News of The Day: 28th November 2025

News of The Day –  28th November 2025

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

(with Syllabus Relevance)

(GS-1: History)

• About G.V. Mavalankar: Speaker (1952–56), architect of parliamentary conventions & neutrality norms.
• Institutional contributions: rules of procedure, committee system strengthening.

(GS-1: History)

• Ancient preserved bamboo indicates climatic conditions in Late Pleistocene.
• Significance : Helps reconstruct Asian monsoon patterns, vegetation, human migration timelines.

(GS-1: Geography)

• About Cyclone Ditwah: Severe cyclonic storm in Bay of Bengal
• IMD advisory of heavy rain, winds, coastal flooding.
• Linked to warm SSTs & late-season cyclone activity
• Preparedness under NDMA guidelines.

(GS-2: Polity & Governance)

• About procedural lapses in criminal justice.
• Highlights need for strict adherence to CrPC safeguards, timely legal aid, accountability of police & magistrates. 
• Reinforces Article 21 due process and SC’s emphasis on liberty jurisprudence (DK Basu, Hussainara Khatoon).

(GS-2: Polity & Governance)

• Six communities: Koch-Rajbongshi, Tai Ahom, Moran, Matak, Chutia, Tea Tribes.
• ST status needs Parliamentary amendment (Art. 342)
• Implications: political reservation, welfare schemes; demographic concerns among existing STs.

(GS-3: Economy)

• IMF ROSC review: concerns over transparency, methodology, and coverage in GDP estimates.
• Suggests more independent data audits, coverage of informal sector, reducing revisions.

(GS-3: Economy)

• About Tex-RAMPS = Textile Research Acceleration, Modernisation & Performance Scheme.
• Focus: modernising textile R&D labs, digital data systems, smart textiles, sustainability R&D.
• Complements PM MITRA parks & PLI; aims to enhance India’s global competitiveness.

(GS-3: Economy )

• India remains world’s largest milk producer; steady rise in per-capita availability.
• Data on livestock population, productivity, state-wise dairy output.
• Supports PM Gati Shakti for cold-chain, RGM, and dairy cooperatives’ expansion.

(GS-3: Environment)

• UN report warns deadly wet-bulb temperatures may cross human survivability in Asian megacities (Delhi, Dhaka, Manila).
• Drivers: urban heat islands, El Niño, climate change.
• Calls for heat-action plans, resilient urban planning, early warning systems.

(GS-3: Environment)

• Comparison between PM1 and PM 2.5
• PM1 (<1 micron) penetrates deeper into lungs, causing cardiovascular, neurological impacts.
• India lacks PM1 monitoring; CPCB tracks only PM10/PM2.5.
• Suggestions: upgrade sensors, revise National Air Quality Standards, regulate ultrafine emissions (vehicles, industry).

(GS-3: Environment)

• About Finn’s Weaver
• Critically endangered bird found in grasslands of Gujarat/Rajasthan.
• Threats: habitat loss, invasive species, agriculture.
• Part of India’s priority species under Wildlife Act conservation programmes.