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4 November 2026

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  1. Food-safety regulation: Maharashtra's plea puts the Centre–State divide in focusPolity · asked in UPSC 2018; factual, Prelims-type
  2. Karnataka High Court begins contempt proceedings over ruckus in Chief Justice's court; takes up suo motu PIL on violence against advocatesPolity · asked in UPSC 2007; factual, Prelims-type
  3. RBI announces VRRR auction and launches three household surveysEconomy · asked in UPSC 2022
  4. PM Surya Ghar: about one lakh rooftop solar installations every four to five daysScience & Tech · asked in UPSC 2025; factual, Prelims-type
  5. Voters dropped from draft SIR rolls can apply afresh through Form 6, says ECPolity · factual, Prelims-type
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Polity
PolityGAPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★★☆☆

Who frames food standards and who raids the shop? The FSS Act 2006 split Prelims tests

Food-safety regulation: Maharashtra's plea puts the Centre–State divide in focus

വാർത്തയിൽ എന്തുകൊണ്ട്? Maharashtra's plea highlights the Centre–State split in food-safety regulation.

പ്രിലിംസ് The FSSAI is a statutory body established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, not under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.

മെയിൻസ് GS2 (Federalism) and GS3 (Food safety): the issue is overlapping Centre and State roles in food regulation. The FSS Act, 2006 gives the Centre standar…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2018Read · 2 min →Test
PolityGAPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★★☆☆

Which Article lets a High Court punish contempt of itself? The Article 215 power behind Karnataka's courtroom row

Karnataka High Court begins contempt proceedings over ruckus in Chief Justice's court; takes up suo motu PIL on violence against advocates

വാർത്തയിൽ എന്തുകൊണ്ട്? Karnataka HC starts contempt action and a suo motu PIL on attacks on advocates.

പ്രിലിംസ് Article 215 declares every High Court a court of record with power to punish for contempt of itself.

മെയിൻസ് GS2 (Judiciary): Disruption inside a courtroom raises the question of how far courts may use contempt powers to protect their dignity and function. Ar…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2007Read · 2 min →Test
EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

The RBI drains liquidity but fixes no rate in advance: the VRRR auction every GS3 banking answer needs

RBI announces VRRR auction and launches three household surveys

വാർത്തയിൽ എന്തുകൊണ്ട്? RBI holds an overnight VRRR auction and starts its November household surveys.

പ്രിലിംസ് VRRR auctions are conducted by the RBI under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility to absorb surplus liquidity from the banking system.

മെയിൻസ് GS3 (Economy): Surplus banking liquidity can blunt monetary policy transmission. The RBI uses LAF tools such as variable rate reverse repo auctions to…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2022Read · 2 min →Test
Science & TechGAPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★☆☆☆

One lakh rooftops every 4-5 days: the PM Surya Ghar target GS3 renewable energy answers must cite

PM Surya Ghar: about one lakh rooftop solar installations every four to five days

വാർത്തയിൽ എന്തുകൊണ്ട്? PM Surya Ghar installs about one lakh rooftop systems every 4-5 days.

പ്രിലിംസ് PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana aims to install rooftop solar systems on one crore households.

മെയിൻസ് GS3 (Energy, Environment): Household electricity bills and a heavy dependence on fossil-fuel grid power are the issue; PM Surya Ghar targets rooftop s…

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PolityGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Dropped from the draft roll? Form 6 is the fix, and Article 324 is why the EC decides

Voters dropped from draft SIR rolls can apply afresh through Form 6, says EC

വാർത്തയിൽ എന്തുകൊണ്ട്? Voters missing from draft SIR rolls can reapply via Form 6.

പ്രിലിംസ് Statement: Article 324 vests the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls and the conduct of elections in the Election Commission.

മെയിൻസ് GS2 (Polity and Governance: elections, electoral reforms). Issue: voters omitted from draft rolls during the Special Intensive Revision risk losing th…

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

Coastal shipping and waterways must hit 12% of freight by 2047: the GS3 logistics target to remember

Sonowal sets 12% target for coastal and waterways freight share by 2047; new Indian Maritime University VC named

വാർത്തയിൽ എന്തുകൊണ്ട്? Plan to double waterway freight share to 12% by 2047; IMU gets a new Vice-Chancellor.

പ്രിലിംസ് The Indian Maritime University is a central university functioning under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, with its headquarters in Chennai.

മെയിൻസ് GS3 (Infrastructure, logistics): India's freight is heavily road-dependent, raising logistics costs and emissions. Policy push through coastal shippin…

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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

75:25 funding split: the SDRF rule behind Karnataka's ₹1,818 crore drought ask

Karnataka's drought assistance proposal revised upward by ₹1,818 crore after SDRF norm changes

വാർത്തയിൽ എന്തുകൊണ്ട്? Karnataka raises its drought assistance ask by ₹1,818 crore.

പ്രിലിംസ് The State Disaster Response Fund is constituted under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, and is the primary fund available to States for immediate relief.

മെയിൻസ് GS3 (Disaster management) and GS2 (Centre-State finance): recurring droughts expose the gap between State relief needs and funds allowed under SDRF no…

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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Who actually owns Namma Metro? The 50:50 BMRCL structure behind the new Pink Line, explained for GS3

PM to inaugurate Namma Metro's elevated Pink Line on 13 November

വാർത്തയിൽ എന്തുകൊണ്ട്? Elevated Pink Line of Namma Metro to open on 13 November.

പ്രിലിംസ് Namma Metro is operated by Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), a joint venture company.

