworld is located in Kozhikode, Kerala. · 27 Dec · GS3 · note
53. Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi: Venue for the award ceremony. · 27 Dec · GS2 · note
54. Pudukottai and Villupuram are identified as areas with high marine litter accumulation in Tamil Nadu · 27 Dec · GS3 · note

How these notes are made