Indian Navy has received an indigenously built anti-submarine warfare ship Androth.

About Androth

• Second of the eight ASW SWCs (Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft), being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.
• The name derived from the Androth Island in the Lakshadweep archipelago.
• These ships are propelled by a diesel engine-waterjet combination and are equipped with state-of-the-art lightweight torpedoes and indigenous anti-submarine warfare rockets.

A study has revealed that Wayanad landslides were grey rhino event.

What is a Great Rhino Event?

• Grey Rhinos are defined as highly probable, high impact but yet neglected systemic disruptions.
  • These are not random surprises (like Black Swan events) but occur after clear warnings and accumulating evidence.

Why Waynad landslides were Great Rhino Event?

• As per the study, Wayanad landslide happenedin an area that has been categorised as a landslide-prone area, repeatedly hit by landslides in the recent past, yet ignored by government.

The first India-Iran-Uzbekistan trilateral meeting at the foreign ministries' level was held in Tehran. 

• Meeting decided to provide a push to adequate use of the Chabahar Port by Uzbekistan to trade with India and utilize the strategic position of ports besides the International North-South Transit Corridor (INSTC).
• India-Iran-Armenia also held its trilateral with focus on INSTC and use of Chabahar Port through Armenia.

The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for a Polypropylene Plant at Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) in Assam.

About Polypropylene

• It is a synthetic resin built up by the polymerization of propylene. 
• Polypropylene is molded or extruded into many plastic products in which toughness, flexibility, light weight, and heat resistance are required.
• Properties: Highly resistant to chemical corrosion, making it an excellent choice for packaging. Also have high insulation properties and are waterproof.
• Main uses include fibre, textiles, packaging, pipes, medical components, and electrical applications.

Recently, the Ho tribe protested in Jharkhand against the interference in their traditional self-governance Manki-Munda system.

• Traditional Munda-Manki System consists of 
  • Munda: Hereditary Village head, resolves socio-political disputes at village level.
  • Manki: Regional head, handles cases escalated from Munda.

About Ho Tribe

• Also called as Ho, Hodoko and Horo, Kolha etc.
• Ethnicity: Austroasiatic Munda ethnic group.
• Region: Kolhan region of Jharkhand and Odisha. Also in West Bengal, Bihar, Bangladesh and Nepal.
• Not part of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG).

The Philippines strongly condemned China’s move to set up a nature reserve at Scarborough Shoal.

About

• Scarborough Shoal, also called Huangyan Island in China and Panatag Shoal in Philippines, is a small atoll in the South China Sea.
• Both China and the Philippines consider it part of their territory.

Jaismine Lamboria and Minakshi Hooda have won gold in the recently held World Boxing Championships, 2025.

 About World Boxing Championships 2025

• Held in Liverpool, UK.
• Featured both men’s and women’s events together for the first time.
• India won four medals:Golds by Jaismine Lamboria (57kg) and Minakshi Hooda (48kg) and Nupur Sheoran earning silver, and Pooja Rani adding a bronze.
• Kazakhstan topped the medal table.

India participated in the Russia and Belarus launched joint military exercise Zapad-2025, held in Russia.

About Exercise Zapad

• Launched in 1999, it is a large-scale, multilateral military event conducted every four years since 2009. 
• Objective: Aims to test defense against external threats.
• Weapons: Incorporates training with nuclear-capable systems, including Russia’s hypersonic Zircon missile.