NATIONAL NEWS

Constitution 131 Amendment Bill 2025

• Indian government has proposed to include the Union Territory of Chandigarh under the ambit of Article 240 of the Constitution by introducing the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2025, in the upcoming Winter session of Parliament.

STATE SPECIAL NEWS

Event commemorate terror victims

• The 'Global Peace Honours – Remembering the Heroes of 26/11 and Victims of Pahalgam Attack' programme was a recent event held in Mumbai, Mahararstra to commemorate victims of various terror attacks in India.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Australia-Canada-India Technology and Innovation (ACITI) Partnership

• India, Australia, and Canada announced a new trilateral technology and innovation partnership named the Australia-Canada-India Technology and Innovation (ACITI) Partnership on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg.

Focus Areas of partnership

SUMMITS AND CONFERNCES

6th International Agronomy Congress (IAC) 2025

• 6th International Agronomy Congress (IAC) 2025 will be organised by The Indian Society of Agronomy, along with ICAR, ICAR-IARI, and NAAS in New Delhi with theme "Re-envisioning Agronomy for Smart Agri-food Systems and Environmental Stewardship"

10th Session of APDIM

• The 10th Session of the Asian and Pacific Centre for Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM) on Inclusive Disaster Risk Data Governance held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

G20 Summit in Johannesburg

• Prime Minister participated in the G20 Leaders’ Summit hosted by the President of South Africa, H.E. Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa in Johannesburg.
• This marked his 12th G20 Summit participation and this was the first ever hosted on the African continent, focused on the theme of "Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability".

G20

First Regional Conference on enhancing Water Use Efficiency

• The Bureau of Water Use Efficiency (BWUE), National Water Mission (NWM), Ministry of Jal Shakti, organised the first Regional Conference on Enhancing Water Use Efficiency in the Irrigation Sector in Jaipur.

26th 'International Conference of Chief Justices of the World'

• The 26th International Conference of Chief Justices of the World (ICCJW) was held in Lucknow and the theme for this Conference is "Global Governance for a Sustainable Future in a Fractured World," which challenges attendees to reconsider the role and evolution of the United Nations as it nears its 80th anniversary in 2025.

Regional Open Digital Health Summit 2025

• The second Regional Open Digital Health Summit (RODHS) 2025 was held in New Delhi on accelerating the adoption of open, interoperable, and people-centered digital health ecosystems across the WHO South-East Asia Region (SEAR).

WHO

PERSON IN NEWS

Sri Sathya Sai Baba

• The centenary celebration of Sri Sathya Sai Baba held at Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh marked the release of a commemorative coin and stamps by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.

DEFENCE NEWS

India- Seychelles joint EEZ Surveillance

• Indian Naval Ship (INS) Savitri, an Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) of the Indian Navy reached to Port Victoria, Seychelles as part of its Operational Deployment to the Indian Ocean Region under India and Seychelles joint Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) surveillance.

78th National Cadet Corps (NCC) Raising Day

• The 78th National Cadet Corps (NCC) Raising Day was observed on November 23, 2025, with events nationwide and wreath-laying ceremony was at the National War Memorial in New Delhi.

National Cadet Corps (NCC)

SPORTS

Indian Open Squash

• Indian squash prodigy Anahat Singh defeated her senior compatriot Joshna Chinappa to win the SRFI Indian Open 2025 PSA Challenger women's title.

Australian Open 2025

• India's top-ranked men's singles badminton player Lakshya Sen won the final of Australian Open Super 500 title by defeating Yushi Tanaka of Japan

Dr. Talimeren Ao Junior Girls National Football Championship 2025-26

• Nagaland hosted the Dr Talimeren Ao Junior Girls National Football Championship 2025-26 (Tier-2).