Daily Current Affairs 25th July 2025 with national & international updates: FTA, ethanol blending, PM Modi’s record, Skill India & IRDAI appointment.
Stay updated with the most important national and international developments from 25th July 2025, including governance reforms, economic highlights, strategic partnerships, and major political milestones. This current affairs digest is a must-read for UPSC, SSC, Banking, and other competitive exam aspirants.
🇮🇳 NATIONAL NEWS
📘 India-UK Vision 2035: A
Strategic Blueprint for the Future 🇮🇳🤝🇬🇧
The India-UK
Vision 2035 is a forward-looking plan aimed at reshaping bilateral
ties between the two nations through comprehensive cooperation in:
- Trade: Including CETA and Bilateral
Investment Treaty (BIT).
- Defence: Featuring a 10-year roadmap,
joint military R&D.
- Technology:
Collaborations in AI, biotechnology, and semiconductors.
- Climate Goals:
Partnership in green finance, SMRs, and clean
energy.
- Education: Promotion of transnational
degrees and youth exchange programs.
This
visionary roadmap is reviewed annually and includes high-level
strategic dialogues to ensure it evolves with changing geopolitical realities.
🏛️ National Cooperation
Policy – 2025: Building Self-Reliant India from the Villages Up 🧑🌾🏘️
The National
Cooperation Policy – 2025 is a transformative initiative to revitalize
the cooperative sector:
- Goal: Triple the cooperative sector’s GDP
contribution.
- Target: Mobilize 50 crore members and
establish at least one cooperative per village.
- Focus Areas:
Insurance, tourism, green energy, and taxi services.
- Key Schemes:
- White Revolution 2.0
- Sahkar Taxi
- Dedicated Cooperative University
This policy
promotes a transparent, tech-driven, and youth-led cooperative
movement, boosting inclusive growth at the grassroots level.
📜 India-UK Free Trade
Agreement (FTA): Signed & Sealed! 🛍️🚗💼
On 24th
July 2025, India and the UK signed a landmark Free Trade Agreement,
expected to double bilateral trade by 2030. Major outcomes
include:
- 99% of Indian exports to
the UK now duty-free.
- Cheaper imports for
Indian consumers: Scotch whisky, British luxury cars, cosmetics,
and medical devices.
- Boost for Indian sectors like textiles, gems, auto
parts, and pharmaceuticals.
- Eased visa norms and social
security exemptions for Indian professionals.
This
agreement reflects a win-win partnership and strengthens
India’s global economic positioning.
⛽ Ethanol Milestone: India
Hits 20% Blending Target 5 Years Early! 🌱🚗
India
has achieved 20% ethanol blending in petrol by 2025,
well ahead of the 2030 target. Key achievements:
- CO₂ reduction: 698
lakh tonnes.
- Foreign exchange savings:
₹1.36 lakh crore.
- Farmer income boost:
₹1.18 lakh crore paid to producers.
- Production base:
Mostly from sugarcane and grains.
This major
milestone highlights India’s commitment to clean energy, climate
action, and energy independence.
🏆 PM Modi Surpasses Indira
Gandhi: Second Longest-Serving Indian PM! 📅🇮🇳
On 25th
July 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke Indira
Gandhi’s record by completing 4,078 days in office, making
him:
- India’s second-longest-serving PM.
- The first non-Congress leader to complete two full
terms.
- The longest-serving PM from a non-Hindi-speaking state.
- The first PM born after Independence to achieve
this feat.
This
achievement marks a defining moment in India’s political history.
🏛️ STATE NEWS
🎭 Aadi Thiruvathirai
Festival 2025: Tribute to Rajendra Chola I 🎉🏛️
The Ministry
of Culture is celebrating Aadi Thiruvathirai Festival from 23–27
July at Gangaikonda Cholapuram to commemorate:
- 1,000 years since Rajendra
Chola I’s maritime conquests and temple legacy.
- Key events include Bharatanatyam, Devaram
chanting, ASI exhibitions, and a musical
performance by Ilaiyaraaja.
- PM Modi is the Chief Guest,
highlighting the ruler’s cultural and political vision.
The event
promotes Shaiva Siddhanta, Tamil Bhakti, and Chola-era
architectural glory.
🌍 INTERNATIONAL NEWS
🌐 Historic India-UK FTA:
Trillions in Trade, New Geopolitical Era 📈💼
The newly
signed India-UK FTA not only lowers tariffs but also:
- Increases bilateral trade to $120 billion by 2030.
- Includes strategic elements from Vision 2035.
- Promotes cooperation in climate change, terrorism,
and cybersecurity.
- Marks PM Modi and PM Starmer’s joint
commitment to a rules-based global order.
🧳 India Resumes Tourist
Visas for Chinese Nationals After 5 Years 🧭🛬
India has
lifted the five-year visa suspension for Chinese tourists. Key
details:
- Online visa applications and services available in Beijing, Shanghai,
and Guangzhou.
- Comes soon after the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra reopening.
- Aims to boost tourism, improve bilateral
relations, and revive economic exchange.
