On the occasion of the New Year, the country and the world are expecting a lot of improvement. A lot is going to change in the country since the beginning of the year 2025. While the repo rate is expected to come down, there will be many big changes in transport to education and health to tourism.

Changes in the financial sector

Inflation is expected to be 4 to 4.5 percent in the year 2025. During this period, the repo rate may decrease. The repo rate is expected to decrease by 0.75 percent, which may also reduce the interest rate on loans.

EPF subscribers will now be able to withdraw money using cards as well. 50% of EPF deposits can be withdrawn using cards. This can be announced in January. Optional T+0 settlement will be available for top 500 shares from January 31. This means that on selling shares, money will be credited to the account on the same day.

Changes in the education sector

Under the New Education Policy, in the academic session 2025-26, board examinations for class 10th and 12th will be conducted twice a year. There will be a gap of 6 months between these two. The admission process in universities and colleges will be done twice a year.

From the new academic session 2025-26, students can take admission in two UG or PG courses simultaneously. Books from class 9 to 12 will become cheaper by 20 percent. At the same time, every book from kindergarten to class 8 will be available for Rs 65.

Transport Sector

Traffic at Jewar Airport in Greater Noida will begin from April this year. Navi Mumbai International Airport will also become operational from May. Apart from this, the 1300 km long expressway being built between Delhi-Mumbai is expected to become operational by October.

Space Aura Company is going to travel in space through a space balloon. This will be the first such attempt in the country. This balloon will take the passengers to a height of 35 kilometers.

Sports Sector

For the first time in the country, Kho-Kho World Cup is going to be organized from January 13. This event will be held in New Delhi. 16 countries of the world will participate in it. This event will continue till January 19.

The ICC Champions Trophy will be played from 19 February to 9 March. These matches will be played in Pakistan and Dubai. India and Pakistan will clash in this tournament on 23 February in Dubai. The FIFA Club World Cup will be held in the US from 15 June to 13 July.

Health Sector

Russia will launch a cancer vaccine this year. The success rate of this vaccine has been 100 percent. In India, the medical world has also got hope from T-cell therapy. India has approved the type 2 diabetes trigepeptide drug. It will be available in India this year.

The central government has set a target to eliminate TB from India by 2025. For this, a campaign will be run on a large scale.

Tourism Sector

This year Maha Kumbh will be organized in Prayagraj from January 13 to February 26. Royal bath will be on January 14, January 29, February 3. The second phase of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya will also be completed by June 2025. The work of the 4 km long ropeway project in Varanasi will be completed by June.