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6 November 2026

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5 topics you cannot afford to miss — and why

  1. States receive 41% of divisible tax poolEconomy · asked in UPSC 2015; factual, Prelims-type
  2. Ninth round of critical mineral auctions launchedEconomy · asked in UPSC 2025; factual, Prelims-type
  3. ISRO says NVS-03 navigation satellite is healthyScience & Tech · asked in UPSC 2002
  4. Antarctic ozone hole seventh largest on recordEnvironment · asked in UPSC 2015
  5. Karnataka to unify skilling effortsKarnataka · asked in UPSC 2018; Karnataka-specific
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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★★☆☆

States get 41% of the divisible pool in 14 instalments: the Finance Commission devolution formula GS3 tests

States receive 41% of divisible tax pool

Why in News? Advance tax devolution of ₹1.09 lakh crore; UP received the most.

Prelims The divisible pool consists of Union tax revenue excluding cesses, surcharges and the cost of collection.

Mains GS3 (Indian Economy) and GS2 (Federalism): vertical devolution via the Finance Commission under Article 280 and Article 270 addresses the Centre-State…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2015Read · 2 min →Test
EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★★☆☆

100 blocks offered, only 64 auctioned: the MMDR Act critical minerals round GS3 Prelims tests

Ninth round of critical mineral auctions launched

Why in News? Mines Ministry offers 20 more critical mineral blocks.

Prelims Statement: Auctions of critical and strategic mineral blocks in India are conducted under the MMDR Act, 1957 as amended, administered by the Ministry of Mines.

Mains GS3 (Economy, Resources): India's dependence on imports of critical minerals needed for batteries, electronics and clean energy makes domestic block a…

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Science & Tech
Science & TechGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★☆☆☆

India's own GPS rival is not global: the NavIC orbit mix Prelims space questions test

ISRO says NVS-03 navigation satellite is healthy

Why in News? NVS-03 healthy; NavIC being strengthened.

Prelims NavIC is a regional navigation satellite system covering India and its surrounding region, not a global system like GPS.

Mains GS3 Science & Technology (Space): Dependence on foreign systems like GPS is a strategic vulnerability for navigation, defence and civil services. NavI…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2002Read · 2 min →Test
EnvironmentGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★☆☆☆

Seventh-largest hole in 48 years: the Montreal Protocol facts every GS3 Environment answer needs

Antarctic ozone hole seventh largest on record

Why in News? 2026 ozone hole ranks seventh largest in 48 years.

Prelims The Montreal Protocol (1987) is an international treaty to phase out ozone-depleting substances.

Mains GS3 Environment: the ozone hole is a global commons problem. The Montreal Protocol's phase-out of ozone-depleting substances is widely seen as a succe…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2015Read · 2 min →Test
KarnatakaKPSCPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★☆☆☆ KPSC ★★★★★

₹5,000 crore, 30 lakh trainees, seven years: Karnataka's single skilling system for KAS human-resource answers

Karnataka to unify skilling efforts

Why in News? ₹5,000 crore for a single skilling system.

Prelims Integrating multiple skilling schemes into one system aims to reduce duplication and improve coordination of training outcomes.

Mains GS Paper III (Employment, human resources) and State-level KAS papers. Fragmented skilling schemes across departments cause duplication and weak outco…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2018Read · 2 min →Test

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Polity
PolityGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Cities cannot be run from state capitals: the 74th Amendment gap every Polity answer must cover

NITI Aayog holds 2nd National Urban Conclave

Why in News? NITI Aayog member urges empowered city governments.

Prelims The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act inserted Part IXA in the Constitution, dealing with Municipalities.

Mains GS2 (Governance, Federalism): Cities remain controlled by State governments despite the 74th Amendment, because functions, funds and functionaries are…

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Economy
EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

GPUs now count as financial products at GIFT City: the IFSCA leasing framework GS3 Economy tests

IFSCA brings GPU leasing within its framework

Why in News? GPU and data-centre equipment leasing brought under IFSCA.

Prelims IFSCA is the single unified authority regulating financial products, services and institutions in International Financial Services Centres in India.

Mains GS3 Economy: financial regulation and infrastructure. Issue: high-cost AI compute hardware is hard to finance, and GIFT City wants to be a global leas…

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Economy
EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

1.7% now, 3% this fiscal, 5% soon: the CBG blending schedule GS3 Energy answers need

CBG blending target set at 3% for this fiscal

Why in News? CBG blending was 1.7% in H1; targets rise to 5%.

Prelims Compressed biogas is purified biogas with methane content comparable to natural gas, produced from agricultural residue, cattle dung, sewage and municipal waste.

Mains GS3 Economy - Energy: CBG blending stood at 1.7% in H1 against a 3% target for this fiscal, rising to 4% in 2027-28 and 5% after. The blending obligat…

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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

A station at 5,256 metres beneath Tanglang La: the Bilaspur-Manali-Leh railway fact GS3 Infrastructure tests

Proposed Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line to have world's highest station

Why in News? Planned station beneath Tanglang La at about 5,256 m.

Prelims The proposed Bilaspur-Manali-Leh railway line is planned as a broad-gauge line of about 489 km.

Mains GS3 Infrastructure: strategic border connectivity to Ladakh is limited by road-only access and weather closures. A high-altitude broad-gauge railway w…

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PolityGAPrelims ★★★☆☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Speedy trial beats special laws: the Article 21 ruling that GS2 Polity answers must cite

Supreme Court: speedy trial is a fundamental right

Why in News? Speedy trial under Article 21 prevails over special statutes.

