📌 National Developments Adani Group announces major airport expansion: Adani Group has unveiled plans to invest USD 15 billion by 2030 to expand and upgrade its airport operations across India. The expansion will raise India’s annual passenger capacity to 200 million. Major upgrades will include additional terminals, taxiways, and a new runway at the upcoming…
📰 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…
🇮🇳 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…
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’,…
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…
1. Banking & Financial Sector The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released data for October 2025 showing that bank credit growth decelerated to 11.3% year-on-year while deposit growth rose to 9.7% year-on-year. Total bank credit outstanding as of 31 October stood around ₹193.9 lakh crore and total deposits about ₹241.7 lakh crore – signalling a…
🔹 National Affairs India’s total air passenger traffic in the first half of FY 2026 rose to 202 million, up 2.6 % year-on-year. Domestic traffic grew by 1.6 % and international traffic by 6.9 %. This result leads to a revised forecast of 430 million passengers for the full year, down from an earlier estimate…
📰 National Affairs A car explosion near the Red Fort metro station in New Delhi has been officially classified as a terror incident – the government says “anti-national forces” were involved. The investigative agency National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the probe of the blast; several arrests are underway, and authorities are examining links…
