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Current Affairs – November 2026
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Most important this month
- COP31: World Leaders’ Summit in Antalya on 11–12 November; finance tops the agenda
- Delhi gets its first recreational Yamuna river cruise
- COP31 climate summit opens in Antalya, Türkiye
- India and Saudi Arabia sign Haj-2027 agreement; India’s quota is 1,75,025
- Anuj Shrivatri becomes India’s 100th chess Grandmaster
- PM celebrates Diwali with security forces at a CoBRA base in Bastar
- India and the EU conclude talks for India to join Horizon Europe
- IAF IL-76MD lands at Nyoma airbase in eastern Ladakh
- GRSE delivers ‘Amini’, an anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft, to the Navy
- RAHAT MITRA: India and Myanmar hold their first bilateral tri-service HADR exercise
Tuesday, 10 November 2026 10 stories →
- COP31: World Leaders’ Summit in Antalya on 11–12 November; finance tops the agenda
International · World Leaders’ Summit: 11–12 Nov 2026, Antalya
- Delhi gets its first recreational Yamuna river cruise
National · Route: Sonia Vihar – Jagatpur (~12 km)
- Odisha removes the attempt limit for its Civil Services exam
State News · No attempt limit for Odisha Civil Services exam
- President to present Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025-26 on 11 November
Awards & Honours · Awards on 11 Nov 2026 by President Droupadi Murmu
- IMF begins review of Ukraine’s loan programme
International · IMF review could release ~USD 1.67 billion to Ukraine
- India and the EU review their Joint Comprehensive Strategic Agenda
International · Review covers trade, technology and security
- Diwali Day Act reintroduced in the US Congress
International · Introduced by Rep. Grace Meng (19 co-sponsors)
- Gujarati New Year begins Vikram Samvat 2083; Bhai Dooj on 10–11 November
Important Days · Gujarati New Year (Bestu Varas): Vikram Samvat 2083 begins
- Armed Forces Medical Services invite applications for 120 Medical Officer posts
Defence · 120 Medical Officer posts for MBBS graduates
- India and New Zealand play the third ODI in Hamilton with India 2–0 up
Sports · 3rd ODI: Hamilton, 10 Nov 2026
Monday, 9 November 2026 10 stories →
- COP31 climate summit opens in Antalya, Türkiye
International · COP31: Antalya, Türkiye, 9–20 November 2026
- India and Saudi Arabia sign Haj-2027 agreement; India’s quota is 1,75,025
International · Haj-2027 quota for India: 1,75,025
- PM Modi tells Zelenskyy India is ready to help end the Ukraine war through dialogue
International · Modi–Zelenskyy talks on peace in Ukraine
- China to host the 33rd APEC Leaders’ Meeting in Shenzhen
International · 33rd APEC Leaders’ Meeting: Shenzhen, China, 18–19 Nov 2026
- Trade margin cap on 137 anti-cancer drugs takes effect; prices cut by up to 96%
Economy · Trade margin capped at 30% on 137 anti-cancer drugs
- National Entrepreneurship Day: India crosses 2.62 lakh DPIIT-recognised start-ups
Important Days · National Entrepreneurship Day: 9 November
- National Legal Services Day: 9 November
Important Days · Observed on 9 November
- Uttarakhand Foundation Day: the state turns 26
State News · Formed 9 November 2000 from Uttar Pradesh
- TRAI sets first-ever ceilings on IP interconnection port charges
Economy · Effective 1 January 2027
- IBPS RRB PO prelims admit card out; exam on 21–22 November
Banking Awareness · 4,256 Officer Scale-I posts (CRP RRBs-XV)
Sunday, 8 November 2026 6 stories →
- Anuj Shrivatri becomes India’s 100th chess Grandmaster
Sports · Anuj Shrivatri: India’s 100th GM
- PM celebrates Diwali with security forces at a CoBRA base in Bastar
National · Venue: CoBRA base, Karanpur, Bastar (Chhattisgarh)
- INS Surat reaches Muscat for the 15th India–Oman exercise Naseem Al Bahr
Defence · Naseem Al Bahr: India–Oman naval exercise (15th edition)
- US midterm elections: Democrats win control of the House and the Senate
International · US midterms held on 3 November 2026
- India beat New Zealand by four runs (DLS) to lead ODI series 2–0
Sports · India beat NZ by 4 runs (DLS) in 2nd ODI
- Bihar CM asks well-off families to give up 125 free electricity units
State News · Bihar gives 125 free electricity units a month
Saturday, 7 November 2026 9 stories →
- India and the EU conclude talks for India to join Horizon Europe
International · Horizon Europe: EU research & innovation programme, 2021–2027
