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SECI and Andhra Pradesh finalise 1200 MWh battery storage project at Nandyal

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) exchanged Government Orders with the Andhra Pradesh government on 15 November 2025 for a 1200 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at Nandyal and a 50 MW hybrid solar project.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 India Must know

Botswana gifts India eight cheetahs for the next phase of Project Cheetah

President Droupadi Murmu and Botswana's President Duma Gideon Boko witnessed the symbolic release of cheetahs into a quarantine facility at the Mokolodi Nature Reserve on 13 November 2025, marking Botswana's donation of eight cheetahs to India under Project Cheetah.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

CAQM invokes GRAP Stage-III across NCR as Delhi's AQI hits 425

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invoked all actions under Stage-III ('Severe') of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across the entire NCR with immediate effect on 11 November 2025, after Delhi's average AQI reached 425 at 9 am.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 Brazil Important

India speaks for BASIC and LMDC groups at COP30 opening plenary in Belém

India delivered statements on behalf of the BASIC group (Brazil, South Africa, India, China) and the Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDC) at the opening plenary of the UNFCCC COP30 in Belém, Brazil, on 11 November 2025, stressing equity and climate finance.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Andhra Pradesh

Watershed Mahotsav launched in Guntur; Mission Watershed Punarutthaan unveiled

The Union Ministry of Rural Development launched the 'Watershed Mahotsav' in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, on 11 November 2025 in the presence of Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Minister of State Dr Pemmasani Chandrasekhar, and inaugurated the Vengalayapalem Tank Rejuvenation Project.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 India

NBA releases first-ever patent-linked Access and Benefit Sharing of ₹43.22 lakh

The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) released ₹43.22 lakh of patent-linked Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) funds for the first time, the Environment Ministry said on 11 November 2025; the money came from patent applications that used Indian biological resources.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India

Special Swachhata campaigns earned ₹4,085 crore from scrap disposal since 2021, says Jitendra Singh

Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh said on 9 November 2025 that five annual month-long Special Swachhata campaigns in central government offices since 2021 had earned ₹4,085.24 crore from the disposal of scrap, including electronic scrap.

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 India Important

Manohar Lal opens National Urban Conclave 2025; launches Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Programme and UiWIN

Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal inaugurated the two-day National Urban Conclave 2025 at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, on 8 November 2025 and launched the Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Programme (DRAP) and the Urban Invest Window (UiWIN).

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Delhi

Delhi's National Zoological Park reopens with 'Insta Ticket Booking Service'

The National Zoological Park (NZP), New Delhi, reopened to the public on 8 November 2025 and launched an 'Insta Ticket Booking Service' that lets visitors book entry by scanning a QR code at the gate.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Punjab Important

CAQM reviews stubble burning with Punjab and Haryana; warns Lehra Mohabbat thermal plant

The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM), chaired by Rajesh Verma, held review meetings with the Punjab and Haryana governments in Chandigarh on 7 November 2025 on curbing stubble burning, after field visits in Punjab.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 Brazil Important

India stresses equity and CBDR-RC at COP30 Leaders' Summit in Belém; joins Tropical Forests Forever Facility as observer

India's Ambassador to Brazil Dinesh Bhatia delivered India's National Statement at the Leaders' Summit of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, on 7 November 2025, and India joined Brazil's Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) as an Observer.

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 Karnataka Important

NITI Aayog holds national workshop on reuse of treated wastewater in Bengaluru

NITI Aayog, with the Government of Karnataka and the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), held a two-day National Workshop on 'Reuse of Treated Wastewater in India' in Bengaluru on 6–7 November 2025.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

NBA releases ₹3 crore to red sanders farmers in Andhra Pradesh under Access and Benefit-Sharing

The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) said on 4 November 2025 that it had disbursed ₹3 crore to 199 beneficiaries in Andhra Pradesh, mostly red sanders cultivators, under the Access and Benefit-Sharing mechanism of the Biological Diversity Act.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Telangana Important

At least 19 killed as gravel-laden tipper hits TGSRTC bus near Chevella, Telangana

At least 19 people were killed when a gravel-laden tipper lorry collided head-on with a Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) bus near Mirajaguda in Chevella mandal of Rangareddy district, Telangana, on 3 November 2025.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Rajasthan

