World’s top cooperatives
News-Amul ranks 1st among world’s top cooperatives.
- Report – ICA World Cooperative Monitor 2025.
- Rankings – Amul (1st) and IFFCO (2nd) among world’s top 10 cooperatives.
- Event – Recognition during ICA CM50 Conference, Doha (Qatar).
- Organizer – International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), headquartered in Brussels.
- ICA Role – Represents cooperatives globally and promotes sustainable business models.
150 Years of Vande Mataram
News-India to Celebrate 150 Years of “Vande Mataram”.
- Organizer – Ministry of Culture.
- Event Date & Venue – 7th November 2025 at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi.
- Chief Guest – Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Occasion – Marks the beginning of a year-long nationwide commemoration (7 Nov 2025 – 7 Nov 2026).
- Note – “Vande Mataram” was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee on 7th November 1875.
World Leader for Peace and Security Award
News-Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Awarded World Leader for Peace and Security 2025.
- Award – 2025 World Leader for Peace and Security Award.
- Recipient – Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
- Conferred by – The Boston Global Forum (BGF) and AI World Society (AIWS).
- Recognition for – Extraordinary contributions to global peace-building, reconciliation, and humanitarian leadership.
National Cancer Awareness Day
News-National Cancer Awareness Day- 7 November.
- Event – National Cancer Awareness Day.
- Date – Observed on November 7.
- Established in – 2014.
- By – Dr. Harsh Vardhan, then Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare.
- Significance – Coincides with birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Madame Marie Curie (born November 7, 1867, Warsaw, Poland).
- Note – World Cancer Day is observed on 4th February.
MCQs
Q1. Which cooperative ranked 1st globally in the ICA World Cooperative Monitor 2025?
a) IFFCO
b) Amul
c) KRIBHCO
d) NAFED
Q2. Who received the 2025 World Leader for Peace and Security Award?
a) Dalai Lama
b) Kailash Satyarthi
c) Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
d) Ban Ki-moon
Q3. Who wrote “Vande Mataram”?
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Subramania Bharati
c) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
d) Sarojini Naidu
Q4. When is World Cancer Day observed?
a) 4th February
b) 7th November
c) 10th January
d) 1st December