SF Prep Notes

Current Affairs — November 2025

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

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Mon, 24 Nov 2025

Sun, 23 Nov 2025

🌐 Summits & Conferences 📍 South Africa Must know

PM Modi attends IBSA Leaders' Meeting in Johannesburg, proposes IBSA Digital Innovation Alliance

PM Narendra Modi took part in the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Leaders' Meeting in Johannesburg on 23 November 2025, hosted by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and attended by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 4 MCQs
🏅 Cricket 📍 India Must know

India win inaugural Blind Women's T20 World Cup, beat Nepal in Colombo final

India won the inaugural Blind Women's T20 World Cup, defeating Nepal by seven wickets in the final at Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sunday, 23 November 2025, and remained unbeaten throughout the tournament.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs
🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Delhi Important

Operation Crystal Fortress: NCB and Delhi Police seize 328 kg methamphetamine worth ₹262 crore

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said on 23 November 2025 that, with Delhi Police's Special Cell, it had busted a trans-national trafficking network and seized about 328 kg of methamphetamine worth ₹262 crore from a house in Chhatarpur, Delhi, under Operation Crystal Fortress.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs
💹 Economy 📍 Jammu and Kashmir Important

J&K to launch first-ever auction of limestone blocks

The Ministry of Mines announced on 23 November 2025 that the first-ever auction of limestone mineral blocks in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir would be launched in Jammu on 24 November by Union Coal & Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India Important

On G20 sidelines, India and Canada agree to begin CEPA talks; India–Italy adopt counter-terror financing initiative

On the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg on 23 November 2025, PM Narendra Modi held bilateral meetings with Canada's PM Mark Carney, Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni and Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 4 MCQs
🌐 Summits & Conferences 📍 South Africa Important

At G20 session, PM calls for global AI compact and a Global Framework for Talent Mobility

Addressing the third session of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg on 23 November 2025, on 'A Fair and a Just Future for All – Critical Minerals; Decent Work; Artificial Intelligence', PM Narendra Modi called for critical technologies to be human-centric, global and open-source.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Assam

Sonowal reviews Namrup fertilizer plant; new ₹10,000 crore ammonia-urea complex planned

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal reviewed works at the Namrup Fertilizer Plant of Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Ltd (BVFCL) in Dibrugarh district, Assam, on 23 November 2025.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs
🎓 Education 📍 India

AcSIR holds 9th convocation; Dr Jitendra Singh hails i-PhD programme

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh addressed the 9th Convocation of the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) on 23 November 2025, calling its 'i-PhD' programme, launched in 2023, a novel concept linking imagination and innovation with industry.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Teaching +1 2 MCQs
🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Andhra Pradesh

Vice-President attends Sri Sathya Sai Baba centenary celebrations at Puttaparthi

Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan attended the Centenary Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Sathya Sai Baba at Sri Sathya Sai Hill View Stadium, Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, on 23 November 2025.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs
🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India

India strengthens textile and sericulture cooperation with Georgia

The Ministry of Textiles said on 23 November 2025 that a delegation led by P. Sivakumar, Member Secretary of the Central Silk Board (CSB) and Secretary General of the International Sericultural Commission (ISC), concluded an engagement in Georgia during 17–21 November 2025.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Defence +1 2 MCQs

Sat, 22 Nov 2025

🌿 Climate Change 📍 Brazil Must know

At COP30 closing in Belém, India welcomes Just Transition Mechanism, presses on climate finance

India delivered a high-level statement at the Closing Plenary of the UNFCCC COP30 in Belém, Brazil, on 22 November 2025, welcoming several decisions including the establishment of the Just Transition Mechanism.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs
🌐 Summits & Conferences 📍 South Africa Must know

G20 Johannesburg Summit: PM Modi proposes six initiatives, cites Integral Humanism

PM Narendra Modi addressed both sessions on the opening day of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, hosted by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, on 22 November 2025 — his 12th participation in G20 Summits.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 4 MCQs
🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0 to begin on 2 December with theme 'Learn Tamil – Tamil Karkalam'

The Ministry of Education announced on 22 November 2025 that the fourth edition of Kashi Tamil Sangamam (KTS 4.0), celebrating civilizational links between Tamil Nadu and Kashi, will begin on 2 December 2025.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
🌐 Agreements & MoUs 📍 India Important

