BANKING & FINANCIAL CA IN DECEMBER 2025

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Indian Female Cricketer Captain Harmanpreet kaur Has Been Appointed As The Brand Ambassador Of Punjab National Bank. ( FIRST FEMALE BRAND AMBASSADOR) 

* ) Ramkrishna Chander Has Been Appointed As The New Managing Director Of LIC

*   Team Lease APPOINTS Suparna Mitra As MD & CEO 

* Jeyandran Venugopal Has Been Appointed As The President And CEO Of Reliance Retail VENTURES 

* RBI Approve The APOINTMENT Of Vikram Sahu As The CEO Of Bank Of America.

* Shri Samiran Sinha Ray Has Been Appointed As Chief Human Resources Officer Of NEEPCO, Under NTPC 

* Sunil Kumar Chugh Has Been Appointed As The Executive Director Of Canara Bank 

* Parag Rao Has Appointed As The Additional Director Of M & M Fin Board.

 * Arkin Gupta Named Forbes Under 30 List Of Financial Innovation.

*  AJAI Kumar Shukla Has Been Appointed As New MD & CEO Of PNB Housing Finance.

* NSE MD & CEO Asish Chauhan Has Been Appointed As The Chairperson Of (Acting) IIM CALCUTTA.

 * State Bank of India ( SBI) Appoints Ravi Ranjan As Its Managing Director.

*  Uttar Pradesh Has Emerged As The Fastest Growing Startup Ecosystem With 18000+ Start-ups.

*  Bubhanesh Tharashankar Has Resigned As CFO Of RBL BANK.

*  State Bank of India ( SBI) Reappointed Ashwini Kumar Tewari As Managing Director Of Bank Till December 31 2027 

* Jio Financial Services Appoints Venkata Peri As Group COO 

* B Sairam Assume As The Chairman Cum Managing Director Of Coal India' LIMITED ( CIL) 

*  Rahul Jain Has Been Appointed As The New Chief Financial OFFICER At Suzlon.

* Archana Vyas Has Been Appointed As The New Country DIRECTOR For India GATES FOUNDATION.

* Bharti Airtel Appoints Shashwat Sharma As New MD & CEO 

* Soumen Roy Appointed As GROUP CFO 

* Akhil Garg As CFO ( Airtel India) 

* * IRS OFFICER RAKESH GUPTA HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NEW CHIEF VIGILANCE OFFICER OF CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES ( CBDT).

* Yes Bank Board Member Ms Rekha Murthy Joins Reddif Board As IPO 

* IIFL Finance Appoints Ex - RBI Deputy Governor B P Kanungo As Chairman.

* Indian - Origin Amazon Veteran Anand Varadarajan Named CTO Of Starbuck.

* FSIB Recommended Brajesh Kumar Singh As The MD & CEO Of Canara Bank.

 * NIT Prof Mr VENKATA Narshi mam Appointed As The Group Chief Operating Officer, Jio Financial Services.

* Shri Saleem Ahmad Assumed As The Chairman And Managing Director Of Rail Vikas Nigam Limited ( RVNL)

UNVEILED - 

* Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Has Launched Cyient AI Labs - BijAIPatha, CSR - Led NATIONAL Initiative To Democratise Access To Artificial Intelligence At Hampi, Karnataka 

BANKING - 

*  19 Billions UPI Transaction Done in November 2025

* GST COLLECTION ALL Indian States In November 2025 

- 16,122 Crores Maharashtra 

- 7,667 Crores Uttar Pradesh 

- 7574 Crores Karnataka 

- 6800 Crores Tamilnadu 

- 6723 Crores Gujarat 

- 3954 Crores Rajasthan 

- 3835 Crores Haryana 

- 3910 Crores Telengana 

- 3711 Crores West Bengal 

- 3035 Crores Delhi 

- 2963 Crores Kerala 

* 24.58 Lakh Crores UPI TRANSACTION Done In November 2025

* Harmanpreet kaur, PNB Brand Ambassador Has Unveiled The PNB Rupay Metal Credit Card Luxura, PNB ONE 2.0, Digi Surya Ghar, 

* Atal Pension Yojana Has Crossed 8.34 Crores Enrolment 

* LIC And Yes Bank Announced A Strategic Partnership For Banccasureance.

 * RBI Cuts Repo Rate By 25 bps To 5.25%.

*  RBI Announced The New Bank Rule 

*  SEBI Launched The PaRRVA To Curb Misleading Returns Claims 

* India's UPI Recognised by International Monetary Fund ( IMF) As The World's Largest Real Time Retail Payment System By Transaction Volume 

( REPORT By - Growing Retail Digital Payments - The Value Of Interoperability Lists UPI As The World's Largest Retail Fast Payment System) 

* Indusind Bank Partners With Jio -bp To Launch Indusind Bank Jio -bp Mobility+ Credit Card.

* The ASIAN development BANK (ADB) Has Raised Growth forecast For India To 7.2% From 6.5%

* Cabinet Approved The Insurance Amendment Bill 

* MSME MINISTRY Signed MoU With Amazon To Strengthen Market Access For PM Vishwakarma Artesian 

* Steel Authority Of India' (SAIL) Achieved 27% Growth its Sale in November 2025 

* Department Of Post And BSE Signed MoU To Expand Mutual Fund Access Across India.

* State Bank of India ( SBI) Unveiled Yono 2.0 

* HDFC Bank Get RBI NOD To Acquire Aggregate Holding Of Upto 9.50% in Indusind Bank For 1 Year.

