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INTERPOL Red Notice

INTERPOL Red Notice

Why in news? On 2 December 2025 the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and the Madhya Pradesh State Tiger Strike Force arrested an international wil...

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

Why in news? At the annual meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) held in Vienna in early December 2025, Ukraine’...

Ebola Outbreak Declared Over in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ebola Outbreak Declared Over in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Why in news? Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have officially declared an end to the country’s latest Ebola outbreak...

Reinforcing the Biological Weapons Convention after 50 years

Reinforcing the Biological Weapons Convention after 50 years

Why in news? At the 50th‑anniversary conference of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) in Geneva, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar urged...

Political instability and poverty in Guinea‑Bissau

Political instability and poverty in Guinea‑Bissau

Why in news? On 26 November 2025, heavy gunfire erupted in the West African nation of Guinea‑Bissau. Soldiers from the presidential guard seized c...

India Ranks Third in the 2025 Asia Power Index

India Ranks Third in the 2025 Asia Power Index

Why in news? The Lowy Institute’s Asia Power Index 2025 ranks India as the third most powerful country in Asia, after the United States and China. T...

India to Chair International IDEA

India to Chair International IDEA

Why in news? Gyanesh Kumar, India’s Chief Election Commissioner, has been elected to chair the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral A...

Bnei Menashe

Bnei Menashe

Why in news? The Israeli Cabinet approved a plan to relocate the remaining members of the Bnei Menashe community from India’s northeastern states to...

APDIM – Strengthening Disaster Information Management

APDIM – Strengthening Disaster Information Management

Why in news? India hosted the 10th session of the Asian and Pacific Centre for Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM) in New Delhi on ...

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...

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...

West Seti Hydropower Project

West Seti Hydropower Project

Why in news? The Government of Nepal has extended the survey licence for the long‑delayed West Seti Hydropower Project and is facilitating direct ag...

Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2024 – Michelle Bachelet

Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2024 – Michelle Bachelet

Why in news? Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet was awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2024 on 20 November...

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 ...

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...

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...

Strait of Hormuz Seizure Incident

Strait of Hormuz Seizure Incident

Why in news? On 14 November 2025 Iranian forces intercepted and seized a Marshall Islands‑flagged tanker named Talara near the Strait of Hormuz. The...

Oman – Member of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Council

Oman – Member of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Council

Why in news? At the 43rd session of UNESCO’s General Conference held in Samarkand, the Sultanate of Oman was elected to the Man and the Biosphere (M...

Angola

Angola

Why in news? President Droupadi Murmu recently became the first Indian head of state to visit Angola. She addressed the Angolan Parliament and met Pre...

BIMSTEC-India Marine Research Network Conference

BIMSTEC-India Marine Research Network Conference

Why in news? The first regional conference of the BIMSTEC-India Marine Research Network (BIMReN) took place in Kochi, Kerala, from 4-6 November 2025. ...

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