Current Affairs 28 November 2025

Ten-Year-Old Bodhana Sivanandan Shines at UK Women’s Blitz Event.

• Bodhana Sivanandan, a 10-year-old chess prodigy from Harrow, London, produced a stunning performance at the UK Women’s Blitz Championship, winning eight consecutive games against experienced adult players.
• Her dominance in the event has placed her among the top 50 female blitz players in the world.
• She became the youngest ever Woman International Master (WIM) and, at age nine.

Rohit Sharma Named Ambassador for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.

• Rohit Sharma has been appointed the official tournament ambassador for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, which will be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
• His selection reflects his extraordinary T20 legacy as a two-time T20 World Cup winner (2007 & 2024) and as the captain who led India to the 2024 title.
• Rohit’s T20I career record includes 4,231 runs.

Centre Launches ‘Nayi Chetna 4.0’ to Boost Gender Equality.

• Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched Nayi Chetna 4.0, a national campaign focused on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
• The month-long initiative is organised by DAY-NRLM (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission) under the Ministry of Rural Development.
• The campaign aims to strengthen community action against gender-based violence.

Arunachal Pradesh is an integral and Inalienable Part of India: MEA.

• The ministry of external affairs (MEA) said that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral and inalienable part of India.
• Recently, Chinese immigration officials at the Shanghai airport detained an Indian Citizen for 18 hours on the ground that her passport was invalid as her birthplace was Arunachal Pradesh.
• MEA strongly criticised China over the arbitrary detention.

Study Finds Uranium in Breast Milk Samples Across Bihar Districts.

• A Scientific Reports study detected uranium (U-238) in breast milk samples from several districts in Bihar, raising concerns about infant exposure.
• Using ICP-MS (inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry), researchers found detectable uranium in all 40 samples, with the highest levels in Katihar and Khagaria (up to 5.25 µg/L).