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India–Georgia Textile & Sericulture Cooperation

India–Georgia Textile & Sericulture Cooperation

Why in news? An Indian delegation led by P. Sivakumar, Member Secretary of the Central Silk Board and Secretary General of the International Sericultu...

Operation Crystal Fortress – Methamphetamine Seizure

Operation Crystal Fortress – Methamphetamine Seizure

Why in news? On 20 November 2025, a joint team of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Delhi Police’s Special Cell seized approximately 328 ki...

Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project

Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project

Why in news? Tata Power and Bhutan’s Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) signed commercial agreements on 21 November 2025 to develop the 1,125 MW Do...

Brihadeeswarar Temple

Brihadeeswarar Temple

Why in news? The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) observed World Heritage Week from 19 to 25 November 2025 by organising heritage walks and clean�...

Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary

Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary

Why in news? Wildlife officials in Assam reported an early arrival of migratory birds at the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary during the 2025–26 tourist ...

Taningia silasii – deep‑sea squid found off the Kerala coast

Taningia silasii – deep‑sea squid found off the Kerala coast

Why in news? Indian marine biologists recently reported the discovery of a new species of deep‑sea squid in the Arabian Sea. The specimen was collec...

Sulphur Dioxide Emissions and the Status of Flue‑Gas Desulphurisation (FGD)

Sulphur Dioxide Emissions and the Status of Flue‑Gas Desulphurisation (FGD)

Why in news? An analysis of Central Electricity Authority data between 1 and 19 November 2025 found that fifteen coal‑fired power units in the Natio...

Juvenile Justice Boards – pendency and infrastructure challenges

Juvenile Justice Boards – pendency and infrastructure challenges

Why in news? The India Justice Report released in late 2024 continues to draw attention in 2025 for highlighting severe delays in India’s juvenile j...

Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary – comprehensive wildlife survey begins

Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary – comprehensive wildlife survey begins

Why in news? The Department of Forests & Wildlife in Chandigarh, in collaboration with the Wildlife Institute of India, launched a week‑long wildlif...

Cyclonic circulation over the Strait of Malacca

Cyclonic circulation over the Strait of Malacca

Why in news? The India Meteorological Department reported around 20 November 2025 that a cyclonic circulation had formed over the central parts of the...

Mahi River and recent incidents

Mahi River and recent incidents

Why in news? The Mahi (Mahisagar) River in western India returned to the headlines after a section of the Gambhira–Mujpur bridge over the river in G...

Manipur’s Sangai Festival 2025

Manipur’s Sangai Festival 2025

Why in news? Manipur’s annual Sangai Festival began on 21 November 2025 in Imphal under the theme “Where blossoms breathe harmony”. The ten‑da...

Leptospirosis (rat fever) cases rise in Karnataka

Leptospirosis (rat fever) cases rise in Karnataka

Why in news? Health officials in Karnataka reported that by the second week of November 2025, 2,042 cases of leptospirosis were recorded across the st...

FSSAI actions on misleading ORS drinks and disposal of seized food

FSSAI actions on misleading ORS drinks and disposal of seized food

Why in news? In November 2025 the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued two important directives. On 20 November the authority i...

Airborne microplastics – a new pollution threat

Airborne microplastics – a new pollution threat

Why in news? A peer‑reviewed study published in November 2025 reported that people in Indian megacities are unknowingly inhaling microscopic plastic...

Interstellar Objects

Interstellar Objects

Why in news? NASA recently released detailed images of Comet 3I/Atlas, an interstellar visitor travelling through our Solar System. The photographs, c...

Pharmacogenomics

Pharmacogenomics

Why in news? With the rise of precision medicine, pharmacogenomics has attracted renewed attention from researchers and health‑care providers. Recen...

Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM)

Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM)

Why in news? The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently attended the 11th Joint Crediting Mechanism Partner Countries’ M...

Indian Pond Heron

Indian Pond Heron

Why in news? Civil‑society naturalists in Visakhapatnam recently documented large groups of Indian Pond Herons and Cattle Egrets undertaking nocturn...

Doctrine of Clean Hands

Doctrine of Clean Hands

Why in news? A recent ruling by a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court clarified that the “clean hands” doctrine cannot be invoked to deny relie...

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