News of The Day: 6th November 2025

News of The Day –  6th November 2025

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

(with Syllabus Relevance)

(GS-1: Art & Culture)

• Event: 103 punch-marked gold coins found in earthen pots during trench dig at Later Chola-era Adi Arunachaleswarar Shiva temple in Kovilur (Jawadhu Hills).
• Details: Circular coins from Krishnadevaraya era (revival of temple architecture); offerings to temples; handed to TNSAD for assessment, then district museum.
• Relevance: Numismatic heritage; trade/currency evolution; SDG 11 cultural preservation.

(GS-2: Polity and Governance)

• Event: Launch of India AI Governance Guidelines under PSA/MeitY.
• About: Builds on DPDP Act/IT Rules; no new laws, uses AI Safety Institute; covers agri/healthcare/manufacturing.
• Details: Phased multi-stakeholder approach; incident database, tech secretariat; balances innovation with privacy (AI/blockchain/quantum).
• Relevance: Aadhaar Vision 2032 synergy; Viksit Bharat digital resilience; SDG 9/10.

(GS-2: Polity and Governance)

• Event: NCDC disbursed ₹49,799 Cr (Apr-Oct 2025) to cooperatives, up from ₹5,735 Cr in 2014-15, supporting sectors like agri, dairy, and women-led initiatives.
• About: Statutory body under Ministry of Cooperation (est. 1963); finances production, processing, marketing of agri-produce and rural services; extended to FY25-26 with ₹370 Cr for beekeeping, etc.
• Details: ₹4,823 Cr to women cooperatives (2021-25); aids 33,311 Cr to sugar mills; Madhukranti portal registers 14,859 beekeepers for “Sweet Revolution.”
• Relevance: Boosts rural empowerment, formalization; Viksit Bharat via FPOs; SDG 2/5/8.

(GS-2: International Relations)

• Event: World Summit for Social Development
• Details: Highlighted 250M out of poverty, social security from 19% (2015) to 64.3% (2025, 940M covered)
• Context: Builds on Copenhagen 1995; bilaterals with Qatar/Romania/Mauritius/EU/ILO; rebuked Pakistan’s misuse of forum.
• Relevance: Antyodaya/Sabka Saath model for Global South; SDG 1/5/8/10.

(GS-2: International Relations)

• Event: 5th Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) in Lisbon
• Details: Focus on trade/economy, defence/security, renewables, agri, S&T, tourism, education; expedite pacts; UNSC/NSG support reaffirmed.
• Context: Historic ties (1st India-EU Summit in Lisbon, 2000); amid India-EU FTA talks (Nov 3-7 in Delhi).
• Relevance: Multi-alignment; Quad/EU synergy; SDG 16/17.

• Event: Amul (GCMMF) ranked #1, IFFCO #2 in ICA World Cooperative Monitor 2025 (GDP per capita basis), announced at ICA CM50 Conference in Doha.
• Context: PM Modi’s push transforms cooperatives into a global self-reliance model; Shah: “Proud moment for Bharat.”
• Relevance: Showcases cooperative success; Atmanirbhar, rural economy boost; SDG 2/5.

(GS-3: Economy)

• Context: BRICS Pay initiative proposed to reduce dependence on SWIFT, the G-10 controlled global messaging system for cross-border payments, amid desires for financial sovereignty post-Russia sanctions.
• Details: Leverages existing systems like Russia’s SPFS, China’s CIPS, India’s UPI, and Brazil’s Pix for interoperability; aims for local currency settlements to de-dollarize trade.
• About: BRICS (now 10 members) New Development Bank and Contingent Reserve Arrangement as prior steps.

(GS-3: Environment)

• Context: India’s Bonn Challenge pledge to restore 25M ha degraded land by 2030 for 3.39B t CO₂ sink; IIT study shows 12% photosynthetic decline in dense forests (2025). *
• Details: Ties to NDC; need for quality restoration over quantity—native species, community involvement vs monoculture plantations.
• About: Forests cover 25.17% land (ISFR 2023); hotspots for biodiversity (tigers, elephants).
• Relevance: Climate resilience, food security; LiFE mission, NBAP 2019; SDG 13/15.

• Event: UNEP’s 15th EGR (Nov 4 launch) shows NDCs lead to 2.3-2.5°C warming (down from 2.6-2.8°C); only 60 parties (63% emissions) submitted 2035 targets.
• Details: Need 35% cut by 2035 for 2°C, 55% for 1.5°C (vs 2019); tech like wind/solar booming but implementation gap persists.
• Context: Pre-COP30; overshoot risks tipping points; calls for net-zero 2050, $10B fund for equity.
• Relevance: India’s One Health/vaccine diplomacy model; NDC alignment, blue economy; SDG 13.

(GS-3: Environment)

• About: Umngot river
• Details: Famed for crystal-clear waters (illusion of “boat on air”); pollution from Shillong-Dawki road upgrade (81km, NHIDCL bridge work since May 2024).

(GS-3:Science & Technology)

• Event: Commissioning of indigenously built SVL Ikshak (3rd in class) at Kochi by CNS Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi; 80% indigenous content via GRSE-MSME tie-up.
• About: 110m vessel for hydrographic surveys (multi-beam echo sounder, AUV/ROV, 4 SMBs); dual-role for HADR/hospital ship; first with women accommodation.
• Details: Enhances coastal/deep-water mapping for navigation/security; helicopter deck for versatility.
• Relevance: Aatmanirbhar in defence; maritime domain awareness; aligns with SAGAR vision.

(GS-3: Science & Technology)

• Event: Emerging Science, Technology & Innovation Conclave ESTIC2025.
• Details: QSIP for cyber infra; QPU (superconducting qubits) via National Quantum Mission; CAR-T for cancer (40-75% mortality reduction, scaled via DBT/BIRAC).
• Context: 10-yr S&T surge; ANRF/AI integration; GII rank 39th; PM urges biofortified crops/low-cost fertilizers.
• Relevance: Atmanirbhar deep-tech; health/nutrition security; SDG 2/3/9.

(GS-3: Science & Technology)

• Event: GW250114  detected by LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA; clearest signal (SNR 80 vs 26 in GW150914), merged 63-solar-mass BH spinning 100 rev/sec.
• Context: 10th anniv of GW detection; tests GR in strong fields; overtone/quadrupole modes probed. 
• Relevance: Quantum gravity advances; ISRO/LIGO-India synergy; fundamental physics.