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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India Important

₹720 crore quantum fabrication facilities announced at IIT Bombay, IISc, IIT Kanpur and IIT Delhi

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh announced four Quantum Fabrication and Central Facilities worth ₹720 crore at IIT Bombay, IISc Bengaluru, IIT Kanpur and IIT Delhi under the National Quantum Mission, during his visit to IIT Bombay on 24 November 2025.

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🔬 Space 📍 Karnataka

CSIR–ISRO Space Meet 2025 held in Bengaluru for human spaceflight preparedness

CSIR and ISRO jointly organised the CSIR–ISRO Space Meet 2025 in Bengaluru on 17 November 2025, hosted by CSIR–National Aerospace Laboratories, to align research and technology for India's human spaceflight programme.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Karnataka Important

New Mangalore Port Authority marks Golden Jubilee with ₹1,500 crore projects

Union Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal joined the Golden Jubilee of the New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA) in Mangaluru, Karnataka, on 13 November 2025, where 16 infrastructure projects and 113 CSR initiatives worth ₹1,500 crore were inaugurated, dedicated or had foundation stones laid.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Karnataka

Indian Navy sets up its tenth recruitment centre at INS Kadamba, Karwar

The Indian Navy established a new recruitment centre at INS Kadamba in Karwar, Karnataka, under the Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Naval Area, making it the Navy's tenth recruitment establishment in India, it said on 12 November 2025.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Karnataka Important

India–Sri Lanka Exercise Mitra Shakti XI begins at Belagavi

The 11th edition of the India–Sri Lanka joint military exercise Mitra Shakti began at the Foreign Training Node, Belagavi, Karnataka, on 10 November 2025 and runs until 23 November.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Karnataka

Vice-President Radhakrishnan attends Acharya Shantisagar centenary at Shravanabelagola

Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan attended the centenary commemoration of Acharya Shri 108 Shantisagar Maharaj's 1925 visit to Shravanabelagola, Karnataka, on 9 November 2025 and unveiled an idol of the Acharya.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

PM Modi flags off four new Vande Bharat Express trains from Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off four new Vande Bharat Express trains from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on 8 November 2025: Banaras–Khajuraho, Firozpur–Delhi, Lucknow–Saharanpur and Ernakulam–Bengaluru.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Karnataka

Third India–France AI Policy Roundtable held at IISc Bengaluru ahead of AI Impact Summit 2026

The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, with IISc and the Consulate General of France in Bengaluru, held the Third India–France AI Policy Roundtable at IISc Bengaluru on 7 November 2025 as a pre-summit event for the AI Impact Summit 2026 to be hosted by India.

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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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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Karnataka Important

QNu Labs demonstrates India's first 500-km Quantum Key Distribution network

Bengaluru-based startup QNu Labs, supported under the National Quantum Mission, announced on the sidelines of ESTIC 2025 in New Delhi on 4 November 2025 that it had demonstrated India's first extensive Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) network, spanning over 500 km.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Karnataka Important

Karnataka, Kerala, Haryana, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh mark formation days on 1 November

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Haryana on their formation days on 1 November 2025.

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 Karnataka

First regional meeting of Urban Development Ministers of southern states held in Bengaluru

Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal chaired the first regional meeting of Urban Development Ministers of southern states and UTs in Bengaluru on 30 October 2025.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Karnataka Important

DRDO hands over 12 technology transfer licences for eight products at SAMANVAY 2025 in Bengaluru

DRDO handed over 12 Licensing Agreements for Transfer of Technology (LATOTs) for eight products to industry at SAMANVAY 2025 in Bengaluru on 29 October 2025.

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🎭 GI Tags 📍 Karnataka Important

APEDA facilitates first-ever air shipment of GI-tagged Indi and Puliyankudi limes to the UK

APEDA facilitated the first-ever air shipment of GI-tagged Indi lime from Vijayapura, Karnataka, and Puliyankudi lime from Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, to the United Kingdom on 28 October 2025.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Delhi

Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurates NSC seed processing plants, launches Seed Management 2.0

Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated a National Seeds Corporation vegetable and flower seed processing unit at Pusa, New Delhi, and five other NSC plants on 27 October 2025, and launched 'Seed Management 2.0'.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India Important

Mines Ministry recognises IISc Bangalore and C-MET Hyderabad as critical-mineral Centres of Excellence

The Ministry of Mines recognised IISc Bangalore and C-MET Hyderabad as Centres of Excellence under the National Critical Mineral Mission, taking the total to nine.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Karnataka Important

Year-long 200th anniversary of Rani Chennamma's Kittur victory ends; ₹200 coin released

The year-long national commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Rani Chennamma's victory at Kittur ended in New Delhi on 24 October 2025 with the release of a ₹200 commemorative coin.

