DAILY GK 3-4 NOV 2025
1. FIT INDIA ICONS
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Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports(MYAS)
and Ministry of Labor &
Employment(MoL&E) felicitated filmmaker Rohit Shetty,
cricketer Harbhajan Singh, and Olympic medallist Saina
Nehwal as Fit India Icons during the ‘National Fitness & Wellness Conclave
2025’ held in Mumbai
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The event celebrated India’s expanding fitness and wellness movement
under the Fit India Mission, marking a significant step towards
building a Fit and Viksit Bharat as the theme.
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Union Minister of State(MoS) Raksha Nikhil Khadse, MYAS honored
icons Saiyami Kher, Shivoham, and Vrinda Bhatt for
promoting fitness and community wellness.
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Fit India Champions such as Karan Tacker, Vishwas
Patil, and Krishna Prakash were recognized as ambassadors for their efforts to inspire
citizens toward active lifestyles.
2. NEW DG OF BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
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Sanjay Garg, a 1994-batch Indian Administrative Service(IAS) officer from the Kerala
cadre, was appointed as the Director General (DG) of
the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS),
the National Standards Body under
the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (MoCAF&PD)
with effect from 1 November 2025.
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His appointment was approved by the
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, following the
superannuation of Pramod Kumar Tiwari on 31 October
2025.
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Bureau of Indian Standards
(BIS) Headquarters– New Delhi.
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Established-1986.
3. TANZANIA’S PRESIDENT
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Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in for her second term as the President of
Tanzania after winning the national election,
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She is the first woman to hold the presidency and serves as the 6th President of Tanzania.
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Samia Suluhu Hassan of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party secured
a decisive victory with around 97.66% of
the total votes polled.
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The major opposition party CHADEMA (Party for
Democracy and Progress) and several
other rivals were barred from contesting, raising concerns about the
fairness of the electoral process.
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In 2015, She became
Tanzania’s first female Vice President and served under former President John Magufuli
until his death in March 2021.
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Following his demise, she assumed
office as Tanzania’s 6th President and the country’s first woman head of state on 19 March 2021.
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She serves as the 3rd Vice Chairperson of the African Union,
a role she assumed on 15 February 2025 under the leadership of African Union (AU) President
João Lourenço.
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Tanzania Capital – Dodoma.
4. CHAIRMAN OF FAI
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S. Sankarasubramaniam, Managing Director (MD) and Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of Coromandel
International Limited (Coromandel), a part of Murugappa Group, has been
elected as the new Chairman of the Fertilizer Association of India (FAI), during
the FAI Board meeting held in New Delhi.
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Siba Prasad Mohanty, MD of Hindustan Urvarak&Rasayan Ltd
(HURL), who earlier served as one of the two Co-Chairmen, will now serve as the sole Co-Chairman of FAI.
5. DELHI GOVT LAUNCHES
‘PINK SAHELI SMART CARD’
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Rekha Gupta, Chief Minister of Delhi, launched the ‘Pink Saheli Smart
Card’ initiative to provide free and
convenient travel for women and transgender commuters on Delhi Transport
Corporation (DTC) and cluster buses, promoting safer,
more inclusive, and accessible public transport in Delhi.
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The smart card replaces the older
pink-paper ticket system and is issued under the National Common Mobility
Card (NCMC) framework.
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Applicants are required to be
bona fide residents of Delhi, be women, girls, or transgender individuals
aged 12 years and above, and provide valid identification proof
during the application process.
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The initiative reduces travel
costs, enhances safety and accessibility, promotes financial inclusion and
sustainability, and helps decongest roads by encouraging public transport use.
6.
UIDAI LAUNCHES ‘AADHAAR VISION 2032’ FRAMEWORK
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The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) launched
the “Aadhaar Vision 2032” a comprehensive strategic and technological roadmap aiming to future-proof India’s
Aadhaar digital identity system for
the next decade in October 2025.
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The initiative aims to update the
strategy and technology of Aadhaar to be in line with the changing laws and
new technological developments.
