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Current Affairs 10th November 2025
1. Anish Bhanwala Wins Historic Silver at ISSF World Championships
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First Indian medal in 25m Rapid Fire Pistol: Anish became the first Indian shooter to win a medal in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol event at the World Championships.
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Maiden individual senior World Championship medal: This silver medal is Anish's first individual senior World Championship medal, marking a significant milestone in his career.
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Silver medal performance: Anish scored 28 hits in the final, finishing behind France's Clement Bessaguet, who took gold with 31 hits, and ahead of Ukraine's Maksym Horodynets, who won bronze with 25 points.
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Path to silver: Anish's journey to the silver medal involved a total of four shoot-offs, showcasing his resilience and composure under pressure.
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Qualification for ISSF World Cup Final: Anish's silver medal has also secured his spot in the prestigious ISSF World Cup Final in Doha next month.
2. SS Innovations Unveils MantrAsana, the World’s First Tele Surgeon Console
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Portable and Compact: MantrAsana is a fully integrated, ergonomic, and portable telesurgery console designed for remote precision operations, allowing surgeons to operate from virtually any location.
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Remote Surgery Capabilities: This technology enables expert surgeons to perform robotic surgeries remotely, extending their expertise to patients globally, regardless of geographical boundaries.
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Advanced Features: The console features magnetic sensor-based controls, lightweight 3D glasses, and magnified 3D HD visualization, ensuring high-precision interventions.
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Global Collaboration: MantrAsana supports global collaboration, mentorship, and skill development of surgical teams, aligning with SS Innovations' mission to democratize robotic surgery.
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Commercial Availability: MantrAsana is expected to be commercially available in India by December 2025, followed by global expansion.
3. OpenAI Launches IndQA, Its First Cultural Benchmark Focused on Indian Languages
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Culturally Relevant Evaluation: IndQA assesses AI models on their ability to understand and reason about questions relevant to Indian culture, covering 10 domains like history, literature, and everyday life.
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12 Indian Languages: The benchmark includes questions in Bengali, English, Hindi, Hinglish, Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Telugu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Punjabi, and Tamil, catering to India's diverse linguistic landscape.
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Expert-Crafted Questions: IndQA's 2,278 questions were created by 261 domain experts from across India, ensuring culturally nuanced and challenging prompts.
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Rubric-Based Grading: The benchmark uses a detailed grading system, evaluating answers based on expert-defined criteria, allowing for partial credit and nuanced cultural assessment.
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Room for Improvement: OpenAI's latest models, including GPT-5, showed significant improvement but still have substantial room for growth, highlighting the benchmark's potential to drive progress in Indian language AI.
4. IndusInd Bank appoints Amitabh Kumar Singh as Chief Human Resources Officer
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Leadership Experience: Amitabh brings over 28 years of HR leadership experience, with 21 years at ICICI Group, where he held senior roles, including CHRO at ICICI Home Finance.
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Strategic Focus: He'll spearhead HR strategy and transformation initiatives, focusing on nurturing a performance-driven culture, building leadership capability, and shaping a future-ready workforce.
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Previous Roles: Amitabh previously worked at ICICI Bank, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, L&T Ltd, Atos Origin India, Tata Interactive Systems, and Mphasis Limited.
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Education: He holds a postgraduate degree in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations (PMIR) from Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS), Ranchi.
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Bank's Growth Ambitions: This appointment is part of IndusInd Bank's broader leadership expansion strategy, aiming to strengthen its human capital strategy and drive organizational agility.
5. India Stuns World No. 1 Argentina to Win 2025 KogniVera International Polo Cup
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Historic Upset: India's win marks a significant milestone, as they took down the reigning world champions in a thrilling five-chukker match at the iconic Jaipur Polo Ground.
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Team Effort: The Indian team, led by Sawai Padmanabh Singh and Captain Simran Singh Shergill, showcased exceptional skill, grit, and tactical brilliance to edge out Argentina.
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Polo Revival: This victory sparks hope for the sport's revival in India, its birthplace, where it had originated over 2,000 years ago.
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Star Players: The Indian squad featured talented players like Shamsheer Ali, Siddhant Sharma, and Simran Shergill, who played crucial roles in the win.
