Daily Current affairs and GK Update
📰 Key National & Economic Developments Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appoints new Executive Director: CA Usha Janakiraman has been appointed as Executive Director of the RBI effective 1 December 2025 — a significant leadership update in India’s central banking landscape. Foreign exchange policy update — International Monetary Fund (IMF) reclassifies India’s FX regime: The…
📌 Key Developments – 01 December 2025 National & International Affairs India has been re-elected to Category B of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council for the 2026–2027 biennium, marking a second consecutive win. This strengthens India’s global maritime influence and aligns with long-term maritime strategy goals. On this day globally, it is observed as…
🇮🇳 National & Economic Developments India’s economy sees sharp rebound: The Indian economy recorded a robust 8.2% GDP growth in Q2 of FY 2025-26, marking the fastest pace in the past 18 months. The growth was driven by strong private consumption (up 7.9%) and manufacturing output (up 9.1%). This signals renewed momentum despite global headwinds….
🇮🇳 National News & Economy Banking holiday update: Contrary to common belief, banks in India are open on 29 November 2025. The day falls on a fifth Saturday of the month — and since there’s no special holiday declared, banking operations continue as usual. Digital banking services remain unaffected. Soaring gold-backed lending: According to the…
📌 National Highlights The government of Narendra Modi is set to lead a roadshow in Udupi on 28 November — a major political event ahead of upcoming state elections. In Uttar Pradesh, the state tourism department is soon launching a workshop titled “Viksit Uttar Pradesh @ 2047” to draft a long-term tourism vision and roadmap…
Banking, Finance & Economy IDFC FIRST Bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with FPSB India as an Approved Corporate Partner — aiming to upskill its wealth-management and private banking staff through professional certification programs and strengthen financial-planning services. The interlinkage process between India’s digital payment infrastructure (NPCI / UPI) and the European real-time payment…
Key Headlines & Analysis 1. National Developments The government announced the effective implementation of four new labour codes aimed at streamlining India’s complex labour law framework and boosting ease-of-doing-business conditions. A large digital-upgrade initiative was launched to strengthen food-grain storage, logistics and the Public Distribution System (PDS), aligning with India’s food security and storage infrastructure…
National Developments The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its November 2025 “State of the Economy” report stated that India is poised to enter a virtuous investment-cycle, driven by increasing investment flows, stronger productivity and resilient growth, despite global headwinds. The RBI also issued a cautionary note that global financial markets are showing ‘heightened exuberance’,…
National – India New Delhi air quality remains very poor Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) remained in the “very poor” to “severe” category, with 19 monitoring stations recording readings above 300. This spells significant health risk and adds to policy focus on environment-pollution control and public health. For exam purposes: important for static general awareness…
1. Banking, Finance & Economy The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the initiation of the realisation phase of inter-linking India’s payment system Unified Payments Interface (UPI) with the euro-zone’s instant settlement system TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS), operated by the European Central Bank (ECB). The move is expected to enable seamless, real-time cross-border remittances…
