Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sahyadri is at Guam in the Northern Pacific for participation in the multilateral Exercise Malabar-2025, the Ministry of Defence said.

The participation of INS Sahyadri in Exercise Malabar-2025 reaffirms India's enduring partnership and its commitment to strengthening coordination, enhancing interoperability, and demonstrating a collective resolve to safeguard regional security.

Indigenously designed and constructed, INS Sahyadri is a Guided Missile Stealth Frigate. The ship is a shining example of the 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' vision and has participated in several bilateral and multilateral exercises, as well as operational deployments.

Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal, today inaugurated the National Urban Conclave 2025 at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi. The two-day event brings together policymakers, urban planners, and experts to discuss the theme “Sustainable Urban Development and Governance” through focused sessions on key urban issues.

The Union Minister launched several major initiatives during the event, including the Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Programme (DRAP), the Urban Invest Window (UiWIN), and the Swachh Bharat Mission – Knowledge Management Unit (KMU). He also unveiled the AMRUT anthem ‘Jal Hi Janani’, highlighting the importance of water conservation.

The Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Programme (DRAP) is a year-long, mission-mode initiative aimed at accelerating the remediation of dumpsites across urban India. It will prioritize 214 high-impact sites containing nearly 80% of legacy waste, covering around 8.8 crore metric tonnes of waste. The programme seeks to reclaim valuable land for community use and advance India’s goal of achieving “Lakshya Zero Dumpsites” by September 2026.

NHPC Limited, a “Navratna” Enterprise of the Government of India celebrated the completion of 50 glorious years and its 51st Raising Day with great enthusiasm on 7th November 2025. Grand celebrations were organized at NHPC’s Corporate Office in Faridabad as well as across all its Regional Offices, Power Stations, and Projects. On this occasion, at the Golden Jubilee celebration held at the Corporate Office, Faridabad, the Chief Guest, Shri Manohar Lal, Hon’ble Union Minister of Power, Housing and Urban Affairs released the "Customized My Stamp" on NHPC issued by India Post, Government of India. The Chief Guest also released the "Achievement Book" showcasing NHPC's glorious 50-year journey and key milestones.

Chief Guest Shri Manohar Lal, Hon'ble Union Minister of Power, Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri Sachin Kishore, Chief Post Master General, Haryana Circle, Shri Bhupendra Gupta, CMD, NHPC , Directors, CVO and Independent Directors of NHPC after lighting the lamp at the function organized on 7th November 2025 at Corporate Office, Faridabad on the occasion of 51st Raising Day of NHPC

National Legal Services Day is observed on November 9 to celebrate the establishment of the Legal Services Authorities Act of 1987. The act, however, came into force eight years later, on November 9, 1995, which is why this date is celebrated every year. It is on this date that the statutory body, the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) was set up.

On this day, State Legal Services Authorities (SLSAs) set up camps to raise awareness among the masses about free legal aid available to them, across the nation. Below, we will look at this year’s theme, the history of the day, and its significance, especially how it empowers access to justice for everyone.

The guidelines were formally unveiled by Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, in the presence of Shri S. Krishnan, Secretary, MeitY; Shri Abhishek Singh, Additional Secretary, MeitY, CEO IndiaAI Mission, DG NIC; Ms. Kavita Bhatia, Scientist ‘G’ & GC, MeitY & COO IndiaAI Mission and Prof. B. Ravindran, IIT Madras. The event also saw the participation of Dr. Preeti Banzal, Adviser & Scientist ‘G’, and Dr. Parvinder Maini, Scientific Secretary, both from the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.

The launch marks a key milestone ahead of the India–AI Impact Summit 2026, as India strengthens its leadership in responsible AI governance.

On September 14, 2015, researchers using a pair of giant detectors in the US detected gravitational waves for the first time — a century after Albert Einstein predicted their existence in his general theory of relativity. For their contributions to building these detectors, called the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatories (LIGO), Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne, and Barry Barish were awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in 2017.

According to the general theory of relativity, when any sufficiently massive object accelerates through spacetime, it will set off ripples of gravitational energy through its fabric. These gravitational waves can travel uninterrupted across billions of lightyears at the speed of light. The louder waves are produced by the most fierce cosmic events, including colliding neutron stars and black holes.

Donald Trump said some of the C5 Central Asian nations are set to join Abraham Accords, according to Reuters. The US President on Thursday confirmed Kazakhstan has become the first country under his second administration to be a part of Abraham Accords.

Trump took to Truth Social and said that he had “a great call between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, of Israel, and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, of Kazakhstan” and that Kazakhstan is the “first Country of my Second Term to join the Abraham Accords, the first of many". He described Kazakhstan joining “a major step forward in building bridges across the World” and said “more Nations are lining up to embrace Peace and Prosperity through my Abraham Accords".

Trump added a signing ceremony would soon make the move official and “there are many more Countries trying to join this club of STRENGTH".

Karnataka has become the first State in the country to approve one day of paid menstrual leave per month for all women employees, covering both government and private sectors. Odisha and Bihar have similar policies for government employees, while Kerala has implemented this in universities.

Cleared recently by the Karnataka Cabinet, the policy is being hailed as a progressive measure recognising menstrual health as a legitimate workplace concern. The leave, amounting to 12 days a year, applies to women in government offices, educational institutions, factories, and private organisations.

While the move has received widespread appreciation, it has sparked debate on whether a single day of leave is sufficient and whether it will achieve its intended purpose.

For James Watson, DNA was everything — not just his life's work, but the secret of life itself.

Over his long and storied career, Watson arguably did more than any other scientist to transform a once-obscure biological molecule, DNA, into the icon of science and society that it is today.

But when Watson died this week at the age of 97, his renown as the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA was tarnished by the fact that he had become a persona non grata in the two research fields that he pioneered: molecular biology and genomics.

Watson's penchant for making prejudiced and scientifically unfounded remarks about Black people, women, and others eventually forced even the institution that he had long directed, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, to cut all ties with him in 2019.

Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi gifted to the Nation three path breaking innovations - QSIP: India’s own quantum security chip; 25-qubit QPU: India’s first quantum computing chip, powering the future of computation and CAR-T Cell Therapy: India’s 1st indigenous cancer cell therapy developed by Indian Innovators during the ongoing Emerging Science, Technology & Innovation Conclave ESTIC2025. Among them was NexCAR19, the world’s first humanised CAR-T therapy developed in India by ImmunoACT - a groundbreaking innovation truly “Made in India, for the world. This innovation was supported by DBT and BIRAC

The Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy has emerged as a breakthrough in cancer treatment. Clinical trials conducted globally have shown promising results in end stage patients, especially in patients suffering from Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia.

NexCAR19, India’ first living drug, has made gene therapies both affordable and accessible without compromising scientific rigour or patient safety.