🕊️ France Recognises
Palestine: A New Diplomatic Chapter in the Middle East 🇫🇷🇵🇸
In a major
diplomatic move, France will recognize Palestine in September
2025, becoming the first G7 nation to do so.
- Aims to push for a ceasefire and support Gaza’s
reconstruction.
- Promotes a two-state solution.
- Welcomed by Palestine, condemned by Israel, opposed
by the US.
- Carries significant symbolic weight, though practical
hurdles remain.
💰 ECONOMY NEWS
📉 FDI Inflows Crash by 98%
in May 2025 – RBI Bulletin 🏦📉
According
to the RBI Bulletin, net FDI inflows for May
2025 dropped to $35 million, down 98% year-on-year.
- Major reasons: 24% rise in repatriation, 11%
drop in gross inflows.
- Key investor nations: Singapore, Mauritius, UAE, USA.
- Investment areas: Manufacturing, financial,
and IT services.
- Outward FDI increased to $2.1 billion, mainly in transport and business
services.
India still
maintains robust FX reserves of $696.7 billion,
covering 11 months of imports.
👨💼 APPOINTMENTS NEWS
🧾 Ajay Seth Appointed IRDAI
Chairman: What to Expect 📊🧑⚖️
Ajay Seth, former Finance
Secretary and 1987-batch IAS officer, has been appointed
as the new Chairman of IRDAI.
- Brings extensive experience in fiscal policy, infrastructure,
and economic affairs.
- Expected to lead regulatory reforms in India’s insurance
sector.
- Focus areas: Digital insurance, policy
innovation, and penetration in rural India.
📜 AGREEMENT NEWS
🧑🌾 PESA Act Gets a Boost with New Centre in Amarkantak 🌳📚
A new Centre
of Excellence on PESA has been launched at IGNTU, Amarkantak through
a tripartite MoU.
- Stakeholders: Ministry of Panchayati Raj, MP
Govt, IGNTU.
- Objectives: Capacity building, tribal knowledge
preservation, and self-governance.
- Launch of “PESA in Action” compendium showcases best
practices from tribal areas.
This
initiative promotes inclusive rural governance rooted in India’s
tribal traditions.
🛡️ DEFENCE NEWS
🚀 DRDO Test-Fires ULPGM-V3:
India’s Latest Drone-Launched Missile 🎯🛰️
DRDO successfully test-fired
the ULPGM-V3 missile from a drone at Kurnool, a
major leap in drone-based warfare.
- Specs: 12.5 kg, dual-thrust solid motor, infrared
targeting, two-way datalink.
- Developed with Adani, BDL, MSMEs,
and startups.
- Part of the larger ULPGM programme, this is the most
advanced (ER) variant.
Aligns
with Atmanirbhar Bharat and enhances tactical strike
capabilities.
🧒 SCHEMES NEWS
🍼 Palna Scheme: Childcare
Revolution Across India! 👶🏽🏫
Launched
in April 2022, the Palna Scheme is transforming
India’s approach to childcare:
- Supports children aged 6 months to 6 years.
- Integrated with Anganwadi centres for nutrition, health,
and learning.
- 14,599 centres approved under
the 15th Finance Commission.
It
promotes women’s workforce participation and supports SDG
8 and inclusive development.
🎓 10 Years of Skill India
Mission: A Decade of Empowerment 👩💼⚙️
The Skill
India Mission (2015–2025) has trained over 6 crore youth with
key schemes like:
- PMKVY 4.0, PM-NAPS, and JSS.
- Focus on AI, robotics, green energy,
and digital skilling.
- Key outcomes:
- 1.63 crore trained under
PMKVY.
- 26 lakh via JSS.
- 43.47 lakh apprentices under
PM-NAPS.
The mission
aims to future-proof India’s workforce and harness its demographic
dividend.
🔬 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY NEWS
🛰️ NASA Launches TRACERS
Mission: Studying Earth’s Magnetic Shield 🌌🛰️
NASA
launched the TRACERS Mission, deploying two satellites to
study magnetic reconnection in Earth’s atmosphere.
- Protects Earth from solar storms and space
weather threats.
- Real-time data will help safeguard satellites, navigation
systems, and power grids.
- Launched aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 with three other
satellites including Athena EPIC and REAL.
Important
for global space research, including India’s ISRO initiatives.
🕯️ OBITUARIES
🏋️ Hulk Hogan Passes Away at
71: Wrestling World Mourns Icon 😢🌎
Legendary
WWE icon Hulk Hogan passed away at 71 due
to cardiac arrest.
- Headlined eight WrestleManias, starred in movies, and
revolutionized sports entertainment.
- Known for “Hulkamania” and catchphrases like “Whatcha
gonna do?”
- His legacy is celebrated despite controversies, marking
him as a pop culture phenomenon.
💼 MISCELLANEOUS
📈 Alphabet CEO Sundar
Pichai’s Net Worth Crosses $1.1 Billion 🧠💸
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet,
has officially crossed the $1.1 billion mark in net worth.
- Major drivers: AI investments, DeepMind
acquisition, stock rise by 120% in 2024.
- Owns only 0.02% shares, but wealth fueled by stock
options and executive compensation.
- His journey from Chennai to Silicon Valley continues
to inspire millions.
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