Nov 25, 2025 Current Affairs

Women’s Kabaddi World Cup

♦ India women’s team secured their second successive Women’s Kabaddi World Cup title in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 24 November 2025. India beat Chinese Taipei 35-28 in the final. ♦ This was the Indian women’s kabaddi team's second World Cup crown on the trot, having also won the inaugural edition hosted in Patna, Bihar, back in 2012. India beat the Islamic Republic of Iran in the final 13 years ago. ♦ India led a field of 11 kabaddi teams competing for the world title. Hosts Bangladesh, Chinese Taipei, Germany, Iran, Kenya, Nepal, Poland, Thailand, Uganda and Zanzibar were the other countries in the tournament.

Nov 25, 2025 Current Affairs

Dharmendra

♦ Veteran film star Dharmendra passed away in Mumbai at the age of 89 on 24 November 2025. Known affectionately as the 'He-Man of Bollywood', he acted morethan 300 films in his career. ♦ Born Dharmendra Kewal Krishan Deol on December 8, 1935, in Nasrali, Punjab, he ventured into cinema in 1960 with the film 'Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere.' ♦ He was honored with the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award, in 2012.

Nov 25, 2025 Current Affairs

National Cadet Corps Day

♦ National Cadet Corps (NCC) Day is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of November to mark the founding of NCC in 1948 and its legacy of shaping the youth with values of discipline, leadership and patriotism. ♦ In 2025 it comes on November 23. ♦ The National Cadet Corps (NCC), the largest uniformed youth organisation in the world, has a motto of Unity and Discipline. ♦ The motto of the NCC is Unity and Discipline. ♦ The recommendations of Kunzuru committee were placed before the Constituent Assembly (Legislature) on 13 March 1948. ♦ A draft Bill was sent to the Constituent Assembly (Legislative) on 19 March 1948, which evoked great interest and enthusiasm amongst all members. ♦ After due deliberations and amendments, the Bill was passed by the Assembly on 8 April 1948. ♦ The date for NCC Day was chosen because the first NCC units were raised in Delhi on that day in 1948, making it the day the modern NCC is considered to have been born.

Nov 25, 2025 Current Affairs

Northern Ethiopia

♦ A volcano erupted in Northern Ethiopia for the first time in nearly 12,000 years on 24 November 2025. ♦ The Hayli Gubbi volcano in the Afar region of Ethiopia erupted, and the winds moving at a speed of 100-120 km/h carrying the ash plumes to many countries, including India. ♦ The ash plumes, thousands of feet up in the atmosphere, first entered Gujarat and drifted towards Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, and Punjab. ♦ The volcano, which rises about 500 metres in altitude, sits within the Rift Valley, a zone of intense geological activity where two tectonic plates meet.

Nov 25, 2025 Current Affairs

The Indian Navy commissioned INS Mahe

♦ The Indian Navy commissioned INS Mahe, the first vessel of the Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) on 24 November 2025. The ceremony took place at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. ♦ INS Mahe is built by Cochin Shipyard Limited and measures 78 metres in length, displaces about 1,100 tonnes, has an 11-metre beam, and carries a crew of roughly 60. This is designed for high-tempo ASW missions, coastal patrol, underwater surveillance, and mine-laying in shallow and constrained waters where larger ships cannot operate effectively. ♦ It uses twin-shaft diesel propulsion generating over 6 MW of power, giving it a top speed of 25 knots, a range of 1,800 nautical miles at 14 knots, and an endurance of 14 days. ♦ INS Mahe is named after the historic coastal town of Mahe on the Malabar Coast. Its crest features the Urumi, a flexible sword from Kalarippayattu, symbolising agility, precision, and fluid lethality. ♦ INS Mahe is the first of eight ships in the class being built by CSL, with the remaining seven scheduled for delivery through 2027.

