CURRENT AFFAIRS

Recently, several major corporations and financial institutions have been accused of falsely advertising their products and policies as “eco-friendly” while their actual practices harm the environment.

September 2025: India announced major financial incentives for Carbon Capture projects.

The Assam government has decided to present the investigation report of the 1983 Nellie Massacre in the upcoming Assembly session in November.

The European Union (EU) has started implementing the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) as part of its “Green Deal” to tackle climate change.

Relations between India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have grown significantly in recent years. The 22nd India-ASEAN Summit, held in Kuala Lumpur in 2025, further strengthened this partnership. In his virtual address on this occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the 21st century is the century of India and ASEAN.

Recently, Rajya Sabha elections were held in Jammu and Kashmir, the first after the abrogation of Article 370. In these elections, the National Conference (NC) won three of the four seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered an unexpected victory in the fourth.

Recently, environmentalists and local residents have demanded the central government's intervention to stop the illegal discharge of leachate from the Bandhwari landfill site on the Gurugram-Faridabad road into the Aravalli Range. This leakage is not only causing a health crisis for local residents but also poses a serious threat to the Aravalli forests and wildlife.

More than 100 people, mostly children, were injured during Diwali in Bhopal and Vidisha districts of Madhya Pradesh due to the use of calcium carbide guns.

Air pollution in Delhi and North India reaches dangerous levels every winter. Recently, "cloud seeding" has been proposed as a potential solution to this crisis. However, from a scientific perspective, this approach is neither sustainable nor practical.

On October 22, 2025, President Draupadi Murmu visited the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple, becoming the first woman President of the country to worship at this famous temple. Also, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigation is underway into the theft of gold from the temple.