National News

Gyan Kumbh

• National Academic Conclave, ‘Gyan Kumbh’, organised by Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas in collaboration with Pondicherry University and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), commenced in Puducherry.

About AICTE

VISION Platform

• Union Science and Technology Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the Viksit Bharat Initiative for Student Innovation and Outreach Network (VISION) in New Delhi, to nurture education, skill development, and innovation among underprivileged children.

Additional Information: Skill India Mission

9th Amur Falcon Festival

• The 9th Amur Falcon Festival was celebrated at the Lower Ground of Tamenglong district in Manipur.
• The Amur Falcon Festival is celebrated annually in Tamenglong district of Manipur to raise awareness of the migratory bird Amur falcon.

Amur Falcon

UK-India Technology Future Summit

• Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal announced at the UK-India Technology Future Summit in New Delhi that India aims to install a 1000-gigawatt grid connected through the length and breadth of the country by 2030.

International News

ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli PM, his former defence chief, and Hamas leader

• The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defence chief, and Hamas leader Ibrahim Al-Masri over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.

About ICC

104th full member of ISA

• Armenia has become the 104th full member of the International Solar Alliance (ISA).

About International Solar Alliance

New Election Commission in Bangladesh

• The interim government of Bangladesh appointed a new Election Commission headed by Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin for a five-year term.

About Bangladesh

2nd India-CARICOM Summit

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Grenada, H.E. Mr. Dickon Mitchell, the current Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chair, chaired the 2nd India-CARICOM Summit in Georgetown, Guyana.
• The first India-CARICOM Summit was held in 2019 in New York.

About CARICOM

Economy

MoU between RBI and MMA

• Reserve Bank of India and the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a framework for promoting the use of local currencies Indian Rupee and Maldivian Rufiyaa in cross-border transactions.

About Maldives

High-Level Policy Conference of Global South Central Banks

• RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, at the High-Level Policy Conference of Global South Central Banks, emphasised a monetary policy vision balancing inflation control with economic growth.

RBI

Sports

Khelo India Youth Games and Para Games 2025

• Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya has announced that Bihar will host the Khelo India Youth Games and Para Games in April 2025.

Khelo India Programme

Art and Culture

25th Hornbill Festival

• Peru has become the third country partner for the 25th edition of Hornbill festival at Kisama in Nagaland from December 1.

About Hornbill Festival

Awards and Honours

Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for 2022 and 2023

• Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat conferred the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for the years 2022 and 2023 to 82 young artists, in New Delhi.

About Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar

Rank of Honorary General of the Nepali Army to General Dwivedi

• General Dwivedi is conferred the rank of Honorary General of the Nepali Army by President Ram Chandra Poudel.

About Nepal

Cambridge Dictionary Word of the Year for 2024

• Cambridge Dictionary has declared "manifest" as its Word of the Year for 2024.

Miscellaneous

CCPI 2025

• India has been ranked 10th in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2025, joining the UK (6th) among the top-performing G-20 countries.

CCPI 2025

Sustainable Index Report 2024

• India ranked 23rd globally in the Sustainable Trade Index 2024.

Sustainable Index Report 2024