📌 One-Liners
- Scroll the categories (they may change daily).
- Read the bold title then the short sub-line for context.
- Watch for acronyms—today’s quiz/notes expand them.
🧠 Mini-Quiz
- Answer the 3 MCQs without peeking.
- Tap Submit to reveal answers and explanations (no JS needed).
- Note why an option is correct—this locks facts into memory.
📒 Short Notes
- Read the 3 compact explainers—each builds on a different topic.
- Use them for a quick recap or add to your personal notes.
- Great for mains/PI: definitions, timelines, and “why it matters”.
🌍 International News
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Turkey to Host COP31Turkey selected as COP31 host while Australia will lead negotiations; a pre-COP meet is planned in the Pacific to balance climate diplomacy.
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Seychelles Joins Colombo Security ConclaveSeychelles inducted as a new CSC member; discussions focused on maritime security, counter-terrorism, cyber safety, and disaster response.
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India Expands Visa-on-Arrival for UAE NationalsIndia widened VoA access to nine airports for eligible UAE nationals, boosting travel & trade ties (Pakistani-lineage UAE citizens excluded).
🏆 Awards
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Miss Universe 2025 – Mexico WinsMexico’s Fátima Bosch crowned Miss Universe; Thailand was runner-up and India’s Manika Vishwakarma placed in the Top 12 for advocacy work.
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National Book Awards 2025Winners include Rabih Alameddine (Fiction), Patricia Smith (Poetry) and Omar El Akkad (Nonfiction); Saunders & Roxane Gay received honorary awards.
🛡️ Defence
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India’s Highest-Ever Defence ProductionIndia reached ₹1.54 lakh crore in defence output with record exports, driven by Make in India, MSME participation, and new procurement reforms.
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US Approves Missile Sale to IndiaUS cleared a $93 million package including Javelin missiles & Excalibur artillery, enhancing India’s precision-strike and anti-armour capability.
💼 Business News
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Google AI Hardware Centre in TaiwanGoogle opened its largest non-US AI hardware engineering hub in Taiwan to develop TPU-class chips and strengthen global AI supply chains.
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TCS–TPG HyperVault AI Data CentresTCS–TPG JV launched an ₹18,000-crore HyperVault AI Data Centre Ltd. to build sovereign AI-focused data centres and scale India’s AI infrastructure.
🇮🇳 National News
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Supreme Court on Governors’ PowersSC ruled that no fixed deadlines can be imposed on Governors/President for bill assent; decisions must be reasonable but are not judicially time-bound.
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56th IFFI Begins in GoaIFFI 2025 opened with global premieres, Indian Panorama films, masterclasses, and a UNICEF–IFFI children’s rights showcase.
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GoI Removes SLP & Crew ProceduresGovernment scrapped sign-on, sign-off and SLP requirements for Indian coastal vessels, shifting crew record duties to ports with surprise immigration checks.
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WAVES Film Bazaar 2025Dr. L. Murugan inaugurated WAVES Film Bazaar; 30+ countries are participating through co-production markets, script labs and OTT-industry platforms.
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All Four Labour Codes ImplementedFour Labour Codes came into force, simplifying compliance and boosting wages, social security, safety, and protections for gig & platform workers.
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Switzerland & Ireland – Hornbill PartnersNagaland named Switzerland and Ireland as partner countries for Hornbill Festival to enhance tourism, cultural diplomacy, and global outreach.
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Punjab SC Commission CourtroomPunjab opened a dedicated SC Commission courtroom for faster case disposal; an Online Court System is planned for better remote access.
🧠 Mini-Quiz: Add to Your Knowledge (3 MCQs)
📒 Short Notes: Why Stop at One-Liners?
Supreme Court (SC) — Governors' Assent Powers Law
What: The Supreme Court clarified that Governors and the President cannot be legally bound by fixed deadlines to act on state bills; any delay must still be reasonable and justiciable only on narrow grounds.
How: The ruling underscores discretionary executive functions — assent, reservation, or return of bills — remain subject to constitutional conventions and the available facts; courts will avoid micro-managing timelines unless abuse is evident.
Why: This preserves separation of powers by preventing judicial imposition of rigid timelines, while signalling that arbitrary inaction may still attract review if it frustrates legislative intent or constitutional duties.
IFFI — International Film Festival of India Culture
What: The 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) opened in Goa featuring global premieres, the Indian Panorama selection, masterclasses and a UNICEF–IFFI children’s rights showcase.
How: Film premieres and curated sections are accompanied by industry events — co-production markets, panels and workshops — that connect filmmakers with distributors, festival programmers and funding bodies to accelerate projects.
Why: IFFI’s mix of artistic screening and industry-facing programming boosts cultural diplomacy, helps Indian films reach international circuits, and supports talent discovery and co-production opportunities for the Indian screen sector.
Four Labour Codes — Implementation Policy
What: All four reformed Labour Codes came into force, consolidating 29 central labour laws into codes covering wages, social security, industrial relations and occupational safety, health & working conditions.
How: The codes simplify compliance via unified definitions, thresholds and digital filings; they introduce clearer provisions for gig/platform workers’ registration and expand social-security portability across states.
Why: Streamlining is intended to boost ease of doing business, formal employment coverage and wage protections, while enabling better enforcement; transitional rules and state-level rules will determine practical worker outcomes.