{"id":59313,"date":"2025-11-17T21:30:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T16:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=59313"},"modified":"2025-11-19T13:57:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T08:27:22","slug":"news-in-short-17-november-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/17-11-2025\/news-in-short-17-november-2025","title":{"rendered":"News in Short \u2013 17 November, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Raulane Festival<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS1\/ Art &amp; Culture<\/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 Raulane Festival Himachal Pradesh recently drew attention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Raulane Festival<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Raulane Festival is an ancient, 5,000-year-old traditional festival celebrated in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh that honors mystical celestial fairies known as <strong>Saunis.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Key elements of the festival include two men acting as the symbolic groom <strong>(Raula) and bride (Raulane)<\/strong>, fully covered in traditional Kinnauri woollens, adorned with masks and ornaments to represent these mystical beings.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The pair undertake a slow devotional procession and dance to the <strong>Nagin Narayan Temple<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The dance and procession are seen as a channel between the human and spirit worlds, expressing gratitude, protection, and blessings for the community.<\/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>Adi Kumbeswarar Temple<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS1\/Culture<\/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 <em>kumbabishekam<\/em> (consecration) of the Adi Kumbeswarar Temple in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, has brought renewed attention to the temple\u2019s unique <strong>stone nagaswaram<\/strong>, a rare wind instrument preserved here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the temple<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Adi Kumbeswarar Temple in Kumbakonam (Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu) is dedicated to <strong>Lord Shiva<\/strong>, worshipped as <em>Adi Kumbeswarar<\/em> in the form of a <strong>lingam<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The temple is an <strong>architectural landmark<\/strong> showcasing the key features of <strong>Dravidian architecture<\/strong> and is believed to be over <strong>1,300 years old<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The temple dates back to the <strong>Chola period (9th century CE)<\/strong> and was later renovated by the <strong>Nayak rulers<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is one of the <strong>12 Shiva temples<\/strong> associated with the <strong>Mahamaham festival<\/strong>, held once every 12 years in Kumbakonam.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/156846\/OPS\/GSVF531P6.1+G3AF6753A.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TH<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Senkaku Islands<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS1\/Places<\/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>A China Coast Guard ship formation conducted a \u201crights enforcement patrol\u201d near the Senkaku\/Diaoyu Islands, escalating tensions with Japan.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Senkaku Islands<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Senkaku Islands&#8221; is the collective term that refers to a group of islands that includes Uotsuri, Kitakojima, Minamikojima, Kuba, Taisho, Okinokitaiwa, Okinominamiiwa, and Tobise&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are part of Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are located in the East China Sea&nbsp; and are also situated approximately 170km from Taiwan and 330km from China.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dispute<\/strong>: The Senkaku Islands have long been a contentious issue in Japan-China relations, with both nations asserting historical claims over the uninhabited rocky chain.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>At present it is being controlled by the Japanese.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source :<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/china-coast-guard-ships-sail-through-japan-administered-senkaku-islands\/article70288209.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TH<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Quantum Clock<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Science and Technology<\/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>Scientists are now studying how <strong>timekeeping works at the quantum level by analyzing Quantum Clock<\/strong>.<\/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>Researchers found that <strong>measuring a quantum clock<\/strong> <strong>consumes vastly more energy<\/strong> than the clock\u2019s own operation\u2014<strong>up to a billion times more.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reason: <\/strong>Traditional clocks, from swinging pendulums to atomic oscillators, <strong>depend on irreversible processes<\/strong> to track time.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>At the quantum level, <\/strong>these processes become <strong>extremely weak or may barely occur at all,<\/strong> making accurate timekeeping much more difficult.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Devices that rely on precise timing<strong> will need clocks that use as little energy as possible.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The energy required to read the clock is<strong> roughly one billion times larger than the energy required to run the clock.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d4c5cb\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Quantum-Clock.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-59315\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d4c5cb; width:625px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Quantum-Clock.webp 777w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Quantum-Clock-300x74.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Quantum-Clock-768x190.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Significance:<\/strong> This finding overturns the long-standing assumption that <strong>measurement costs in quantum physics are negligible.&nbsp;<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It also reveals a striking idea: <strong>observation is what gives time its direction<\/strong> by making the process irreversible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This result <strong>challenges the common belief<\/strong> that improving quantum clocks requires better quantum systems.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Instead, the researchers argue that progress will depend on developing <strong>more efficient ways to detect and interpret the ticks.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/156846\/OPS\/GSVF531PF.1+GSLF67K31.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Coronal Mass Ejection&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Science and 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>Astronomers have, for the first time, detected a <strong>coronal mass ejection (CME)<\/strong> on a star other than the Sun.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Coronal mass ejections are massive bubbles of plasma and magnetic fields expelled from the Sun, often appearing as twisted \u201cflux ropes.\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They may accompany solar flares or occur independently, with frequency tied to the 11-year solar cycle\u2014about once a week at solar minimum and up to 2\u20133 per day at solar maximum.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CMEs disrupt solar wind, merge with Earth\u2019s magnetic field, and transfer large amounts of energy into the magnetosphere.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This makes them major drivers of geomagnetic storms and substorms, which can damage near-Earth systems but also produce spectacular auroras at high latitudes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source :<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/astronomers-spot-storm-on-another-star-for-first-time\/article70286720.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TH<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Siliguri Corridor<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Internal Security<\/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>Indian Army sets up <strong>three new garrisons near the strategic Siliguri Corridor.<\/strong><\/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>There are security concerns amid the <strong>change of regime in Bangladesh<\/strong> and <strong>concerns over China\u2019s growing presence<\/strong> near the vulnerable Siliguri Corridor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The newly operational stations are expected to <strong>strengthen the Army\u2019s operational readiness and improve coordination<\/strong> with the Border Security Force.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Siliguri Corridor&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e7d9bd\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Siliguri-Corridor-pic.webp\" alt=\"siliguri corridor\u00a0\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-59317\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e7d9bd; width:437px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Siliguri-Corridor-pic.webp 497w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Siliguri-Corridor-pic-300x254.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is also referred to as the <strong>Chicken\u2019s Neck,<\/strong> is a narrow strip of land in West Bengal that connects the Northeastern States to the rest of the country.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is a very important strategic area of eastern India, located between <strong>Mahananda and Teesta river.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Significance of Siliguri Corridor<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Strategic Connectivity: <\/strong>If disrupted, it would isolate the north east states, making it difficult for the government to supply essential goods, services, and military support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Military and Defense Considerations:<\/strong> It lies close to sensitive international borders, particularly with China, Nepal, and Bangladesh.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Securing it ensures unhindered movement of Indian forces and supplies in the event of a conflict.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Geopolitical Vulnerability:<\/strong> The narrowness of the corridor makes it vulnerable to blockages or control by adversaries.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Any disruption could sever India&#8217;s access to the northeast, giving external powers an opportunity to influence or destabilize the region.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/156846\/OPS\/GSVF531PC.1+G3LF67DGK.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In News<\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The Raulane Festival Himachal Pradesh recently drew attention.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Raulane Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The Raulane Festival is an ancient, 5,000-year-old traditional festival celebrated in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh that honors mystical celestial fairies known as Saunis.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The pair undertake a slow devotional procession and dance to the Nagin Narayan Temple.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The dance and procession are seen as a channel between the human and spirit worlds, expressing gratitude, protection, and blessings for the community.<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/17-11-2025\/news-in-short-17-november-2025\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read\u00a0More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59313"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59388,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59313\/revisions\/59388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}