🗞️EduTips Daily CA Bullet Points (21 December 2025)

1. 🇮🇳National

• Airport Infrastructure: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new terminal building of Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi International Airport in Guwahati, Assam, enhancing connectivity for the Northeast.

• Indigenisation in Tech: India’s first indigenous 64-bit dual-core microprocessor, DHRUV64, developed by C-DAC, was officially unveiled for strategic and civilian use.

• Governance: The government has initiated the transition from MGNREGA to the new VB-G RAM G framework, focusing on skill-linked wage employment.

2. 🌍International

• Regional Cooperation: India joined a multilateral initiative with Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam to unveil the "Best Street Food Markets 2025" to boost culinary tourism in Asia.

• Security: Australia has declared December 21 as a "Day of Reflection" to honour the victims of the Sydney Bondi Beach terror attack.

• Diplomacy: PM Modi's three-nation tour (Jordan, Ethiopia, Oman) concluded with a focus on strengthening Global South cooperation and maritime security.

3. 💰Economy

• Nuclear Reform: Parliament passed the SHANTI Bill 2025, allowing private sector participation in nuclear power plant operations, targeting $214 billion in investment by 2047.

• Economic Ranking: India is now positioned as the 4th largest economy globally, having surpassed Japan and the UK.

• Market Trends: The Indian Rupee (INR) remains weak, hovering around ₹90.87 against the US Dollar due to sustained foreign fund outflows.

4. 🗓️Date’s Importance: 21 December

• Winter Solstice: Occurs today in the Northern Hemisphere, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year.

• Hanukkah 2025: Today marks the final day of the Jewish "Festival of Lights."

5. 👱‍♂️👩‍🦳Person of the Day

• Olivia Babcock: Named the 2025 AVCA National Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, becoming only the fifth player in history to achieve back-to-back honours.

• Florence Griffith Joyner (Flo-Jo): Born on this day in 1959, the legendary American sprinter still holds the world records for the 100m and 200m.

6. 🏅Sports

• Cricket: Jharkhand clinched its maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title by defeating Haryana in the final.

• Indian Navy: Successfully commissioned its first indigenous Diving Support Craft (DSC A20) at Kochi.

• Squash: India emerged victorious in the Squash World Cup, defeating Hong Kong 3–0.

7. 🏆Awards

• Doak Walker Award: Awarded to Jeremiyah Love (Notre Dame) for being the best running back in college football.

• Order of Oman: PM Narendra Modi was recently conferred with the highest civilian honour of Oman.

8. ⭐️Other Important Significance

• Space Milestone: ISRO is scheduled to launch the BlueBird-6 broadband satellite today, the heaviest US commercial satellite ever launched from India, marking a major milestone in Indo-US space trade.

📚Word of the Day: SOLSTITIAL

• Meaning: Pertaining to or occurring at the solstice (the longest or shortest days of the year).

• Usage in Exams: "The solstitial event today marks the official beginning of the winter season in the Northern Hemisphere."