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India’s solar observatory Aditya-L1 along with six U.S. satellites, has revealed unusual behaviour of the May 2024 solar storm called “Gannon’s storm” triggered by a series of giant explosions on the Sun known as Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs).

What is a Solar Storm?

The solar storm is composed of a series of giant explosions on the Sun, known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs).  

A CME is like a massive bubble of hot gas and magnetic energy thrown out from the Sun into space. 

When these bubbles hit Earth, they can shake earth's magnetic shield and cause serious trouble for satellites, communication systems, GPS, and even power grids.

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भारत का आगंतुक पर्यटन धीरे-धीरे पुनः उभर रहा है लेकिन अभी भी 2019 के महामारी-पूर्व शिखर 10.93 मिलियन से नीचे है। यह वैश्विक यात्रा संकोच से लेकर घरेलू अवसंरचनात्मक और पर्यावरणीय बाधाओं तक की स्थायी चुनौतियों को उजागर करता है।

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The 3rd edition of the World Inequality Report highlights widening gaps in wealth, income, climate responsibility, and global financial flows, with India showing high levels of concentration at the top.

Key Findings of Report

Global Inequality Trends: The top 10% globally own three-quarters of all wealth; 

The bottom 50% hold just 2%;

The top 1% control 37% of global wealth, 18 times more than the bottom half of the world combined.

Gender Inequality: Women earn only 61% of men’s income per working hour (excluding unpaid work).

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Deepavali has been inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity during the 20th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee, held in New Delhi.

About Deepavali

Deepavali, also known as Diwali, is celebrated on Kartik Amaavasya, which typically falls in October or November. 

Residences, thoroughfares, and temples are illuminated with numerous oil lamps.

The festival opens with Dhanteras, when families purchase metalware or essentials as symbols of prosperity.

It is followed by Naraka Chaturdashi.

The third day is the highlight of Deepavali- the sacred Lakshmi-Ganesha Puja.

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Published on: 11th December, 2025

India’s inbound tourism is gradually recovering but remains below the pre-pandemic peak of 10.93 million in 2019, highlighting persistent challenges ranging from global travel hesitancy to domestic infrastructural and environmental constraints.

विश्व विरासत बनकर दुनिया में रोशनी बिखेरेगी दीपावली

Illegal immigrants will be deported, says Shah

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to C. Rajagopalachari popularly known as Rajaji on his birth anniversary (10th December).

C. Rajagopalachari

Early Life and Education: 

He was a  close associate of Mahatma Gandhi.

Completed Bachelor of Law (1899) and began practicing law in Salem.

Early political consciousness was shaped by Curzon’s Partition of Bengal (1905) and Tilak’s call for Swaraj.

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The DPIIT-led committee has released a working paper titled ‘One Nation, One License, One Payment: Balancing AI Innovation and Copyright’.

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The DPIIT-led committee has recommended a “hybrid model” of compensation for use of copyrighted content in AI training.

If implemented, India would become the only country to prescribe a statutory licensing regime for AI developers, with royalty rates prescribed by a government-appointed committee.

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The US has released the National Security Strategy (NSS) 2025, marking a decisive departure from post-Cold War American foreign policy frameworks to the "Make America Great Again (MAGA)" agenda at the heart of U.S. global strategy.

How does MAGA shape the new NSS?

Focused national interest: Only issues directly affecting core US security and prosperity are treated as strategic; the document explicitly criticises earlier “global domination” ambitions.

Regional Priorities: It puts the Western Hemisphere at the top, announcing a “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine to re‑assert US pre‑eminence in the Americas, curb Chinese and other extra‑regional influence.

The Monroe Doctrine was a foreign policy principle declared by US President James Monroe in 1823, asserting that the Western Hemisphere was closed to future European colonization, the US would oppose any European intervention in independent American states.

Primacy of nations and sovereignty: It asserts the nation‑state as the fundamental unit, defends US sovereignty against international institutions and “transnationalism”, and encourages all states to put their own interests first.

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