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Daily Current Affairs 2nd and 3rd November 2025

Nov 03, 2025

National Affairs

  • Lucknow has been officially recognised as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy , highlighting its famous Awadhi cuisine and rich culinary heritage.

  • Five Indian states — Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh — celebrated their State Formation Day on November 1 .

  • Union Minister George Kurian launched the household enumeration phase of the National Marine Fisheries Census (MFC) 2025 at CMFRI, Kochi .

  • Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) under NESTS, Ministry of Tribal Affairs , began observing Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh Pakhwada (1–15 Nov 2025) to honour tribal heritage.

  • The Sahitya Akademi released the Hindi translation of the Lithuanian novel “The Last Day” titled “Antim Din” , in collaboration with the Embassy of Lithuania .

  • The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) achieved three Guinness World Records™ under the ‘Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan’ , recognizing India’s success in women-centric and digital healthcare.

  • Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the CGST Bhawan at Ghaziabad .

  • Raj Kumar Arora (IDAS, 1990 batch) assumed charge as Financial Advisor (Defence Services) .

  • Vishvajit Sahay (IDAS, 1990 batch) became the new Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) .

  • Dr. Deepak Mittal assumed charge as Ambassador-Designate of India to the UAE .

  • Vemagal (Kolar district, Karnataka) was chosen for Airbus-TASL’s H125 helicopter Final Assembly Line (FAL) — India’s first private-sector helicopter manufacturing site.

  • Pravaig Dynamics , Bengaluru, unveiled ‘Pravaig VEER EV’ , India’s first indigenously developed electric military vehicle .

  • AICTE signed an agreement with IBM to set up an Artificial Intelligence Lab at its headquarters.

 

 

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International Relations

  • India and the United States signed the Framework for the US–India Major Defence Partnership 2025 in Kuala Lumpur , strengthening defence cooperation.

  • India will host three major maritime events — International Fleet Review (IFR) 2026 , Exercise MILAN 2026 , and IONS Conclave of Chiefs — in Visakhapatnam (15–25 Feb 2026) .

  • China launched the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre , marking progress in its space programme.

Economy and Business

  • India’s GST collections for October 2025 stood at ₹1.96 lakh crore , up 4.6% year-on-year , though the slowest growth in 52 months .

  • SEBI introduced revised eligibility norms for derivatives on non-benchmark indices to reduce index concentration risks.

  • Reliance Industries and Google announced a strategic partnership to boost India’s AI ecosystem , with focus on local languages and accessibility.

  • Abu Dhabi’s IHC sought CCI approval to acquire a 43.46% stake in Sammaan Capital for USD 1 billion (₹8,850 crore) .

  • TTK Prestige mourned the passing of its Chairman Emeritus, T. T. Jagannathan , on October 9, 2025 .

Sports

  • Ilamparthi A.R. (16), Chennai , became India’s 90th Chess Grandmaster after his final GM norm at the Bijeljina Open, Bosnia and Herzegovina .

  • The FIDE Chess World Cup Trophy was officially renamed the “Viswanathan Anand Cup” in honour of India’s five-time World Champion.

Environment & Conservation

  • Vivek Menon , founder of the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) , was elected Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) .

Key Takeaways for Exams

  • UNESCO Recognition : Lucknow – City of Gastronomy.

  • Sports Milestone : 90th Indian Grandmaster – Ilamparthi A.R.

  • Defence Updates : Pravaig VEER EV; US–India Defence Framework 2025.

  • Appointments : Raj Kumar Arora (FADS), Vishvajit Sahay (CGDA), Dr. Deepak Mittal (Ambassador to UAE).

  • AI & Tech : RIL–Google AI partnership, AICTE–IBM AI Lab.

  • IUCN Leadership : Vivek Menon – SSC Chair.

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