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Daily Current Affairs – 6 November, 2025

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6 Nov 2025

    Corruption in the Governance of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)

    In News

  • The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) recently blacklisted 178 Training Partners (TPs) and Training Centres (TCs) for large-scale irregularities under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY).

    • About PMKVY

  • Launched: 2015 under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).
  • Implementing Agency: National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).
  • Objective: To provide skill training and certification to youth to enhance employability.
  • Beneficiaries (till June 2025): Over 1.64 crore youth trained.
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    India’s New AI Governance Guidelines

    Context

  • The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) released the India AI Governance Guidelines.

    • About

  • These guidelines present a governance framework that seeks to advance technical progress and mitigate the potential risks of AI to society, while being firmly grounded in the needs and aspirations of India.
  • A drafting committee was constituted by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in July 2025.
  • Its mandate was to draw on available literature, review existing laws, study global developments, and develop suitable guidelines for AI governance in India.
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    Amul Ranked World’s Number 1 Cooperative, Iffco Second

    Context

  • Amul's parent company, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd, is ranked as the top co-operative in the world in the ICA World Cooperative Monitor 2025 rankings.

    • About

  • The ranking is based on the ratio of turnover over gross domestic product (GDP) per capita.
  • Amul has a three-tier cooperative structure, encompassing more than 18,600 village dairy cooperatives and 36 lakh milk producers, the majority of whom are women.
  • Amul is a brand owned entirely by farmers. They manage everything from milk collection and manufacturing to marketing. 
  • The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) has been ranked second in the ICA World Cooperative Monitor 2025 rankings.
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    India’s Largest Geothermal Energy Technology Pilot Project

    Context

  • Recently, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has announced plans to establish India’s largest geothermal energy technology pilot project in Araku Valley and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. 

    • About Geothermal Energy (Geo = Earth, Thermal=Heat)

  • It is the heat stored within the Earth's crust, and comes from the natural heat of the Earth primarily due to the decay of the naturally radioactive isotopes of uranium, thorium and potassium.
  • On average, the temperature of the Earth increases with depth, about 25–30°C/km above the surface ambient temperature (geothermal gradient).
  • The heat is transferred from the interior towards the surface mostly by conduction.
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    News in Short – 6 November, 2025

    In News

  • The President extends greetings on the occasion of the historic ‘Baliyatra’ festival to the people of Odisha.

    • About 

  • Baliyatra is an annual festival celebrated in coastal Odisha on the day of Kartika Purnima, commemorating the ancient maritime trade and cultural links between Odisha (ancient Kalinga) and Southeast Asian countries like Bali, Java, and Sumatra. 
  • The festival is associated with the legend of ‘Taapoi’ and includes rituals such as ‘Bhalukuni Osha’ (or ‘Khudurukuni Osha’) and ‘Bada Osha’. 
  • During Baliyatra, people traditionally float miniature boats with lamps on the Mahanadi River, symbolizing the sea voyages made by their ancestors.
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