India's Key Developments: Electoral Roll Revisions, Major Bills, Trade Pact with Oman, and Indigenous Tech Milestone
December 20, 2025
In the past 24 hours, India has seen significant developments across governance, international relations, and technology. The Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has led to the deletion of over 1.4 crore electors across several states and Union Territories, prompting caution from the Supreme Court. Parliament passed the transformative SHANTI Bill, 2025, aimed at overhauling nuclear energy governance, and introduced the Securities Markets Code Bill, 2025. India also solidified its economic ties with Oman through a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). In a notable scientific advancement, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology launched DHRUV64, an indigenous microprocessor.