Defence
Exercise AUSINDEX 2025
Why in news? The biennial maritime exercise AUSINDEX, jointly conducted by the Indian and Australian navies, concluded its 2025 edition in the western...
The day’s current affairs covered in full — the terms, names and facts UPSC actually asks about, in six languages.
Why in news? The biennial maritime exercise AUSINDEX, jointly conducted by the Indian and Australian navies, concluded its 2025 edition in the western...
Why in news? For the first time since becoming a Union Territory, Jammu & Kashmir announced that it will auction seven limestone blocks covering about...
Why in news? Researchers have shown that spores of the common moss Physcomitrium patens can survive extended exposure to the harsh environment of spac...
Why in news? The historic Hussain Sagar in Hyderabad has long suffered from algal bloom and a foul smell due to sewage and industrial effluents. To ad...
Why in news? The African Grey Parrot made headlines recently when wildlife authorities in India reminded owners that this charismatic bird is listed i...
Why in news? A peer‑reviewed study published in November 2025 reported that people in Indian megacities are unknowingly inhaling microscopic plastic...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Why in news? The India Meteorological Department reported around 20 November 2025 that a cyclonic circulation had formed over the central parts of the...
Why in news? The Department of Forests & Wildlife in Chandigarh, in collaboration with the Wildlife Institute of India, launched a week‑long wildlif...
