Current Affairs 30 October 2025

India's Industrial Production Grows 4% in September.

• India's industrial production, as measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), grew 4% year-on-year in September 2025, with the manufacturing sector leading the growth.
• Manufacturing output increased by 4.8%, while Electricity production rose by 3.1%. However, Mining output contracted by 0.4%.
• The IIP growth rate for August 2025 was upwardly revised to 4.1%.

Stanford Releases 2025 List of World’s Top 2% Scientists; 6,239 Indian.

• Stanford University has released its World’s Top 2% Scientists List 2025, curated annually by Professor John Ioannidis.
• The ranking is based on a composite metric derived from Elsevier’s Scopus database, assessing scientific impact and citation performance.
• The 2025 list features 6,239 Indian scientists, with the top 10 ranked between 288 and 952, many from lesser-known institutions.

Ministry of Coal is Set to Launch "Koyla Shakti" Dashboard.

• The Ministry of Coal is set to unveil Koyla Shakti – Smart Coal Analytics Dashboard, a real-time digital platform for coal-related operations monitoring across India.
• Koyla Shakti integrates data from coal producers, ports, and various ministries, offering a centralised interface to track the coal supply chain.

Climate Inequality Report 2025: Lucas Chancel and Cornelia Mohren.

• The Climate Inequality Report 2025, co-authored by Lucas Chancel and Cornelia Mohren of the World Inequality Lab, finds that wealthy individuals contribute more to the climate crisis through their investments than personal consumption.
• The top 1% are responsible for 41% of emissions linked to private capital and 15% of consumption-based emissions.

Global Firework Index 2025: US,Russia,China and India.

• The Global Firepower Index 2025 ranks the top 10 most powerful militaries based on strength, technology, manpower, and defense spending.
• United States remains the world's strongest military.
• Russia and China are tied for second place.
• India holds the fourth spot.
• South Korea climbs to fifth.