“IMPORTANT DAYS”

World Diabetes Day 2025

World Diabetes Day, observed every year on 14 November, is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness about diabetes. The theme for 2025—“Diabetes Across Life Stages”—highlights how this chronic condition impacts individuals at every point in life, from early childhood to old age. It also calls for integrated, age-specific healthcare policies that support prevention, treatment, and quality of life.

Children’s Day 2025:

Children’s Day in India is celebrated every year on November 14th to honor the birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. He was deeply fond of children and believed that they are the real strength and future of a nation. To remember his love and vision for children, here are some inspiring quotes by Nehru that continue to motivate young minds.

“DEFENCE”

IAF Chief Inaugurates Nyoma Airbase in Ladakh

India’s strategic presence along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) received a major boost with the inauguration of the Mudh-Nyoma Air Force Station in eastern Ladakh on November 12, 2025. Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, Chief of the Air Staff, marked the occasion by landing a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on the newly constructed 2.7-km runway at 13,700 feet—underscoring India’s growing airpower and infrastructure capabilities at the country’s highest-altitude borders. The Nyoma airbase, located just 23 km from the LAC, stands out not only for its proximity to the contested border with China but also for its operational capabilities.

“AWARDS”

Hungarian-British Author David Szalay Wins Booker Prize 2025 for Novel ‘Flesh’

Hungarian-British author David Szalay won the Booker Prize 2025 for his novel ‘Flesh’, receiving a £50,000 award at a ceremony held at Old Billingsgate, London. Flesh spans decades, from a Hungarian housing estate to London’s elite mansions, and follows an emotionally detached man whose life unravels due to events beyond his control. It is Szalay’s sixth work of fiction.

“NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL NEWS”

Punjab Becomes First State to Implement Amended Bharat Net Scheme Statewide

Punjab has emerged as the first state in India to successfully implement the amended Bharat Net Scheme across its entire territory. This landmark achievement enables live monitoring of the border state from any location in the country and marks a significant milestone in bridging the digital divide in rural India. The scheme aims to provide broadband connectivity to Gram Panchayats, households, and institutions while supporting e-governance and e-health services across rural areas.

UIDAI Partners with Behavioural Insights Ltd to Boost Biometric Updates for Children Aged 5 and 15 Years

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has partnered with Behavioural Insights Ltd (BIT) to promote Mandatory Biometric Updates (MBU) for children aged 5 to 15 years, using behavioural insights to overcome awareness and logistical challenges.

Maldives Becomes World’s First Country to Enforce Generational Tobacco Ban for Those Born After 2007

The Maldives has become the world’s first country to implement a generational tobacco ban, prohibiting the purchase, sale, or use of tobacco products for anyone born on or after January 1, 2007. Under the new law, individuals from the 2007 generation onward will never be legally allowed to buy or use tobacco in the country, marking a permanent generational restriction. This move follows the Maldives’ earlier ban in late 2024 on the import, manufacture, sale, and use of all vaping products, applicable to all age groups.