{"id":58679,"date":"2025-11-07T20:28:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T14:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=58679"},"modified":"2025-11-08T12:21:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T06:51:30","slug":"news-in-short-7-november-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/07-11-2025\/news-in-short-7-november-2025","title":{"rendered":"News in Short \u2013 7 November, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/ Polity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has granted in-principle approval for setting up two new specialised cadres within the <strong>Indian Audit and Accounts Department (IA&amp;AD).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Background<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>At present, audits of Central receipts and expenditure are handled by different state-based offices, leading to duplication and uneven quality.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The new structure aims to mirror international practices where revenue and expenditure audits are handled by specialised verticals, enhancing accountability and fiscal transparency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) (Articles 148 to 151)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The CAG is the <strong>constitutional body<\/strong> responsible for auditing the accounts of the Union and States, ensuring accountability in the use of public funds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The CAG is<strong> appointed by the President by warrant<\/strong> under his hand and seal and functions as the guardian of the public purse.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The salary and office expenses are <strong>charged on the Consolidated Fund of India<\/strong>, ensuring financial autonomy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The tenure of <strong>CAG is of 6 years or up to 65 years of age<\/strong>, whichever is earlier.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CAG can be removed in the same manner and on the same grounds as a Supreme Court judge (proven misbehaviour or incapacity).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Duties and Powers (Article 149 &amp; CAG\u2019s Act, 1971)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Audits all receipts and expenditures of the Centre and States.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Examines accounts of government companies, corporations, and bodies substantially financed by government funds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Audits accounts of the Consolidated Fund, Contingency Fund, and Public Account of both Centre and States.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submits audit reports to the President (for Union accounts) and Governors (for State accounts), which are then laid before the Parliament or State Legislature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: TH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Written Grounds Of Arrest Must Be Furnished In Language Arrestee Understands: SC<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/ Polity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Supreme Court observed that failure to supply the written grounds of arrest to an arrestee in the language in which he\/she understands renders the arrest and subsequent remand illegal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Court stated that the genesis of informing the grounds of arrest to a person flows from the Constitutional safeguard provided in <strong>Article 21 of the Constitution<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/right-to-freedom\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/right-to-freedom\/\">Article 22 of the Constitution<\/a> <\/strong>further strengthens the protection of personal liberty of a person by providing that a person arrested must be informed of the grounds of his arrest at the earliest and should not be detained without informing him of such grounds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The SC cited that the arrest of an individual invariably impacts not only the person arrested himself, but also the persons associated with him, i.e. family, friends, relatives, etc., affecting their psychological balance and overall social well-being.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: TH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Abraham Accords<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/IR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The US President confirmed <strong>Kazakhstan <\/strong>has formally joined the<strong> Abraham Accords.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Abraham Accords<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Abraham Accords refer to a series of normalisation agreements signed in 2020 between <strong>Israel and several Arab countries<\/strong>, brokered by the <strong>United States under the Trump administration.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For decades, <strong>most Arab nations refused to recognise Israel <\/strong>until the Palestinian issue was resolved.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Abraham Accords marked a major shift in Middle East diplomacy by establishing <strong>open relations between Israel and certain Arab states <\/strong>without prior resolution of the Israel\u2013Palestine conflict.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>UAE became the first Gulf countr<\/strong>y to normalise relations with Israel in 2020 as part of the Abraham Accords.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Countries:<\/strong> Israel, UAE, Bahrain, Sudan, Morocco and Kazakhstan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Significance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Marked a breakthrough in <strong>Arab\u2013Israeli relations <\/strong>after decades of hostility.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reduced Israel\u2019s regional isolation<\/strong> and expanded its diplomatic presence in the Arab world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Strengthened U.S. strategic influence<\/strong> in the Middle East.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Created<strong> new economic and technological partnerships<\/strong> across the region.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/news\/world\/kazakhstan-among-c5-central-asian-nations-to-join-abraham-accords-says-trump-heres-what-it-means\/amp-11762477129542.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>GPS Spoofing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Science &amp; Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The IGI Airport has for the first time witnessed<strong> GPS spoofing.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>GPS spoofing happens when counterfeit satellite signals are broadcast to deceive GPS receivers, causing them to compute false position, navigation, and timing data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GPS spoofing can severely disrupt critical infrastructure across the aviation, logistics, telecommunications, energy, and defense sectors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GPS jamming is blocking of signals, spoofing feeds incorrect coordinates, making navigation systems misread the aircraft\u2019s real location.