• India and the United States are set to achieve a major milestone in space cooperation as the NASA–ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite becomes operational on November 7, 2025, following completion of calibration processes, ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan confirmed.

• Sweden has officially become the world’s first cashless society in 2025, marking a major milestone in global digital transformation. The country now conducts nearly all financial transactions through mobile payments, cards, and contactless methods, replacing traditional cash almost entirely.

Quick Revision Pointers: 

• Location: Sandur (Karnataka)

• CM: Siddaramaiah

• Summit: Bengaluru Skill Summit 2025

• Theme: Workforce 2030 – Scale, Systems, Synergy

• Investment: ₹4,432 crore

• Target: 30 lakh youth by 2032

• Women ITI enrolment goal: 33%

Kerala State Film Awards 2025 – Key Points

• Announced by: Saji Cherian, Minister for Fisheries, Culture, and Youth Affairs

• Venue: Thrissur

• Jury Chairperson: Prakash Raj

• Entries Considered: 128 films (2024 season)

Exam-Oriented Key Points

1. Overview and Objective

• OpenAI launched “IndQA” on November 5, 2025, as a new benchmark to evaluate how well AI systems understand Indian languages, cultures, and contexts.

• The initiative focuses on enhancing AI’s multilingual and multicultural understanding, starting with India — one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the world.