Daily Current Affairs: 26 November 2025

Headline: International Emmy Awards 2025: Oriol Pla, Anna Maxwell Martin among winners at 53rd ceremony in New York

Bullet Points:

• The International Emmy Awards 2025 winners were announced at a star-studded event in New York.
• India’s Diljit Dosanjh lost to Spanish actor Oriol Pla in the Best Actor category on Monday night at the 53rd International Emmy Awards.
• Oriol Pla (Spain) won the Best Performance by an Actor award for his role in Yo, adicto [“I, Addict”].
• Anna Maxwell Martin (United Kingdom) won the Best Performance by an Actress award for Until I Kill You.
• Ryuichi Sakamoto: Last Days (Japan) was awarded in the Arts Programming category.
• The Comedy award went to Ludwig (United Kingdom).
• Dispatches: Kill Zone: Inside Gaza won the Current Affairs category.
• Hell Jumper (United Kingdom) was awarded in the Documentary category.
• Rivals (United KIngdom) won the Drama Series award.
• Bluey (Australia) won the Kids: Animation category.
• Auf Fritzis Spuren – Wie war das so in der DDR? [“On Fritzi’s Traces – What Was It Like in the GDR?”] (Germany) won the Kids: Factual & Entertainment award.
• Fallen (United Kingdom) won the Kids: Live-Action category.
• Gaza, Search for Life (Qatar) (Al Jazeera Arabic Programs Directorate) won the News award.
• Shaolin Heroes (Denmark) won the Non-Scripted Entertainment award.
• La médiatrice [“The Mediator”] (Canada) won the Short-Form Series award.
• It’s All Over: The Kiss That Changed the Spanish Football (Spain) won the Sports Documentary award.
• Deha [“The Good & The Bad”] (Türkiye) won the Telenovela award.
• Lost Boys & Fairies (United Kingdom) won the TV Movie/Mini-Series award.

Headline: Punjab Assembly Resolution Declares Anandpur Sahib, Talwandi Sabo and Golden Temple Area as Holy Cities

Bullet Points:

• The Punjab Assembly unanimously passed a resolution declaring Anandpur Sahib in Rupnagar district, Talwandi Sabo in Bathinda and the Galiara area around the Golden Temple in Amritsar as holy cities.
• There will be a complete ban on sale and consumption of liquor, meat and tobacco items at these places, according to the resolution.
• The resolution was moved by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann during a special session of the Punjab Assembly convened to mark the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur.

Headline: Rajasthan set to host 5th Khelo India University Games 2025

Bullet Points:

• Rajasthan sports minister Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore announced the grand opening at Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
• The opening ceremony features Siddharth Mahadevan, Arunita Kanjilal, folk artists curated by Rajnigandha Shekhawat, mascots Khamma and Ghani, and an aerial display.
• Competitions will be held across Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Ajmer, Bharatpur, and Bikaner in 24 sports with kho-kho as a demonstration event.
• Badminton, archery and shooting events begin on Monday at Sawai Mansingh Stadium Indoor Hall, Jagatpura Archery Range and Jagatpura Shooting Range in Jaipur.

Headline: LNF Literary Award 2025 announced for Velamala Simmanna

Bullet Points:

• Velamala Simmanna has been chosen for this year’s Lok Nayak Foundation’s literary award.
• The award carries ₹2 lakh in cash and will be presented on January 18, 2026.
• LNF literary awards are presented to eminent persons who have contributed to the promotion of Telugu language and literature.
• The awards are presented every year on January 18 to commemorate the death anniversaries of former Chief Minister N. T. Rama Rao and noted poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan.

Headline: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) highlights strengthening economic momentum and record low inflation

Bullet Points:

• India’s economy gathered further pace in October.
• Demand conditions exhibited signs of improvement with the revival of urban demand and continued strength in rural demand.
• Manufacturing and services activity showed further resilience.
• Digital payments moderated in both value and volume in October 2025.
• Headline inflation plunged to its lowest level in the current CPI series (2012 base year).
• Retail inflation fell to 0.3 per cent in October from 1.4 per cent in September.
• Fuel and light inflation remained steady at 2.0 per cent in October.
• Core inflation moderated to 4.3 per cent in October from 4.4 per cent in September.
• The core basket, excluding precious metals, posted a 0.1 per cent month-on-month decline.
• Macroeconomic policy measures undertaken in 2025 are expected to reinforce a positive investment cycle and strengthen long-term growth.
• Inflation moderated to a historic low and remained well below the target rate.
• International uncertainty remains elevated.