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UIDAI has set up a high-level
Expert Committee, chaired by Neelkanth Mishra, Chairperson
of UIDAI.
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The committee, comprise 11
members.
7. DIGITAL APPS ‘VYAS–BHARAT’ & ‘VYAS–SUTRA’
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George Kurian, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying(MoFAH&D)
launched the 5th Marine Fisheries Census (MFC 2025)
Household Enumeration and two digital mobile applications(apps) ‘Village-Jetty Appraisal Navigator (VyAS)–BHARAT’ and ‘VyAS–SUTRA’.
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MFC 2025
marks a shift from paper-based
surveys to a fully digital, paperless,
and geo-referenced census, using mobile/tablet apps and geo-tagging for
data collection.
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Theme: “Smart
Census, Smarter Fisheries”.
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The core household data collection will be carried out over 45
days, from November 3 to December 18, 2025, across India’s
coastal states and union territories.
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The MFC 2025 will encompass about
1.2 million fisher households across 5,000 marine fishing villages and
habitations in 13 coastal States and Union Territories(UTs), including the
Andaman & Nicobar(A&N) Islands and Lakshadweep.
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VyAS–BHARAT: For household and infrastructure enumeration.
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VyAS–SUTRA: For real-time supervision and monitoring of households and
enumerators.
8.
KERALA BECOMES FIRST
INDIAN STATE TO ELIMINATE EXTREME POVERTY
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Kerala had become the first state in
India to eradicate extreme poverty, under the Extreme Poverty Alleviation Project (EPAP)
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The EPEP was launched in
2021 by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government to make Kerala free from
extreme poverty by 2025.
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1,03,099 individuals from 64,006 families
identified through local surveys based on food, health, housing, and livelihood
indicators.
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Over Rs. 1,000
crore spent; monitored by Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) and the
Local Self-Government Department (LSGD).
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As per NITI (National Institution for
Transforming India) Aayog’s 2023 Multidimensional
Poverty Index (MPI), Kerala recorded the lowest multidimensional poverty rate in
India at 0.55%.
9.
INDIA’S
1ST UNIVERSITY LED
STARTUP LAUNCHPAD ‘CAMPUS TANK’
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Chandigarh University-Uttar Pradesh (CU-UP), India’s
1st Artificial Intelligence (AI)-augmented multidisciplinary university, has
launched ‘Campus Tank’, India’s biggest university-led launchpad for young innovators.
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The event also witnessed the launch of ‘CU AI Space’ which
features advanced technology and
AI-powered tools to inspire young innovators to develop solutions for
real-world challenges through research, development and innovation.
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This newly launched platform
will provide young and aspiring
entrepreneurs with financial support and expert mentorship to promote
innovation and entrepreneurship.
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CU-UP has allocated a total
fund of USD 6 million (nearly Rs 50 crore) for this
initiative.
10. INDIA’S FIRST SIC SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PLANT
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Chief Minister (CM) of Odisha Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated India’s
first end-to-end Silicon
Carbide (SiC) semiconductor at Info Valley,
Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
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The project has been approved under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), Ministry
of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
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The project, implemented by SiCSem Private Limited,
a subsidiary of Archean Chemical
Industries Limited, involves the establishment
of an Assembly, Testing, Marking, and Packaging (ATMP) and manufacturing
facility for SiC-based compound semiconductors.
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The facility will be built by
SiCSem Private Limited in collaboration with UK-based Clas -SiC Wafer Fab
Ltd, marking a major milestone in India’s semiconductor and power-electronics
ambitions.
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Total investment of Rs. 2,067 crore and
land allotted by Industrial Development Corporation of Odisha (IDCO) (23
acres).
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The facility will have an annual capacity of 60,000 SiC wafers and 96
million packaged units, and is expected to become operational by 2027–28.
11.
INDIA’S DIGITAL
MUSEUM ON TRIBAL FREEDOM FIGHTERS
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Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi inaugurated Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh
Memorial and Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum, India’s 1st digital
tribal museum, in Nava Raipur Atal
Nagar, Chhattisgarh on the occasion of state’s 25th foundation day
(November 01, 2025).
