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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...
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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...
Why in news? Scientists at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have revived and improved the traditional black aromatic rice variety known locally as Adam ...
Why in news? The eighth edition of the bilateral military exercise “AJEYA WARRIOR” between India and the United Kingdom began on 17 November 2025 ...
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‑...
Why in news? Herpetologists from Pondicherry University and the Max Planck Institute have described a new species of non‑venomous wolf snake from Gr...
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...
Why in news? While hearing a petition related to “digital arrest” scams, the Supreme Court of India in November 2025 urged the central government ...
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 ...
Why in news? An article published on 18 November 2025 in Business Standard drew renewed attention to Vitamin K, highlighting its roles beyond blood cl...
Why in news? Scientists recently completed a large genetic and morphological review of sea‑floor life, revealing 57 new species of foraminifera. The...
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 ...
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...
Why in news? Responding to increasing military activity by China near the Tibet–Sikkim border, India has begun constructing three new army garrisons...
Why in news? In November 2025, a community‑led wildlife expedition in the Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary of Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district captured p...
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 ...
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...
Why in news? Portugal came into focus recently as it hosted an international climate summit emphasising the vulnerability of Mediterranean countries t...
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...
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 ...
Why in news? The Indian Air Force (IAF) and the French Air and Space Force have begun the 8th edition of Exercise Garuda at the Mont-de- Marsan air ba...