A global supply-chain disruption occurred in October 2025 after the Dutch government seized control of Nexperia, a leading chipmaker holding about 40% of the market for basic transistors and diodes used in vehicles, causing the company to halt shipments and threatening car production at major automakers worldwide, including BMW, Toyota, and Mercedes-Benz.
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India is among the top five countries globally in digital financial transactions, processing over 65,000 crore transactions worth more than $13,800 billion between 2020 and 2025, with platforms like UPI powering 85% of digital payments and expanding access even in rural and semi-urban areas. The country is also one of the few worldwide to have developed its own indigenous 4G telecom technology stack, marking a key milestone in digital infrastructure self-reliance.
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David Attenborough made television history at the 2025 Daytime Emmy Awards by becoming the oldest-ever winner at age 99. He was honored with the Outstanding Daytime Personality award for narrating Netflix’s "Secret Lives of Orangutans," a documentary series that also won for music direction and its directing team. Attenborough surpassed the previous record set just last year by Dick Van Dyke, who won at 98. Though absent from the ceremony in Pasadena, California, Attenborough’s achievement celebrates his seven-decade legacy as the world’s most iconic natural history broadcaster and environmental advocate.
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