EduTips Daily CA Bullet Points (22 December 2025)

Assam Fertiliser Project: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for a โน10,601-crore ammonia-urea fertiliser plant in Dibrugarh, Assam, aimed at achieving self-reliance in the agriculture sector by 2030.
Conservation Initiative: The Tamil Nadu government launched a dedicated conservation project for the smooth-coated otter in the Cauvery Delta to address shrinking freshwater habitats.
Gaganyaan Mission: ISRO successfully conducted a series of tests on the parachute systems designed to ensure the safe re-entry of astronauts for India’s maiden human spaceflight mission.
Infrastructure: The new "nature-themed" airport terminal in Assam, inspired by Bamboo Orchids, was inaugurated as India’s first biodiversity-themed terminal.
US-Russia Talks: High-level negotiators from the US and Russia met in Florida to discuss frameworks for ending the conflict in Ukraine under the current US administration's mediation.
Bangladesh Security: The Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Chittagong suspended operations indefinitely due to volatile security conditions following recent protests.
South Korea Tech: SK Telecom was ordered to compensate users following a landmark class-action ruling regarding a major data hacking incident.
India-Netherlands Trade: India and the Netherlands signed an MoU to establish the Joint Trade and Investment Committee (JTIC) to enhance bilateral economic cooperation and resolve trade barriers.
Insurance Reforms: The Lok Sabha passed the Bima Sabko Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025, which proposes to increase the FDI limit in insurance companies from 74% to 100%.
GDP Insights: Latest reports indicate that India’s real GDP growth averaged 8% in the first half of FY 2025-26, though manufacturing output showed signs of slowing down in October.
National Mathematics Day: Observed annually on 22nd December to commemorate the birth anniversary of the legendary Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. 2025 marks his 138th birth anniversary.
Srinivasa Ramanujan: Known as "The Man Who Knew Infinity," he made extraordinary contributions to number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions. The number 1729 is known as the Hardy-Ramanujan number (the smallest number expressible as the sum of two cubes in two different ways).
Smriti Mandhana: Became the first Indian woman to cross the 4,000-run mark in Women’s T20 Internationals during the series against Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam.
U19 Asia Cup: Pakistan defeated India by 191 runs in the final held in Dubai to clinch the title.
Golf: Noida’s Sukhman Singh won the IGU 124th Amateur Golf Championship of India held at the Tollygunge Club in Kolkata.
Badminton: South Korean star An Se-young captured her record-tying 11th international title of the year.
BBC Sports Personality 2025: Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy was named the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025.
Order of Mubarak Al-Kabeer: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was recently conferred with Kuwait’s highest civilian honour by the Amir of Kuwait.
Space Discovery: The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) discovered a unique "lemon-shaped" exoplanet orbiting a pulsar approximately 2,000 light-years from Earth.
Archaeology: A uniquely cube-shaped human skull was discovered in Mexico, providing evidence of previously undocumented ancient ritual practices.
Persevere: (Verb) To continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no indication of success.
Usage: Ramanujan’s ability to persevere through poverty and lack of formal training led to some of the greatest mathematical discoveries of the 20th century.