Headline: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi inaugurates Pellet Plant, lays foundation for Bio-Ethanol plant in Haryana

Bullet Points:

• Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, inaugurated a pellet plant and laid the foundation stone of the K2 Bio Ethanol plant in the district of Rewari in Haryana.
• The pellet plant is designed to produce 240 tonnes of pellets per day from stubble.
• The plant aims to transform crop residue into ethanol, biomass pellets, and rural jobs to support India’s E20 Mission and Net Zero 2070 goals.
• The new pellet plant will use agricultural residues such as paddy straw, mustard straw, and cotton stalks to manufacture biomass pellets for thermal power co-firing.
• Under a new policy, the government has made biomass and Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) co-firing mandatory for all thermal plants to save the environment.

Headline: India launches contingent for WorldSkills Asia Competition 2025

Bullet Points:

• Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary flagged off the Indian contingent for the WorldSkills Asia Competition 2025.
• The team comprises 23 competitors and 21 experts selected through the India Skills Competition 2024.
• They will compete in 21 skill categories in Chinese Taipei.

Headline: Italy Clinches Third Consecutive Davis Cup Crown in Bologna

Bullet Points:

• Italy clinched its third consecutive Davis Cup title.
• This victory marked Italy's fourth overall Davis Cup crown.
• The Davis Cup final, where Italy triumphed over Spain, was held in Bologna.
• Italy's current achievement marks its third consecutive title since the 1971 Challenge Round abolition.

Headline: PM-JANMAN Initiative for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups

Bullet Points:

• PM-JANMAN focuses on housing, health, education and livelihood for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).
• Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan improves village-level infrastructure and governance.
• Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan provides capacity building and leadership development for frontline tribal welfare officials.

Headline: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women observed on November 25 with the theme of cyberviolence

Bullet Points:

• The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed on November 25.
• The global theme for 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, which begins on this day, is cyberviolence.
• As many as 58% of women have been victims of online violence.
• 90 – 95% of deepfake videos are sexual images of women.
• 1 in 4 female journalists and 1 in 3 female parliamentarians have been threatened online, including death threats.
• Every Woman is a 501(c)(3) organization.

Headline: Britain's Andrea Thompson crowned World's Strongest Woman

Bullet Points:

• Britain's Andrea Thompson has been crowned World's Strongest Woman.
• American athlete Jammie Booker was disqualified as the 2025 World's Strongest Woman.
• Organisers stated Jammie Booker was disqualified after they discovered she is “biologically male”.
• Australian Allira-Joy Cowley has been given the second place in the Women's Open at the Official Strongman Games World Championship.
• The event took place in Texas.
• Official Strongman stated they ensure fairness and athletes are assigned to men or women’s categories based on whether they are recorded as male or female at birth.

Headline: Assam Satra Preservation and Development Commission Bill to Protect Satra Lands

Bullet Points:

• The Assam government tabled a bill to create the Assam Satra Preservation and Development Commission, a quasi-judicial body to preserve satras and regulate their lands.
• The commission will have civil-court powers under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and exclusive jurisdiction over matters it is empowered to determine.
• An Assam Satra Preservation and Development Fund is established, with mandatory annual budgeting, audit by the Accountant General (Audit), Assam, and officials deployed on deputation.

Headline: Prime Minister releases commemorative postal ticket and coin on Guru Tegh Bahadur’s 350th Martyrdom Anniversary in Kurukshetra

Bullet Points:

• PM Modi released a commemorative postal ticket and a special coin dedicated to the 350th Martyrdom Anniversary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur.
• The event was organised by the Haryana Government at Jyotisar village in Kurukshetra.
• PM Modi also inaugurated the Panchajanya Memorial at the Mahabharata Experience Centre complex in Jyotisar.

