Daily Current Affairs — 18 November 2025
4 articles • UPSC Prelims & Mains
Supreme Court Prohibited Tiger Safaris in Core Tiger Habitats
Context The Supreme Court has issued directions to prohibit tiger safaris in the core or critical tiger habitat. Directions By SC Sensitive Zones: SC directed all states to notify the buffer and core areas of the tiger reserve within six months. Notify eco-sensitive zones (ESZs) around all tiger reserves, including buffer and fringe areas, no later than one year from the date of judgement.
Proposed Reforms at Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI)
Context Recently, the High-Level Committee (HLC) of Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) has proposed a comprehensive set of reforms aimed at reinforcing transparency, ethical governance, and investor confidence. Why Do Recommendations Matters? Restoring Investor Confidence: Retail investors need assurance that market regulation is fair and impartial, with over 170 million demat accounts across India.
India-Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)
In News India and Russia reiterated their resolve to achieve $100 billion bilateral trade by 2030 in Moscow and reviewed steps for the India-Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) free trade agreement in goods. About Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) The EAEU is an international economic union and free trade zone comprising Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia, established by the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union in 2014 and effective since January 2015. The Union pursues the free movem
The Trajectory of Anti-rape Laws in India
Context Chief Justice of India B. Gavai highlighted India’s evolving legal reforms aimed at better protecting sexual assault survivors and redefining consent. Evolution of Legal Reforms Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1983: Introduced custodial rape as a specific offence under Section 376 IPC.