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Daily Current Affairs – 29 December, 2025

    Financial Asymmetry in Political Funding in India

    Context

  • Ahead of successive electoral cycles, concerns have intensified regarding transparency in India’s political funding framework, with unequal access to private donations distorting electoral competition.

    • Political Funding in India 

  • Individual Donations: Section 29B of the Representation of the People Act (RPA) 1951, permits political parties to accept donations from individual persons.
  • The Election Commission of India's Transparency Guidelines require the disclosure of donations over ₹20,000 under the Act.
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    India’s Gain From RCEP Without Risking China

    Context

  • India has since managed to strategically position itself to reap many of the benefits of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) without formally joining the bloc or compromising its economic sovereignty or exposing itself to the vulnerabilities associated with Chinese market dominance.

    •  RCEP and India’s 2019 Exit

  • The RCEP includes the 10 ASEAN nations(Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) plus Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand.
  • It covers nearly 30% of global GDP and population.
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    Green Hydrogen to Reshape RE Sector in India

    Context

  • In the next five years, technologies like energy storage and green hydrogen would fundamentally reshape India’s renewable energy ecosystem.

    • India’s Green Hydrogen Mission

  • Green hydrogen has emerged as a clean, scalable fuel alternative that can decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors, reduce import dependence on fossil fuels, and support India’s goals for energy security.
  • India targets 5 MMT of Green Hydrogen production annually by 2030.
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    Marginal Farmers Largely Outside Cooperatives

    Context

  • A report by Forum of Enterprises for Equitable Development (FEED) highlights that less than 25% of India's marginal farmers are members of agricultural cooperatives, despite making up nearly 60-70 percent of the country’s agricultural households.

    • What are Cooperatives? 

  • A cooperative is an organization or business that is owned and operated by a group of individuals who share a common interest, goal, or need. 
  • The main purpose of a cooperative is to meet the economic, social, or cultural needs of its members, rather than to maximize profits for external shareholders.
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    Year-ender 2025: India’s Space Programme in 2025

    Context

  • The Department of Space’s year-end review shows a year focused not just on launches, but on mastering complex capabilities needed for human spaceflight, future space stations and a competitive commercial ecosystem.

    •  Major Achievements

  • POEM-4 itself completed 1,000 orbits, hosting 24 payloads from ISRO and private entities.
  • The data, shared globally, offers insights into the Sun’s photosphere, chromosphere and corona, strengthening India’s profile in solar and space weather research.
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    News In Short 29-12-2025

    News

  • Home Minister Amit Shah has called for establishing a common Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) structure across the country.

    • Significance

  • Changing Nature of Terrorism: Terror groups increasingly use technology: encrypted communication, drones, cyber tools, online radicalisation.
  • Standardised Preparedness: Same training modules, drills, and response timelines across India.
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