Headline: Mahantesh Bilagi died in road accident while serving as Managing Director of Karnataka State Minerals Corporation Ltd (KSMCL).

Bullet Points:

• Mahantesh Bilagi, IAS, was the Managing Director of Karnataka State Minerals Corporation Ltd (KSMCL).
• He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Panchayats and as District Collector in multiple districts.
• He died in a car crash near Gounahalli, Kalaburagi district, Karnataka, along with relatives Shankar Bilagi and Eranna Bilagi.

Headline: Kumari Kamala, celebrated danseuse, passes away

Bullet Points:

• Kumari Kamala, also known as Kamala Laxman, a celebrated danseuse, passed away at the age of 91 in the US.
• She began her career at the age of three and appeared in nearly 100 films across Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada languages.
• Her tutelage under Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai shaped her into a star performer.
• Kumari Kamala was born in Mayuram, now Mayiladuthurai, in Tamil Nadu in 1934.
• She appeared in a dance scene in ‘Kismat’ (1943), remembered as Hindi cinema’s first major hit.
• In ‘Ram Rajya’ (1943), the only film Mahatma Gandhi ever watched, she performed a Kathak sequence.
• She was married to cartoonist R K Laxman, and they divorced in 1960.
• Her dance in ‘Naam Iruvar’ (1947), shown in double exposure, celebrated the spirit of freedom on the verge of India’s Independence.
• She featured in a one-song role in ‘Parasakthi’ (1952), Sivaji Ganesan’s hugely successful debut film.
• In M V Raman’s ‘Konjum Salangai’ (1962), the first Tamil film to be shot and released entirely in technicolour, she was paired with Gemini Ganesan.
• Her ‘Tandava’ dance at the climax of ‘Sivagangai Seemai’ gave a macabre dimension to the hanging of the Marudu brothers and their lieutenant.

Headline: PM to inaugurate Skyroot’s Infinity Campus and unveil Vikram-I orbital rocket

Bullet Points:

• Prime Minister will inaugurate Indian space startup Skyroot’s Infinity Campus on 27th November at 11 AM via video conferencing.
• He will also unveil Skyroot’s first orbital rocket, Vikram-I, with capability to launch satellites to orbit.
• The state-of-the-art facility will have around 200,000 square feet workspace for designing, developing, integrating and testing multiple launch vehicles, with a capacity to build one orbital rocket every month.
• Skyroot is India’s leading private space company, founded by Pawan Chandana and Bharath Dhaka, both alumni of Indian Institutes of Technology and former scientists of ISRO turned entrepreneurs.
• In November 2022, Skyroot launched its sub-orbital rocket, Vikram-S, becoming the first Indian private company to launch a rocket to space.

Headline: Rohit Sharma named Brand Ambassador for Men's T20 World Cup 2026

Bullet Points:

• Rohit Sharma was named the brand ambassador of the 2026 T20 Men’s World Cup.
• The announcement was made in Mumbai.
• Rohit Sharma stated that no one has been announced as an ambassador while still playing.
• Rohit Sharma was India’s 2024 T20 World Cup-winning captain.
• The 2026 T20 Men’s World Cup will be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
• India will play Pakistan in Colombo on February 15 during the 2026 T20 World Cup.
• India's opener in the 2026 T20 World Cup will be against the Americans at the Wankhede.
• Rohit Sharma stated he has been fortunate to win two International Cricket Council (ICC) events recently in his 18 years.
• India was placed in a group with Pakistan, USA, Netherlands, and Namibia for the 2026 T20 World Cup.

Headline: Delhi NEEV programme introduces hands-on entrepreneurship education for Classes 8-12

Bullet Points:

• The Delhi government’s New Era of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and Vision (NEEV) programme embeds structured, activity-based entrepreneurial exercises into classrooms.
• NEEV targets students from Classes 8 to 12 and replaces rote learning with creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving tasks.
• Activities include Role Model Research, Talk Show, Business in a Box – Rapid Fire Challenge, Startup of the Day, and a two-week My Billion-Rupee Idea assessment.

