DAILY GK 27 NOV 2025
1. G20 LEADERS SUMMIT
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook
a three-day official visit to South Africa to participate in the 20th
G20 Leaders’ Summit, marking his 12th G20 summit.
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The 2025 G20 Summit, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, was
the first G20 summit ever hosted on the
African continent.
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He addressed the Opening session of the G20 summit titled “Inclusive and Sustainable
Economic Growth-Leaving No One Behind”.
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During the session,he proposed six ideas for the G20.
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The 2025 G20 Summit,
hosted by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, was
the fourth consecutive G20 Summit held
in the Global South.
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Theme: The 2025 summit was
held under the theme titled “Solidarity, Equality,
Sustainability”.
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During the summit, the G20 leaders agreed and adopted
the 122‑Point Leaders’ Declaration emphasized
solidarity, equality, and sustainability, highlighting multilateral cooperation
and the priorities of the Global South.
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During the G20 Summit, India, Canada, and
Australia launched the Australia-Canada-India Technology and
Innovation (ACITI) Partnership, a trilateral technology
and innovation partnership.
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PM Narendra Modi attended the India Brazil South Africa (IBSA) Leaders’ Meeting, in Johannesburg,
hosted by Cyril Ramaphosa, President of
South Africa and attended by Luiz
Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil.
2. INDONESIA DECLARED
POLIO-FREE BY WHO
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World Health Organization (WHO) declared Indonesia is
free from type-2 circulating vaccine-derived
poliovirus (cVPDV), following the non-reporting
of polio virus cases in children or the
environment since June 2024.
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WHO requires a country to remain polio-free for at least three years without any wild
poliovirus cases.
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The country must have robust immunization programs,
effective surveillance systems, and rapid response mechanisms for any suspected
cases.
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As per the WHO’s polio transition report, in 1995, Indonesia
stopped indigenous wild poliovirus
transmission and was certified wild-polio free in 2014.
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Poliomyelitis (Polio) is a
highly contagious disease caused by poliovirus.
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It mainly affects
children under 5 years of age.
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It cannot be treated
but can be prevented through
vaccination.
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The virus primarily attacks the nervous system.
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Polio spreads through
fecal-oral route while consuming food or water contaminated with infected
feces and oral-oral route, rarely through saliva or personal contact.
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Types of Polio includes Wild Poliovirus (WPV), which naturally occurs and is responsible
for historic polio outbreaks worldwide and Vaccine-Derived
Poliovirus (VDPV), which rarely occurs when weakened poliovirus in oral
vaccines mutates.
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Vaccines includes Oral
Polio Vaccine (OPV), which contains a live weakened virus to stop its
spread, and the Inactivated Polio
Vaccine (IPV), which contains a killed virus to provide strong individual
immunity.
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Indonesia Capital – Jakarta.
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Currency - Indonesian Rupiah (IDR).
3. INDIAN NAVY COMMISSIONS
ASW-SWC ‘INS MAHE’
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Indian Navy (IN) commissioned Indian
Naval Ship (INS) Mahe, the first indigenously
designed and built Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow
Watercraft (ASW-SWC) at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
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The ceremony was presided over by General UpendraDwivedi,
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS).
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INS Mahe, developed by
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), is the lead ship of eight vessels in Mahe class.
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INS Mahe is approximately
78 metres (m) long, with a displacement of 1,100 tonnes.
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It uses adiesel and
water-jet propulsion system, which provides high maneuverability and a low
acoustic signature, essential for stealthy anti-submarine operations in shallow
waters.
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The ship has a crew complement of around 57 personnel,
including 7 officers and 50 sailors.
4. 53RD INTERNATIONAL EMMY
AWARDS 2025
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The 53rd International Emmy Awards were
held in New York City, USA celebrating excellence
in televisionproduced outside the United States presented by International
Academy of Television Arts &Sciences (IATAS).
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The 53rd International Emmy Awards featured a strong and
diverse slate of nomination of 56
nominees across 16 competitive categories from 26 countries including
Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Qatar, Spain, Türkiye, United
Kingdom, India, South Africa, Italy,
France, Mexico, Brazil, Netherlands, and more.
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India received two nominations
for Amar Singh Chamkila, with DiljitDosanjh nominated
for Best Actor and Best TV Movie/Mini-Series.
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Best TV Movie/Mini-Series: Lost Boys and Fairies
(UK).
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Best Actor:OriolPla for Yo, adicto
(Spain).
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Best Actress: Anna Maxwell Martin for
Until I Kill You (UK).
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Best Drama Series: Rivals (UK).
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Best Comedy: Ludwig (UK).
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Best Art Programming:Ryuichi Sakamoto: Last
Days (Japan).
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Best Documentary: Hell Jumper (UK).
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Best Short-Form Series: La Mediatrice (Canada).
5.
INDIA’S ‘MAHAVATAR NARSIMHA’
ENTERS OSCARS 2026 RACE
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India’s mythological animated
film Mahavatar Narsimha was officially listed among 35 eligible films for the Best
Animated Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards
(Oscars 2026), by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
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A mythological animated epic directed by Ashwin Kumar and
produced by Shilpaa Dhawan.
6.
WORLD BOXING CUP FINALS 2025
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The World Boxing Cup Finals 2025 was held in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
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The five-day event served as the season finale of the 2025
World Boxing Cup series, organised by World Boxing (WB) in
partnership with the Boxing Federation of India (BFI).
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The first edition of World Boxing
Cup 2025 was held in three stages:First stage Took place
in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil.
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Second stage in
Astana, Kazakhstan,Finals in UP, India.
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India emerged as the top nation with a record 20-medals, 9 gold, 6 silver
and 5 bronze in the finals with all 20 participating Indian boxers achieving
a podium finish.
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World Boxing (WB) Headquarters – Lausanne,
Switzerland.
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Established – 13 April 2023.
7.
BLIND WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP
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India’s women’s blind cricket team scripted history by
winning the inaugural Blind Women’s Twenty20 (T20) World
Cup final in Colombo, Sri
Lanka by defeating Nepal by 7
wickets, completing the tournament
undefeated.
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Matches were held in Delhi,
Bengaluru (Karnataka), and Colombo (Sri Lanka).
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Nepal scored 114/5 in 20 overs, and India chased it in 12.1
overs, losing 3 wickets.
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Six teams played a
round-robin league followed by knockouts.
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Teams: India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, and USA.
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Ball: White plastic ball with metal bearings for sound.
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Bowling: Bowled underarm
along the ground.
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Batting: B1 batters use runners, and each run counts as
two.
8. ISSF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
RIFLE/PISTOL 2025
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The International
Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) conducted the ISSF World
Championship Rifle/Pistol 2025 in Cairo,
capital of Egypt featuring 720 shooters
from 70 National Olympic Committees (NOCs).
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China topped the medal tally with 21 medals (12 gold, 7 silver, 2 bronze) followed
by South Korea with 14 medals (7 gold, 3 silver, 4
bronze) and India with 13 medals (3 gold, 6 silver, 4 bronze).
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Samrat Rana won gold in
Men’s 10 metre (m) Air Pistol, Ravinder Singh in
Men’s 50m Standard Pistol, and India also claimed gold in the Men’s 10m Air Pistol Team event.
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International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) President – Luciano Rossi.
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Headquarters – Munich, Germany.
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Established – 1907.
