Greenland’s Parliament has passed legislation sharply restricting property ownership by foreigners amid increasing interest from U.S. investors. Source: TH
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GREENLAND LIMITS FOREIGN PROPERTY OWNERSHIP
David Szalay Wins 2025 Booker Prize for “Flesh”
Key Highlights About the Booker Prize Indian and Indian-Origin Booker Winners Year Author Work 1971 V.S. Naipaul In a Free State 1981 Salman Rushdie Midnight’s Children 1997 Arundhati Roy The God of Small Things 2006 Kiran Desai The Inheritance of Loss 2008 Aravind Adiga The White Tiger Source: DD News & IE
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s State Visit to Bhutan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook a two-day State visit to Bhutan (11–12 November 2025), reinforcing the deep-rooted friendship between India and Bhutan. During the visit, he inaugurated a major hydropower project, announced new development assistance, and participated in key cultural and religious events alongside Bhutan’s leadership. Inauguration of Punatsangchhu-II Hydropower Project Concessional Credit Line for Energy Projects Address at Changlimethang Stadium 🔹 Participation in Kalachakra Empowerment Ceremony Development and Connectivity Read More …
INS Sahyadri Joins Multilateral Naval Exercise Malabar-2025 at Guam
Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sahyadri, an indigenously designed and built Guided Missile Stealth Frigate, has arrived at Guam in the Northern Pacific to participate in the multilateral naval Exercise Malabar-2025. Exercise Malabar-2025 Phases of the Exercise Harbour Phase (at Guam): Sea Phase: Source: PIB
India–Sri Lanka Joint Military Exercise MITRA SHAKTI-2025 Commences in Belagavi
The 11th edition of the bilateral military exercise MITRA SHAKTI-2025 between India and Sri Lanka began on November 10, 2025, at the Foreign Training Node, Belagavi, Karnataka. The joint exercise will continue till November 23, 2025. Participating Contingents Aim and Objectives Training Highlights The two-week joint training includes: Source: TH
ICC Confirms War Crimes Charges Against Uganda’s Fugitive Warlord Joseph Kony
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has confirmed charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against Joseph Kony, the fugitive leader of Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The confirmation was made in absentia, marking a rare move by the ICC against a suspect still at large. Charges and Crimes Background The LRA Insurgency Current Status Source: DD News
BIMSTEC-India Marine Research Network (BIMReN) Conference Concludes in Kochi
The first biennial conference of the BIMSTEC-India Marine Research Network (BIMReN) concluded in Kochi on 6 November 2025. Participants and Objectives About BIMReN Strategic Significance Key Focus Areas Outcome Source: DD News
Bangladesh Becomes First South Asian Country to Join the UN Water Convention
Bangladesh has officially acceded to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (UN Water Convention), becoming the first South Asian country and the 56th country globally to do so. Significance: Hydrological Context: About the Convention: Broader Implications for Bangladesh: Source: UN
U.S. Conducts Test Launch of Minuteman III ICBM Under ‘Glory Trip 254’
The U.S. military successfully conducted a routine test launch of an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) under “Glory Trip 254” on November 5, 2025, to verify the reliability and readiness of the country’s nuclear deterrent force. Launch Details: Purpose of the Test: Minuteman III ICBM: Modernization Plan: Significance: Source: Click Here
HAL Signs $1-Billion Jet Engine Deal with GE Aerospace for Tejas Programme
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has signed a $1-billion (₹8,870 crore) agreement with GE Aerospace (U.S.) to procure 113 jet engines for the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk-1A programme. Deal Details: Background: About Tejas LCA: Significance: Source: TH
Second World Summit for Social Development 2025
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), through its resolutions 78/261 and 78/318, decided to convene the “World Social Summit 2025”, also known as the Second World Summit for Social Development. Venue and Dates: Purpose: Doha Political Declaration: Key Highlights: Significance: Source: UN
U.S. Ends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for South Sudan
The United States has announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for South Sudan, ending a policy that for years allowed South Sudanese nationals to legally remain and work in the U.S. due to conflict and instability in their home country. Background on TPS: South Sudan’s TPS History: Current Developments: Implications: Humanitarian Context:
China Commissions Its Third Aircraft Carrier — Fujian
China has officially commissioned its first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier, named Fujian, after the coastal province facing Taiwan across the Taiwan Strait. Key Details: Operational Capabilities: Strategic Significance: Context: Source: TH
‘Food Systems Breaching Planetary Boundaries,’ EAT-Lancet 2025 Report
Major Finding: About the EAT-Lancet Commission: Understanding Planetary Boundaries: The Nine Planetary Boundaries: Food Systems and Environmental Stress: Call for a Justice-Centred Transformation: Significance: Source: TH
Google to Build AI Data Centre on Australia’s Christmas Island
Google plans to establish a large artificial intelligence (AI) data centre on Christmas Island, Australia’s remote Indian Ocean territory, following a cloud services agreement with the Australian Department of Defence. Location and Strategic Importance: Project Details (Confidential): Defence and Technology Implications: Ecological Note – Extinction of Endemic Species: Significance: Sources: TH & BRT