Headline: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List Ranks Larry Page Second Richest Person Globally

Bullet Points:

• Larry Page is the world's second-richest person with an estimated net worth of $264.9 billion.
• Sergey Brin is the world's fourth-richest person with an estimated net worth of $245.6 billion.
• Elon Musk holds the top rank with a net worth of $476.4 billion.
• Larry Ellison is ranked third with a net worth of $247.4 billion.
• Jeff Bezos is ranked fifth with a net worth of $241.5 billion.
• Alphabet's market capitalization is nearing $4 trillion.
• Alphabet breached the $3 trillion market capitalization threshold in September.
• Sergey Brin donated $700 million earlier this year.
• Sergey Brin gave away $615 million and $600 million in 2023.

Headline: TB Mukta Panchayat: Aims to Eliminate Tuberculosis by 2027

Bullet Points:

• The TB Mukta Panchayat (TMP) is an initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
• The TMP was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24, 2023.
• The initiative aims to involve elected members of the panchayats to eliminate tuberculosis by 2027.
• The criteria for declaration of the tuberculosis-free panchayat includes collection of at least 30 samples per 1000 population, and the number of TB patients in the panchayat should be zero or less than one per cent per 1,000 population.
• A panchayat will be qualified to be TB Mukt Panchayat, only if all criteria related to test result, treatment and all notified cases benefited from Nikshay Mitra under Prime Minister TB Mukta Bharat Abhiyan.

Headline: Oxford Word of the Year 2025 shortlist announced

Bullet Points:

• Oxford University Press announced the shortlist for Oxford Word of the Year 2025.
• The three shortlisted words are 'Aura Farming', 'Biohack', and 'Rage Bait'.
• The winning word will be announced on December 1.

Headline: European Court of Justice (ECJ) rules Poland must recognise same-sex marriages lawfully concluded in other EU member states

Bullet Points:

• The European Court of Justice (ECJ) stated that EU member states are obliged to recognise a same-sex marriage between two EU citizens that had been 'lawfully concluded in another member state'.
• The ruling covers the case of a Polish couple who married in Berlin and whose marriage certificate was rejected by Polish authorities.
• The ECJ clarified that Polish domestic law would not have to be changed to recognise marriages between people of the same sex.
• The court emphasised that as EU citizens, the couple had the right to freedom of movement and the right to lead a family life.
• Forcing them to live as an unmarried couple in Poland was contrary to EU law and infringed their rights.

Headline: China’s Shenzhou-22 Launches Emergency Mission to Tiangong Space Station

Bullet Points:

• China has deployed a replacement return capsule to its space station, marking the first emergency launch in its crewed space programme.
• The Shenzhou-22 spacecraft, loaded with 600 kg of supplies, including food and material needed to repair a damaged return vehicle, lifted off at 12.11 PM (local time) on Tuesday.
• It linked up with the Tiangong space station in under four hours.
• The astronauts had been forced to rely on the fresh capsule because their designated Shenzhou-20 return ship was found to have tiny cracks in one of its portholes, damage suspected to be caused by space debris.
• The flaw made it unsafe for a crewed descent.
• Shenzhou-20 will be repaired and sent back to Earth at a later stage, but only as a cargo vessel without astronauts.
• Zheng Wei, a researcher at the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), explained the complexity of repairing the affected glass.
• According to SCMC, Zheng said removing the glass was too risky, meaning repairs could only be done internally, strengthening the structure from within.
• Shenzhou-22 was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China on a Long March-2F Y22 rocket.
• According to Xinhua, the spacecraft includes several upgrades — such as enhancements to the instrument system, more room for payload installation and refinements to various components — improvements that will be incorporated into future vessels.

Headline: Gramma, Galápagos Tortoise and San Diego Zoo's Oldest Resident, Dies

Bullet Points:

• Gramma, estimated to be about 141 years old, died on November 20.
• She arrived at the San Diego Zoo from the Bronx Zoo in either 1928 or 1931 as part of the zoo's first group of Galápagos tortoises.
• She was euthanized after suffering from bone conditions related to her old age that had progressed recently.