Prelims The right to a speedy trial is not expressly listed in the Constitution but has been read into Article 21 by the Supreme Court.

Mains GS2 Polity: the issue is prolonged pretrial detention under stringent special laws. Article 21, as expanded in Hussainara Khatoon and Maneka Gandhi, m…

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Polity
PolityGAPrelims ★★★☆☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Drug licence suspended the moment quality tests fail: the Drugs Rules 1945 change for GS2

Union proposes faster suspension of drug-making licences

Why in News? Draft Drugs Rules change allows immediate licence suspension.

Prelims The Drugs Rules, 1945 are subordinate legislation made under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.

Mains GS2 Governance (health regulation): substandard drugs erode public trust and exports, and slow licence action has let defaulters keep producing. The d…

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International RelationsGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

India-born mayor of the 2028 Olympics city: the diaspora angle GS2 tests

Nithya Raman elected Los Angeles mayor

Why in News? India-born councillor wins LA mayoralty.

Prelims Statement: Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is observed on 9 January to mark the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to India in 1915.

Mains GS2 International Relations: Indian diaspora. Issue: India-origin leaders are winning high offices abroad, as in Los Angeles. Policy: India engages th…

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International RelationsGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Flood aid before the visit: the Bhotekoshi thank-you that tests India's Neighbourhood First policy in GS2

Nepal PM's India visit being prepared

Why in News? Preparations on for Nepal PM's visit; flood aid acknowledged.

Prelims Nepal borders five Indian states: Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Mains GS2 International Relations: India's neighbourhood. Issue: Nepal's PM visit follows flood relief after the Bhotekoshi disaster, showing India as a fir…

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⚡ Quick facts 25

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  1. DayWorld Tsunami Awareness Day is observed on 5 November; its 2026 theme is "Be Tsunami Ready: Resilience Starts With You".
  2. ReportUPSC declared the Civil Services Mains 2026 result on 5 November 2026.
  3. DefenceTiger Triumph is a tri-service humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise between India and the United States.
  4. DefenceDRDO's integrated air defence system combines QRSAM, VSHORADS and a high-energy laser directed-energy weapon.
  5. DefenceOfek-19 is an Israeli reconnaissance satellite that uses synthetic aperture radar (SAR) for surveillance.
  6. ReportResearchers described Disporum kamakhasiense, a new flowering plant found in forests of Assam and Meghalaya.
  7. SchemeIndia's Union Health Ministry proposed Drugs Rules, 1945 amendments to allow immediate suspension of drug manufacturing licences on failed quality tests.
  8. SportsNirmala Lakshman's "The Tamils: A Portrait of a Community" won the Sharjah Award for Best International Non-Fiction Book on 4 November 2026.
  9. ReportJNCASR researchers developed a silicon chip for terahertz waves aimed at 6G communication.
  10. SchemeAs of 5 November 2026, Gujarat had completed 497 AMRUT 2.0 projects worth ₹4,832 crore.
  11. ReportThe RBI announced a 3-day Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility on 6 November 2026.
  12. AppointedLos Angeles, whose new mayor is India-born Nithya Raman, will host the 2028 Olympics.
  13. ReportAmit Shah inaugurated a memorial to the 1857 First War of Independence martyrs at Ambala, Haryana.
  14. ReportAdFalciVax is a malaria vaccine developed in India.
  15. ReportNaegleria fowleri, the brain-eating amoeba, causes Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM).
  16. WorldIndia announced a $500 million Line of Credit extension to Guyana on 5 November 2026.
  17. KarnatakaThe Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) published the exam schedule for residential school teachers and other posts.
  18. KarnatakaChowdiah Utsava 2026 begins in Bengaluru on 11 November.
  19. KarnatakaGKVK in Bengaluru will hold its Krishi Mela on 13 November.
  20. KarnatakaGreater Bengaluru Authority set 15 December as the new deadline for road works, as nearly half of ₹2,233 crore of works remain incomplete.
  21. KarnatakaIbbaluru metro station in Bengaluru is to be renamed "InMobi Ibbaluru" for ₹65 crore.
  22. KarnatakaAbout 22% of landowners in seven villages near Bengaluru have received compensation for the Bidadi township over three months.
  23. KarnatakaKSRTC will run 2,600 special buses for Deepavali.
  24. KarnatakaKarnataka's Higher Education Department launched the "Mukhyamantri Vidyarthi Sahaya Hasta" scheme offering free online coaching for competitive exams to over 90,000 aspirants.
  25. KarnatakaGBA suspended two revenue officials for issuing illegal e-Khatas to more than 100 non-flat properties.

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States receive 41% of divisible tax pool
🔁 PYQ CONNECTION · UPSC 2015

With reference to the Fourteenth Finance Commission, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It has increased the share of States in the central di…

Ninth round of critical mineral auctions launched
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Consider the following statements: I. India has joined the Minerals Security Partnership as a member. II. India is a resource-rich country in all the 30 critica…

ISRO says NVS-03 navigation satellite is healthy
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With reference to Indian satellites and their launchers, consider the following statements: 1. All the INSAT series of satellites were launched abroad. 2. PSLVs…

Antarctic ozone hole seventh largest on record
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Which one of the following is associated with the issue of control and phasing out of the use of ozone-depleting substances?

Karnataka to unify skilling efforts
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With reference to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, consider the following statements 1. It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Labour and Employment. …

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