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Beyond Transaction Volumes: Understanding UPI Non-Users in India

UPI’s Next Challenge: Inclusion Beyond Scale

As the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) approaches a decade of operation, its scale is unprecedented. In November alone, it processed over 20 billion transactions and served nearly 500 million unique users, close to half of India’s addressable population. Yet behind these headline numbers lies a critical policy question: who remains outside the UPI ecosystem, and why?

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Amit Shah to Inaugurate Anti-Terror Conference 2025 in New Delhi

Anti-Terror Conference 2025 to Strengthen India’s Security Framework

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah will inaugurate the Anti-Terror Conference 2025 on December 26 in New Delhi. The two-day national-level conference is being organised by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and will bring together a wide spectrum of stakeholders involved in India’s counter-terrorism ecosystem.

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Rajasthan Caste Panchayat Bans Smartphones for Married Women

Panchayat decision and scope

The resolution was adopted by the Sundhamata Patti panchayat of the Chaudhary clan, which exercises informal influence over 15 villages in the Bhinmal–Khanpur belt. Under the diktat, daughters-in-law and young married women are barred from using camera-enabled smartphones at weddings, public functions, neighbourhood visits or community gatherings. They are permitted to use only basic keypad phones for voice calls. The proclamation was publicly announced by panch Himmataram and endorsed by elders present at the meeting.

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President Murmu Releases Constitution of India in Santhali Language

A milestone for linguistic inclusion and democratic access

President Droupadi Murmu today released the Constitution of India in the Santhali language, printed in the Ol Chiki script, at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. The initiative marks a significant step towards strengthening linguistic inclusion and empowering Santhali-speaking communities by enabling direct access to the country’s supreme legal document in their mother tongue.

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India Assumes Vice Chair Role in Kimberley Process, Set to Lead in 2026

India’s expanding leadership in global trade governance

India has taken over as Vice Chair of the Kimberley Process from December 25 and is set to assume the Chairpersonship from January 1 next year, marking a notable milestone in its engagement with international trade governance. The development reflects India’s rising stature in shaping ethical, transparent and rule-based frameworks, particularly in the global diamond industry.

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