Headline: India and France sign JV agreement on November 24, 2025, to locally produce HAMMER precision-guided weapons

Bullet Points:

• Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Safran Electronics & Defence (SED), France, signed a Joint Venture Cooperation Agreement to locally produce HAMMER precision-guided weapons.
• The agreement formalises the manufacture of the Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range (HAMMER) smart precision-guided air-to-ground weapon in India.
• The HAMMER weapons are already integrated on the Indian Air Force’s Rafale aircraft and are under evaluation for the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas.
• The joint venture aims to progressively raise indigenous content to up to 60%, with BEL leading final integration and quality assurance.
• This partnership reflects a strategic shift in the India-France defence relationship from buyer-seller to co-development and co-production, supporting India’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative.

Headline: Indian Army honours Operation Pawan heroes on November 25, 2025

Bullet Points:

• Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi led the first-ever official commemoration of Operation Pawan on November 25, 2025.
• Hundreds of troops lost their lives, and over 1,000 were injured during Operation Pawan, which occurred between October 7, 1987 and October 27, 1987, against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka.
• Major R. Parameswaran, who received the Param Vir Chakra, was among those honoured by the Indian Army Chief on November 25, 2025.

Headline: NOAA and NASA Report 2025 Antarctic Ozone Hole as Fifth-Smallest Since 1992

Bullet Points:

• The ozone hole reached its greatest one-day extent for 2025 in early September, measuring 8.83 million square miles.
• This extent is about 30% smaller than the largest hole on record in 2006.
• Efforts to limit ozone-depleting chemical compounds had a significant impact, according to NOAA and NASA scientists.
• The regulations are established by the Montreal Protocol, which went into effect in 1992.
• This year’s hole would have been more than one million square miles larger if there was still as much chlorine in the stratosphere as there was 25 years ago, said Paul Newman, a senior scientist at the University of Maryland system and longtime leader of NASA’s ozone research team.

Headline: Kyivstar and Starlink Bring Europe’s First Direct-to-Cell Service Live in Ukraine

Bullet Points:

• Kyivstar is now offering direct-to-cell services for its customers by working with SpaceX’s Starlink constellation.
• Around 200,000 Kyivstar customers have already registered on the Direct to Cell network.
• More than 16,000 SMS messages were sent and received just on Monday when the service went live.
• The service will support customers during prolonged blackouts and Ukrainians in areas near the front line and in de-occupied territories where the terrestrial network is damaged or under restoration.
• The coverage extends across Ukraine’s territory but does not include occupied areas, border regions, and active combat zones.
• The Starlink Direct to Cell technology is compatible only with Android smartphones with 4G support, and integration with iOS is expected soon.

Headline: Lee Soon-jae, South Korea's 'TV dad', passed away at age 91.

Bullet Points:

• Lee Soon-jae died on Tuesday at the age of 91, according to his agency.
• He was known as the 'national TV dad' for roles in 'What on Earth is Love' and 'High Kick!'.
• He won the grand prize at the KBS Drama Awards for 'Dog Knows Everything'.
• He was the oldest South Korean actor to win the KBS Drama grand prize.
• Lee appeared in about 140 TV shows and acted on stage until October 2024.
• He served as a member of parliament for the Democratic Liberal Party from 1992 to 1996.

Headline: Greenex Environmental and Norway’s EPD Global Partner for Environmental Product Declarations

Bullet Points:

• Pune-based Greenex Environmental has partnered with Norway's EPD Global to offer Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) services to Indian manufacturers.
• This collaboration aims to enhance sustainability, transparency, and international market access for businesses, particularly MSMEs, by providing high-quality, cost-effective EPD certification.
• The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) provides for assessment by Greenex Environmental of the environmental impact on products manufactured by Indian businesses and the issuance of an EPD for each product by the Norwegian collaborator.
• EPD certification is required for all manufacturers.
• Governments all over the world are insisting on a reduction in the environmental impact of products and services.
• Though not mandatory at the moment, EPDs will become the norm in the days to come.
• The collaboration with EPD Global, Norway, will help raise the quality of EPDs to international standards and reduce the cost of obtaining the certification by about 70 per cent.
• The collaboration is a major step forward in helping organisations transition towards low-carbon, globally compliant operations.
• The partnership will play a significant role in sustainability and also contribute to India's efforts to achieve a Net-Zero environmental impact by 2070.

