SF Prep Notes

Current Affairs — 28 November 2025

Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.

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Fri, 28 Nov 2025

🌐 International Organisations 📍 India Must know

India re-elected to IMO Council for 2026–27 with highest votes in Category B

On 28 November 2025 India was re-elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in Category B for 2026–27, topping the category with 154 of 169 valid votes at the 34th IMO Assembly in London.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs
💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Must know

India's real GDP grows 8.2% in Q2 (July–September) of FY 2025-26

On 28 November 2025 the National Statistics Office estimated India's real GDP growth at 8.2% in Q2 (July–September) of 2025-26, up from 5.6% a year earlier; H1 growth was 8.0%.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 4 MCQs
🏆 Awards & Honours 📍 Goa Must know

56th IFFI closes in Goa: Vietnam's 'Skin of Youth' wins Golden Peacock; Rajinikanth honoured for 50 years in cinema

At the closing of the 56th International Film Festival of India in Goa on 28 November 2025, the Vietnamese film 'Skin of Youth' (dir. Ash Mayfair) won the Golden Peacock, and Rajinikanth was honoured for 50 years in cinema.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 4 MCQs
🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Sri Lanka Must know

India launches Operation Sagar Bandhu to aid cyclone-hit Sri Lanka

On 28 November 2025 India launched Operation Sagar Bandhu to send humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah; the first relief was handed over in Colombo from INS Vikrant and INS Udaygiri.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs
🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Sri Lanka Important

INS Vikrant makes maiden overseas deployment at Sri Lanka Navy's International Fleet Review 2025

INS Vikrant and INS Udaygiri represented India at the Sri Lanka Navy's International Fleet Review 2025 in Colombo (27–29 November 2025), the maiden overseas deployment of both ships.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Maharashtra Important

Taragiri, fourth Project 17A stealth frigate, delivered to Indian Navy

On 28 November 2025 Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders delivered Taragiri, the fourth Nilgiri-class (Project 17A) indigenous stealth frigate, to the Indian Navy in Mumbai.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs
🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

India signs ₹7,995 crore deal with US for five-year sustainment of Navy's MH-60R helicopters

On 28 November 2025 the Ministry of Defence signed Letters of Offer and Acceptance with the US government, worth about ₹7,995 crore, for five years of sustainment support for the Indian Navy's MH-60R helicopter fleet.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
💹 Economy 📍 India Important

India and ADB sign loans of over $800 million for Maharashtra, Indore Metro and Gujarat, plus Assam grant

On 28 November 2025 India and the Asian Development Bank signed three loans worth over $800 million — for Maharashtra agricultural solarisation, Indore Metro Rail and Gujarat skills — and a $1 million technical assistance grant for Assam's SWIFT project.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🏅 Hockey 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

FIH Men's Junior Hockey World Cup opens in Tamil Nadu; India beat Chile 7-0

The FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Tamil Nadu 2025 (28 November–10 December, Chennai and Madurai) opened on 28 November 2025, with hosts India beating Chile 7-0 at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium, Chennai.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Punjab Important

Centre to invest ₹4,500 crore to modernise SCL Mohali; 28 student-designed chips handed over

On 28 November 2025 Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced ₹4,500 crore to upgrade the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL), Mohali, said it will not be privatised, and handed over 28 chips designed by students of 17 institutions.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

President attends closing of Bharat Scouts and Guides Diamond Jubilee; addresses 19th National Jamboree in Lucknow

On 28 November 2025 President Droupadi Murmu graced the closing ceremony of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Bharat Scouts and Guides and addressed its 19th National Jamboree in Lucknow.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
🌐 International Organisations 📍 World

ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference 2025 concludes in Baku; India gets ITU-D study group posts

The ITU's World Telecommunication Development Conference 2025 (WTDC-25) concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 28 November 2025, with India serving as a conference vice-chair and securing leadership posts in both ITU-D Study Groups for 2026–29.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Defence +1 1 MCQs
🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Karnataka

PM addresses Laksha Kantha Gita Parayana at Sri Krishna Matha, Udupi; gives 'nine resolves'

On 28 November 2025 PM Narendra Modi addressed the Laksha Kantha Gita Parayana programme at Sri Krishna Matha in Udupi, Karnataka, and urged people to take nine resolves including water conservation and visiting 25 heritage sites.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 1 MCQs
🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Goa

PM addresses 550th-year celebration of Shree Samsthan Gokarn Partagali Jeevottam Math in Goa

On 28 November 2025 PM Narendra Modi addressed the 550th-year celebration of the Shree Samsthan Gokarn Partagali Jeevottam Math in Goa, where a 77-feet bronze statue of Lord Shri Ram has been installed.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 1 MCQs
🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India

Chanakya Defence Dialogue 2025 concludes in New Delhi on theme 'Reform to Transform'

The two-day Chanakya Defence Dialogue 2025, organised by the Indian Army with the Centre for Land Warfare Studies at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, concluded on 28 November 2025.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Defence +1 1 MCQs