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Silver overtakes the British Pound as the World's 11th most Valuable Asset.

India walked away from RCEP in 2019 to avoid tariff-free backdoor entry for Chinese goods. 6 years on, it’s stitched together FTAs with almost every RCEP member except China. With the India–New Zealand FTA, India will have trade deals with 14 of 15 RCEP countries, gaining market access without surrendering tariff control to Beijing. Instead of one China-heavy mega pact, India chose bilateral FTAs + tighter safeguards, keeping China limited to a narrow APTA framework.

2025 has been a revolutionary year when it comes to policy reforms unlocking the economy This year alone, India pushed through: --GST rationalised to two rates (5% & 18%) --29 labour laws merged into four codes (covering 643 million workers) --Income-tax overhaul: no tax up to ₹12 lakh, new IT Act --100% FDI in insurance --Nuclear power opened to private investment --MSME limits expanded, compliance eased --200+ offences decriminalised, QoC scrapped for 76 products --Securities Market Code, new criminal laws, e-evidence --MGNREGA days raised to 125 even while reforming in to incentivise building enduring assets --Growth still 8%, inflation cooling

India's Infrastructure dev. 2025 #CA2025 #GS2mains

-->India has overtaken Japan to become the world’s 4th-largest economy, with GDP at $4.18 tn, per PIB. -->India is now projected to surpass Germany by 2030 with GDP seen at $7.3 tn, driven by strong consumption, reforms, and sustained growth momentum.

India's achievement in AI #GS2mains #ESSAY

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India’s Solar Installed Capacity crosses 130 GW in November https://www.newsonair.gov.in/indias-solar-installed-capacity-crosses-130-gw-in-november/

Colourful bank notes from Syria 𝐒𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏, bringing into circulation a new series of currency that removes images of former leader Bashar al-Assad and his father Hafez al-Assad in a symbolic break with the past.