🏛️ Polity & Governance

🔷 PM Modi Chairs 5th National Conference of Chief Secretaries

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 5th National Conference of Chief Secretaries in New Delhi on December 27-28, 2025.
Theme: The central theme of the conference was “Human Capital for Viksit Bharat”, focusing on skilling and education.
Purpose: To strengthen the Centre-State partnership and discuss ground-level implementation of government schemes.
High-level officials, including the Cabinet Secretary and NITI Aayog Vice Chairman, participated in the dialogue.

💰 Economy & Banking

🔷 New Airlines Get 'No Objection Certificate' (NOC)

The Ministry of Civil Aviation granted NOCs to two new airlines: Al Hind Air and FlyExpress.
These airlines are expected to start domestic operations in 2026 to increase competition in the aviation market.
Currently, the Indian market is dominated by IndiGo (65%) and Air India Group (27%), which together hold over 90% market share.

🔬 Science & Technology

🔷 India’s First Indigenous 1.5 Tesla MRI Scanner Installed

India’s first fully indigenous 1.5 Tesla MRI Scanner has been installed at the Chandrapur Cancer Care Foundation in Maharashtra.
Developed by: A Bengaluru-based startup named VoxelGrids under the National Biopharma Mission.
Feature: It uses a "dry magnet" technology which is Helium-free, making it cheaper and easier to maintain in rural areas.

🔷 Supercomputer ‘PARAM Rudra’ Unveiled at IIT-Patna

A new high-performance supercomputer named PARAM Rudra was unveiled at IIT-Patna, Bihar, on December 27.
It will support advanced research in Climate Modeling, Drug Discovery, and Artificial Intelligence.
This is part of the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) to make India a global leader in computing.

🪖 Defence & Security

🔷 K-4 Missile Successfully Tested from INS Arighaat

India successfully test-fired the K-4 Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) from the nuclear submarine INS Arighaat.
Strike Range: The missile has a range of 3,500 kilometres and can carry a nuclear warhead.
Location: The trial was conducted in the Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Visakhapatnam.
Significance: This strengthens India's Nuclear Triad (the ability to launch nuclear weapons from land, air, and sea).

🔷 India Launches First Organised Crime Network Database (OCND)

Home Minister Amit Shah launched the Organised Crime Network Database (OCND) to track criminals across state borders.
Developed by: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in collaboration with NATGRID.
It uses AI-powered analytics to help police forces identify and catch members of inter-state gangs and terror modules.

📢 PIB / Government Reports & Schemes

🔷 Constitution of India Released in Santhali Language

President Droupadi Murmu released the first-ever version of the Constitution of India in the Santhali language.
It uses the Ol Chiki script, which is the primary script for the Santhali language.
Objective: To make the supreme law of India accessible to the tribal communities of Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal.

🔷 PMGSY Completes 25 Years of Excellence

The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) celebrated its 25th anniversary on December 25-27, 2025.
Launch Date: It was launched on December 25, 2000, by then-PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Achievement: As of December 2025, over 7.8 lakh kilometres of rural roads have been completed, connecting remote villages to main markets.

🏅 Sports

🔷 India U19 Squad Announced for 2026 World Cup

The BCCI has announced the squad for the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup 2026, to be held in Zimbabwe and Namibia.
Captain: Ayush Mhatre has been named the Captain, while Vihaan Malhotra will be the Vice-Captain.
For the preceding tour of South Africa, young talent Vaibhav Suryavanshi will lead the team.
India is the most successful team in U19 history with five titles (2000, 2008, 2012, 2018, and 2022).

📌 December 28 General Knowledge

Foundation of INC (1885): The Indian National Congress was founded on this day in 1885 in Bombay (Mumbai). Its first President was W.C. Bonnerjee.
Birth of Ratan Tata (1937): Today is the birth anniversary of the legendary industrialist and former Chairman of Tata Sons, who was honored with the Padma Vibhushan.
Birth of Dhirubhai Ambani (1932): The founder of Reliance Industries, one of India's largest business empires, was born on this day in 1932.
Vande Mataram (1896): India’s National Song, Vande Mataram, was sung for the first time at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress on December 28, 1896.
Sunil Gavaskar’s Record (1983): On this day in 1983, Sunil Gavaskar hit his 30th Test century, breaking Sir Don Bradman's long-standing record of 29 centuries.