Day: November 18, 2025

UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 17 November 2025UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 17 November 2025

  UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 17 November 2025 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles   InstaLinks

EXERCISE MALABAREXERCISE MALABAR

EXERCISE MALABAR What’s the News The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sahyadri has reached Guam, an island in the Northern Pacific Ocean, to take part in Exercise Malabar 2025 — a

RICIN TERROR ATTACKRICIN TERROR ATTACK

RICIN TERROR ATTACK What Happened The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) busted a suspected terror plot and arrested three people, including a doctor with a Chinese MBBS degree, for allegedly planning

WORLD BANK URGES INDIA TO BOOST FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS FOR VISION 2047WORLD BANK URGES INDIA TO BOOST FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS FOR VISION 2047

WORLD BANK URGES INDIA TO BOOST FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS FOR VISION 2047 Background The World Bank (WB) has released its latest Financial Sector Assessment (FSA) report on India. It says

NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMNATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Why in News? The Government of India has released updated details (November 2025) about the performance, budget, and digital initiatives under the National Social Assistance Programme

GPS SPOOFINGGPS SPOOFING

GPS SPOOFING Context On November 6, 2025, Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport experienced a rare and serious GPS spoofing incident — the first known case of its kind in

BANGLADESH JOINS UN WATER CONVENTIONBANGLADESH JOINS UN WATER CONVENTION

BANGLADESH JOINS UN WATER CONVENTION Context In 2025, Bangladesh became the first South Asian country to join the UN Water Convention — a global, legally binding framework that promotes cooperation

CENTER DEFERS SHARAVATHY PUMPED STORAGE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTCENTER DEFERS SHARAVATHY PUMPED STORAGE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT

CENTER DEFERS SHARAVATHY PUMPED STORAGE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT Context The Government of India has put on hold the proposal to divert 54 hectares of forest land for the 2,000 MW Sharavathy

BIMSTEC INDIA MARINE RESEARCH NETWORKBIMSTEC INDIA MARINE RESEARCH NETWORK

BIMSTEC INDIA MARINE RESEARCH NETWORK Context The first Biennial Conference of the BIMSTEC–India Marine Research Network (BIMReN) was held in Kochi, Kerala, from November 4–6, 2025. It marked a major

PM MODI’S VISIT TO BHUTANPM MODI’S VISIT TO BHUTAN

PM MODI’S VISIT TO BHUTAN Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Bhutan on November 11-12, 2025, yielded significant outcomes focused on deepening bilateral cooperation in energy, health, technology, and