🏦 Banking, Finance & Economy

• SBI Life Insurance launched New Smart Samriddhi, an individual, non-linked, non-participating life insurance savings plan.

• NPCI launched a centralised portal npci.org.in to view, manage and revoke all UPI Autopay standing instructions from a single platform.

• India’s tax structure is shifting, with small and mid-sized states emerging as the fastest-growing contributors to GST and direct taxes.

• Goldman Sachs Macro Outlook 2026 projected India to remain among the fastest-growing major economies globally.

🛣️ Infrastructure & Transport

• NHAI received SEBI approval for its sponsored Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT) to operate as a public InvIT.

• Union Cabinet approved Delhi Metro Phase V(A) with a project cost of ₹12,014.91 crore to improve urban connectivity.

• DFCCIL signed a historic refinancing agreement with IRFC to refinance ₹10,000 crore foreign currency debt, a first domestic refinancing under Atmanirbhar Bharat.

🏛️ Governance & Policy

• Good Governance Day 2025 is observed on 25 December to commemorate the birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna awardee.

• The Central Government approved the establishment of a Bureau of Port Security to strengthen India’s maritime security architecture.

• NITI Aayog released the policy report “Internationalisation of Higher Education in India” to position India as a global education and research hub.

🏛️ National Affairs & Governance

• MSME Ministry strengthened entrepreneurship among SC/ST communities through the National SC–ST Hub Scheme, promoting inclusive economic growth.

• Tamil Nadu Government launched a conservation initiative to protect the Smooth-coated Otter (Vulnerable species) in the Cauvery river delta.

• Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 received Presidential assent, marking a new phase in rural employment reforms.

• India–Netherlands signed an MoU to support the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) at Lothal, Gujarat.

• National Consumer Rights Day 2025 observed on 24 December to promote awareness of consumer rights and protection mechanisms.

🏛️ National Affairs & Governance

• PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the new terminal building of Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi International Airport, Guwahati (Assam).

• PM Modi laid the foundation stone of a ₹10,601 crore ammonia–urea fertiliser plant at Namrup, Dibrugarh district, Assam.

• Jharkhand approved the Jharkhand Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration & Welfare) Act, 2025, becoming an early mover in gig-economy regulation.

• India’s first-ever Forest University will be established in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, focusing on forestry, wildlife conservation and environmental sciences.