Nov 25, 2025 Current Affairs

G20 Summit

♦ Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed six new initiatives aimed at global development on the opening day of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. ♦ These include the setting up of a Global Traditional Knowledge Repository, Africa Skills Multiplier program, Global Healthcare Response Team, initiative on Countering the drug-terror Nexus, Open Satellite Data Partnership, and a Critical Minerals Circularity initiative. ♦ The Africa Skills Multiplier program will aim to establish a pool of one million certified trainers for skilling the youth in Africa. ♦ Modi also proposed setting up a G20 Global Healthcare Response Team, which will comprise healthcare experts from each of the G20 countries and could be deployed to deal with global health challenges in any part of the world. ♦ He also suggested a G20 Initiative on Countering the Drug-Terror Nexus to overcome the challenge of drug trafficking and break the drug-terror economy. ♦ The Prime Minister also noted India’s global leadership in promoting Shree Anna or millets, which are both climate-resilient and nutritious. ♦ Prime Minister Modi also appreciated the work done by the G20 group under the South African Presidency in the areas of skilled migration, tourism, food security, AI, digital economy, innovation and women’s empowerment.

Nov 25, 2025 Current Affairs

The National Commission for Women

♦ The National Commission for Women (NCW) launched a new 24/7 short-code helpline, 14490, for women in distress on 24 November 2025. The toll-free number serves as an easy-to-remember code connected to NCW’s existing helpline, 7827170170, enabling women to seek assistance without any cost or delay. ♦ According to the Commission, the introduction of the short code strengthens ongoing efforts to provide immediate support to women facing violence, harassment, discrimination, or any form of distress.

Nov 25, 2025 Current Affairs

Justice Surya Kant

♦ Justice Surya Kant took oath as 53rd Chief Justice of India at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on 24 November 2025. He was administered the oath of office of the Chief Justice of India by President Droupadi Murmu. He has succeeded Chief Justice B.R. Gavai. ♦ Chief Justice Surya Kant will demit office on February 9, 2027, after turning 65. He was born on February 10, 1962, in Haryana's Hisar. ♦ He was then appointed the chief justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court in 2018. ♦ Elevated as a Supreme Court judge in 2019, he has been part of key verdicts, including the recent presidential reference on the powers of the governor and president in dealing with bills passed by a state assembly. He was also part of the bench that kept the colonial-era sedition law in abeyance, directing that no new cases be registered under it until a government review.

Nov 25, 2025 Current Affairs

Development Index

♦ According to the Centre for Global Development’s Commitment to Development Index (CDI) 2025, India ranks 36th overall among the countries evaluated. ♦ The index, published by the Centre for Global Development, a non-profit think tank based in Washington, DC and London, evaluates a country’s overall commitment to development through eight policy components: development finance, exchange policies on investment, migration and trade, and global public goods in the areas of environment, health, security and technology. ♦ Topping the rankings this year (2025), Sweden retains its two-time position on CDI 2025. ♦ Consequently, its lead over the next-best-performing countries—Germany in second place and Norway in third place—has shortened. ♦ Finland and the United Kingdom placed at 4th and 5th respectively. India Category-wise Ranking 2025 Category Rank Overall Rank 36 Finance 38 Investment 31 Migration 36 Trade 30 Environment 8 Health 26 Security 31 Technology 31 Income-adjusted Rank 29

Nov 25, 2025 Current Affairs

వృద్ధిరేటు 6.5 శాతమే

ప్రస్తుత ఆర్థిక సంవత్సరానికి (2025-26) భారత వృద్ధి రేటు 6.5% ఉండొచ్చని ఎస్‌అండ్‌పీ గ్లోబల్‌ రేటింగ్స్‌ అంచనా వేసింది. వచ్చే ఆర్థిక సంవత్సరం (2026-27)లో జీడీపీ వృద్ధి 6.7 శాతంగా నమోదయ్యే అవకాశం ఉందని పేర్కొంది. జీఎస్‌టీ - ఆదాయపు పన్ను కోతలు, కీలక వడ్డీ రేట్ల తగ్గింపు లాంటివి వినియోగ ఆధారిత వృద్ధికి దోహదం చేయనుండటమే ఇందుకు కారణంగా తెలిపింది.

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