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7 and 8 November 2025 Current Affairs

Nov 09, 2025

National Updates

  • India’s Clean Energy Leadership: India has become the third-largest country globally in clean industrial project pipeline, after China and the United States.

  • Financial Inclusion Milestone: Deposits under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) crossed ?2.75 lakh crore as of October 22, 2025.

  • Public Sector Banks’ Record Profit: PSBs , led by SBI , reported a record ?49,456 crore profit in Q2 FY26, up 9% YoY .

  • RBI Reforms:

    • Amended FEMA rules to let exporters retain export proceeds in foreign currency accounts at IFSCs for up to three months.

    • Issued a draft circular requiring all banks to offer Basic Savings Bank Deposit (BSBD) accounts with no minimum balance.

    • Announced new measures to promote INR internationalisation and boost its use in global trade.

    • Developing a Digital Payments Intelligence Platform (DPIP) to use AI for detecting and preventing payment frauds.

  • Wealth Inequality: India’s richest 1% expanded their wealth by 62% between 2000 and 2023 , according to a G20 report .

  • World Bank Funding: The second tranche of $200 million will be released for Amaravati Capital Phase-I by end-2025.

  • India AI Governance Guidelines: Launched under the IndiaAI Mission , forming the country’s first AI regulatory framework .

  • Maharashtra–Starlink Partnership: Maharashtra signed an LoI with Starlink to provide satellite internet to remote areas.

  • APEDA Initiative: Exported 20 MT of fortified rice from Chhattisgarh to Papua New Guinea .

  • Telangana AI Hub: State government announced the Telangana Artificial Intelligence Innovation Hub (TAIH) in Hyderabad.

  • India–UK Collaboration: Both countries launched the IN-UK-STP Dashboard to strengthen research and innovation ties.

  • Tribal Digital Museum: PM Modi inaugurated India’s first Digital Museum of Tribal Freedom Fighters at Nava Raipur.

  • National Song Milestone: India to celebrate 150 years of “Vande Mataram” in 2025.

  • Science Recognition:

    • Sai Gautam Gopalakrishnan (IISc) received the Manohar Parrikar Yuva Scientist Award 2025 .

    • S Abdul Nazeer , Governor of Andhra Pradesh, received an honorary LL.D. from KSLU.

  • Skill and Industry Partnerships: The MSDE signed an MoU with Autodesk Inc. to boost skill development in design and technology.

  • Sports and Culture:

    • India celebrated 100 years of hockey on 7 November 2025 at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium.

    • The first CBSE Sahodaya School Complex Conference was held outside India .

    • Rahul Dravid became the brand ambassador for Paradeep Phosphates Limited (PPL) .

  • Corporate and Financial News:

    • SBI Mutual Fund invested ?100 crore in Lenskart ahead of its IPO.

    • City Union Bank launched an EPF remittance feature with EPFO .

    • Mounjaro , by Eli Lilly , became India’s highest-selling drug in October 2025 (?1 billion+ sales).

    • NHPC Limited marked its 50th anniversary with a ?50 commemorative coin release.

    • SEBI urged platforms to tighten safeguards against investment frauds .

International Updates

  • Nepal: The Kartik Naach Festival concluded at Patan Durbar Square.

  • Sweden: Became the world’s first cashless country .

  • Canada: Introduced a fast-track immigration route for US H-1B visa holders .

  • Ghazala Hashmi: Made history as Virginia’s first Indian-origin, South Asian American, and Muslim Lieutenant Governor .

  • Raila Odinga: Former Kenyan Prime Minister passed away in Kerala at 80 .

  • Kazakhstan: Set to join the Abraham Accords .

  • Egypt–Qatar Partnership: Signed a real estate and tourism project deal under Qatar’s $7.5 billion investment plan .

  • Australia–India Trade: Australia sent its first-ever First Nations business mission to India (Oct–Nov 2025).

  • ADB–World Bank Agreement: Signed a $3 billion sovereign exposure exchange to expand lending capacity.

Global Science & Technology

  • Bharat Biotech: Launched a CRDMO for cell and gene therapies .

  • SS Innovations: Unveiled the world’s first Tele Surgeon Console (MantrAsana) .

  • Google: Introduced Project Suncatcher , to build AI data centres in space using solar-powered TPUs .

  • OpenAI: Released IndQA , a benchmark for Indian language and cultural understanding in AI systems.

Awards and Events

  • Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Received the World Leader for Peace and Security Award 2025 from Boston

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