UPSC 2025 Weekly Current Affairs You Can't Afford to MISS!

UPSC 2025 Weekly Current Affairs You Can't Afford to MISS!
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Welcome to another episode of UPSC Weekly Current Affairs with your host Vaani!
In this special session, we’ll cover all the most important current affairs from 13th October to 26th October 2025 — topics that are highly relevant for UPSC Prelims and Mains, especially for GS Paper 2 and 3.

🎯 What’s Covered in This Episode:

🏛️ Polity & Governance Updates

16th Finance Commission – Term extended till 30 November 2025 under Arvind Panagariya’s chairmanship.

State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI) – Launched by Ministry of Mines, with Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat leading.

NITI Aayog’s We Rise Initiative – Promoting women-led global trade in partnership with DP World.

UIDAI’s SITAA Scheme – Boosting indigenous innovation in digital identity tech.

💰 Economy & Key Reports

Global Burden of Disease Report 2025 – Non-Communicable Diseases cause ⅔ of global deaths.

WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin – CO₂ at 423.9 ppm, marking 2024 as the warmest year ever.

Global Finance Awards 2025 – Honoring financial innovation & sustainability.

🌿 Environment & Ecology

All India Elephant Estimation (2021–25) – Population down 18%, with 22,446 elephants remaining.

SC allows Green Crackers in Delhi-NCR – Noise limit capped at 120 decibels.

GRAP Stage 2 activated amid poor AQI levels during Diwali.

🧠 Science & Technology

ESA Swarm Mission – Reports expansion of the South Atlantic Anomaly.

India Mobile Congress 2025 – Asia’s largest tech expo focusing on 5G, 6G, Quantum Tech, Semiconductors, and AI.

🪖 Defence & Security

BrahMos Aerospace Facility, Lucknow – Rolls out first supersonic missile batch.

LCA Tejas Mk 1A – Successfully completes its first public sortie.

JAIMEX 25 – India-Japan naval exercise strengthens maritime cooperation.

🌍 International Relations

G20 DRR Working Group meets in Cape Town with theme “Solidarity and Resilience.”

EAM S. Jaishankar meets Canadian FM Anita Anand to restore diplomatic stability.

US assures Indo-Pacific balance amid US–Pakistan ties discussion.

❤️ Social Sector Updates

FSSAI bans “ORS” labels on beverages to prevent consumer deception.

World Health Summit 2025 – Focus on “Taking Responsibility for Health in a Fragmenting World.”

Deepika Padukone named India’s First Mental Health Ambassador.

🏆 Awards & Appointments

Vivek Menon – First Asian Chair of IUCN Species Survival Commission (2025–29).

Sonali Ghosh – Wins WCPA Kenton Miller Award for conservation innovation.

Nobel Prize in Economics 2025 – Awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt.

🏅 Sports Highlights

India to Host Commonwealth Games 2030 – Ahmedabad to be the main venue.

Tanvi Sharma wins Silver at BWF World Junior Championships.

Khelo India University Games 2025 – To be held across 7 cities in Rajasthan.

🎓 Exam Relevance

✔️ Prelims: Important facts & data
✔️ Mains: Analytical understanding for GS Paper 2 & 3
✔️ Topics: Polity, Economy, Environment, Science, Defence, IR, Social Sector, Awards & Sports

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