Stay Informed, Stay Ahead: India's Daily News Digest for Competitive Exams
📚 Table of Contents
- National News
- State News
- Banking & Economy
- Agreements & MoUs
- Defense
- Summits & Conferences
- Sports
- Science & Technology
- FAQs
- Source Links
- Tags & Hashtags
🇮🇳 National News
✅ India Commissions First
Indigenous Hydrogen Plant at Kandla
India marks
a major milestone in clean energy with the Deendayal
Port Authority commissioning a 1MW green hydrogen plant in Kandla.
🔋 Expansion plans: Scale
to 10MW by FY2026
🚌 Initial use: Power
buses & port lighting
⚓ Goal: Decarbonize
maritime operations & bolster India’s clean port leadership.
🐟 India Secures Second Rank
in Global Fish Production
Union
Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh announced that India is now
the world’s second-largest fish producer.
📍 Context: Addressed
in a multi-state fisheries meeting in Kolkata
🎯 Focus: Boost
inland & marine fishery output in eastern states
🚂 Heritage Train Resumes on
155-Year-Old Line
Western
Railway has restarted heritage train services on the historic
Patalpani–Kalakund line in Madhya Pradesh, dating back to 1878.
🛤️ Line built by: Holkar
State Railways
🏞️ Route: 9.5 km
stretch through the Mhow–Khandwa region
💡 Tourism & Heritage
boost
💄 New Cosmetic Product Rules
Notified
Effective 29th
July 2025, the Cosmetics Rules 2020 were amended by the
Health Ministry.
📦 Key Changes:
- Clarity between "Use Before" & "Expiry
Date"
- Batch-wise testing mandatory
- CDL designated as Central Cosmetic Lab
🌍 Export Flexibility: Products can comply with importing nation’s norms
🚛 'Apna Ghar' Initiative
Launched for Truck Drivers
A nationwide
driver welfare scheme, ‘Apna Ghar’, was launched to provide safe,
hygienic resting spaces across highways.
🏠 Stats: 368
units, 4,611 beds across India
🔧 Facilities include: dorms,
toilets, dhabas, water, cooking areas
📱 Mobile App Enabled,
receiving excellent feedback
🏞️ State News
🌄 Sikkim Introduces
Sabbatical Leave for Government Employees
Sikkim
becomes India’s first state to implement a Sabbatical
Leave Scheme for state government employees.
📆 Leave duration: 1–3
years with 50% basic pay
🗂️ Coverage: Regular
& temporary staff
📜 Benefits: Retain
seniority & job continuity
✅ Progressive governance model
🏦 Banking & Economy
💸 UPI Hits Record
Transactions in July 2025
India’s UPI
ecosystem hit a new milestone:
🔢 Volume: 1,947
crore transactions
💰 Value: ₹25.1
lakh crore
📈 Growth: 35% in volume, 22% in
value YoY
📍 Drivers: UPI
credit, recurring payments, rural adoption
🧑💻 Face Authentication in IPPB Goes Live
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) launched Aadhaar-based face recognition authentication
for secure banking.
📷 No OTP or fingerprint
needed
👴 Inclusive: Benefits
elderly, disabled & people with worn fingerprints
🔐 Boosts digital banking
& safety
👥 Leadership Shake-Up at PNB
Housing Finance
CEO Girsh
Kousgi resigned (effective 28 October 2025).
📈 New appointments:
- Jatul Anand –
Executive Director
- Valli Sekar –
Chief Business Officer (Affordable Business)
💼 Despite an 18% stock drop, the firm focuses on growth & asset quality.
🏦 RBI Approves Merger of
Co-operative Banks
RBI has
approved New India Co-operative Bank’s merger with Saraswat Bank,
effective 4th August 2025.
✅ Customer Interest
Protected
📊 Objective: Strengthen
cooperative banking ecosystem
🤝 Agreements & MoUs
📶 BSNL–NRL MoU to Lead
Industry 4.0 in Refineries
A
strategic MoU between BSNL & Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) aims
to establish India’s first 5G CNPN in refinery operations.