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Global Recognition: The win has garnered attention from dignitaries, including Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, and is expected to boost India's international polo presence.
6. Jyoti Singh to Captain India at FIH Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2025
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Captaincy Announcement: Jyoti Singh has been appointed as the captain of the Indian women’s junior hockey team for the upcoming FIH Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2025.
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Leadership Role: She will lead the 18-member Indian squad, which includes several players who have shown strong performances in national and international junior tournaments.
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Tournament Venue: The FIH Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2025 will be held in Santiago, Chile, bringing together the world’s best U-21 women’s teams.
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Previous Performance: Jyoti was also part of the Indian squad that clinched the bronze medal at the 2023 Junior Asia Cup, showcasing her skill and consistency as a midfielder.
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Goal and Expectation: Under Jyoti’s captaincy, India aims to improve on its past performance and make a strong bid for the title, reflecting the growing strength of Indian women’s hockey at the junior level.
7. Myntra appoints Flipkart's Kannan Ganesan as new CFO
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Experience: Kannan brings over two decades of experience in finance leadership across consumer goods and e-commerce sectors, with previous roles at Flipkart and Unilever.
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Previous Role: He currently serves as Vice President – Business Finance at Flipkart, where he's played a key role in driving business finance initiatives and strategic planning.
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Replacing Abhishek Gupta: Kannan will succeed Abhishek Gupta, who has been Myntra's CFO for nearly four years and is moving on to explore new opportunities.
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Strategic Focus: His appointment underscores Myntra's focus on strengthening financial management, growth, and profitability in India's competitive fashion e-commerce market.
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Leadership Transition: This move is part of Myntra's broader leadership expansion strategy, aiming to enhance financial governance and drive business growth.
8. TEC & IIT Bombay Sign MoU to Collaborate on 6G, AI and Telecom Standardization
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6G Development: TEC and IIT Bombay will jointly study 6G architecture and enabling technologies, contributing to research, pre-standardization studies, and standardization activities in 3GPP and related global forums.
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AI in Telecom: The partnership will focus on developing AI-driven telecom applications for intelligent networks, automation, and predictive maintenance, paving the way for AI-native capabilities in future 6G systems.
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Core Network Advancements: The collaboration will drive joint studies and technical contributions in telecommunications core networks, enhancing India's telecom infrastructure.
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Satellite Communication: TEC and IIT Bombay will design and develop indigenous, low-cost satellite communication terminals for remote sensing and rural connectivity applications.
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Global Standardization: This partnership aims to boost India's influence in global standardization processes, supporting the Atmanirbhar Bharat vision by strengthening indigenous research, design, and manufacturing in telecom.
9. Digit Insurance Won Two Major Awards at AIIA 2025
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Digital Insurer of the Year: Digit Insurance was recognized for transforming India's non-life insurance sector through AI and automation, making it the only private Indian insurance company to win an award this year.
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Woman Leader of the Year: Jasleen Kohli, MD & CEO of Digit Insurance, received this honor for her transformative leadership, becoming the first Indian woman leader to achieve this distinction.
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Seventh AIIA Win: This marks Digit Insurance's seventh win at the AIIA Awards, with previous wins including General Insurance Company of the Year in 2024, 2020, and 2019.
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Tech-Driven Excellence: Digit Insurance's comprehensive AI and automation across its value chain earned it the Digital Insurer of the Year title.
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Leadership Recognition: Jasleen Kohli's award highlights her strategic acumen and leadership in steering Digit Insurance to its successful public listing.
10. Nobel Prize Winning DNA Pioneer James Watson passed away
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Groundbreaking Discovery: Watson, along with Francis Crick, discovered DNA's double-helix structure in 1953, revolutionizing genetics and biotechnology.
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Controversial Legacy: Watson's reputation was marred by racist and sexist remarks, leading to his ostracism from the scientific community.
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Awards and Recognition: Watson shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Crick and Maurice Wilkins for their DNA discovery.
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Later Life and Work: He led the Human Genome Project and wrote the bestselling memoir "The Double Helix," despite controversy surrounding his views.
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