{"id":3259,"date":"2025-12-09T13:54:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T08:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readingroomz.com\/?p=3259"},"modified":"2025-12-09T13:56:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T08:26:00","slug":"current-affairs-03-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readingroomz.com\/te\/current-affairs-03-december-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Affairs 03 December 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"current-affairs-09-september-2025\">Current Affairs 03 December 2025<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-622c4c6fc0a709616a8e3eddd0f53b24\" style=\"color:#0045d5\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>\u0c35\u0c3f\u0c37\u0c2f \u0c38\u0c42\u0c1a\u0c3f\u0c15<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#current-affairs-09-september-2025\">Current Affairs 03 December 2025<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#p\">\u0c2a\u0c3f \u0c10 \u0c2c\u0c3f \u0c15\u0c30\u0c46\u0c02\u0c1f\u0c4d \u0c05\u0c2b\u0c48\u0c30\u0c4d\u0c38\u0c4d<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#satellite-based-crop-monitoring-under-fasal-programme\">Satellite-Based Crop Monitoring under FASAL Programme<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#satellite-based-crop-monitoring-under-fasal-programme-1\">AI-Based Monsoon Forecast Pilot project<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#satellite-based-crop-monitoring-under-fasal-programme-1-1\">e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#satellite-based-crop-monitoring-under-fasal-programme-1-1-1\">NHAI partners with Reliance Jio for safety alert system<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#\ud83d\udcf0-read-full-news-updates\">\u0c21\u0c48\u0c32\u0c40 \u0c15\u0c30\u0c46\u0c02\u0c1f\u0c4d \u0c05\u0c2b\u0c48\u0c30\u0c4d\u0c38\u0c4d \u0c15\u0c4d\u0c35\u0c3f\u0c1c\u0c4d<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"p\">\u0c2a\u0c3f \u0c10 \u0c2c\u0c3f \u0c15\u0c30\u0c46\u0c02\u0c1f\u0c4d \u0c05\u0c2b\u0c48\u0c30\u0c4d\u0c38\u0c4d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"satellite-based-crop-monitoring-under-fasal-programme\">Satellite-Based Crop Monitoring under FASAL Programme<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Government of India is expanding the use of satellite-based crop monitoring through the FASAL (Forecasting Agricultural output using Space, Agro-meteorology and Land-based observations) programme. Under this initiative, the Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC) generates pre-harvest production estimates for 11 major crops including paddy, wheat, jute, cotton, sugarcane, soybean, tur, gram, mustard, lentil and rabi sorghum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How FASAL Works:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Uses multispectral and microwave satellite data for crop mapping.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Combines satellite-based indices + weather data for yield estimation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Covers 20 states \/ 557 districts across India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In Andhra Pradesh all districts are covered under FASAL Program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Helps reduce discrepancies by supporting PMFBY, especially in crop-cutting experiments and gram panchayat\u2013level yield estimation using YESTech.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DA&amp;FW, MNCFC and ISRO are jointly developing an operational Semi-Physical yield estimation model.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"satellite-based-crop-monitoring-under-fasal-programme-1\">AI-Based Monsoon Forecast Pilot project<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An AI-based pilot project was conducted by the Government of India in collaboration with the Development Innovation Lab\u2013India to provide local monsoon onset forecasts for Kharif 2025. The system used an open-source blended model combining:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Google\u2019s NeuralGCM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ECMWF\u2019s AIFS (Artificial Intelligence Forecasting System)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>125 years of historical rainfall data from IMD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forecasts were probabilistic and focused only on local monsoon onset, helping farmers decide the right sowing dates. Forecasts were sent through M-Kisan SMS portal to 3.88 crore farmers across 13 States in 5 languages Hindi, Odia, Marathi, Bangla, and Punjabi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"satellite-based-crop-monitoring-under-fasal-programme-1-1\">e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Government of India is implementing the e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP) under the Digital India Programme to strengthen e-Governance in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). The project aims to enhance transparency, accountability, and