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He also launched the Museum
Portal and e-book ‘AadiShourya’ and unveiled the horse-mounted statue of Shaheed Veer
Narayan Singh.
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This new digital museum is named after Indian tribal freedom fighter, Veer Narayan Singh, the
landlord of Sonakhan and 1st martyr freedom fighter from
Chhattisgarh.
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The museum has been built at a cost of Rs 50 crore, spans
over an area of 10 acres, featuring nearly 650 sculptures across
14 galleries.
12.
MEITY RELEASES INDIA
AI GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES
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The Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology (MeitY) unveiled the “India
AI Governance Guidelines– Enabling Safe and Trusted AI Innovation” under
the IndiaAI Mission to provide a comprehensive framework for the safe,
inclusive, and responsible adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across
India’s sectors.
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It lays out a
phased, multi-stakeholder approach that aims to balance innovation
with oversight and aligns with existing legal frameworks rather than
introducing new legislation.
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The guidelines have been drafted
by a high-level committee under the chairmanship of Prof.Balaraman.
13. INDIA’S LARGEST GEOTHERMAL ENERGY PILOT PROJECT
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Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a public sector
Joint Venture(JV) under the Ministry of Power (MoP), announced plans to
establish the India’s largest Geothermal Energy
Technology (GET) pilot project in Araku Valley and
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (AP).
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Objective is to Promote sustainable tourism
infrastructure through clean energy technologies.
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Technology Used: Earth Air Tunnel (EAT) systems and
Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP).
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The project leverages geothermal
systems, such as Earth Air
Tunnel(EAT) Systems and Ground
Source Heat Pumps(GSHP).
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The project reduces energy
consumption by nearly 50%, significantly lowers greenhouse gas(GHG)
emissions, requires minimal maintenance.
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Ravindran, Indian Institute Of Technology–Madras
(IIT–Madras).
14. INDIA-FUNDED MULTI-ETHNIC TRILINGUAL SCHOOL
IN SRI LANKA
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A multi-ethnic trilingual secondary school funded by
the Government of India(GoI) was inaugurated in Polonnaruwa District, Sri Lanka.
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The project, implemented under India’s
flagship High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDP)
initiative, highlights India’s commitment to promoting inclusive education
and community development in Sri Lanka.
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The initiative was formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) signed in February 2017, and the school was constructed with a grant of
over Sri Lankan Rupees (LKR) 320 million from the GoI.
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The school provides education in Sinhala, Tamil, and English,
promoting social cohesion and multicultural understanding.
15.
INDO-DANISH BUSINESS
COUNCIL
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India and Denmark have
launched the ‘Indo-Danish Business Council (IDBC)’ to
enhance bilateral ties through innovation, investment, and sustainable
development in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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The Council was launched by Manish Prabhat,
Ambassador of India to Denmark, commemorating 75 years of diplomatic relations
between India and Denmark.
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Focus Sector: Life Sciences, Deep Tech, Healthcare, Green
Energy, Fintech, Venture Ecosystems and Sustainability.
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Freddy Svane, former Danish Ambassador to India, leads IDBC in promoting sustainable
growth and green international partnerships.
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Denmark Prime Minister (PM)– Mette
Frederiksen.
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Capital– Copenhagen.
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Currency– Danish Krone (DKK).
16.
17TH INDIA &
ISRAEL JWG MEETING ON DEFENCE COOPERATION
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The 17th meeting of the India–Israel Joint
Working Group (JWG) on Defence Cooperation was held
in Tel Aviv, Israel, co-chaired by 40th Defence
Secretary of India Rajesh Kumar Singh and the
Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Defence (IMOD), Major General
(Res) Amir Baram.
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India and Israel signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
on Defence Cooperation to deepen their bilateral strategic
partnership.
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The MoU outlines collaboration in
strategic dialogues, training, defence industrial cooperation, Research and
Development (R&D), Science &
Technology (S&T), Artificial Intelligence (AI), cyber security, and technological innovation.
