EduTips Daily CA Bullet Points (29 December 2025)

1) 🇮🇳National

• Submarine Sortie by President: President Droupadi Murmu embarked on a historic sortie onboard the Indian Navy’s frontline submarine, INS Vaghsheer, off the western coast. She is only the second Indian President to experience an operational submarine voyage.

• Malaria Elimination: Home Minister Amit Shah announced that India has recorded a 97% drop in malaria cases, bringing the country's goal of disease elimination within sight.

• Maritime Revival: The Indian Navy's traditional sail-powered vessel, INSV Kaundinya, commenced its maiden voyage from Porbandar, Gujarat, to Muscat, Oman, to revive ancient maritime routes.

2) 🌍International

• Diplomatic Talks: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to meet with Donald Trump in Florida to discuss a potential peace plan for the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

• Myanmar Elections: Myanmar held the first phase of its national elections under military rule, the first such exercise in five years.

• Technological Record: China’s new Maglev train reportedly hit a speed of 700 kmph in just 2 seconds, setting a new record for ground transportation speed.

3) 💰Economy

• RBI Repo Rate: Under Governor Sanjay Malhotra, the RBI has slashed the benchmark repo rate by a cumulative 125 basis points in 2025, ending the year at 5.25% to support economic growth.

• CPI Basket Overhaul: The Statistics Ministry announced it will release new weights for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket before the upcoming retail inflation data release in February.

• Currency Performance: The Indian Rupee crossed the psychological mark of Rs 91 per dollar in late 2025, largely due to global trade tensions and US tariff implementations.

4) 🗓️Date’s importance

• Tick Tock Day: Observed on 29 December, this day encourages people to complete their unfinished "to-do" lists before the end of the year.

• International Cello Day: Celebrated to honour the birthday of the famous cellist Pablo Casals and to promote cello music globally.

5) 👱‍♂️👩‍🦳Person of the day

• Sanjay Malhotra: The RBI Governor has been in focus for steering India's monetary policy through a aggressive cycle of rate cuts (four cuts in 2025) and maintaining a "growth-friendly" stance.

6) 🏅Sports

• India vs Sri Lanka: The Indian Women’s Cricket team, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, faced Sri Lanka in the 4th T20I at the Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram.

• Pakistan T20I Squad: In a major reshuffle, Pakistan dropped senior players Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Haris Rauf from the T20I squad for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka.

7) 🏆Awards

• APAN Star Awards 2025: The major South Korean K-drama awards ceremony took place today at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul.

• MBC Entertainment Awards: Held on 29 December, celebrating the best in South Korean variety and entertainment programming for the year 2025.

8) ⭐️Other important significance

• Aviation Safety: The Civil Aviation Ministry has established a 24x7 control room to address rising passenger grievances and operational issues at major Indian airports during the year-end travel peak.

• Educational Policy: The Uttar Pradesh government issued new guidelines making newspaper reading a mandatory daily activity for all primary and secondary school students to improve general awareness.

📚Word of the day

• Benign: (Adjective) – Gentle and kindly; in an economic context, it refers to a non-threatening or favourable condition (e.g., "a benign inflation outlook").