{"id":60026,"date":"2025-11-27T20:15:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T14:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=60026"},"modified":"2025-11-28T15:20:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T09:50:55","slug":"news-in-short-27-november-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/27-11-2025\/news-in-short-27-november-2025","title":{"rendered":"News in Short \u2013 27 November, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Article 141<\/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 of India strongly criticized the rising trend of <strong>&#8220;bench hunting,&#8221; <\/strong>where litigants seek out subsequent benches to overturn or modify earlier rulings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Article 141<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Article 141 is the constitutional provision<\/strong> that mandates that the law declared by the Supreme Court shall be binding on all courts within the territory of India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This establishes the Supreme Court as the highest authority, and its decisions are essential for maintaining the uniformity and certainty of the law throughout the country.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This principle, meaning <strong>&#8220;to stand by things decided,&#8221;<\/strong> is the foundation of Article 141. It ensures that once a point of law has been authoritatively decided, it should be followed in future cases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why is Article 141 Important?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prevents different High Courts from interpreting laws differently.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provides stability in jurisprudence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensures lower courts follow established principles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strengthens constitutional supremacy and judicial discipline.<\/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>International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/IR\/Governance&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>Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar is going to assume the Chairship of the <strong>International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)<\/strong> for the year 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About International IDEA<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It was<strong> founded in 1995<\/strong>, is an <strong>inter-governmental organisation.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It works to strengthen democratic institutions and electoral processes worldwide.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It currently has <strong>35 member countries<\/strong>, with the United States and Japan as observers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India is a <strong>founding member of International IDEA<\/strong> and has played an active role in its governance and initiatives.\u00a0<\/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>The Chairship is seen as a recognition of the Election Commission of India\u2019s (ECI) credibility and innovation as one of the world\u2019s leading Election Management Bodies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source :<a href=\"https:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/en\/cec-gyanesh-kumar-to-assume-chairship-of-international-idea-on-december-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DD<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Passive Euthanasia<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/Polity\/Health<\/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 Supreme Court asked the Noida district hospital <strong>to constitute a primary board to explore passive euthanasia<\/strong> for a 31-year-old man who has been in a vegetative state for over a decade.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Euthanasia<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Euthanasia is the <strong>act of deliberately ending a person\u2019s life<\/strong> to eliminate pain or suffering\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ethicists differentiate between <strong>active and passive euthanasia.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Passive euthanasia <\/strong>entails the deliberate <strong>decision to withhold or withdraw medical interventions<\/strong>, like life support, with the aim of permitting a person&#8217;s natural death.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Active Euthanasia <\/strong>is the intentional act of killing a terminally ill patient on voluntary request, by the direct intervention of a doctor for the purpose of the good of the patient. <strong>It is illegal in India.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Legal Stance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Supreme Court had in <strong>2018 legalised passive euthanasia,<\/strong> contingent upon the person having a \u201cliving will\u201d.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SC held that the<strong> \u2018right to die with dignity\u2019<\/strong> forms a part of the <strong>right to life under Article 21 <\/strong>of the Constitution of India.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <strong>living will is a written document<\/strong> that specifies the<strong> actions to be taken if the person is <\/strong>unable to make their own medical decisions in the future.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goa is the first state that has formalised,<\/strong> to some extent, the implementation of directives issued by the Supreme Court.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/supreme-court-sets-up-medical-board-at-noida-hospital-to-explore-passive-euthanasia-for-31-yr-old\/article70329005.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Revised guidelines for \u2018Top Class Scholarship Scheme for SC Students\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/Governance<\/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 Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has released updated guidelines for the <strong>\u2018Top Class Scholarship Scheme for SC Students\u2019<\/strong> expanding financial support and tightening institutional accountability for the 2024\u201325 academic year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the Scheme<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The scheme aims to <strong>promote quality higher education for Scheduled Caste (SC) students by covering full tuition fees<\/strong> and providing academic allowances across India\u2019s premier institutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The scholarship will be available to SC students with an annual family income of up to \u20b98 lakh who secure admission in notified institutions, including IITs, IIMs, AIIMS, NITs, National Law Universities, NIFT, NID, IHMs and other accredited colleges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Revised Financial Norms<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Centre will directly transfer full tuition fees and non-refundable charges to students through DBT, capped at \u20b92 lakh per year for private institutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students will also receive an academic allowance of \u20b986,000 in the first year and \u20b941,000 in subsequent years to cover living expenses, books and laptops.