മെയിൻസ് GS3 (Infrastructure): Rapid urbanisation strains road transport in cities like Bengaluru, and metro rail is the policy response, built through special…

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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Two villages left, then the land is theirs: the acquisition steps behind Bidadi township GS3 answers need

Bidadi township: Karnataka issues final notification to acquire the remaining two villages

വാർത്തയിൽ എന്തുകൊണ്ട്? Final land-acquisition notification issued for two more Bidadi villages.

പ്രിലിംസ് Acquisition and requisitioning of property is a subject in the Concurrent List, so both Parliament and State legislatures can legislate on it.

മെയിൻസ് GS3 (infrastructure, urban planning) and GS2 (federal and governance issues). Large township projects need contiguous land, which pushes states toward…

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

Who actually runs the Census? Entry 69 of the Union List and the Census Act, 1948 explained

Greater Bengaluru Authority trains staff for the second phase of Census 2027

വാർത്തയിൽ എന്തുകൊണ്ട്? Training for the second phase of Census 2027 begins in Bengaluru.

പ്രിലിംസ് Census is an entry in the Union List of the Seventh Schedule (Entry 69), so only Parliament can legislate on it.

മെയിൻസ് GS1 (Population) and GS2 (Governance): Census data underpins delimitation, welfare targeting and planning. Because Census is a Union subject (Entry 69…

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

₹23,000 crore attached, but which ministry runs the ED? The PMLA 2002 answer GS3 tests

ED attaches about ₹23,000 crore of Anil Ambani group assets in money-laundering cases

വാർത്തയിൽ എന്തുകൊണ്ട്? ED attachment under PMLA crosses ₹23,000 crore in the Anil Ambani group cases.

പ്രിലിംസ് The Enforcement Directorate is a multi-disciplinary agency under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.

മെയിൻസ് GS3 (Internal Security/Economy: black money and money laundering). Large attachments under PMLA show the ED's reach over proceeds of crime, but raise …

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EnvironmentGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★☆☆☆

Silt as road material: Bihar's first-in-India policy and the flood-control logic GS3 answers need

Bihar announces India's first silt management policy as NHAI plans to use river silt for highways

വാർത്തയിൽ എന്തുകൊണ്ട്? Bihar brings in India's first silt policy; NHAI to use river silt for roads.

പ്രിലിംസ് Bihar has announced India's first comprehensive State-level silt management policy.

മെയിൻസ് GS3 (Environment, Disaster Management): Siltation in rivers such as the Kosi and Ganga reduces channel capacity and worsens floods in Bihar. A State s…

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EnvironmentGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★☆☆☆

A tigress crossed into Assam and came back: the Buxa translocation Prelims tests under Project Tiger

West Bengal's first relocated tigress strays into Assam, returned to Buxa

വാർത്തയിൽ എന്തുകൊണ്ട്? Relocated tigress that strayed into Assam is back in Buxa Tiger Reserve.

പ്രിലിംസ് Buxa Tiger Reserve lies in the Alipurduar district of West Bengal and shares borders with Assam and Bhutan.

മെയിൻസ് GS3 (Environment and Conservation): Tiger translocation aims to restore populations in reserves with low or no tigers, but animals may stray beyond re…

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⚡ Quick facts 17

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  1. WorldNASA's Voyager 1 is projected to become the first human-made object one light-day from Earth on 18 November 2026.
  2. DefenceThe CRPF completed 12 consecutive months without an operational fatality, its first such period in 47 years.
  3. WorldPrasar Bharati won two honours at the ABU Prizes 2026, held in Colombo from 30 October to 3 November.
  4. ReportMeitY launched the Handbook on the Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture (DEPA) for AI Training on 31 October 2026.
  5. ReportTRAI released the Telecommunication Interconnection (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2026, which take effect on 1 January 2027.
  6. SchemeThe Union Cabinet approved the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana, a centrally sponsored scheme for FY 2026-27 to 2030-31, to strengthen Panchayats.
  7. SchemeThe Union Jal Shakti Minister launched the Punah Bharan app for groundwater recharge planning using geospatial technology.
  8. DefenceProject 18 of the Indian Navy aims to develop next-generation stealth guided-missile destroyers.
  9. ReportAverage daily UPI transaction value crossed ₹1 lakh crore for the first time in October 2026.
  10. SchemeDigi Yatra international trials for e-passport holders have begun at seven airports including Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai.
  11. SportsRajkumari Chanu won India's maiden Wushu bronze at the Youth Olympic Games.
  12. RankIISc Bangalore slipped 15 places to 79th in the QS Asia Rankings 2027.
  13. SchemeThe Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan rolled out the Samvad parent-connect app across more than 1,200 schools for real-time updates.
  14. DefenceCMS-03 (GSAT-7R) was launched by the LVM3-M5 rocket.
  15. WorldMexico has banned cellphones in schools despite opposition from parents worried about violence.
  16. KarnatakaKarnataka's tech funding rose 26 per cent, according to a new report.
  17. KarnatakaThe Karnataka Examinations Authority decided to appoint two invigilators in every exam hall for recruitment exams.

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Food-safety regulation: Maharashtra's plea puts the Centre–State divide in focus
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Karnataka High Court begins contempt proceedings over ruckus in Chief Justice's court; takes up suo motu PIL on violence against advocates
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Consider the following statements: 1. The Judges (Inquiry) Bill 2006 contemplates to establish a Judicial Council which will receive complaints against Judges o…

RBI announces VRRR auction and launches three household surveys
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With reference to the Indian economy, consider the following statements: 1. If the inflation is too high Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to buy government…

PM Surya Ghar: about one lakh rooftop solar installations every four to five days
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Consider the following statements about 'PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana': I. It targets installation of one crore solar rooftop panels in the residential secto…

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