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National Gopal Ratna Awards 2025

National Gopal Ratna Awards 2025

Why in news? On 17 November 2025, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying announced the winners of the National Gopal Ratna Awards (NGRA) for ...

UN Convention against Cybercrime – A Global Treaty to Tackle Online Offences

UN Convention against Cybercrime – A Global Treaty to Tackle Online Offences

Why in news? While hearing a petition related to “digital arrest” scams, the Supreme Court of India in November 2025 urged the central government ...

Dariya Bahadur Island – Historic Fort Near Malpe

Dariya Bahadur Island – Historic Fort Near Malpe

Why in news? The Karnataka police filed a case against eight men on 14 November 2025 for illegally entering the restricted Dariya Bahadur Island (also...

Kwar Hydroelectric Project and Tunnel Fire Incident

Kwar Hydroelectric Project and Tunnel Fire Incident

Why in news? On 17 November 2025, a truck caught fire inside a tunnelling work site at the under‑construction Kwar Hydroelectric Project in Kishtwar...

Lycodon irwini – New Wolf Snake from Great Nicobar

Lycodon irwini – New Wolf Snake from Great Nicobar

Why in news? Herpetologists from Pondicherry University and the Max Planck Institute have described a new species of non‑venomous wolf snake from Gr...

Sentinel‑6B – Next‑Generation Sea‑Level Sentinel

Sentinel‑6B – Next‑Generation Sea‑Level Sentinel

Why in news? On 16–17 November 2025, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California carrying Sentinel‑6B, an ocean‑...

Exercise AJEYA WARRIOR 25 – India–UK Joint Military Drill

Exercise AJEYA WARRIOR 25 – India–UK Joint Military Drill

Why in news? The eighth edition of the bilateral military exercise “AJEYA WARRIOR” between India and the United Kingdom began on 17 November 2025 ...

Adam Chini Rice – Reviving a Heritage Grain

Adam Chini Rice – Reviving a Heritage Grain

Why in news? Scientists at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have revived and improved the traditional black aromatic rice variety known locally as Adam ...

Integrated Forum on Climate Change and Trade (IFCCT)

Integrated Forum on Climate Change and Trade (IFCCT)

Why in news? The 30th Conference of Parties (COP‑30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, hosted by Brazil in November 2025, launched a...

Portugal – Geography, Climate and Resources

Portugal – Geography, Climate and Resources

Why in news? Portugal came into focus recently as it hosted an international climate summit emphasising the vulnerability of Mediterranean countries t...

Ammonium Nitrate

Ammonium Nitrate

Why in news? On 15 November 2025, a powerful car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort killed a doctor and injured several others. Investigators suspect that ...

Foraminifera

Foraminifera

Why in news? Scientists recently completed a large genetic and morphological review of sea‑floor life, revealing 57 new species of foraminifera. The...

Gulf Cooperation Council – One‑Stop Travel System

Gulf Cooperation Council – One‑Stop Travel System

Why in news? The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has announced a pilot “one‑stop travel system” to be launched between the United Arab Emirates a...

Siliguri Corridor – India’s Chicken’s Neck

Siliguri Corridor – India’s Chicken’s Neck

Why in news? Responding to increasing military activity by China near the Tibet–Sikkim border, India has begun constructing three new army garrisons...

Rediscovery of the Asiatic Caracal in India

Rediscovery of the Asiatic Caracal in India

Why in news? In November 2025, a community‑led wildlife expedition in the Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary of Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district captured p...

Thames River – England’s Lifeline

Thames River – England’s Lifeline

Why in news? The River Thames, which flows through the heart of London, has been in the spotlight due to ongoing efforts to improve its water quality ...

e‑Jagriti – Unified Consumer Grievance Platform

e‑Jagriti – Unified Consumer Grievance Platform

Why in news? On 13 November 2025, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs reported that the digital portal e‑Jagriti had registered more than 275,000 users...

Sakurajima Volcano Eruption

Sakurajima Volcano Eruption

Why in news? Japan’s Sakurajima volcano, located on Kyushu Island, erupted repeatedly on 16 November 2025, sending ash plumes up to 4.4 km into the ...

Senkaku Islands – East China Sea Dispute

Senkaku Islands – East China Sea Dispute

Why in news? Tensions flared again in the East China Sea when Chinese coast‑guard vessels approached the Senkaku Islands (called Diaoyu by China) in...

Greenland Restricts Foreign Ownership of Property

Greenland Restricts Foreign Ownership of Property

Why in news? Greenland's parliament has passed a new law limiting the right of foreigners to own property on the island. The law, adopted on 1 Novembe...

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