Todays Top 15 News Across the World – 30 December 2025
🇮🇳 Supreme Court Stays Aravalli Hills Ruling, Orders Expert Committee
In a significant development for environmental conservation and industrial interests, the Supreme Court has stayed its earlier controversial ruling defining the Aravalli hills range and ordered the formation of a high-powered expert committee to comprehensively assess the ecological impact of mining activities across Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujarat and Delhi-NCR. The interim order provides immediate relief to mining operations while the panel, comprising environmental scientists, geologists and urban planners, prepares a detailed report within three months on sustainable development models that balance economic needs with forest preservation. Environmental activists hailed the measured approach as it prevents immediate economic disruption while maintaining judicial oversight, whereas industry stakeholders expressed optimism that science-based recommendations could resolve long-standing disputes over the ecologically fragile Aravalli range that serves as Delhi’s natural dust storm barrier and groundwater recharge zone.
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Leverage Edu – School Assembly News Headlines: 30 December 2025
🇮🇳 Defence Acquisition Council Approves ₹79,000 Crore Procurement
The Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has approved procurement of critical military equipment worth ₹79,000 crore, marking one of the largest indigenisation-focused defence shopping lists in recent years that includes advanced fighter aircraft variants, swarm-capable unmanned aerial vehicles, next-generation naval surveillance systems and upgraded missile defence interceptors. Over 85% of the approved projects fall under “Buy Indian-IDDM” category, supporting MSMEs and private sector participation while reducing import dependence from 65% to under 40% within five years. Defence industry analysts described the approvals as a strong New Year signal for Atmanirbhar Bharat in defence manufacturing, particularly boosting electronics, metallurgy and aerospace sectors across Tier-2 cities that have emerged as new defence manufacturing hubs.
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FreeJobAlert – School Assembly News Headlines: 30 December 2025
🇮🇳 Zero Duty on 100% Australian Tariff Lines for Indian Exports
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal announced that from January 1, 2026, Australia will offer zero import duty on 100% of tariff lines for all Indian exports under the comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA), potentially unlocking $20-25 billion additional market access for textiles, gems & jewellery, pharmaceuticals, engineering goods and agricultural products that have struggled against high Australian duties averaging 5-15%. This reciprocal market opening coincides with India’s tariff elimination on 96% of Australian goods like coal, LNG and educational services, positioning bilateral trade to cross $50 billion by FY28 while creating thousands of jobs in labour-intensive export sectors across Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh where Australian market penetration has remained below 2% despite high product demand.
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Leverage Edu – Australia-India Zero Duty Trade Announcement
🇮🇳 ₹227 Crore Batadrava Cultural Project Inaugurated in Assam
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the ₹227 crore Batadrava Cultural and Tourism Development Project at the birthplace of Vaishnav saint Srimanta Sankardev in Nagaon district, transforming the historic site into a world-class spiritual tourism destination featuring a grand cultural complex, museum showcasing Neo-Vaishnavite heritage, convention centre, amphitheatre, landscaped gardens and upgraded pilgrimage facilities expected to attract over 10 lakh visitors annually while generating 5,000 direct jobs for local artisans, guides and hospitality workers. The project preserves Assam’s 16th-century Bhakti movement legacy while positioning Batadrava as a key circuit alongside Majuli and Sivasagar in the state’s burgeoning spiritual tourism sector that contributed ₹8,500 crore to Assam’s economy in FY25.
🇮🇳 Severe Cold Wave Forces School Closures Across North India
With temperatures plunging to single digits amid a severe cold wave and unprecedented fog density, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered immediate closure of all schools up to Class 12 till January 1, 2026, while Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Bihar issued similar directives affecting 2.5 crore students who will attend online classes as visibility drops to zero metres at multiple airports and highways record over 200 accidents daily. The IMD warned that a western disturbance arriving December 31 will worsen conditions with fresh snowfall in Himachal and light rain in plains, prolonging the coldest December since 1997 when over 150 cold-day deaths were recorded across North India.
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