SNIPPETS: 5 DECEMBER 2025

POLICY AND SCHEMES

• DHRUVA is a proposed digital addressing framework of Department of Posts using UPI-like labels + consent-based access to full addresses + interoperable address-management system + digital labels issued by Address Service Providers + DIGIPIN as a precise geolocation layer (10-character code mapping 14 sq m) + boosts logistics efficiency + strengthens India’s DPI ecosystem + enhances privacy, standardisation, and delivery accuracy.

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

• The interconnected world demands stronger multilateralism + nations collaborate through rules-based institutions to address shared challenges (trade, climate, migration, debt, geopolitics) + 2025 G20 Summit revived debate on its relevance + multilateralism built on shared norms, open markets, institutional cooperation but strained by great-power rivalry, de-globalisation, populist nationalism, institutional paralysis + weakening consensus on climate finance, energy transition, health governance + reforms needed for inclusive, representative, responsive global governance.

MISELLANEOUS NEWS

• India’s first comprehensive Silk Museum in Mysuru + proposed by Central Silk Board + to be built on 3 acres inside CSRTI campus + cost ₹20 crore + partial funding (₹5 crore) from Culture Ministry under Silk Scheme + DPR via tendered agency + completion in 2 years post funding + showcases full soil-to-sartorial silk journey + covers Mulberry, Tussar, Muga, Eri + highlights major silk traditions like Mysore Silk, Kanjeevaram, Banarasi + includes Centre of Excellence & Seri-tourism Zone (cultivation → rearing → reeling → weaving) + raw silk production rising (38,948 MT → 41,121 MT) + mulberry cultivation expanding in Karnataka + challenges include 1,500–2,000 MT raw silk imports + govt support via Silk Samagra scheme
• Cyclone Ditwah wreaks havoc in Sri Lanka + causing 153 deaths, massive floods, landslides, and displacement of 200,000 people + crippling infrastructure in Western Province, Kandy, Badulla + India launches Operation Sagar Bandhu with IAF and Navy delivering relief supplies + INS Vikrant and INS Udaigiri assist + IMD warns India’s east coast of imminent landfall + highlighting India’s humanitarian diplomacy and regional disaster cooperation amid record rainfall, widespread power outages affecting millions and prompting school closures and urgent evacuations across multiple districts.