Current Affairs

EXERCISE MALABAR What’s the News The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sahyadri has reached Guam, an island in the Northern Pacific Ocean, to take part in Exercise Malabar 2025 — a

RICIN TERROR ATTACK What Happened The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) busted a suspected terror plot and arrested three people, including a doctor with a Chinese MBBS degree, for allegedly planning

WORLD BANK URGES INDIA TO BOOST FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS FOR VISION 2047 Background The World Bank (WB) has released its latest Financial Sector Assessment (FSA) report on India. It says

NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Why in News? The Government of India has released updated details (November 2025) about the performance, budget, and digital initiatives under the National Social Assistance Programme

GPS SPOOFING Context On November 6, 2025, Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport experienced a rare and serious GPS spoofing incident — the first known case of its kind in

BANGLADESH JOINS UN WATER CONVENTION Context In 2025, Bangladesh became the first South Asian country to join the UN Water Convention — a global, legally binding framework that promotes cooperation

CENTER DEFERS SHARAVATHY PUMPED STORAGE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT Context The Government of India has put on hold the proposal to divert 54 hectares of forest land for the 2,000 MW Sharavathy

BIMSTEC INDIA MARINE RESEARCH NETWORK Context The first Biennial Conference of the BIMSTEC–India Marine Research Network (BIMReN) was held in Kochi, Kerala, from November 4–6, 2025. It marked a major

PM MODI’S VISIT TO BHUTAN Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Bhutan on November 11-12, 2025, yielded significant outcomes focused on deepening bilateral cooperation in energy, health, technology, and

UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES PREVENTION ACT, 1967 Origin: It was first promulgated in 1967 to target secessionist organisations and considered to be a predecessor of laws such as the Terrorist and Disruptive