efficiency at the grassroots level by digitizing Panchayat functions. The e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project was launched on 27 April 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The flagship platform eGramSwaraj enables planning, budgeting, accounting, and monitoring of Gram Panchayat works. Its integration with PFMS allows real-time digital payments, improving financial transparency. The eGramSwaraj application was launched on 24 April 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other major applications include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Meri Panchayat \u2013 provides dashboards on Panchayat planning and activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Panchayat NIRNAY \u2013 digitizes and records Gram Sabha proceedings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AuditOnline \u2013 enables online auditing of Panchayat accounts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"satellite-based-crop-monitoring-under-fasal-programme-1-1-1\">NHAI partners with Reliance Jio for safety alert system<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Reliance Jio to introduce a telecom-based road safety alert system across India\u2019s National Highway network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Using Jio\u2019s 4G and 5G infrastructure, travellers will now receive advance warnings on their mobile phones when approaching accident-prone zones, fog-affected stretches, stray-cattle areas, or emergency diversions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alerts will be sent via SMS, WhatsApp, and high-priority calls, enabling drivers to adjust speed and improve road safety.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The system will integrate with NHAI\u2019s Rajmargyatra app and the emergency helpline 1033.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-border-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#0045d5;border-width:2px;border-radius:12px;background-color:#f0f8ff;padding-top:60px;padding-bottom:60px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d21776c6b1db8363ce969f1c780c181e\" id=\"\ud83d\udcf0-read-full-news-updates\" style=\"color:#0045d5\">\u0c21\u0c48\u0c32\u0c40 \u0c15\u0c30\u0c46\u0c02\u0c1f\u0c4d \u0c05\u0c2b\u0c48\u0c30\u0c4d\u0c38\u0c4d \u0c15\u0c4d\u0c35\u0c3f\u0c1c\u0c4d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u0c28\u0c47\u0c1f\u0c3f \u0c15\u0c30\u0c46\u0c02\u0c1f\u0c4d \u0c05\u0c2b\u0c48\u0c30\u0c4d\u0c38\u0c4d \u0c06\u0c27\u0c3e\u0c30\u0c02\u0c17\u0c3e \u0c2a\u0c30\u0c40\u0c15\u0c4d\u0c37\u0c3e \u0c06\u0c27\u0c3e\u0c30\u0c3f\u0c24 \u0c2c\u0c39\u0c41\u0c33\u0c48\u0c1a\u0c4d\u0c1b\u0c3f\u0c15 \u0c2a\u0c4d\u0c30\u0c36\u0c4d\u0c28\u0c32\u0c41<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/readingroomz.com\/te\/current-affairs-mcqs-03-december-2025\/\" style=\"background-color:#0045d5\">03 December<strong>2025 <\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-6-background-color has-background has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Disclaimer: <em>The subheading \u201cHindu Current Affairs\u201d used in this article refers only to current affairs content sourced from The Hindu Newspaper. This section is provided solely for educational and informational purposes to assist competitive exam aspirants in their preparation. We do not claim ownership of the original reporting, and all credit belongs to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Hindu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current Affairs 03 December 2025: Satellite-Based Crop Monitoring under FASAL Programme, e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project, NHAI partners with Reliance Jio for safety alert system, AI-Based Monsoon Forecast Pilot project<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3267,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAowpNK9DA:productID":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[36],"class_list":["post-3259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-current-affairs","tag-pib-current-affairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/readingroomz.com\/te\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/readingroomz.com\/te\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/readingroomz.com\/te\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readingroomz.com\/te\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readingroomz.com\/te\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3259"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/readingroomz.com\/te\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3276,"href":"https:\/\/readingroomz.com\/te\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3259\/revisions\/3276"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readingroomz.com\/te\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/readingroomz.com\/te\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readingroomz.com\/te\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readingroomz.com\/te\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}