* India' And Asian Development Bank Have Signed Loan Worth Over USD 2.2 Billion For Development Project. (for Pradhan Mantri Skilling And Employment , Industrial) 

*  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Has Introduced The SECURITIES Market Code 2025 Bill.

SEBI MUTUAL FUNDS RULE 2025 - 

*  SEBI Clears The Mutual Fund Rules 2026 ( Replacing 1996 Framework) 

( SEBI APPROVED THE STOCKS BROCKERS) Regulations 2025 

* Google Pay Launched Its First' Credit Card - Called - FLEX, In Partnership With Axis Bank.

* India's Cereal Exports 

* Vodafone - Idea Has Launched India's First Recharge Linked Mobile Theft & Loss Insurance For Prepaid Users.

* Drugs And Pharmaceuticals Exports Increase By 20.91% From USD 2.16 Billion in November 2024 To USD 2.61% Billion in November 2025 

* Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited ( BHEL) Handed Over A Dividend Of Rs 109 Crores To Government.

*  India's Cumulative Exports ( Merchandise And Services) Rose To USD Rs 562.13 billion in April - November 2025 As Compared To USD 533.16 billion in April - November 2024 

*  RBI Imposed 6 Months Restrictions On The Valsad Mahila Nagrik Sahakari Ban

* Government To Sell Stake In 3 Public Sector bank, UCO  Bank, Central Bank Of India And Punjab And Sindh Bank 

*  ICICI PRUDENTIAL LIFE Insurance Received GST Demand And Penalty Of Rs 18.82 Cr FY 2022.

*  RBI Penalised The Kotak Mahindra Bank Of Rs 61.95 Lakh For Regulatory Lapses.

* The Central Board Of Directors Of The RBI Has Approved A Risk Based Deposit Insurance Framework For Banks At 620th Meeting Held At Hyderabad.

* India And New Zealand Agreed On Free Trade Agreements (FTA) 

SABKA BIMA SABKI RAKSHA ( AMENDMENT FOR INSURANCE LAWS) BILL 2025 - 

* UNION FINANCE MINISTER NIRMALA SITHARAMAN INTRODUCE THE BILL SABKA BIMA SABKI RAKSHA ( AMENDMENT OF INSURANCE LAWS) BILL ON TUESDAY (16/12/2025)ON LOK SABHA.

* RAJYA SABHA PASSED THE BILL ON 17/12/2025 

* THIS BILL ALLOWS 100% FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) IN THE INSURANCE SECTOR.

* MERGERS OF NON INSURANCE & INSURANCE COMPANIES ALLOWED.

* IT ALLOWS FOR CAP ON COMMISSION OF INSURANCE AGENTS & INTERMEDIARY.

* IT MANDATES DATA COLLECTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE DIGITAL PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT. 

* Goldman Sachs GDP Forecast For India (7.6%)

* Till 2025 December India Has Been FTA Signed Since 2021

* IIFL Capital Services Received A Certificate Of Registration From IRDAI As Corporate Agent.

* Union Minister Prahlad Joshi Has Released a New BIS Standard For Incense Sticks To Enhance Customer Safety.

* Kandla International Container Terminal Has Achieved A Historical Milestone By Handling 78,06,220 MT In 2025 

* FICCI Awarded The 

- Best Insurance Campaign ( Life Category) - Generali Central Life Insurance. Company' Limited 

* Paypal Partnership With NPCI To Launch Global UPI Based Payment Platform.

* Contribution Of Indian Sectors in GDP 2025 

( Services 55%, INDUSTRY 27%, Agriculture 18%)

* The RBI has Released The Trend And Progress Of Banking in india 2024/25 Report.

* 26 Years Of The Trade Marks Act 1999.

* NEW LOGO - 

* RRB Unveiled Its New Logo 

*  V O Chidambaranar Port Authority, Tuticorin, Has Achieved Makes History Its Longest Ever Container Vessel 304 Meters in Length And 40 meter in Beam 

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The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) Has Imposed Rs 11 Lakh Penalty On UPSC Coaching Institutes For Misleading Claims.

NAVARATNA STATUS  

* NUMALIGARH REFINERY LIMITED ( NRL) GUWAHATI, ASSAM HAS RECOGNISED AS NEW NAVARATNA COMPANY 

AWARDS - 

*  BEL Kotwada Unit Has Won The Platinum Award At CII - EXIM Bank Excellence AWARD 

* India Post Has Awarded By The Asia Pacific Postal UNION ( APPU) Under Innovation Award.

* YouTube CEO Neal Mohan Named TIMES CEO Of The Year 2025.

* Kiran Mazumder Shaw Wins The USC India Award For Business Management.

* State Bank of India (SBI) Has Honoured WITH Excellence in Sustainable & Responsible Banking Bank At The 7th ETBFSI Exceller Award 2025

*  BPCL MUMBAI Refinery Wins The Best Sustainable Project Of The Year 2025 Award.

*  Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu Has Been Honoured With Business Reformers Of The Year By Economic Times.

* Coal India' Honoured With The ET NOW Champion Of CSR 2025 Award.

* Mazagon dock Shipyard Limited ( MDL) Has Awarded Best Health Care Support initiative Of The Year 2025 At Indian Social Impact Award, New Delhi 

* Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla Has Bagged Port Of The Year Award - Non Containerised Cargo Award At Gujarat Junction 2025. 

*  Punjab National Bank Has Honoured With Best Bank For Supporting Startup At The MSME Banking Excellence Award 2025 

* ECIL, The Industrial Unit Of Department Of Atomic Energy (DAE) Received IEI Industrial Excellence Award 2025