59 exam-relevant headlines, written simply. Read the bold fact in each — that's what exams ask.
India's installed power capacity reached 500.89 GW as of September 30, 2025. Non-fossil sources made up 256.09 GW, or 51%, meeting the Panchamrit goal five years early.
ISRO's LVM3-M5 rocket launched CMS-03 (GSAT-7R), a 4,410 kg satellite. It is India's heaviest military communication satellite, built for the Indian Navy to replace GSAT-7 (Rukmini).
Rohan Bopanna announced his retirement from professional tennis. He won the 2017 French Open mixed doubles and the 2024 Australian Open men's doubles, and is the oldest men's doubles world No. 1.
India released its AI Governance Guidelines, drafted by a panel chaired by Prof. Balaraman Ravindran.
UNEP's Emissions Gap Report 2025 said global greenhouse gas emissions reached 57.7 GtCO2e in 2024, up 2.3%. India recorded the largest absolute rise, and warming is projected at 2.3-2.5 degrees C.
The University of Hong Kong topped the QS Asia University Rankings 2026. IIT Delhi was India's best at 59th, and India had 294 ranked institutions.
The World Cooperative Monitor 2025 ranked Amul as the world's No. 1 cooperative, with IFFCO second.
State Bank of India crossed USD 100 billion in market capitalisation, becoming the sixth Indian company to do so.
Shiv Nadar topped the Hurun India Philanthropy List 2025 with donations of Rs 2,708 crore.
PM Modi flagged off four Vande Bharat trains from Varanasi, including Banaras-Khajuraho, Lucknow-Saharanpur, Firozpur-Delhi and Ernakulam-Bengaluru, taking the total to 164.
IN-SPACe and SIDBI launched a Rs 1,000 crore Space Venture Fund to support spacetech startups.
The Union Cabinet approved royalty rates for four critical minerals: graphite, caesium, rubidium and zirconium.
Egypt's Khaled El-Enany became the 12th Director-General of UNESCO. He is the first Arab to lead the organisation.
WHO's Global TB Report 2025 said India's TB incidence fell 21% between 2015 and 2024. India still accounts for about 25% of global TB cases.
The Periodic Labour Force Survey showed India's unemployment rate at 5.2% in the July-September 2025 quarter.
JSW commissioned India's largest green hydrogen plant at Vijayanagar, Karnataka, to supply its steel plant.
Environmentalist Saalumarada Thimmakka of Karnataka, known as the 'Tree Woman', died at 114. She received the Padma Shri in 2019.
The 16th Finance Commission, chaired by Arvind Panagariya, submitted its report for 2026-31 to President Murmu.
Wholesale price inflation fell to -1.21% in October 2025, a 27-month low, while CPI inflation was 0.25%.
Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar Chief Minister for a record 10th time after the NDA won 202 of 243 seats. Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha became Deputy CMs.
Former Chile President Michelle Bachelet was chosen for the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2024.
India launched BIRSA 101, its first indigenous CRISPR-based gene therapy for sickle cell disease, developed by CSIR-IGIB.
The Climate Change Performance Index 2026 ranked India 23rd, down 13 places.
India won 20 medals, including nine gold, at the World Boxing Cup Finals in Greater Noida. Nikhat Zareen, Jaismine and Minakshi were among the gold medallists.
India finished sixth, its best ever, at the 25th Deaflympics in Tokyo with 20 medals, including nine gold. Ukraine topped the table.
Italy beat Spain in the final to win the Davis Cup for the third year in a row.
Kerala was declared India's first state to eradicate extreme poverty on November 1, 2025. The Extreme Poverty Eradication Programme covered 64,006 families.
On Chhattisgarh's 25th Foundation Day, a new Vidhan Sabha building and projects worth Rs 14,260 crore were inaugurated. India's first digital tribal museum, named after Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh, opened in Nava Raipur.
India beat South Africa by 52 runs in the final at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, to win its first ICC Women's ODI World Cup. Shafali Verma was Player of the Match, and Deepti Sharma was Player of the Tournament with 215 runs and 22 wickets.
The Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC) 2025 was held from November 3-5, where the Rs 1 lakh crore Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme Fund was launched.
INS Ikshak was commissioned at Kochi on November 6, 2025. Built by GRSE, it is the third Survey Vessel (Large) of the Navy.
PM Modi attended Uttarakhand's Silver Jubilee celebrations on November 9, 2025 and launched projects worth Rs 8,140 crore.
The 29th edition of naval exercise MALABAR was held at Guam from November 10-18, 2025, with India, the USA, Japan and Australia. India was represented by INS Sahyadri.
The 11th edition of the India-Sri Lanka army exercise Mitra Shakti was held at Belagavi, Karnataka, from November 10-23, 2025.
Author David Szalay won the Booker Prize 2025 for his novel 'Flesh'.
Catherine Connolly was sworn in as the 10th President of Ireland on November 11, 2025.
During his Bhutan visit on November 11-12, 2025, PM Modi inaugurated the 1,020 MW Punatsangchhu-II hydroelectric project.
National Education Day was observed on November 11, the 137th birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, India's first Education Minister.
President Droupadi Murmu made the first-ever visits by an Indian President to Angola (November 8-11) and Botswana (November 11-13). Botswana became the 18th country to recognise the Indian Pharmacopoeia and agreed to give eight cheetahs to India.
The Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 were notified on November 13, with a phased rollout ending on May 13, 2027. Data breaches must be reported within 72 hours.
India topped the Asian Archery Championship in Dhaka with 6 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze. Dhiraj and Ankita Bhakat became the first Indian recurve archers to win individual Asian golds, and Jyothi Surekha won compound gold.
Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas was observed on November 15, the 150th birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda. PM Modi launched projects worth Rs 9,700 crore at Dediapada, Gujarat.
The 8th edition of the India-France air exercise Garuda was held at Mont-de-Marsan, France, from November 16-27, 2025.
The 8th edition of the India-UK army exercise Ajeya Warrior was held at Bikaner, Rajasthan, from November 17-30, 2025.
PM Modi released the 21st instalment of PM-KISAN, over Rs 18,000 crore to about 9 crore farmers, from Coimbatore. He also released a Rs 100 coin for Sathya Sai Baba's birth centenary at Puttaparthi.
At the 7th NSA-level meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave in New Delhi on November 20, 2025, Seychelles joined as the sixth member.
The government brought the four Labour Codes into force on November 21, 2025, consolidating 29 labour laws.
COP30 was held from November 10-21 in Belem, Brazil, where countries adopted the Belem Package of 29 decisions. Turkey will host COP31, and India will host a Global Big Cats Summit in 2026.
The G20 Summit was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 21-23, the first in Africa, on the theme 'Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability'. India, Canada and Australia launched the ACITI partnership.
India beat Nepal by seven wickets in Colombo to win the first Blind Women's T20 World Cup. The team was captained by Deepika TC.
Justice Surya Kant became the 53rd Chief Justice of India on November 24, succeeding Justice B.R. Gavai. He is the first CJI from Haryana and will serve until February 9, 2027.
INS Mahe, the first Mahe-class anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft built by Cochin Shipyard, was commissioned in Mumbai on November 24, 2025.
India beat Chinese Taipei 35-28 in Dhaka to win the Women's Kabaddi World Cup for the second time.
Veteran Hindi film actor Dharmendra died on November 24 at the age of 89. He received the Padma Bhushan in 2012.
PM Modi visited Kurukshetra for the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur and released a Rs 350 commemorative coin.
The 19th edition of the India-Nepal army exercise Surya Kiran was held at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, from November 25 to December 8, 2025.
The 2030 Commonwealth Games were awarded to Ahmedabad on November 26 in Glasgow, ahead of Abuja. It will be India's second Games after Delhi 2010 and the centenary edition.
The 76th Constitution Day was observed on November 26, and the Constitution was released in nine languages.
The Union Cabinet approved a Rs 7,280 crore scheme to build 6,000 tonnes a year of capacity for sintered rare earth permanent magnets.
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