📌 One-Liners
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🧠 Mini-Quiz
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📒 Short Notes
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💼 Business News
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RBI Repatriates 64 Tonnes of GoldRBI brought back 64 tonnes of gold between March–Sept 2025; total holdings reached 880.8 tonnes, with 13.9% share in forex reserves.
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JPYC Inc. Launches Yen-Pegged StablecoinJPYC Inc. introduced the world’s first Yen-pegged stablecoin “JPYC”, backed by JPY deposits and JGBs across multiple blockchains.
🇮🇳 National News
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Reform in CPSE ClassificationGovt to introduce two new ‘Ratna’ categories; 10-member panel led by T.V. Somanathan to align CPSEs with Vision 2047.
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Uttar Pradesh’s 76th District – Kalyan Singh NagarUP Govt created Kalyan Singh Nagar from Aligarh & Bulandshahr tehsils to honour the former CM and enhance administrative efficiency.
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NMHC Logo UnveiledMoPSW launched logo for National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal, Gujarat, showcasing India’s 5,000-year maritime legacy.
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“Koyla Shakti” Smart DashboardMinistry of Coal to launch real-time digital dashboard integrating coal production, logistics, and consumption for data-driven decisions.
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NSC Seed Processing Unit InauguratedUnion Agriculture Minister inaugurated NSC’s seed unit at Pusa, Delhi; introduced “Seed Management 2.0” and online booking portal.
🌍 International News
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20th East Asia Summit – Kuala Lumpur DeclarationEAS adopted Kuala Lumpur Declaration reaffirming peace, cooperation, and regional security dialogue in East Asia.
🛡️ Defence
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Indian Army’s Indigenous SDRsArmy signed deal for indigenous Software Defined Radios with DRDO-BEL; introduced IRSA 1.0 for secure, interoperable communication.
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Passenger Vessel ‘Sindhu’ Voyage‘Sindhu’ completed first public trip to Barren Island, India’s only active volcano, boosting Andaman eco-tourism.
📰 Others
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NVIDIA, Microsoft & Apple Join $4 Trillion ClubNVIDIA, Microsoft, and Apple became first firms to cross $4 trillion market cap; Reliance ranked 69th globally at $230.69 bn.
🧠 Mini-Quiz: Add to Your Knowledge (3 MCQs)
📒 Short Notes: Why Stop at One-Liners?
JPYC — Yen-Pegged Stablecoin Stablecoin
What: JPYC is a private stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the Japanese yen (JPY), issued by JPYC Inc., with reserves held as bank deposits and Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs).
How: The issuer maintains yen-denominated assets so the token’s value tracks JPY; tokens exist on multiple blockchains to enable fast settlement and programmability via smart contracts.
Why: A fiat-backed, yen-stable token can reduce FX risk for Japan-linked payments, support Web3 commerce, and provide transparent, near-instant transfers versus traditional rails.
NMHC — National Maritime Heritage Complex (Lothal) Heritage
What: The National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal, Gujarat, is a multi-theme museum & cultural campus highlighting India’s 5,000-year maritime history from the Indus Valley to the modern era.
How: Using galleries, reconstructions, and digital exhibits, it documents ancient ports, shipbuilding, trade routes, navigation, and community traditions across India’s coasts and rivers.
Why: It preserves knowledge, builds tourism, and educates on India’s oceanic links, reinforcing policy focus on ports, logistics, and the blue economy.
“Koyla Shakti” — Real-Time Coal Dashboard Coal Tech
What: A digital dashboard from the Ministry of Coal that integrates production, dispatch, logistics, and consumption data for near real-time visibility across the coal value chain.
How: By aggregating feeds from mines, railways, ports, and power plants, it enables monitoring of stock levels, bottlenecks, and demand-supply trends with configurable analytics.
Why: Better transparency and coordination can cut outages, optimize freight, and improve planning for power, steel, and industrial users reliant on coal.