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Highlights of November 3rd Week Current Affairs
- The Global TB Report 2025 shows that India accounts for nearly 25% of global TB cases, with MDR-TB remaining a major global health threat.
- The Draft Seeds Bill 2025 proposes mandatory seed registration (except farmers’ varieties) and stronger quality checks through central and state seed committees.
- India at COP30 highlighted the lack of clear climate finance definitions and demanded predictable, scaled-up funding for adaptation needs.
- BASIC and LMDC nations, led by India, pushed for fair climate transitions and removal of IPR and market barriers to technology transfer.
- The Land Gap Report warned that climate pledges require 1 billion hectares for land-based carbon removal, posing food security and biodiversity risks.
- The declaration on Information Integrity at COP30 aims to curb climate misinformation and promote transparent, science-based communication.
- India’s CO₂ emissions grew only 1.4% in 2025 due to strong renewable energy expansion and reduced coal dependence.
- India remains the world’s 3rd-largest emitter, but with low per-capita emissions (2.2 tonnes), second lowest among the top 20 economies.
- The Supreme Court declared Saranda Forest a Wildlife Sanctuary and Conservation Reserve, banning mining within 1 km to protect its rich ecology.
- India operationalised the Mudh-Nyoma airbase in eastern Ladakh, boosting high-altitude military capability near sensitive LAC sectors with China.
- The DPDP Rules 2025 were notified, fully operationalising the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, ensuring consent-based processing and establishing the Data Protection Board for enforcement.
- The Act applies to digital personal data processed in India and data processed overseas when services target individuals in India, with special safeguards for children and persons with disabilities.
- Janjatiya Gaurav Divas was observed on 15 November marking the 150th birth anniversary of Birsa Munda, leader of the Ulgulan movement against colonial and feudal exploitation.
- The Belem Action Plan for Health and Climate Adaptation was launched at COP30, focusing on climate-resilient health systems, early warning systems, capacity building, and USD 300 million initial funding.
- The US President signed a stopgap bill, ending the longest government shutdown in US history, a situation arising from congressional failure to pass budget bills unlike India’s parliamentary Vote-on-Account system.
- Bangladesh has been invited to the Colombo Security Conclave, strengthening regional cooperation among India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius, and Seychelles (observer).
- COP30’s Belem plan emphasizes equity, governance, innovation, and strengthening vulnerable health infrastructure facing climate threats.
- Birsa Munda’s legacy includes opposition to Beth Begari, protection of tribal land rights, and inspiration behind the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act 1908.
- DPDP places strict obligations on Data Fiduciaries requiring free, specific, informed, and revocable consent for personal data processing.
- CSC focuses on maritime security, counterterrorism, cyber security, organized crime prevention, and disaster relief in the Indian Ocean Region.
- A terror incident in Delhi revealed the rise of white-collar terrorism, where educated professionals use technical expertise, institutional access, and digital tools to support extremist operations.
- The FAO’s Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security 2025 report estimated USD 3.26 trillion global agricultural losses since 1991 and highlighted reduced food availability and livelihood damage.
- India is collaborating with 13 countries to establish a National Platform for Climate and Nature Finance supported by the Green Climate Fund to align climate priorities with investment planning.
- The Integrated Forum on Climate Change and Trade was launched at COP30 as a neutral platform to discuss climate-trade tensions without negotiating binding outcomes.
- NASA’s ESCAPADE mission will study solar wind interactions with Mars’ magnetosphere to understand atmospheric loss and future habitability.
- The world’s first Systematic Observation Impact Bond aims to raise USD 200 million by 2026 to strengthen weather and climate data systems, especially in LDCs and SIDS.
- The Food Waste Breakthrough initiative at COP30 targets halving global food waste by 2030 and reducing methane emissions by up to 7 percent.
- Ambaji Marble from Gujarat received a GI tag for its durable, milky-white stone widely used in temples and heritage structures.
- Security agencies foiled a terror plan involving ricin and ammonium nitrate, spotlighting risks from toxic agents and industrial chemicals.
- Tensions escalated between Japan and China after Chinese Coast Guard vessels passed near the contested Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands in the East China Sea.
- The Supreme Court warned the Telangana Speaker for delaying MLA disqualification decisions under the Tenth Schedule and reaffirmed that Speakers are subject to judicial review.