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beneficiaries will be barred from availing similar scholarships from other Central or State schemes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For 2024\u201325, 4,400 fresh slots are available within the overall cap of 21,500 (2021\u201326), with 30% reserved for SC girls.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only first-year students can apply, with renewals subject to performance, and benefits limited to two siblings per family.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source :<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/centre-releases-updated-scholarship-guidelines-for-sc-students\/article70325585.ece#:~:text=Only%20first%2Dyear%20students%20will,%E2%80%9322%20to%202025%E2%80%9326.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Internet Rights Group Challenges Australia Under-16 Social Media Ban<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/Governance<\/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>An internet rights group named the Digital Freedom Project launched a<strong> legal challenge<\/strong> to halt <strong>world-first Australian laws<\/strong> that will soon ban<strong> under-16s from social media.<\/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>More than <strong>one million accounts<\/strong> held by teenagers under 16 are set to be <strong>deactivated in Australia.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The ban includes platforms<\/strong> such as YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat and Meta\u2019s Facebook and Instagram<strong>.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Companies that fail to comply with the ban could <strong>face penalties <\/strong>of up to 49.5 million Australian dollars ($32.22 million).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Digital Freedom Project had challenged these laws arguing they were an <strong>\u201cunfair\u201d assault on freedom of speech.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Governments and tech firms around the world are closely watching Australia\u2019s effort to implement the ban, one of the most comprehensive efforts <strong>to police minors\u2019 social media access.<\/strong><\/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>Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/Polity and Governance<\/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>At the UPSC\u2019s \u2018Shatabdi Sammelan\u2019 (Centenary Conclave), the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Personnel praised UPSC as the <strong>\u201cGuardian of India\u2019s Steel Frame.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the UPSC<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Subsequent to the provisions of the <strong>Government of India Act, 1919,<\/strong> and the recommendations of the <strong>Lee Commission (1924),<\/strong> the Public Service Commission was established in India on 1st October 1926.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Later named the <strong>Federal Public Service Commission (1937)<\/strong>, it was renamed the Union Public Service Commission with the adoption of India\u2019s Constitution on <strong>26th January 1950<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It conducts civil services examinations to select officers for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Forest Service (IFS) and the Indian Police Service (IPS), among others.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Members:<\/strong> Besides the chairman, it can have a <strong>maximum of 10 members.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A UPSC chairman is appointed for a<strong> term of six years <\/strong>or until attaining <strong>65 years of age, <\/strong>all members have the same term.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reappointment: <\/strong>The UPSC Chairman is <strong>not eligible for reappointment <\/strong>after completing their term.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Removal (Article 317):<\/strong> Deals with the removal and suspension of a member of a Public Service Commission by the President.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ebecf0\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Other Constitutional Provisions<\/strong><br>&#8211; <strong>Article 309<\/strong> empowers Parliament and State Legislatures to regulate recruitment and conditions of service.<br>&#8211; <strong>Article 310<\/strong> of the Constitution states that civil servants of the Union and the States hold office during the pleasure of the President or the Governor, respectively.<br>&#8211; <strong>Article 311<\/strong> provides safeguards for civil servants against arbitrary dismissal.<br>&#8211; <strong>Article 312<\/strong> outlines the process for creating All India Services, such as the IAS, IPS, and IFS.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2194753\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO)<\/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>China has finished building its <strong>Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is the<strong> world&#8217;s largest underground neutrino detector<\/strong>, operational since August 2025, designed to study elusive <strong>&#8220;ghost particles&#8221; called neutrinos<\/strong> with unprecedented precision.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Located 700 meters underground in <strong>Kaiping City, Guangdong Province.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JUNO primarily measures electron antineutrinos from nearby Yangjiang and Taishan nuclear power plants to determine neutrino mass hierarchy, test three-flavor oscillation, and probe physics beyond the Standard Model.<\/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>Safran\u2019s MRO for LEAP engines in Hyderabad<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Economy<\/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 virtually inaugurated the Safran Aircraft Engine Services India-SAESI facility in Hyderabad, Telangana.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A LEAP engine is a modern, fuel-efficient engine that powers several narrow-body aircraft.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SAESI\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is a dedicated facility for Leading Edge Aviation Propulsion- LEAP\u00a0 engines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is developed at a cost of over 1300 crore rupees in 45 thousand square meters at the GMR Aerospace and Industrial Park-SEZ.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is designed to service up to 3<strong>00 LEAP engines annually.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It will employ over thousand highly-skilled Indian technicians and engineers upon achieving full operational capacity by 2035.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Importance\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The establishment of this facility marks a significant milestone, as it is one of the largest global aircraft engine Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facilities.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is also the first time a global engine OEM (original equipment manufacturer) has set up an MRO operation in India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is expected to be very helpful for the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy and play a key role in achieving self-reliance in the sector.