Current Affairs November 2025

Air-Purifying Plants & Household Air Pollution: Why Indoor Air Needs Urgent Attention Table of Contents   Source: Down To Earth, WHO, Relevance: GS-III: Environment Key Concepts for Prelims and Mains: For Prelims: Indoor Air Pollution (IAP), Household Air Pollution (HAP), Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), Particulate Matter (PM₂.₅ / PM₁₀), VOCs (benzene, toluene, xylene), Carbon Monoxide […]

World AIDS Day: why HIV infections are still so hard to treat Table of Contents   Source: The Hindu , PIB Relevance: GS Paper-II (Health), Social Justice, Government Programmes; Prelims – Diseases, Acts, WHO facts) Key Concepts for Prelims and Mains: For Prelims: What HIV is, how it spreads, symptoms, diagnosis, prevention (PrEP/PEP), WHO definitions,

Telangana Hosts First Conference on Animal-Inclusive Disaster Planning Table of Contents   Source: Deccan Chronicle Relevance: TGPSC Paper-III: Indian Society, Constitution & Governance Key Concepts for Prelims and Mains: For Prelims: UNICEF • Humane World for Animals India • Telangana State Disaster Management Authority (TSDMA) • Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) For Mains: Animal-inclusive DRR •

APCRDA Office in Amaravati Earns India’s First Net-Zero Govt Building Rating Table of Contents Source: Deccan Chronicle Relevance: GS Paper III – Environment & Economy: Renewable energy, green buildings, energy efficiency, ECBC, Net-Zero concepts Key Concepts for Prelims and Mains: For Prelims: Exchange rate, forex reserves, current account/trade deficit, Balance of Trade, Balance of Payments

Rupee rebounds from historic lows – Currency & RBI Intervention Table of Contents Source: Indian Express Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy – External sector, currency management Key Concepts for Prelims and Mains: For Prelims: Exchange rate, forex reserves, current account/trade deficit, Balance of Trade, Balance of Payments For Mains: BoP stress, RBI policy, Key Factors Behind

India’s Shift from GM Crops to Genome Editing: A New Era in Agricultural Biotechnology Table of Contents Source: Indian Express Relevance: GS-III – Agriculture, Biotechnology, Key Concepts for Prelims and Mains: For Prelims: Genome Editing (GE) • CRISPR-Cas9 • Cas12a • GeoCas9 • CasLambda • TnpB (miniature editor) • Transgene-free • Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBSC)

POSH Act : Landmark Law that Needs Strengthening (2013–2025) Table of Contents   Source: The Hindu Relevance: Facts for Prelims, Mains: GS-II (Polity & Governance – Vulnerable sections, mechanisms for protection, issues with implementation). Key Concepts for Prelims and Mains: For Prelims: Vishakha Guidelines (1997), Bhanwari Devi case, PoSH Act, 2013 For Mains: Gaps in

GHMC Launches Eco-Friendly Model Footpath Project in Filmnagar, Hyderabad Table of Contents   Source: Deccan Chronicle Relevance: Paper -III (Urban governance) Paper-V (Science & Technology) Key Concepts for Prelims and Mains: For Prelims: GHMC (Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation), Solar Grid System (10 kWp), HDPE, PET, MLP, LDPE, LLDPE (Plastic Types) For Mains: Sustainable Urban Infrastructure,

Why has Madhya Pradesh burnt more paddy stubble for the second year in a row? Table of Contents   Source: Down To Earth Relevance: GS-III (Agriculture, Environment) Key Concepts for Prelims and Mains: For Prelims: Stubble Burning • Crop Residue • Paddy–Wheat Cropping System • Sheopur District • Pusa Decomposer (IARI) • -SMS • Methane

University of Hyderabad Develops Biochar from Geranium Leaves Table of Contents   Source: Telangana today Relevance: Paper- V – Science & Technology Key Concepts for Prelims and Mains: For Prelims: Biochar, Carbon Sequestration, Geranium Leaves, Soil Amendment, Circular Bioeconomy, Pyrolysis For Mains: Waste-to-Wealth, Sustainable Agriculture, Soil Fertility, Carbon-Rich Biomass, Low-Cost Biochar Production, Bioeconomy Innovation Why