Daily Current Affairs- 9th November 2025

Daily Current Affairs- 9th November 2025

National Legal Services Day: Promoting Access to Justice for All

In the News: Observed annually on 9 November, National Legal Services Day commemorates the enforcement of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, which came into effect on this day in 1995. It highlights India’s commitment to providing free legal aid and ensuring access to justice for all, especially for the weaker sections of society.

Key Points:

• Established under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, which mandates free legal aid and promotes Lok Adalats for speedy dispute resolution.
• The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) oversees legal aid implementation through State, District, and Taluk Legal Services Authorities.
• The observance aims to spread legal awareness and uphold Article 39A of the Constitution, ensuring equal justice regardless of economic status.
• Activities include legal aid camps, Lok Adalats, and public outreach programs across India.
• The day reinforces the importance of accessible, affordable, and fair justice for every citizen.
• Celebrations in 2025 focused on strengthening digital legal aid platforms and inclusive justice delivery mechanisms.

Goa formally invokes the National Security Act, 1980 (NSA)

In the News: On 5 November 2025, the Goa government authorised the district magistrates of North Goa and South Goa to exercise powers under Section 3(2) of the NSA for a period of three months, citing “prevailing circumstances” in the state.

Key Points:

• The order issued by the Home Department under Secretary Manthan Manoj Naik directed that the NSA’s preventive-detention powers may be exercised by the two district magistrates until early February 2026.
• The government cited a sharp rise in gang violence, organised criminal activity and repeated incidents of public-order disruption as the basis for invoking the NSA.
• A specific trigger for the decision was the assault of social activist Rama Kankonkar in Caranzalem near Panaji by at least seven individuals, most of them repeat offenders.
• The NSA empowers authorities to detain persons without formal charge or trial for up to 12 months if acting in a manner “prejudicial to the maintenance of public order or essential supplies and services”.
• The police had earlier communicated that conventional preventive arrests under criminal law had proven insufficient to “neutralise repeat offenders and organised elements” and therefore recommended invocation of the NSA.
• The move marks a significant escalation in the state’s law-and-order strategy, indicating a transition from ordinary criminal measures to extraordinary preventive-detention powers.

13th Foreign Office Consultations between India and Finland

In the News: The 13th round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between India and Finland was held in Helsinki on 6 November 2025, with the Indian delegation led by Shri Sibi George (Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs) and the Finnish side led by Jukka Salovaara (Permanent State Secretary, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland).

Key Points:

• The two countries reviewed progress in their bilateral relationship and committed to strengthening cooperation in trade and investment, digitalisation, quantum computing, 5G/6G, artificial intelligence, sustainability, clean technologies, the circular economy, education, research and development, as well as people-to-people ties and mobility.
• India reiterated that it considers Finland a valued and trusted partner in the European Union and Nordic region, and Finland reaffirmed its support for the early conclusion of a comprehensive and mutually beneficial India-EU Free Trade Agreement.
• The Finnish side reiterated its support for India’s bid for permanent membership of a reformed United Nations Security Council.
• Both sides exchanged views on regional and international developments of mutual concern and underlined the importance of multilateral engagement and ongoing dialogue on global challenges.
• The two nations agreed to continue holding regular consultations and scheduled the next round of Foreign Office Consultations to take place in New Delhi at a mutually convenient date.

United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/2799 (XXVI)

In the News: Adopted on 13 December 1971, this resolution addressed “The Situation in the Middle East” and reaffirmed key principles regarding territories occupied by force, as part of the UN’s ongoing discourse on the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Key Points:

• The General Assembly reaffirmed that the acquisition of territory by force is inadmissible and called for the restoration of territories occupied as a result of recent conflict.
• It emphasised that a just and lasting peace in the Middle East must include withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied during the most recent hostilities.
• The resolution reaffirmed the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people to self-determination, national independence and sovereignty.
• It called on all states and parties to co-operate in achieving a peaceful solution on the basis of the United Nations Charter, relevant Security Council resolutions and the interest of all parties in the region.
• The vote count for the resolution was 79 in favour, 7 against and 36 abstentions, indicating significant but not universal support among UN member states.
• This resolution built on earlier UN work related to the Middle East conflict and reaffirmed the UN’s role in advocating resolution through peaceful means.

India reaffirms commitment to equitable climate action at the COP30 Leaders’ Summit

In the News: At the COP30 Leaders’ Summit held in Belém, Brazil (10-21 November 2025), India delivered its national statement emphasising that climate action must be guided by equity, national circumstances and the principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities (CBDR-RC).

Key Points:

• India underscored that its climate action is progressing: it has reduced the emission intensity of GDP by 36 % between 2005 and 2020, achieved over 50 % non-fossil power installed capacity and created an additional carbon sink of 2.29 billion t CO₂e between 2005-2021.
• It called for developed nations to take the lead by accelerating emission reductions and delivering “adequate, predictable and concessional” climate finance, technology transfer and capacity-building support to developing countries.
• India welcomed the launch of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) by Brazil for tropical-forest conservation and joined it as an observer, signalling support for nature-based solutions.
• The statement reaffirmed India’s commitment to multilateralism and the architecture of the Paris Agreement, emphasising that the upcoming decade must focus not just on new targets but on implementation, resilience and shared responsibility.
• India stressed that climate finance must be equitable, predictable, and concessional, and must form the cornerstone of effective global climate action in order for developing countries to meet ambitious climate goals.