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The 18th Joint Hydrographic Survey of INS Sutlej in Mauritius

1. Mission Deployment

  • On September 29, 2025 the survey vessel of the Indian Navy, the INS Sutlej, reached Port Louis, Mauritius.
  • The ship will carry out the 18th Joint Mauritius and India Hydrographic Survey.

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AstroSat-10 Years of Discovery

1. Basic Facts & Mission

  • The first Indian multi-wavelength space observatory, AstroSat, was launched on September 28, 2015.
  • PSLV-C30 was launched into orbit of 650 km.
  • It was built to last a 5-year trip, and it has now spent ten years in orbit (as of 2025), with all its instruments fully functional.

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TEPA-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement

1. Simple Agreement & Implementation.

  • The Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) of India with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) will be in effect on October 1, 2025.
  • Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein are EFTA members.
  • It is the first FTA that India has had with a European bloc.

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Elon Musk becomes a 500 billion dollar man

1. Record-Breaking Wealth

  • Elon Musk is the first billionaire to reach a net worth of $500.1 billion (Forbes, Oct 2025).
  • He is the now the richest person in the world, ahead of the second-richest, Larry Ellison, by approximately 150 billion.
  • He had already reached the 400 billion threshold in December 2024.

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Crime in Manipur 2023 Report by NCRB

1. Overall Status

  • The 2023 report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) indicated that Manipur had the most incidents of violent crimes and riots in the Northeast.
  • This influx can be directly attributed to the ethnic tensions that started in May 2023 between the Kuki and Meitei communities.

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