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Source :<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/Hyderabad\/pm-modi-inaugurates-safrans-mro-facility-in-hyderabad-urges-it-to-design-aircraft-engine-components-in-india\/article70325076.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TH<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Crater on Mars named after Indian Geologist<\/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><strong>A 3.5 billion-year-old crater on Mars<\/strong> will be known after <strong>M.S. Krishnan,<\/strong> the <strong>pioneering Indian geologist.<\/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>Apart from \u2018Krishnan,\u2019 the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has also accepted<strong> several Kerala-based names for smaller landforms <\/strong>associated with the crater.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>These are <strong>\u2018Valiamala,\u2019 \u2018Thumba,\u2019 \u2018Bekal,\u2019 \u2018Varkala\u2019 and \u2018Periyar\u2019<\/strong> for smaller craters and a vallis (valley).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This means, these places in Kerala now have counterparts on Mars.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Planetary nomenclature<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Planetary nomenclature is like<strong> naming places on Earth.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This list, created by the<strong> International Astronomical Union (IAU),<\/strong> includes all the names given to different spots on planets, moons, and even some ring systems since <strong>1919<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>IAU guidelines allow<\/strong> large, significant Martian craters to be named after deceased scientists who have made foundational contributions to planetary science.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Smaller craters<\/strong> can be named after towns or villages with populations under 1,00,000, provided the names are easy to pronounce and have historical or cultural relevance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ebecf0\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Mars<\/strong><br>&#8211; Mars is the <strong>fourth planet<\/strong> from the sun and has a <strong>distinct rusty red appearance and two unusual moons.\u00a0<\/strong><br>1. Phobos: ~6000 km above Mars; Deimos: ~20 000 km above Mars.<br>&#8211; Mars also has the largest volcanoes in the solar system, <strong>Olympus Mons<\/strong> being one of them.<br>&#8211; <strong>Atmosphere:<\/strong> The temperature on Mars ranges between<strong> 20 degrees Celsius and -153 degrees Celsius.\u00a0<\/strong><br>1. The planet has a rocky surface with <strong>canyons, volcanoes, dry lake beds, and craters, all covered in red dust.<\/strong><br>2. It has about <strong>one-third the gravity of Earth<\/strong> and the atmosphere is much thinner than Earth\u2019s, containing more than <strong>95% carbon dioxide and less than 1% oxygen.<\/strong><br>&#8211; The planet turns on its axis<strong> more slowly than Earth<\/strong>, and being farther from the Sun, takes longer to revolve around the Sun.\u00a0<br>1. A day on Mars is 24.6 hours and a year is 687 Earth days long.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/kerala\/names-proposed-by-kerala-based-researchers-approved-for-martian-landforms\/article70324823.ece#:~:text=A%203.5%20billion%2Dyear%2Dold,by%20two%20Kerala%2Dbased%20researchers.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Finn\u2019s Weaver<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Species In News<\/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 Finn\u2019s Weaver is silently disappearing from the marshy lowlands of the Terai.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About About Finn\u2019s Weaver<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Finn&#8217;s Weaver (Ploceus megarhynchus), also known as <strong>Finn&#8217;s Baya or Yellow Weaver<\/strong>, is a <strong>vulnerable weaver bird species native<\/strong> to the grasslands of the <strong>Ganges and Brahmaputra valleys in India and Nepal.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Primary threats<\/strong> include habitat loss from agricultural expansion, grassland reclamation, overgrazing, industrialization, and nest predation by crows on exposed nests.<\/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>India to Host 2030 Commonwealth Games<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: Miscellaneous<\/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>India has been officially awarded the <strong>2030 Commonwealth Games (CWG)<\/strong>, with Amdavad (Ahmedabad) declared the host city.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India last hosted the CWG in Delhi in 2010.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the Commonwealth Games (CWG)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Started in <strong>1930<\/strong> (inaugural event in Hamilton, Canada) as the British Empire Games, the present-day Commonwealth Games is a <strong>multi-sport international event, modeled on the Olympics<\/strong>, involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations and their associated territories.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Commonwealth of Nations, or simply the Commonwealth, is a voluntary association of <strong>54 sovereign countries<\/strong>, most of which were former colonies of the British Empire.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The membership has evolved over time due to political changes and voluntary withdrawals or additions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Today, the Commonwealth Games is the <strong>world\u2019s second-largest multi-sport event<\/strong> and the <strong>fourth most-watched global broadcast sports event<\/strong>, featuring athletes from <strong>71 nations and territories<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sport\/2030-commonwealth-games-ahmedabad-india\/article70326208.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TH<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In News<\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The Supreme Court of India strongly criticized the rising trend of &#8220;bench hunting,&#8221; where litigants seek out subsequent benches to overturn or modify earlier rulings.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Article 141<\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Article 141 is the constitutional provision that mandates that the law declared by the Supreme Court shall be binding on all courts within the territory of India.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">This establishes the Supreme Court as the highest authority, and its decisions are essential for maintaining the uniformity and certainty of the law throughout the country.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">This principle, meaning &#8220;to stand by things decided,&#8221; is the foundation of Article 141. It ensures that once a point of law has been authoritatively decided, it should be followed in future cases.<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/27-11-2025\/news-in-short-27-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-60026","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\/60026","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=60026"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60034,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60026\/revisions\/60034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}