Headline: Ahmedabad confirmed as host city for 2030 Commonwealth Games

Bullet Points:

• Ahmedabad has been officially confirmed as the host city for the 2030 Commonwealth Games as the delegates of 74 Commonwealth member nations ratified India’s bid at the Commonwealth Sport General Assembly in Glasgow.
• India edged out Abuja, Nigeria, as the other bidder for the hosting.
• The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave and the Narendra Modi Stadium are going to be the prime venues for the Games.
• The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave, currently under construction, will stage multiple sporting events and serve as the athletes’ village, accommodating up to 3,000 people.

Headline: National Quantum Mission: Four Quantum Fabrication Facilities Worth Rs 720 Crore Approved

Bullet Points:

• Ministry of Science and Technology announced four Quantum Fabrication and Central Facilities under the National Quantum Mission (NQM).
• Total outlay for the facilities is Rs 720 crore.
• Facilities to be set up at IIT-Bombay, IISc-Bengaluru, IIT-Kanpur, and IIT-Delhi.
• Facilities will support quantum sensing, quantum computing, and quantum materials development.
• Access open to NQM investigators, academia, industry, start-ups, and strategic sectors.

Headline: Cyber Security Innovation Challenge (CSIC) 1.0 launched to build India’s homegrown cyber resilience

Bullet Points:

• The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched CSIC 1.0 under the Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA) project.
• CSIC 1.0 invites students and researchers to solve real-world cyber challenges and develop product-oriented solutions.
• The initiative adopts a 'whole-of-nation' approach, uniting MeitY, CERT-In, NSCS, AICTE, C-DAC, DSCI, academia and industry.

Headline: MoSJE–DWBDNC and MoRD–DAY NRLM Sign Landmark MoU to Empower De‑Notified, Nomadic and Semi‑Nomadic Tribes (DNTs)

Bullet Points:

• The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJE), through the Development and Welfare Board for De‑Notified, Nomadic and Semi‑Nomadic Communities (DWBDNC), and the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), through the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY‑NRLM), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
• The MoU aims to advance inclusive development and social justice for historically marginalized communities, specifically De‑Notified, Nomadic and Semi‑Nomadic Tribes (DNTs).
• Over the next three years, more than 5,000 DNT Self‑Help Groups (SHGs) formed under DWBDNC will be assimilated into the DAY‑NRLM framework.
• A dedicated cadre, DNT Sakhi, drawn from within the community, will support about 30 families organized into three Self‑Help Groups (SHGs).
• The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on November 25, 2025.

Headline: NCW's 24X7 short-code helpline 14490 for women in distress

Bullet Points:

• The National Commission for Women (NCW) announced the launch of a new 24X7 short-code helpline, 14490.
• The launch was announced on Monday, November 24, 2025.
• The helpline provides quicker and more accessible support to women facing violence, harassment or any form of distress across the country.
• The NCW helpline will guide callers, coordinate with authorities, and facilitate timely intervention in emergencies.
• The toll-free number is linked to the commission’s existing helpline 7827170170 to ensure seamless assistance without any cost or delay.

Headline: G20 Summit Concludes in South Africa on November 23, 2025; India Proposes Key Global Initiatives

Bullet Points:

• The G20 Summit, hosted for the first time on African soil, took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, from November 21 to 23.
• The 2025 summit opened under the theme 'Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability'.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed a new G20 initiative to tackle the drug-terror nexus and create a global healthcare response team.
• India also proposed a G20 Open Satellite Data Partnership whereby data can be made more accessible for countries of the Global South.
• India put forward a G20 Critical Minerals Circularity Initiative to promote recycling, urban mining, and second-life batteries.
• Prime Minister Modi announced an Australia-Canada-India Technology and Innovation (ACITI) Partnership to deepen collaboration in emerging technologies, support diversification of supply chains, clean energy, and mass adoption of AI.
• The G20 comprises 19 countries plus the European Union and the African Union, and accounts for 85 percent of the world's GDP and two-thirds of its population.
• The United States boycotted the event due to a diplomatic rift with the host country.

