News of The Day: 29th November 2025

News of The Day –  29th November 2025

SOURCES: The Hindu, Indian Express, Live Mint, Business Standard, Economic Times, PIB and AIR, etc

(with Syllabus Relevance)

(GS-1: Art and Culture)

• Ramayana Theme Park in Goa
• About Gokarn Partagali Jeevottam Math
  • 550th-year Math event.

(GS-2: Polity and Governance)

• Govt exploring private participation in nuclear fuel cycle & small modular reactors
• Aligns with Atmanirbhar Bharat, clean energy targets
• Requires amendments to the Atomic Energy Act for full participation.

(GS-2 Polity & Governance)

• SC flags rise in online abuse, deepfakes; seeks clearer rules under IT Act/IT Rules
• Balancing free speech with protection from digital harms.
• Need of uniform content standards.

(GS-2 : Polity and Governance)

• WHO urges universal infertility treatment access
• Calls for regulation of IVF clinics, ethical standards, reducing cost burdens
• India’s ART & Surrogacy regulatory gaps.

(GS-2 : Polity and Governance)

• Delhi HC halts Lokpal probe citing lack of sanction & jurisdictional overreach
• Procedural safeguards for senior civil servants under Prevention of Corruption Act.

• Way Forward.

(GS-2 IR)

• About ‘Operation Sagar Bandhu’.
  • Humanitarian mission delivering essential supplies; part of SAGAR doctrine;
• Strengthens neighbourhood-first policy & disaster response diplomacy.

(GS-2 IR)

• India was re-elected to Category B (states with major maritime interests)
• About IMO
• Global maritime safety, pollution control; boosts SAGAR vision & maritime diplomacy.

(GS-2 IR)

• About Australia’s Lowy Institute index
  • India ranks 3rd after China & Japan
• Strength in military, diplomacy, future resources; Weaknesses in economic capability & technology gaps.

(GS-3 Economy)

• Key Highlights on GDP 
• Growth driven by manufacturing, construction, public capex
• Private consumption uneven
• RBI may revise FY outlook

(GS-3 S&T)

• INO stalled over environmental clearances & federal issues.
• JUNO neutrino project progressing in Japan
• Highlights India’s delays in big science projects & need for scientific infrastructure reforms.

(GS-3 S&T)

• India’s deep-sea mission delayed due to shortage of indigenously built syntactic foam for Matsya-6000
• Highlights import dependence in deep-ocean tech.
• About syntactic foam.

(GS-3 Environment)

• CGWB report finds arsenic, lead, uranium contamination.
• Causes: over-extraction, industrial discharge;
• Health Risks of Uranium Contamination.
• Need for remediation & tighter groundwater norms.

(GS-3 Security)

• Sustainment contract for MH-60R Seahawks 
• Features of  MH-60R Seahawks.
  • Improves anti-submarine warfare readiness
  • Long-term logistics support under India–US defence cooperation.