Year ender 2025: India looks back at the year as 'The New Era For India’s Nuclear Journey'

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The Press Information Bureau has released the list of reforms that India witnessed under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2025.

The list looked back at the year as "The New Era For India’s Nuclear Journey" and spoke about the newly launched SHANTI Bill.

Parliament passed the SHANTI (Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India) Bill, a landmark piece of legislation that signals a fundamental overhaul of India’s nuclear energy framework and underscores 2025 as a defining year of structural reform under the Modi government.

The new law replaces the decades-old Atomic Energy Act of 1962 and subsumes the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010 into a single, modern regulatory framework. In doing so, it marks the first time India has formally moved away from a closed, state-monopoly model in the nuclear sector to a carefully regulated, safety-first but investment-friendly regime.

Crucially, the SHANTI Bill allows private and foreign participation in designated civilian nuclear projects, while keeping the strategic domains of enrichment, reprocessing, the nuclear fuel cycle and weapons firmly under government control. The shift is expected to unlock access to capital, advanced technology and next-generation reactors at a scale that the public sector alone has been unable to achieve.

Officials say the legislation balances expansion with oversight, opening new avenues for clean and reliable energy while maintaining strict safety and national security safeguards.

The passage of the SHANTI Bill fits into a broader reform push that defined governance in 2025. According to the government, the year will be remembered as a moment when India consciously chose to dismantle outdated laws, simplify regulatory structures and align policy with long-term national ambition.

2025 for India

As per the PIB year-ender, under Prime Minister Modi, governance reforms during the year focused on clarity, equity and future readiness. Measures introduced across sectors delivered relief to the middle class through tax rationalisation, strengthened labour protections, improved ease of doing business and enhanced dignity for workers.

The economic impact of these changes was visible across sectors. Rural India, manufacturing, labour markets and emerging industries all saw renewed momentum as regulatory bottlenecks were removed and investment conditions improved. The reforms also extended to port modernisation, foreign direct investment, free trade agreements and targeted deregulation.

Reflecting this momentum, India recorded 8.2 per cent GDP growth in 2025, surpassing global projections. The government attributes this performance to a combination of structural reforms, policy stability, softer inflation and rising global confidence in the Indian economy.