EduTips Daily CA Bullet Points (24 December 2025)

1) 🇮🇳 National

• Facial Recognition for Exams: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced plans to implement Aadhaar-based face authentication and mandatory live photo capture for major entrance exams like NEET-UG and JEE-Main starting from 2026 to curb impersonation.

• ISRO Milestone: ISRO is scheduled to launch the BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite for a US-based firm today, marking a significant step in India's growing commercial space sector.

• Science Honours: President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025 on India's top scientists during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

2) 🌍 International

• Pakistan-Libya Defence Deal: Pakistan has signed a massive defence export agreement worth over $4 billion to supply military equipment to Libyan armed forces.

• US Navy Expansion: US President Donald Trump announced the development of a new class of heavily armed warships, dubbed "Trump-class" battleships, to modernise the American naval fleet.

3) 💰 Economy

• BrahMos Exports: India is nearing finalisation of export deals worth $450 million for BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles with Vietnam and Indonesia, boosting India's defence manufacturing revenue.

• Fertiliser Infrastructure: The foundation stone for a major urea plant project worth ₹10,601 crore was laid in Dibrugarh, Assam, to enhance self-reliance in the agricultural sector.

4) 🗓️ Date’s Importance

• National Consumer Rights Day: Observed annually on 24 December in India. It commemorates the day the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 received Presidential assent. The day aims to spread awareness about consumer rights and responsibilities.

5) 👱‍♂️👩‍🦳 Person of the Day

• Vinod Kumar Shukla: Eminent Hindi writer and Jnanpith Award recipient passed away at the age of 89. He was widely celebrated for his unique contribution to Indian literature, particularly his novel Naukar Ki Kameez.

6) 🏅 Sports

• Global Chess League 2025: The SG Pipers clinched the title by defeating the two-time defending champions, Continental Kings, in the final held in New Delhi.

• Women's Cricket Milestone: Smriti Mandhana became the first Indian woman cricketer to score 4,000 runs in T20 Internationals.

7) 🏆 Awards

• Chennai International Film Festival: Actor-director Sasikumar won the Best Actor award for his performance in the film Tourist Family.

8) ⭐️ Other Important Significance

• TIME Person of the Year 2025: TIME Magazine named the "Architects of AI" (including Jensen Huang, Sam Altman, and Elon Musk) as the Person of the Year, recognising the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on global society.

📚 Word of the Day

• Redundant (Adjective): Not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous.

  • Example: "The manual checks became redundant after the introduction of the new automated system."