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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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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Goa Important

PM Modi celebrates Diwali with Navy personnel on board INS Vikrant off Goa and Karwar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with Indian Navy personnel on board aircraft carrier INS Vikrant on the western seaboard off Goa and Karwar, PIB reported on 21 October 2025.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Maharashtra Important

Centre approves advance release of ₹1,950.80 crore SDRF share to Karnataka and Maharashtra

Union Home Minister Amit Shah approved advance release of ₹1,950.80 crore as the second instalment of the Central share of SDRF for 2025-26 to Karnataka (₹384.40 crore) and Maharashtra (₹1,566.40 crore), MHA said on 19 October 2025.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Rajasthan Important

100th Network Planning Group meeting under PM GatiShakti evaluates five rail, road and metro projects

The 100th meeting of the Network Planning Group (NPG) under PM GatiShakti, held on 17 October 2025, evaluated five projects — two rail, two road and one metro — including Jaipur Metro Phase 2 and the Gondia–Jabalpur rail doubling.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Karnataka

New Mangalore Port Authority marks Golden Jubilee curtain raiser; eight maritime projects launched

On 15 October 2025, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched eight maritime projects at the curtain raiser of the Golden Jubilee of the New Mangalore Port Authority, India's ninth major port, established in 1975.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Karnataka

Navy Chief inaugurates residential towers under Project Seabird Phase IIA at Karwar

On 14 October 2025 at Naval Base Karwar, Karnataka, Navy Chief Adm Dinesh K Tripathi inaugurated housing for senior sailors and defence civilians under Phase IIA of Project Seabird.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 India

DoT and ITU host 'Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India 2025' at IMC; winners to represent India in Geneva

The ITU's 'Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India 2025', co-hosted with the Department of Telecommunications at India Mobile Congress 2025 in New Delhi, ended with Team Heyansh (Junior) and The Ambitious Avengers (Senior) selected for the Global Grand Finale in Geneva in July 2026 (PIB, 12 October 2025).

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

Tobacco Free Youth Campaign 3.0 launched: 60-day drive, 4th National Tobacco Testing Laboratory at NIMHANS

On 9 October 2025 MoS Health Anupriya Patel launched the 60-day Tobacco Free Youth Campaign 3.0, aligned with the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, and a 4th National Tobacco Testing Laboratory was dedicated at NIMHANS, Bengaluru.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Must know

Defence Ministry signs ₹62,370 crore contract with HAL for 97 LCA Mk1A jets

The Ministry of Defence signed a contract worth over ₹62,370 crore with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited on 25 September 2025 for 97 Light Combat Aircraft Mk1A for the Indian Air Force.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 Karnataka Important

ECI says no vote can be deleted online by the public; clarifies on Aland deletion attempts

The Election Commission of India said on 19 September 2025 that no vote can be deleted online by any member of the public, and that of 6,018 online deletion applications in Aland, Karnataka, only 24 were found genuine.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 India Must know

Seven Indian natural heritage sites added to UNESCO's Tentative List; India's count rises to 69

The Ministry of Culture announced on 18 September 2025 that seven natural heritage sites from India were added to UNESCO's Tentative List of World Heritage Sites, taking India's count from 62 to 69.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Karnataka Important

ARM opens new Bengaluru office; 2 nm chips to be designed in India, says Vaishnaw

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the new Bengaluru office of semiconductor design company ARM on 16 September 2025, saying the unit will design advanced chips including 2 nm chips.

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🏛️ Parliament & Bills 📍 Karnataka Important

11th CPA India Region Conference concludes in Bengaluru

The 11th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Conference, hosted by the Karnataka Legislature, concluded in Bengaluru on 13 September 2025, with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla calling for standards to ensure quality debates.

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