NATGRID-NPR Integration enables real-time access to 119 crore residents' family details

Exam-focused facts from the 28 December 2025 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) has been linked to the National Population Register (NPR) which stores family-wise details of 119 crore residents.
Access to NATGRID is now extended to Superintendent of Police-rank officers; earlier it was limited to ten Central agencies.
The upgraded tool 'Gandiva' supports facial recognition and entity resolution by matching suspect images with photo identity documents.