Current Affairs One-Liner + Detailed PDF | English – 17 Dec 2025
PIB NEWS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral discussions with King Abdullah II during his first full-fledged visit to Jordan in 37 years marking 75th diplomatic anniversary signing five MoUs across renewable energy, water and culture.
Union Cabinet approves National Mission on Natural Farming with ₹2,481 crore outlay till March 2026 promoting chemical-free agriculture, livestock integration and national branding for natural produce.
Government implements World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan through PACS creating godowns, processing units, custom hiring centres converging AIF, AMI, SMAM schemes with 1% effective interest rate.
National Urban Cooperative Finance Corporation launches UPI-based Sahkar DigiPay and digital lending Sahkar DigiLoan enabling small UCBs to adopt RBI-compliant payment systems on shared infrastructure.
IRDAI enforces board-approved claim policies, surveyor transparency and AI-driven assessments for claims under ₹50,000 reducing motor complaints from 26.18% to 24.8% of total.
Bank credit reaches ₹195.3 lakh crore growing 11.5% YoY as of November 28, 2025 driven by retail, MSME demand alongside industrial revival and corporate borrowing.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Government introduces SHANTI Bill 2025 repealing Atomic Energy Act 1962 and CLND Act 2010 allowing private sector to build operate nuclear plants while limiting supplier liability to contract terms.
Tata Power plans ₹25,000 crore annual capital expenditure till FY30 scaling renewable capacity to 30 GW from current 7 GW including 10 GW solar ingot wafer manufacturing.
Government reports 7.71 lakh households achieved zero electricity bills through PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana rooftop solar installations generating surplus power.
India unveils first indigenous 10 GHz 64-bit dual-core Dhruv64 microprocessor marking self-reliance milestone in high-performance computing chip design.
FINANCIAL NEWS
HSBC Flash India Composite PMI falls to 58.9 in December from 59.7 in November signalling moderated growth in manufacturing and services though remaining strongly above 50 expansion threshold.
India’s exports to China increase driven by petroleum products and electronics shipments strengthening bilateral trade amid global supply chain diversification.
HDFC Bank receives regulatory approval to acquire up to 9.5% stake in IndusInd Bank creating strategic cross-holding among India’s largest private sector lenders.
Gold loans demonstrate superior growth over unsecured personal loans reflecting risk-averse lending shift amid regulatory tightening on high-risk retail portfolios
NATIONAL & STATES NEWS
Ponduru Khadi from Srikakulam district Andhra Pradesh granted Geographical Indication tag honouring century-old handspun handwoven cotton fabric appreciated by Mahatma Gandhi.
NHAI introduces India’s first wildlife-safe road featuring table-top red markings on NH-45 through Madhya Pradesh forest corridor protecting animal crossings reducing roadkill.
MISCELLANEOUS
Chandigarh University becomes first Indian university winning Khelo India University Games two consecutive years creating sports excellence history.
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia congratulates C-DOT winning IEEE-SA Corporate Award 2025 recognising telecommunications research indigenous technology development.
National Council of Applied Economic Research appoints Suresh Goyal as Director General effective January 5 strengthening premier economic policy research institution.
B Sairam takes over as Chairman and Managing Director of Coal India Limited effective December 15 succeeding interim CMD Sanoj Kumar Jha with focus on record production solar diversification.
Vedanti Maharaj prominent spiritual leader central to Ram Janmabhoomi movement passes away leaving lasting legacy Ayodhya temple reconstruction movement.
India secures prominent position among top 10 Asia-Pacific powers in Lowy Institute’s 2025 Asia Power Index reflecting strengthened economic military diplomatic influence.
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