20 November 2025 Current Affairs

Government & National Initiatives

• J.P. Nadda launched National Action Plan on AMR 2.0 (2025–2029) in New Delhi.

• 10 new AMRIT pharmacies inaugurated on the scheme’s 10th anniversary .

• PMFBY expanded to cover wild animal attack & paddy field inundation from Kharif 2026 .

• MoRTH target: Award 10,000 km of NH projects in FY 2025–26 .

• President Droupadi Murmu presented 6th National Water Awards & Jal Sanchay–Jan Bhagidari Awards .

• 3rd National Conference on NeVA organised at Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi.

Economy & Banking

• India’s unemployment rate remained stable at 5.2% in Oct 2025 (CMIE & MoSPI).

• Gold imports tripled to USD 14.72 bn in Oct 2025.

• SBI Research projects India’s Q2 FY26 GDP growth at 7.5% (vs RBI’s 7%).

• PayU received integrated PA licence for online, offline, cross-border payments.

• Infibeam Avenues & PayU authorised by RBI as PA–Physical operators.

• Master Capital Services got SEBI in-principle approval to launch a Mutual Fund business .

• RBL Bank launched two premium credit cards — LUMIERE & NOVA .

Defence & Security

• India to induct 16 Integrated Drone Detection & Interdiction Systems (IDDS) .

• Rajnath Singh attended 12th ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur .

• DRDO handed over 12 ToT agreements for 8 indigenous products during SAMANVAY 2025 .

• Indian Navy Commanders’ Conference 2025 to be held in New Delhi from 22–24 Oct 2025 .

Science, Tech & Digital

• Karnataka launched KEO PC , a low-cost AI-ready computer priced at ₹18,999 .

• Google DeepMind launched Gemini 3 , its most advanced AI model.

Awards & Appointments

• Venu Srinivasan , Chairman Emeritus, TVS Motor — awarded CII Quality Ratna Award 2025 .