Headline: WHO Declares End of Poliovirus Outbreak in Indonesia

Bullet Points:

• The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared Indonesia's polio outbreak over.
• Indonesia was previously declared polio-free in 2014.
• The last confirmed polio case in Indonesia was in South Papua province in June 2024.
• WHO is the abbreviation for World Health Organization.

Headline: IDFC FIRST Bank partners with FPSB India to upskill Wealth Management Regional Managers

Bullet Points:

• IDFC FIRST Bank signed an MoU with FPSB India under the Approved Corporate Partner initiative.
• FPSB India will upskill IDFC FIRST Bank's Wealth Management Regional Managers through specialised training and certification programs.
• The collaboration supports hiring initiatives and creates enhanced career pathways for CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professionals.
• FPSB India is the Indian subsidiary of Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. and offers the globally recognised CFP® certification.
• FPSB India is home to over 3,215 CFP® professionals in India and part of a global network representing more than 230,648 CFP® professionals worldwide.

Headline: Air India (AI) reinstates codeshare with Air Canada (AC) to open six Canadian cities via Vancouver and London Heathrow.

Bullet Points:

• Air India and Air Canada reinstated their codeshare agreement effective December 2.
• Air India places its ‘AI’ designator on Air Canada flights from Vancouver to Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montréal and Halifax.
• Air India also places its code on Air Canada flights from London Heathrow to Vancouver and Calgary.
• Air Canada customers gain domestic India connectivity to Amritsar, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Kochi via Delhi, and to Delhi and Mumbai via London Heathrow.
• Travellers on connecting flights operated by both carriers can use a single ticket and unified baggage allowance.
• Frequent flyers continue to earn and redeem points/miles on both airlines, with Maharaja Club elites enjoying Star Alliance Gold benefits on Air Canada flights.

Headline: Seven Executive Directors Appointed in Public Sector Banks

Bullet Points:

• Seven Executive Directors have been appointed to the Boards of various Public Sector Banks.
• The Department of Financial Services (DFS) formally notified these appointments.
• The appointed Executive Directors include Amit Kumar Srivastava for Punjab National Bank, E. Ratan Kumar for Central Bank of India, Amresh Prasad for Union Bank of India, Pramod Kumar Dwibedi for Bank of India, Sunil Kumar Chugh for Canara Bank, Mini T M for Indian Bank, and Prabhat Kiran for Bank of Maharashtra.
• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the proposal for these appointments.
• The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) conducted the selection process, recommending 11 candidates, from which seven officers received postings.

Headline: Africa Industrialization Day observed on November 20

Bullet Points:

• Africa Industrialization Day is observed on November 20.
• The day was declared by the United Nations General Assembly to promote industrial development in Africa.
• The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) launched several projects to support industrial development in Africa.
• The African Union (AU) developed a comprehensive industrialization strategy outlining a vision for Africa's industrial development by 2063.
• Africa Industrialization Day aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 9 (SDG9), focusing on industry, innovation, and infrastructure development.

Headline: World Philosophy Day 2025 observed on November 20

Bullet Points:

• World Philosophy Day is observed every year on the third Thursday of November.
• The day was first celebrated by the United Nations (UN) in 2002.
• In 2005, the UNESCO General Conference dedicated the day to promote critical thinking, dialogues and discussion around the world.

Headline: National Cadet Corps (NCC) 78th Raising Day observed on November 23

Bullet Points:

• National Cadet Corps (NCC) celebrates its 78th raising day on November 23, 2025.
• NCC was officially formed after the National Cadet Corps Act was passed on April 16, 1948, and operations began on July 15, 1948.
• Started with 20,000 cadets, NCC is now the world's largest uniformed youth organization with 20 lakh cadets.
• NCC has a presence in 713 of India's 780 districts.
• Brigadier M.L. Rawat is known as the father of the NCC.