- IAF IL-76MD lands at Nyoma airbase in eastern Ladakh
Defence · Aircraft: IL-76MD heavy-lift transport
- E20 petrol: all 893 oil company samples meet the BIS standard
Economy · E20 = petrol with 20% ethanol; standard IS 17021
- India is the 6th-largest chemicals producer; three PCPIRs draw ₹3.4 lakh crore
Economy · India: 6th in world, 4th in Asia in chemicals
- Mohammed Shami retires from Test cricket after 13 years
Sports · Mohammed Shami retires from Tests
- India win medals at the ISSF World Shooting Championship in Doha
Sports · ISSF World Championship venue: Doha, Qatar
- Election Commission gives voters left out of SIR draft rolls another chance
National · SIR: Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
- Vahan portal adds online ownership transfer, inter-state NOC and e-KYC
National · 3 new online services on Vahan
- CAT 2026 admit cards released; exam on 29 November
National · CAT 2026 conducted by IIM Indore
Friday, 6 November 2026 10 stories →
- GRSE delivers ‘Amini’, an anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft, to the Navy
Defence · Amini: ASW Shallow Water Craft built by GRSE
- RAHAT MITRA: India and Myanmar hold their first bilateral tri-service HADR exercise
International · RAHAT MITRA: first India–Myanmar tri-service HADR exercise
- Uttarakhand Police becomes the 16th police force to receive the President’s Colour
National · Uttarakhand Police: 16th police force with President’s Colour
- Digital Life Certificate Campaign 5.0: face authentication share nears 80%
Government Schemes · DLC Campaign 5.0 for pensioners
- Semicon 2.0 portal opens; ECMS approvals reach 118
Economy · Semicon 2.0 outlay: ₹1,27,500 crore
- OMSS rice sale target doubled to 50 LMT; weekly stock disclosure made mandatory
Economy · OMSS(D) rice target: 25 → 50 LMT
- Child marriage falls to 20.1% in NFHS-6
National · NFHS-6: child marriage 20.1% (NFHS-5: 23.3%)
- Telangana signs amended BharatNet agreement with ₹3,189 crore Central support
State News · Central support ₹3,189 crore; 12,769 Gram Panchayats
- NHAI standardises barrier-less Multi-Lane Free Flow toll plaza design
National · MLFF: barrier-less tolling without stopping
- CBSE board exams 2027 to begin on 16 February
National · Start: 16 February 2027
Thursday, 5 November 2026 8 stories →
- DRDO flight-tests Pralay quasi-ballistic missile in user trials; induction imminent
Defence · Pralay: surface-to-surface quasi-ballistic missile, range 150–500 km
- Centre releases ₹1,09,019 crore tax devolution instalment to states ahead of schedule
Economy · Instalment: ₹1,09,019 crore, released on 5 Nov 2026
- 1857 Martyrs’ Memorial inaugurated at Ambala Cantonment
National · Memorial at Ambala Cantonment, Haryana; cost ₹594 crore
- Over 65 crore gold articles now carry a HUID under mandatory hallmarking
Economy · 65 crore+ gold articles with HUID
- Tranche IX of critical mineral auctions launched at the Mining Ministers’ conference in Goa
Economy · Tranche IX: 20 critical mineral blocks in 8 states
- Star cluster UBC 63 is actually two clusters after a close flyby, Indian study finds
Science & Technology · UBC 63 = two clusters: UBC 63A and UBC 63B
- TRAI recommends a satellite network provider authorisation and direct-to-device services
Economy · New authorisation under Telecommunications Act, 2023
- Advisory lists 22 VB-G RAM G works for fodder and livestock infrastructure
Government Schemes · 22 of 375 permissible works chosen for fodder and livestock
Wednesday, 4 November 2026 10 stories →
- Cabinet adds a two-year second engagement, opening a path for all Agniveers to become regular soldiers
Defence · Second engagement: 2 more years for the 75% not retained
- Cabinet approves ₹14,500 crore VGF scheme for 92 GWh of grid-scale energy storage
Economy · Outlay ₹14,500 crore; 92 GWh of storage
- Fast Track Special Courts scheme extended to 2031 and expanded to 850 courts
Government Schemes · Extended to 31 March 2031; outlay ₹3,788.04 crore
- Cabinet approves VISTAR, a ₹4,371 crore scheme to overhaul official statistics
Government Schemes · VISTAR outlay: ₹4,371.10 crore (MoSPI)
- Cabinet approves ₹2,814 crore capex support for lithium and nickel processing plants
Economy · Outlay ₹2,814 crore; 30% capital subsidy
- Bharatiya Vayuyan Niyam, 2026 to replace the Aircraft Rules, 1937 from January 2027
National · 220 rules, 8 chapters, 6 schedules
- India and Canada hold their first Defence Dialogue