⚙️ Tech stack: IoT,
AR/VR, Digital Twins, Big Data
📈 Impact: Industry
4.0 adoption, cyber resilience, job creation
🇮🇳 Boosts Digital India
& Atmanirbhar Bharat
🛡️ Defense
✈️ India Receives Final
Airbus C-295 from Spain
Under
the 2021 defense contract, India has received the 16th and
final Airbus C-295MW aircraft.
📍 Capability: 5–10
tonnes payload, 11-hour endurance
🏗️ Future production: Remaining
40 aircraft to be made at TATA’s Vadodara facility
📌 Replaces: Ageing
Avro fleet
🚀 Milestone: India’s
first private military aircraft assembly
🌍 Summits & Conferences
🦆 Indo-Burma Ramsar Regional
Initiative Strategic Plan 2025–2030
The IBRRI,
backed by Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and IUCN, launched
its 2025–2030 roadmap.
💧 Focus on:
- Wetland conservation
- Climate resilience
- Transboundary ecosystem governance
🎶 First-Ever BIMSTEC
Traditional Music Festival Kicks Off
Held
at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, the BIMSTEC festival ‘SaptaSur’
unites musicians from 7 nations.
🎤 Countries: India, Bhutan,
Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand
🎼 Goal: Strengthen regional
cultural bonds
📢 Inaugurated by: Dr. S.
Jaishankar
🏆 Sports
🏎️ Lando Norris Wins
Hungarian Grand Prix 2025
Lando
Norris secured his fifth season victory at the Hungarian
GP, narrowly defeating teammate Oscar Piastri by 0.698
seconds.
🥈 Russell secured 3rd; Leclerc
fell to 4th after penalty
🏁 A race full of strategy
and intense duels
♟️ Magnus Carlsen Wins Chess
Esports World Cup
In Riyadh,
Carlsen won the first-ever Chess Esports World Cup, defeating Alireza
Firouzja 4–2–1.
💰 Prize: $250,000
🎮 Team: Liquid
🧠 Reinforces his dominance in the
digital chess arena
🏏 AB de Villiers Powers SA
to WCL 2025 Title
In a
stunning final at Edgbaston, AB de Villiers’ 58-ball
century led South Africa Champions to WCL 2025 glory
over Pakistan Champions.
🏆 Chased 195 in under 18 overs
💪 Despite injury, AB delivered
a legendary performance
🛰️ Science & Technology
🚀 ISRO to Launch BlueBird
Satellite with U.S. Collaboration
ISRO, in
partnership with AST SpaceMobile (USA), will launch the 6,500
kg BlueBird satellite using the LVM3 rocket.
📍 Launch site: Sriharikota
🔭 Focus: Satellite communication
🌐 Enhances India–US space ties
🧑🚀 Aligns
with Gaganyaan & Bharatiya Antariksh Station vision (2035)
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQs)
Q1. What is the significance of India's first hydrogen plant at Kandla?
➡️ It’s a major green energy
milestone under ‘Make in India’, enabling clean port operations and maritime
decarbonization.
Q2. Why is India’s UPI growth important?
➡️ It shows India’s leadership in
digital payments, financial inclusion, and the shift towards a cashless
economy.
Q3. What’s unique about the BSNL–NRL MoU?
➡️ It’s India’s first use of
private 5G networks (CNPN) in a refinery—promoting smart industrial
infrastructure.
Q4. How will the Sabbatical Leave Scheme help Sikkim employees?
➡️ It allows long-term leave with
50% pay while maintaining job continuity—improving work-life balance.
Q5. What is the BlueBird satellite mission?
➡️ A joint Indo-U.S. satellite
mission that will boost India’s satellite communication capabilities.
🔗 Source Links
- DPA Hydrogen Plant
- Fish Production Ranking
- Western Railway Heritage Train
- Cosmetic Rule Amendments
- Apna Ghar Initiative
- Sikkim Leave Policy
- UPI Data Report
- IPPB Face Auth News
- PNB Housing Appointments
- RBI Bank Merger News
- BSNL–NRL MoU
- Airbus C-295 Deal
- BIMSTEC Festival
- F1 Race Report
- Chess Esports World Cup
- WCL 2025 Final
- ISRO Satellite Update
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