India, Australia and Canada launch ACITI technology and innovation partnership

India, Australia and Canada agreed on 22 November 2025 to enter into a new trilateral Australia-Canada-India Technology and Innovation (ACITI) Partnership, announced in a joint statement on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

Indian Railways crosses 1 billion tonnes of freight loading in FY 2025-26

Indian Railways said on 22 November 2025 that its cumulative freight loading in FY 2025-26 had crossed the 1-billion-tonne mark, reaching 1,020 million tonnes (MT) as of 19 November.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
🌐 International Organisations 📍 India

India hosts 10th Session of APDIM on inclusive disaster risk data governance

The 10th Session of the Asian and Pacific Centre for Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM), on Inclusive Disaster Risk Data Governance, was held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on 22 November 2025.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Defence +1 1 MCQs
🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Jammu and Kashmir

Op Drishti: Army eye camp in Udhampur screens 2,000+ people, performs 400+ surgeries

Op Drishti, a first-of-its-kind advanced surgical eye camp held by Command Hospital, Northern Command, Udhampur, from 18 to 22 November 2025, screened more than 2,000 people and performed over 400 surgeries, the Ministry of Defence said on 22 November.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs
🎓 Education 📍 Assam

Underwater welding and offshore repair programme launched at IIT Guwahati

Union Ports, Shipping & Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal attended the inauguration of the Underwater Welding, Offshore Repair and Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) initiative at IIT Guwahati on 22 November 2025.

For: State PSC · Teaching · Judiciary 1 MCQs
🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Andhra Pradesh

President Murmu attends Sri Sathya Sai Baba centenary session at Puttaparthi

President Droupadi Murmu graced a special session commemorating the centenary celebration of Sri Sathya Sai Baba at Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, on 22 November 2025.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs
🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India

NCC marks run-up to 78th Raising Day with wreath-laying at National War Memorial

The National Cadet Corps (NCC) held a wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 22 November 2025, led by Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and DG NCC Lt Gen Virendra Vats, ahead of its 78th Raising Day on 23 November.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Defence +1 2 MCQs
🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Seychelles

INS Savitri visits Seychelles for joint EEZ surveillance

Indian Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel INS Savitri arrived at Port Victoria, Seychelles, as part of its operational deployment to the Indian Ocean Region, the Ministry of Defence said on 22 November 2025.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Defence +1 2 MCQs
🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Rajasthan

National Water Mission holds first regional conference on irrigation water-use efficiency in Jaipur

The Bureau of Water Use Efficiency (BWUE) of the National Water Mission, Ministry of Jal Shakti, held the first Regional Conference on Enhancing Water Use Efficiency in the Irrigation Sector at CCS NIAM, Jaipur, on 22 November 2025.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 1 MCQs

Fri, 21 Nov 2025

🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

Four Labour Codes come into effect, replacing 29 central labour laws

The Government of India made the four Labour Codes — the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 — effective from 21 November 2025, rationalising 29 existing labour laws.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 4 MCQs
🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India Important

PM Modi meets Australian PM Albanese on G20 sidelines in Johannesburg

PM Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met on 21 November 2025 on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Telangana Important

President Murmu opens 2nd Bharatiya Kala Mahotsav at Rashtrapati Nilayam, showcasing Western India

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the 2nd edition of the Bharatiya Kala Mahotsav at Rashtrapati Nilayam, Secunderabad, on 21 November 2025.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs
🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

World Fisheries Day: India releases National Framework on Traceability in Fisheries and Aquaculture 2025

The Department of Fisheries released the National Framework on Traceability in Fisheries and Aquaculture 2025 at the World Fisheries Day celebration in New Delhi on 21 November 2025, themed 'India's Blue Transformation: Strengthening Value Addition in Seafood Exports'.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

CAQM revises GRAP, moves measures to earlier stages for Delhi–NCR

The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) revised the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) for the entire NCR on 21 November 2025, moving several measures to earlier stages to make it more stringent.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs
🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Gujarat Important

Amit Shah addresses BSF Diamond Jubilee celebrations in Bhuj; commemorative stamp released

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Border Security Force (BSF) in Bhuj, Gujarat, on 21 November 2025, where a commemorative postage stamp was released.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs