EduTips Daily CA Bullet Points (30 December 2025)

1) 🇮🇳National

• NTA Identification Reform: The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced plans to introduce mandatory facial recognition and live photo capture for NEET-UG and JEE Main starting in 2026 to curb impersonation.

• Rare Earth Strategy: The Government of India approved a ₹7,000 crore scheme to promote the domestic manufacturing of sintered rare earth magnets, aiming to reduce import dependency.

• Maritime Security: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) successfully conducted the Regional Level Pollution Response Exercise (RPREX-25) off the Mumbai coast to test oil spill combat readiness.

• Standardization: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) notified IS 19445:2025, India’s first dedicated standard for Bomb Disposal Systems to boost security infrastructure.

2) 🌍International

• Space Cooperation: Iran successfully launched three domestically developed satellites into low-Earth orbit using a Russian Soyuz rocket, marking deepening strategic ties.

• Security Tensions: China launched a large-scale military encirclement drill near Taiwan, leading to heightened regional alerts.

• Cruise Missile Test: North Korea test-fired two strategic long-range cruise missiles to demonstrate "combat readiness."

• Trade Milestone: Australia is set to remove customs duties on 100% of Indian exports starting 1 January 2026, under the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA).

3) 💰Economy

• GDP Growth: Official projections indicate India has overtaken Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy with a GDP of $4.18 trillion, eyeing the third spot by 2030.

• Trade Protection: India imposed a five-year anti-dumping duty on Chinese refrigerant gas (R-134a) and cold-rolled non-oriented electrical steel to protect domestic manufacturers.

• Banking Appointment: The RBI approved the re-appointment of Ratan Kumar Kesh as the Executive Director of Bandhan Bank for a three-year tenure.

4) 🗓️Date’s importance

• December 30, 1906: The All-India Muslim League was founded in Dacca (now Dhaka), a pivotal event in the history of the Indian subcontinent.

• December 30, 1922: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was officially formed.

• December 30, 1943: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose hoisted the Tricolour for the first time on Indian soil at Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

5) 👱‍♂️👩‍🦳Person of the day

• Roshni Aparanji Korati: A 2011-batch IAS officer who became the first woman to assume charge as the Deputy Chairperson of the Visakhapatnam Port Authority.

6) 🏅Sports

• Cricket History: Bhutan’s Sonam Yeshey became the first bowler in Men’s T20 International history to claim an eight-wicket haul (8/6).

• Badminton: Surya Charishma Tamiri won the Women’s Singles title at the 87th Senior National Badminton Championships in Vijayawada.

• National Sports Awards 2025: Indian hockey vice-captain Hardik Singh has been recommended for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.

7) 🏆Awards

• Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025: President Droupadi Murmu conferred the awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan; Prof. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar was honoured posthumously with the Vigyan Ratna.

• Aviation Excellence: Singapore Changi Airport was named the 'Best International Airport 2025' at India’s Best Awards by Travel+Leisure India.

• Energy Conservation: ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (Gujarat) received the National Energy Conservation Award for its innovation in sustainability.

8) ⭐️Other important significance

• Critical Minerals: A report highlighted that while India holds the world’s third-largest rare earth reserves (6.9 million tonnes), production remains marginal, prompting new strategic interventions.

• Security Honours: CRPF officer Dinesh Khatak was awarded the Union Home Minister’s Efficiency Medal for operational excellence in national security.

📚Word of the day

• Vitiated: (Verb/Adjective) - To spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of something; to destroy the legal validity of.

• Example: "The integrity of the examination was vitiated by the reported technical glitches."