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November 2025

Gaganyaan G1 Launching in Early December: Last-Mile Tests, Vyommitra on Board, and the Milestones to India’s First Crewed Flight

Gaganyaan G1 Launching in Early December: Last-Mile Tests, Vyommitra on Board, and the Milestones to India’s First Crewed Flight

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Gaganyaan G1 Launching: ISRO says the first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission (G1) is on track for early December 2025, with ~90% of work complete and Vyommitra—the agency’s half-humanoid—flying to help validate crew-system performance. Over the past few months, teams have closed out “last-mile” tasks: a full-stack parachute deceleration demonstration (IADT-01), human-rating of the CE-20 cryogenic engine,…

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WhatsApp-Meta Data-Sharing Curbs and Targeted Ads in India

WhatsApp–Meta Data-Sharing Curbs and Targeted Ads in India: The CCI Order, the NCLAT Twist, and What Advertisers Must Do Next

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WhatsApp-Meta Data-Sharing: India’s biggest privacy-competition fight just reshaped how advertisers think about WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram in the country. In November 2024, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) found that WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy imposed unfair terms on users and abused dominance, fining Meta ₹213.14 crore and barring WhatsApp-to-Meta data sharing for advertising for five…

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Parliament Winter Session (Dec 1–19): The Bills, the Battles, and the Odds in a 15-Sitting Sprint

Parliament Winter Session (Dec 1–19): The Bills, the Battles, and the Odds in a 15-Sitting Sprint

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India’s Parliament Winter Session is scheduled for December 1–19, 2025 a 15-sitting window flagged by the Opposition as “truncated,” and by the Speaker as a time for orderly, meaningful debate. With temperatures high over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the floor strategy will be as important as the bill list. This preview…

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Jaishankar-Rubio Meeting at G7 FMM: Trade, Security, and the Signals for India–US Ties

Jaishankar-Rubio Meeting at G7 FMM: Trade, Security, and the Signals for India–US Ties

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Jaishankar-Rubio Meeting at G7: On the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) in Niagara, Ontario, External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for a focused conversation on trade, supply chains, and current global flashpoints. In his official post, Jaishankar recorded thanks for Rubio’s condolences on the Delhi…

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Noida Puts GRAP-III Into Force: What Stops, What Continues, and How Compliance Will Be Enforced

Noida Puts GRAP-III Into Force: What Stops, What Continues, and How Compliance Will Be Enforced

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Noida Puts GRAP-III: As air quality across NCR slid into the ‘Severe’ (AQI 401-450) bracket this week, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invoked Stage-III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). In step, the Noida Authority has directed residents, institutions and on-ground agencies to ensure full compliance—halting non-essential construction and demolition, curbing categories…

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UP Notifies Night-Shift Rules for Women: Consent-Based Work, Stronger Safety, and Clear Overtime Limits

UP Notifies Night-Shift Rules for Women: Consent-Based Work, Stronger Safety, and Clear Overtime Limits

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Night-Shift Rules for Women: Uttar Pradesh has approved night-shift work for women—from 7 pm to 6 am—on a written-consent basis backed by mandatory safeguards for safety and dignity at work. Employers must provide secure transport, CCTV coverage, adequate lighting, health facilities and PoSH compliance, among other conditions. Separately, overtime parameters have been eased with higher…

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Critical Mineral Royalty Rates Revised: How the Change Impacts Auctions, EV Makers and Import Dependence

Critical Mineral Royalty Rates Revised: How the Change Impacts Auctions, EV Makers and Import Dependence

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Critical Mineral Royalty Rates Revised: In a push to accelerate India’s critical minerals strategy, the Union Cabinet has rationalised royalty rates for graphite, caesium, rubidium and zirconium, aligning them to Average Sale Price (ASP) so bidders can price risk more transparently and states can move ahead with auctions. The official release spells out mineral-wise rates…

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IISF 2025 Announced for Chandigarh (Dec 6–9): Theme, Tracks, Who Should Attend, and How to Join

IISF 2025 Announced for Chandigarh (Dec 6–9): Theme, Tracks, Who Should Attend, and How to Join

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IISF 2025 Announced for Chandigarh: India’s annual India International Science Festival (IISF) returns December 6–9, 2025 to Panjab University, Chandigarh, with the theme “Vigyan Se Samruddhi: for Aatmanirbhar Bharat”—science for prosperity and self-reliance. Led by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) with support from core science ministries and premier institutions, the festival will convene scientists,…

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Free NCERT English Course on SWAYAM: Boost Language Skills and Creative Storytelling

Free NCERT English Course on SWAYAM: Boost Language Skills and Creative Storytelling

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NCERT English Course on SWAYAM: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has invited learners across India to a FREE Online English Course built around language skills, creativity, and storytelling. The announcement—shared via NCERT’s official X handle—positions the course as an accessible way to strengthen reading, writing, speaking, and creative expression using India’s…

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Amazon Rainforest Warning: When a Carbon Sink Starts to Leak

Amazon Rainforest Warning: When a Carbon Sink Starts to Leak

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Amazon Rainforest Warning: The Amazon Rainforest has long buffered the planet by soaking up carbon dioxide. But research shows that balance is breaking in parts of the forest—especially its deforested and degraded south-eastern stretches. Landmark aircraft observations first demonstrated in 2021 that southeastern Amazonia acts as a net carbon source, with fires and warming drying…

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