- The Supreme Court issued strict directions on tiger reserve protection including bans on night tourism, tiger safaris in core zones, commercial projects near reserves, and uniform compensation for HWC victims.
- The Prime Minister called for a 10-year national pledge to eliminate the colonial mindset rooted in Macaulay’s 1835 education reforms and promote cultural confidence and indigenous knowledge.
- A decade since the last India–Africa Forum Summit, India sees major opportunities in trade, digital public infrastructure, and strategic cooperation but faces challenges from China’s influence and project delays.
- The Supreme Court asked the Centre to take a decision on ratifying the UN CyberCrime Treaty, which aims to enhance global cooperation on digital evidence and cybercrime investigations.
- The Ministry of Earth Sciences established the Earth System Sciences Council to unify governance across key research institutes and strengthen climate and weather science coordination.
- The Chief Economic Advisor expressed concerns over IPOs being used mainly for investor exits rather than productive capital raising for business growth.
- India signed a long-term LPG supply deal with the U.S. for 2.2 MTPA, diversifying sources and enhancing energy security.
- The 16th Finance Commission (Chair: Arvind Panagariya) submitted its report for 2026–31 on tax devolution, grants-in-aid, and local body finances.
- The India–UK joint military exercise Ajeya Warrior-25 began in Rajasthan to improve interoperability on counter-terrorism and urban warfare under a UN mandate.
- The government approved revised PMFBY guidelines effective Kharif 2026 adding wildlife attack as an add-on risk cover and restoring paddy inundation coverage.
- Farmers must now report crop loss within 72 hours with geo-tagged images via the crop insurance app to enable faster claim settlement.
- The Supreme Court recalled its Vanashakti ruling that invalidated ex-post facto environmental clearances, noting overlooked precedents and potential economic-environmental damage.
- NAP-AMR 2.0 (2025–29) was launched to strengthen India’s multi-sector response to antimicrobial resistance through improved surveillance, lab capacity, and inter-ministerial coordination.
- The Climate Change Performance Index 2025 ranked India 23rd globally, urging a coal phase-out timeline and redirecting fossil subsidies to renewables.
- Maharashtra was awarded first place in the 6th National Water Awards 2024 for excellence in water conservation and sustainable water management.
- The Supreme Court criticised delays in MLA disqualification under the Tenth Schedule and reiterated that Speakers act as tribunals subject to judicial review.
- The Supreme Court issued strong directives for tiger protection, banning night tourism and commercial activities near core habitats and mandating uniform ₹10 lakh compensation in HWC cases.
- The Prime Minister called for a decade-long pledge to dismantle colonial mindset influences rooted in Macaulay’s 1835 education reforms.
- Ten years after the last India–Africa Forum Summit, India is seeking renewed engagement amid opportunities in trade and technology and competition from China’s influence.
- The Supreme Court struck down key provisions of the Tribunals Reforms Act 2021 for undermining judicial independence and reaffirmed the need for a National Tribunals Commission within four months.
- India launched BIRSA-101, its first indigenous CRISPR-based gene therapy for sickle cell disease, developed by CSIR-IGIB and dedicated to Birsa Munda.
- ISRO successfully tested the boot-strap start of the CE-20 cryogenic engine in vacuum, enabling lighter design and restart capability for complex future missions.
- The Global Methane Status Report 2025 warned of rising methane levels, projected 5 percent increase by 2030, and noted India as the third-largest emitter mainly due to stubble burning.
- The Supreme Court directed the Centre to create a uniform national organ transplant policy and establish missing state transplant bodies to reduce delays and inequity.
- NITI Aayog released Water Budgeting for Aspiration Blocks to guide resource planning and deficit management across water-stressed regions.
- The World Urbanisation Prospects 2025 report noted 45 percent global and 44 percent Indian population now lives in urban areas, identifying Delhi as one of the largest megacities.
- Nagaland sought reconsideration of the Protected Area Permit system due to its impact on tourism and regional engagement, distinguishing PAP from ILP regulations.
- Michelle Bachelet won the 2024 Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for contributions to human rights, social justice, and peace.
- Researchers used archival Kodaikanal Solar Observatory data to reconstruct historic solar magnetic behaviour, aiding long-term solar variability studies, while Morgan Stanley projected a Goldilocks economic outlook with 6.8 percent growth in FY26.
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