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: TOI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>India Unveils Its First Indigenous CAR-T Cell Therapy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus:&nbsp; GS2\/Health; GS3\/ S&amp;T<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched <strong>NexCAR19 for cancer care.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>NexCAR19<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e2dfe0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NexCAR19.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-58682\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e2dfe0; width:504px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NexCAR19.webp 800w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NexCAR19-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NexCAR19-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NexCAR19-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NexCAR19 is <strong>India\u2019s first indigenous CAR T-cell therapy<\/strong>, developed collaboratively by ImmunoACT (incubated under IIT Bombay and Tata Memorial Hospital), with support from <strong>DBT and BIRAC.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CAR (Chimeric Antigen Receptor) T-cell therapy <\/strong>works by genetically modifying a patient\u2019s T-cells\u2014a type of white blood cell with cytotoxic functions\u2014into CAR T-cells that can specifically target and destroy cancer cells.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NexCAR19 is designed for <strong>treating B-cell blood cancers, particularly leukemia and lymphoma<\/strong>, especially in patients whose cancer has relapsed or not responded to first-line therapies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Relevence&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NexCAR19 marks India\u2019s entry into the global league of advanced cell and gene therapy innovators, reinforcing its commitment to affordable, cutting-edge healthcare and biotech self-reliance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: ET<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>State of the Climate Update for COP30<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The World Meteorological Organization&#8217;s (WMO)<strong> &#8220;State of the Climate Update for COP30&#8221; <\/strong>report reveals that 2025 is projected to be the <strong>2nd or 3rd warmest year on record.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The period from 2015 to 2025 marks the<strong> warmest 11 years in recorded history,<\/strong> with the last three years ranking as the hottest ever observed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The average global surface temperature between January and August stood <strong>1.42\u00b0C (\u00b10.12) above pre-industrial levels<\/strong>. This is slightly lower than 2024\u2019s record figure of 1.55\u00b0C (\u00b10.13), when the world recorded its first full year above 1.5\u00b0C.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The report highlights that <strong>El Ni\u00f1o conditions<\/strong>\u2014which drove record heat in 2023\u201324\u2014eased into neutral or La Ni\u00f1a patterns in 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases carbon dioxide (CO\u2082), methane (CH\u2084), and nitrous oxide (N\u2082O) hit record levels in 2024 and continue to rise into 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: TOI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Khangchendzonga National Park Rated \u201cGood\u201d By IUCN<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Environment&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently rated Khangchendzonga National Park as \u201cgood\u201d in its latest global review of natural World Heritage sites.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Khangchendzonga National Park<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is located at the heart of the Himalayan range in northern India (State of <strong>Sikkim<\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is a part of Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve .<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is the only Indian park to receive a \u201cgood\u201d rating, while other important areas like the Western Ghats and Sundarbans are facing serious concerns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is India\u2019s first \u201cmixed\u201d <strong>UNESCO <\/strong>World Heritage Site, recognised in 2016 for its combination of natural beauty and cultural importance.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It stretches from misty subtropical forests at lower altitudes to the icy summit of Mount Khangchendzonga at 8,586 metres, the world\u2019s third-highest peak.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The larger Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve, expanded in 2018, links core protected areas with buffer zones where villagers practice sustainable farming and harvesting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It also holds deep spiritual value for the Lepcha and Tibetan Buddhist communities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source :<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/khangchendzonga-national-park-rated-good-by-iucn-only-indian-site-with-positive-status\/#:~:text=The%20International%20Union%20for%20Conservation,Sundarbans%20are%20facing%20serious%20concerns.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Air<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>India Navy Commissions INS Ikshak<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Defence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Indian Navy has <strong>commissioned<\/strong> <strong>INS Ikshak<\/strong>, the third vessel of the <strong>Survey Vessel Large<\/strong> class, into active service during a ceremony held at the <strong>Naval Base in Kochi<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About INS Ikshak<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> <em>Ikshak<\/em> means <strong>\u201cGuide\u201d<\/strong> in Sanskrit \u2014 symbolizing its role in hydrographic precision.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Built by:<\/strong> Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Indigenous Content:<\/strong> Over <strong>80%<\/strong>, showcasing India\u2019s <strong>Aatmanirbhar Bharat<\/strong> initiative and MSME collaboration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Purpose:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Conducts <strong>coastal and deep-water hydrographic surveys<\/strong> of ports, harbours, and sea routes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supports <strong>coastal defence<\/strong>, <strong>disaster relief<\/strong>, and <strong>medical missions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2186562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In News<\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has granted in-principle approval for setting up two new specialised cadres within the Indian Audit and Accounts Department (IA&#038;AD).<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">At present, audits of Central receipts and expenditure are handled by different state-based offices, leading to duplication and uneven quality.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The new structure aims to mirror international practices where revenue and expenditure audits are handled by specialised verticals, enhancing accountability and fiscal transparency.<\/li>\n<p><a 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