November 2025
In short: India's schemes, budget and infrastructure this month — distilled for SI/Constable Prelims.
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India crossed 500 GW of installed power capacity five years ahead of target, the draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill and Seeds Bill were released for comment, and a wide sweep of schemes and reports touched agriculture, fisheries, banking, digital public infrastructure and industry.
Cargo vessels at Paradip Port, Odisha — which logged the fastest-ever 100 MMT cargo throughput in a fiscal year this November · Jnanaranjan Sahu / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
November 2025 — At a Glance
November's economy news mixed a landmark infrastructure milestone with wide-ranging reform: India's power capacity crossed 500 GW, the Power and Agriculture Ministries put draft reform Bills out for comment, the 8th Central Pay Commission got its Terms of Reference, and roughly two dozen smaller schemes and reports touched fisheries, banking, digital payments, textiles and industry.
Draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025
- What — Ministry of Power released a draft Bill to amend the Electricity Act, 2003, aimed at DISCOM financial viability, industrial competitiveness and clean-energy transition, in line with Viksit Bharat @2047.
- Key proposals — Mandatory cost-reflective tariffs; State Regulators to exempt large (>1MW) consumers from universal-service obligations for open access; expands the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) members from 3 to 7.
- Goal — Empowers CERC to use market-based mechanisms to hit 500 GW non-fossil capacity by 2030 and 2000 GW by 2047.
Draft Seeds Bill, 2025
- What — Union Agriculture Ministry released the draft Seeds Bill, 2025 for public comment, updating the Seeds Act, 1966 — regulates sale, import, export and distribution of seeds via a National Register of Seed Varieties.
- Farmers' rights — Farmers remain exempt from registration and retain the right to save, use, exchange and sell farm-saved seed (except under a brand name).
- Penalties — Graded penalties from a ₹50,000 warning to ₹10-30 lakh + up to 3 years' jail for major violations, up from the 2019 draft's ₹5 lakh + 1 year.
8th Central Pay Commission — Terms of Reference approved
- Chairperson — Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai (retired SC judge).
- Timeline — Report expected within 18 months; likely effective 1 January 2026, revising pay/pension for central government employees.
National Migration Survey 2026
- What — MoSPI's year-long survey (July 2026-June 2027), under the National Sample Survey (NSS), will cover almost all States/UTs (except Andaman & Nicobar) to map migration rates, patterns and impact on welfare.
- New definition — A short-term migrant is now anyone away from usual residence for 15 days to 6 months (revised from 1-6 months).
2. Power, Infrastructure & Industry
India crosses 500 GW of installed power capacity
- What — India's total installed electricity capacity surpassed 500 GW (reaching 500.89 GW), five years ahead of its 2030 target.
- Non-fossil share — 256.09 GW (over 51%) now comes from non-fossil sources — renewables, large hydro and nuclear — outpacing fossil-fuel capacity (244.80 GW) for the first time.
