Retail inflation rises to 6.09% in October 2026, above the RBI’s 6% upper limit
India’s retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 6.09% in October 2026 from 5.54% in September, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on 12 November 2026. This is above the upper limit of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) tolerance band of 2–6%. Rural inflation was 6.63% and urban inflation 5.41%. The next Monetary Policy Committee meeting is scheduled for 2–4 December 2026.
PM Modi to attend 23rd ASEAN-India Summit and 21st East Asia Summit in Manila on 16–18 November
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Manila, the Philippines, from 16 to 18 November 2026 to attend the 23rd ASEAN-India Summit and the 21st East Asia Summit, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on 12 November 2026. Secretary (East) Rudrendra Tandon said maritime security and trade and investment ties are key focus areas. India wants the review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) completed soon. The Philippines is the ASEAN chair for 2026.
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Summits: 23rd ASEAN-India and 21st East Asia Summit, Manila
Visit dates: 16–18 November 2026; summits on 17 November
ASEAN chair 2026: the Philippines (President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.)
India cuts main visa categories from 13 to 9; Tourist Visa renamed Visitor Visa
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has reduced the main Indian visa categories from 13 to 9 and the sub-categories from 49 to 23. The fields in visa application forms have been cut by 65–70%. The Tourist Visa is renamed the Visitor Visa, with two sub-categories, V-1 and V-2. The nine categories are Business, Diplomatic, Work, Journalist, Medical, Official, Student, Visitor and Miscellaneous. Visas are expected to be issued under the new framework by the end of 2026.
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Main visa categories: 13 to 9; sub-categories: 49 to 23
RBI issues consolidated Domestic Money Transfer Directions, 2026; ₹50,000 cash NEFT limit kept
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued the consolidated Domestic Money Transfer Directions, 2026 on 11 November 2026. Walk-in customers without a bank account can still remit up to ₹50,000 in cash through NEFT at a bank branch. Through business correspondents, ATMs and other permitted channels, the cap is ₹5,000 per transaction and ₹25,000 per remitter a month. Banks must include remitter details in IMPS and NEFT messages. Earlier circulars of 5 October 2011 and 24 July 2024 are repealed.
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Cash NEFT limit for walk-in customers: ₹50,000
BC / ATM channels: ₹5,000 per transaction; ₹25,000 a month
India slips five places to 28th in the Climate Change Performance Index 2027
India ranked 28th in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2027, down five places from 23rd, with a score of 60.85 and an overall rating of “medium”. The index was released on 11 November 2026 at COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye. It is compiled by Germanwatch and the NewClimate Institute with the Climate Action Network and assesses 64 countries and the European Union, which together produce over 90% of global greenhouse gas emissions. No country was ranked in the top three places.
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India: 28th (down from 23rd); score 60.85; rating “medium”
Published by Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute and CAN
Released at COP31, Antalya; covers 64 countries + EU
45th India International Trade Fair at Bharat Mandapam from 14 to 27 November; theme ‘Vikas aur Virasat’
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is scheduled to inaugurate the 45th India International Trade Fair (IITF) on 13 November 2026. The fair will be held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, from 14 to 27 November with the theme ‘Vikas aur Virasat’ (development and heritage). Pavilions from 11 countries will take part. Bihar, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh are the partner States, and public entry opens on 19 November. The fair is organised by the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO).
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IITF 2026: 45th edition; Bharat Mandapam, 14–27 Nov
Rajnath Singh addresses Air Force Commanders’ Conference; launches IAF’s in-house AI applications
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the Air Force Commanders’ Conference in New Delhi on 12 November 2026. The theme was ‘The Year of Empowerment: Maximising Efficiency Through Decentralisation’. He asked the Indian Air Force (IAF) to develop dedicated doctrines for electronic, cyber and space warfare. He also launched Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications developed in-house by the IAF’s AI Centre of Excellence under UDAAN. Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit attended.
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Theme: The Year of Empowerment: Maximising Efficiency Through Decentralisation
AI apps by UDAAN, the IAF’s AI Centre of Excellence
Chief of the Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit
Gunjan and Ambekar Meetei win India’s first boxing golds at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games
Indian boxers won two gold medals at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, on 12 November 2026. Lairenlakpam Ambekar Meetei beat Ireland’s Jubani Kristian 3-2 in the men’s 50 kg final to become the first Indian boxer to win a Youth Olympic gold. Gunjan then beat Algeria’s Bensalah Bouthaina 5-0 in the women’s 48 kg final, the first boxing gold for an Indian woman at the Games. India’s tally rose to 10 medals: 2 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze.
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Ambekar Meetei: men’s 50 kg gold; Gunjan: women’s 48 kg gold
India’s first boxing golds at the Youth Olympic Games
PM to launch ₹15,600 crore projects in Bengaluru, including Namma Metro’s Pink Line stretch
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate, dedicate and lay the foundation of projects worth over ₹15,600 crore in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on 13 November 2026, during a two-day visit to Karnataka and Gujarat. They include the Bengaluru Metro Pink Line stretch from Kalena Agrahara to Tavarekere, built at about ₹3,470 crore, and a ₹4,450 crore transmission scheme for renewable energy zones at Koppal-II and Gadag-II. He is also to flag off the Bengaluru–Mangaluru–Madgaon Vande Bharat Express.
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Projects worth over ₹15,600 crore in Bengaluru (13 Nov 2026)
Pink Line: Kalena Agrahara to Tavarekere; about ₹3,470 crore
World Kindness Day is observed every year on 13 November to encourage acts of kindness in everyday life. It was first observed in 1998 and is promoted by the World Kindness Movement, a coalition of kindness organisations from different countries that grew out of a meeting in Tokyo, Japan. The movement aims to inspire people towards greater kindness by connecting nations. The day is not yet an official United Nations observance.
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