Speeding dumper truck rams 17 vehicles in Jaipur's Harmada, killing 14

A speeding dumper truck ploughed into at least 17 vehicles near Loha Mandi in the Harmada area of Jaipur, Rajasthan, on the afternoon of 3 November 2025, killing 14 people and injuring 13.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Rajasthan Important

15 pilgrims killed as tempo traveller rams parked trailer on Bharatmala Expressway in Phalodi, Rajasthan

At least 15 people were killed and two injured when a tempo traveller carrying pilgrims rammed into a parked trailer truck on the Bharatmala Expressway near Matoda in Phalodi district, Rajasthan, on the evening of 2 November 2025.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Nine killed in crush at Venkateswara Swamy temple in Kasibugga, Andhra Pradesh, on Ekadashi

Nine devotees were killed in a crush at the privately managed Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Kasibugga, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, on the morning of 1 November 2025, when crowds swelled on the occasion of Ekadashi.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

Delhi records best January-October average air quality in eight years, barring 2020

The Environment Ministry said on 31 October 2025 that Delhi's average AQI for January-October 2025 was 170, the best in eight years apart from the 2020 lockdown year.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Must know

India's installed power capacity crosses 500 GW; non-fossil sources over 51%

The Ministry of Power said on 29 October 2025 that India's installed electricity capacity reached 500.89 GW as of 30 September 2025, with non-fossil sources making up over 51%.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi

NHAI issues SOP to curb air pollution from highway works in Delhi-NCR

NHAI said on 29 October 2025 that it has issued a Standard Operating Procedure to its Delhi-NCR field offices to curb air pollution from National Highway construction and related activities.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Andhra Pradesh Must know

Severe Cyclonic Storm Montha crosses Andhra Pradesh-Yanam coast near Narsapur

Severe Cyclonic Storm Montha crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts near Narsapur, between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, around midnight of 28-29 October 2025, IMD said.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

National Biodiversity Authority releases ₹55 lakh to Red Sanders farmers in Tamil Nadu under benefit sharing

The National Biodiversity Authority said on 28 October 2025 that it has released ₹55 lakh to 18 Red Sanders farmers in Tamil Nadu under the Access and Benefit Sharing framework, the first such payout to cultivators.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Nagaland

Centre approves advance release of ₹20 crore SDRF instalment to Nagaland

Home Minister Amit Shah approved the advance release of ₹20 crore to Nagaland on 28 October 2025, as the second instalment of the Central share of the State Disaster Response Fund for 2025-26.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

Mann Ki Baat 127: Ambikapur garbage cafes, Dholera mangroves, Koraput coffee and 150 years of Vande Mataram

In the 127th episode of Mann Ki Baat on 26 October 2025, PM Narendra Modi highlighted Ambikapur's garbage cafes, Gujarat's Dholera mangroves, Koraput coffee and the coming 150th year of 'Vande Mataram'.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 India Important

Cabinet Secretary chairs NCMC to review preparedness for Bay of Bengal cyclone

Cabinet Secretary Dr. T. V. Somanathan chaired the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) on 25 October 2025 to review preparedness for a cyclone forming over the Bay of Bengal.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Uttar Pradesh

NBA releases ₹18.3 lakh benefit-sharing money to BMCs in Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim

The National Biodiversity Authority released ₹18.3 lakh in Access and Benefit Sharing money to two Biodiversity Management Committees in Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 India Important

₹1,500 crore incentive scheme to build critical-mineral recycling from e-waste and batteries

The Ministry of Mines outlined the ₹1,500 crore incentive scheme, part of the National Critical Mineral Mission, to boost recovery of critical minerals from e-waste, spent batteries and scrap.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Kurnool bus fire: 19 passengers and a motorcyclist killed near Chinnatekur; PM announces ex-gratia

A Hyderabad–Bengaluru private sleeper bus caught fire after hitting a motorcycle near Chinnatekur in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, early on 24 October 2025, killing 19 passengers and the motorcyclist.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 India Important

India marks International Snow Leopard Day with '#23for23'; first census counted 718 snow leopards

India marked International Snow Leopard Day on 23 October 2025 with a '#23for23' campaign; Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said the first-ever census recorded 718 snow leopards, 477 of them in Ladakh.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India

Health Secretary launches NCDC training modules on handling chemical emergencies

The Union Health Secretary released three training modules on Public Health Management of Chemical Emergencies, developed by NCDC with NDMA and WHO India, at Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi, on 23 October 2025.

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