• The Scam: Tamil Nadu Police have found a big deal in financial fraud that is also termed as the Iridium Scam and it had swindled hundreds of investors by making them believe that they will make colossal profits by trading in the rare metal iridium.

Key Facts:

• Incident: Thailand and Cambodia signed the KL Peace Accord.
• Scene/Setting: October 26, 2025, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Mediator: The deal was negotiated by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Key Facts:

• Discovery: A new exoplanet, GJ 251 c, has been identified.

• Location: Approximately 20 light-years from Earth.

• Type: Classified as a "Super-Earth," with a mass about four times that of our planet.

• Reliance Industries Limited and Meta Platforms have formed a significant joint venture, Reliance Enterprise Intelligence Limited (REIL), with an investment of Rs 855 crore.

• Global Position: India ranked in the 9 th position in the world in terms of total forest area (~72.7 million hectares) and 3 rd position in terms of the net change in forest area each year.
• Carbon Sequestration: Indian forests absorb 150 million tonnes of CO 2 every year and the country is ranked the 5 th most effective in the world in terms of carbon sink.
• Global Context: The total forest area on the earth is 4.14 billion hectares which comprises 32 percent of the total land on earth. More than half of the global forests are possessed by five countries namely Russia, Brazil, Canada, the US, and China.