International · First India–Canada Defence Dialogue: 3 Nov 2026 (virtual)
- Annual Survey of Industries 2024-25: manufacturing corporate sector GVA up 9.28%
Economy · ASI 2024-25 released by MoSPI
- Keralam Resolution: Public Accounts Committees back an audit-para monitoring system in every legislature
National · Venue: Thiruvananthapuram, 3–4 Nov 2026
- Draft rule: instant licence suspension when a drug is declared Not of Standard Quality
National · Immediate licence suspension for NSQ drugs (draft)
Tuesday, 3 November 2026 10 stories →
- Indian Navy frees hijacked fishing vessel Azini off Somalia; all 20 crew rescued
Defence · Vessel: Azini, hijacked off north-eastern Somalia
- India elected President of the International Solar Alliance for a third straight term
International · India: ISA President for a 3rd consecutive term; France Co-President
- India’s asks for COP31 in Antalya: a Climate Finance Work Programme
International · COP31: Antalya, Türkiye, 9–20 November 2026
- IndiaAI Mission releases home-grown foundation models EKA-1 and Dhir
Science & Technology · EKA-1 (Soket Labs): 26.3 billion parameters, 22 Indian languages + English
- NITI Aayog launches the India S&T Scoreboard for States and UTs
Economy · First integrated State/UT S&T dashboard
- Exercise Tiger Triumph 2026: 5th India–US tri-service HADR exercise opens at Visakhapatnam
Defence · Tiger Triumph: India–US tri-service HADR exercise
- Nadi Sanjivani: river silt from Bihar to be used in National Highways
National · Initiative: Nadi Sanjivani (MoRTH + Bihar)
- Puri International Cruise Terminal announced; target to double coastal freight share by 2047
Economy · Puri International Cruise Terminal: ~₹1,500 crore (Paradip Port + Odisha)
- TRAI moves telecom interconnection to IP-based, LSA-level links from January 2027
Economy · Effective 1 January 2027
- Draft Drugs Rules amendments: more import points, qualified person for batch release
National · Amends the Drugs Rules, 1945
Monday, 2 November 2026 9 stories →
- MoD signs ₹53,866.50 crore contracts with GRSE and GSL for eight Next Generation Corvettes
Defence · 8 Next Generation Corvettes: GRSE 5 + GSL 3
- Bharat RE Summit 2026: PM sets a new goal of another 500 GW of non-fossil capacity
Environment · Venue: Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, 2–5 November 2026
- Coal mine Star Rating for FY 2024-25: 50 mines get five stars
Economy · 50 coal mines rated Five-Star for FY 2024-25
- 24-year X-ray study finds NGC 4490 ULX-8 is a black hole feeding at the Eddington limit
Science & Technology · Object: ULX-8 in galaxy pair NGC 4490/4485
- Sikkim: SOP for organic fisheries certification in the North-East; Siri cattle programme launched
State News · Soreng (Sikkim): India’s first Organic Fisheries Cluster under PMMSY
- FRRO network grows to 20 offices; MHA wants FRROs in all state capitals by 2027
National · FRRO network: 20 offices
- TRAI cuts the telecom complaint appeal window from 30 to 15 days
Economy · Appeal window cut from 30 to 15 days
- VB-G RAM G Grievance Redressal Rules, 2026: three tiers, 15-day resolution
Government Schemes · Three tiers: Gram Panchayat, Block, District
- Khet Bachaao Abhiyaan–Rabi 2026: soil health drive to reach 50 lakh farmers
Government Schemes · Theme: “Swasth Dhara, Samriddh Kisan”
Sunday, 1 November 2026 7 stories →
- Bengaluru–Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper flagged off, India’s third sleeper Vande Bharat
National · Route: SMVT Bengaluru – CSMT Mumbai, six days a week
- Chandigarh Police receives the President’s Colour in its Diamond Jubilee year
National · President’s Colour is the highest honour for a police or military unit
- Dinesh V. Ganvir takes charge as the 55th Director General of the Geological Survey of India
Appointments · New DG, GSI: Dinesh Vitthalrao Ganvir (55th)
- Digi Yatra starts trials for international passengers at seven airports
Science & Technology · International trials at 7 airports, Nov–Dec 2026; rollout 2027
- Coal India posts its highest-ever monthly output in October 2026; coal imports fall
Economy · CIL record October output: 67.2 MT; supply 70.3 MT
- EPFO at 74: WhatsApp services and automatic settlement of small inoperative accounts
Government Schemes · EPFO 74th Foundation Day: 1 November 2026
- 1 November: Formation Day of Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab
Important Days · 1 Nov 1956: Karnataka (Rajyotsava), Kerala (Piravi), Madhya Pradesh