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25 Dec 2025 | Daily Current Affairs

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US Economy Growth Continues Despite Trump-Era Tariffs

December 25, 2025
Source: The Indian Express, Tags: ,

Context
 Despite tariffs and trade restrictions, the U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in two years in the July–September quarter.

Why did U.S. GDP grow?

1. People spent more
 • Consumer spending rose strongly (biggest factor).
• Spending on services like healthcare increased.

2. Imports fell, exports rose
 • Tariffs reduced imports.
• Exports rebounded.
• Falling imports boosted GDP mathematically.

3. Higher government spending
 • Defence spending increased, adding to growth.

4. Tariff impact delayed
 • Full negative effects of tariffs have not yet hit prices and demand.

5. Policy support
 • Tax cuts and expected interest-rate cuts supported demand.

US economy growth
US economy growth

Dowry System Is a Cross-Cultural Evil, Says Supreme Court

December 25, 2025
Source: The Indian Express, Tags: ,

Context
 The Supreme Court of India delivered a judgment in a dowry-related death case and used it to make wide-ranging observations on the persistence of dowry in Indian society, despite its legal prohibition. The court addressed dowry as a systemic social problem rather than an isolated criminal act.

Summary
 • The Supreme Court termed dowry a “cross-cultural social evil”, cutting across religions and regions, and held it to be incompatible with constitutional values of equality, dignity, and fraternity, particularly Article 14.
• It observed that dowry continues despite the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, as it is often masked as gifts or social customs, weakening enforcement.
• The court traced the practice to patriarchy, caste hierarchies, kinship norms, and status competition, where marriage becomes a means of social mobility at the expense of women’s rights.
• Dowry was described as a system that reduces women to sources of financial extraction, deepening their economic vulnerability and subordination within marriage.
• The judgment noted that even communities with protective practices (such as mehr) have seen these undermined or replaced by dowry, further harming women’s economic security.

Directions issued by the Court
 • Centre and States to consider curriculum reforms emphasising equality between spouses.
• Immediate appointment of Dowry Prohibition Officers and public disclosure of their details.
• Regular training and sensitisation of police and judicial officers handling dowry cases.
• High Courts to monitor pendency and ensure expeditious disposal of dowry-related case

dowry system
dowry system

Manufacturing in India: Reasons for Slow Growth Explained

December 25, 2025
Source: The Indian Express, Tags: ,

Context
 Despite starting at levels comparable to China and South Korea, India failed to build a strong manufacturing base. Growth shifted toward services and software, while manufacturing neither expanded nor upgraded technologically, leading to stalled structural transformation.

Summary

1. Manufacturing stagnation
 • Manufacturing’s share in GDP remained nearly constant, unlike in China and South Korea.
• Growth moved to services, which absorbed labour but delivered limited productivity gains.

2. High public-sector wages
 • Arvind Subramanian argues that high government salaries raised economy-wide wages, drawing labour away from manufacturing.
• This increased costs and reduced manufacturing competitiveness.

3. Policy-induced Dutch disease
 • Higher wages raised domestic prices, causing real exchange rate appreciation.
• Manufactured exports weakened, imports became cheaper, hurting domestic industry.

4. Lack of technological upgrading
 • Manufacturing failed to respond to cost pressures through productivity-enhancing innovation.
• Growth relied on cheap labour, not technology.

5. Unequal growth outcome
 • Services grew rapidly but benefits remained concentrated.
• Manufacturing failed to generate mass employment, wage growth, or productivity, increasing inequality.

manufacturing in India
manufacturing in India

Aravalli Protection: Centre Bans Mining and Expands Protected Zone

December 25, 2025
Source: The Indian Express, Tags: ,

Summary
 • The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has directed States to ban all new mining leases across the entire Aravalli Range (from Delhi to Gujarat).
• Objective: halt illegal and unregulated mining and protect the Aravallis as a continuous geological–ecological system.
• The Centre has tasked Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) to identify additional no-mining zones and prepare a science-based management plan assessing cumulative environmental impact and ecological carrying capacity.
• Existing mines may operate only under strict environmental safeguards and Supreme Court directives.
• The move aims to expand protected areas and ensure long-term conservation of the Aravalli ecosystem—key for biodiversity, groundwater recharge, and preventing desertification.

Aravalli protection
Aravalli protection

ISRO Commercial Satellite Launched Successfully into Orbit

December 25, 2025
Source: The Hindu, Tags: ,

Context
 The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launched its largest-ever commercial communication satellite for a U.S. customer, highlighting India’s growing role in the global commercial space market.

For Prelims

BlueBird Block-2
 • Commercial communication satellite.
• Placed in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
• Weight: ~6,100 kg (heaviest commercial payload launched by India).
• Developed by AST SpaceMobile (USA).
• Purpose: Direct space-based broadband connectivity to smartphones.
• Significance: ISRO’s first dedicated commercial launch for a U.S. client.

LVM3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3)
 • India’s heavy-lift launch vehicle (also called Bahubali).
• Launched from Sriharikota.
• Designed for heavy payloads and human spaceflight (Gaganyaan).
• Achieved high-precision orbital injection (error < 2 km).
• Establishes India’s credibility in global commercial launches.

ISRO commercial satellite
ISRO commercial satellite

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