Non-fossil capacity mix| Source | Capacity |
|---|
| Solar | 127.33 GW |
| Wind | 53.12 GW |
| Total non-fossil | 256.09 GW (51%+) |
Other power, infrastructure & industry items — November 2025| Item | Key fact |
|---|
| Starlink-Maharashtra deal | Elon Musk's Starlink signed an MoU with Maharashtra to expand satellite broadband to remote/underserved areas. |
| Coal India Limited | India's largest coal producer featured in the month's news for production/diversification updates supporting energy security. |
| Scheme to promote REPM manufacturing | New incentive scheme to build domestic Rare Earth Permanent Magnet (REPM) manufacturing capacity, reducing import dependence for EVs/wind turbines. |
| Electronics Development Fund | A fund initiative to support electronics manufacturing and design ecosystem investment in India. |
| GI tag for Ambaji Marble | Gujarat's Ambaji marble received a Geographical Indication (GI) tag, recognising its distinct regional origin and quality. |
| Integrated Sohra Circuit Development | Tourism-infrastructure project developing Sohra (Cherrapunji), Meghalaya as an integrated circuit under a central tourism scheme. |
| Paradip Port fastest 100 MMT | Odisha's Paradip Port achieved the fastest-ever 100 million tonnes cargo throughput in a fiscal year, 12 days ahead of the previous record. |
| New Mangalore Port modernisation | Government launched ₹1,500 crore of modernisation projects at New Mangalore Port marking its Golden Jubilee (50 years) in 2025. |
3. Agriculture, Fisheries & Rural Economy
Agriculture, fisheries & rural economy — November 2025| Item | Key fact |
|---|
| National Beekeeping and Honey Mission | Central scheme to boost apiculture income, honey quality standards and pollination services for farmers. |
| Marine Fisheries Census 2025 | Nationwide count of marine fishing households, craft and gear to guide fisheries policy and welfare schemes. |
| Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2025 | Annual livestock/dairy production data release informing animal husbandry and dairy-sector policy. |
| New rules for PM Fasal Bima Yojana | Revised claim-settlement and enrolment rules for India's flagship crop-insurance scheme. |
| Shaping the deep-tech revolution in agriculture | Government push for AI, sensors and precision-farming deep-tech adoption to raise farm productivity. |
| Tex-RAMPS Scheme | Textile-sector scheme to raise MSME competitiveness through technology upgrades and market support. |
4. Finance, Banking, Data & Reports
Finance, banking, data & reports — November 2025| Item | Key fact |
|---|
| SEBI flags digital gold risks | SEBI cautioned investors that unregulated 'digital gold' products lack the safeguards of regulated gold instruments (e.g. Sovereign Gold Bonds, gold ETFs). |
| Guidelines for digital banking channels | RBI/banking regulator guidance to strengthen security and customer-protection standards for digital/net banking channels. |
| Foreign Liabilities and Assets Census | RBI's annual census of India Inc.'s foreign investment liabilities and overseas assets, tracking cross-border capital flows. |
| IMF grading of India's national accounts | IMF assessment of the quality/methodology of India's GDP and national-accounts statistics. |
| World Cooperative Monitor 2025 | Annual global ranking of the largest cooperative and mutual enterprises by turnover, tracking India's cooperative sector's global standing. |
| India Development and Strategic Fund (IDSF) | A strategic investment fund to support India's overseas development finance and strategic-sector partnerships. |
| Employees Enrolment Scheme 2025 | EPFO scheme to boost formal enrolment and social-security coverage of currently-unregistered workers. |
| IPPB-EPFO MoU | India Post Payments Bank partners with EPFO to widen last-mile access to provident-fund services in rural areas. |
5. Schemes & Digital Initiatives Roundup
A cluster of smaller digital-economy and welfare initiatives launched or advanced this month.
Schemes & digital initiatives — November 2025| Item | Key fact |
|---|
| Aabhar Online Store | New e-commerce platform launched to market products of self-help groups/artisans directly to consumers. |
| Ybrant Program | Youth-focused skilling/entrepreneurship initiative to expand employability programmes. |
| YUVA AI for ALL | Initiative to build AI literacy and skills among India's youth as part of the broader AI-for-development push. |
| Impact RISE Initiative | Programme to scale social-impact enterprises and innovation ecosystems. |
| Digital initiatives for the PDS | Technology upgrades to the Public Distribution System to improve ration delivery transparency and portability. |
| Womaniya Initiative | Government e-Marketplace (GeM) initiative to boost participation of women-owned enterprises in public procurement. |
| India re-elected to Codex Executive Committee | India re-elected to the Codex Alimentarius Executive Committee, the global food-standards body, strengthening its role in setting international food-safety norms. |
| Safeguards by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office | SFIO strengthened procedural safeguards in corporate-fraud investigations to balance enforcement with due process. |
| India's engagement with the IMO | India advanced its role at the International Maritime Organisation on shipping-safety and green-shipping standards. |