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10 November 2026

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  1. Supreme Court: commercial cultivation inside forest land is outside the Forest Rights Act's protectionPolity · asked in UPSC 2019; GS-2 core; factual, Prelims-type
  2. Most kharif crop prices rule above MSP as weather hits outputEconomy · asked in UPSC 2020; GS-3 core; factual, Prelims-type
  3. RBI extends supersession of Abhyudaya Co-operative Bank's board by a yearEconomy · asked in UPSC 2024; GS-3 core; factual, Prelims-type
  4. DRDO flight-tests the Pralay missile from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam IslandDefence · asked in UPSC 2007; GS-3 core; factual, Prelims-type
  5. Karnataka High Court issues guidelines to BMRCL on access to remaining portions of acquired propertiesPolity · GS-2 core; factual, Prelims-type
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PolityGS-2Prelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★★★★

Plantations are not 'forest dwellers': the Supreme Court's Forest Rights Act line, GS2 and GS3 explained

Supreme Court: commercial cultivation inside forest land is outside the Forest Rights Act's protection

बातमीत का? The Supreme Court says the Forest Rights Act shields traditional forest dwellers, not commercial cultivators.

पूर्व The Forest Rights Act, 2006 recognises rights of Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers over forest land and resources.

मुख्य GS Paper 2 (Polity, governance) and GS Paper 3 (Environment). Issue: claims of commercial occupation of forest land under the Forest Rights Act. Provi…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2019Read · 2 min →Test
EconomyGS-3Prelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★★★★

Market price beats the government floor: the MSP body and mechanism GS Paper 3 expects you to explain

Most kharif crop prices rule above MSP as weather hits output

बातमीत का? Weather-hit kharif output has lifted market prices above MSP for most crops.

पूर्व The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices recommends Minimum Support Prices to the Government of India.

मुख्य GS Paper 3 (Agriculture/Economy): weather shocks such as El Nino-linked drought cut kharif output, lifting market prices above MSP, which shows MSP is…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2020Read · 2 min →Test
EconomyGS-3Prelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★★★★

One year, then another: the Section 36AAA power RBI used on Abhyudaya Bank, a GS3 banking staple

RBI extends supersession of Abhyudaya Co-operative Bank's board by a year

बातमीत का? RBI extends the supersession of Abhyudaya Co-operative Bank's board under the Banking Regulation Act.

पूर्व The RBI can supersede the board of a co-operative bank under Section 36AAA read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

मुख्य GS Paper 3 (Banking / Co-operative banks). Repeated governance failures in urban co-operative banks led to RBI's power to supersede boards under the B…

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Defence
DefenceGS-3Prelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★★★☆

Solid-fuelled yet not purely ballistic: what Pralay's quasi-ballistic tag means for Prelims defence questions

DRDO flight-tests the Pralay missile from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island

बातमीत का? DRDO test-fires the Pralay quasi-ballistic missile in user evaluation trials.

पूर्व Pralay is a surface-to-surface missile, not a surface-to-air or air-to-air missile.

मुख्य GS Paper 3 (Defence and Science & Technology): India's tactical missile arsenal must match short-range threats along contested borders. Indigenous dev…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2007Read · 2 min →Test
PolityGS-2Prelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★★★

Metro land taken, but not the road to the rest: the Article 300A property right explained for Polity

Karnataka High Court issues guidelines to BMRCL on access to remaining portions of acquired properties

बातमीत का? The High Court strikes down parts of BMRCL's Way Leave Policy and lays down access guidelines.

पूर्व Statement: Right to property is a constitutional right under Article 300A, not a fundamental right.

मुख्य GS Paper 2 (Polity and Governance): Infrastructure projects need land, but Article 300A allows deprivation of property only by authority of law. The H…

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EconomyGS-3Prelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★★★

DGTR recommends, but who actually imposes anti-dumping duty? The GS3 trade remedies rule to know

DGTR recommends anti-dumping duty on medical gloves from Thailand and Malaysia

बातमीत का? DGTR proposes a five-year anti-dumping duty on gloves from Thailand and Malaysia; Finance Ministry decides.

पूर्व DGTR is an attached office of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry that recommends anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard measures.

मुख्य GS Paper 3 (Economy/Trade): cheap imports can hurt domestic manufacturers, so the DGTR investigates and recommends anti-dumping duty under WTO-complia…

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EconomyGS-3Prelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★★★

Which ministry runs MPEDA? The EU catch-certificate rule behind India's seafood exports, for GS Paper 3

MPEDA rolls out digital catch certification to meet EU norms

बातमीत का? MPEDA's digital catch certification lets seafood exporters meet EU traceability norms.

पूर्व MPEDA is a statutory body functioning under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, not the Ministry of Fisheries.

मुख्य GS Paper 3 (Economy: fisheries and exports). Issue: EU rules on legal, traceable catch can block Indian seafood exports. Policy: MPEDA's digital catch…

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EconomyGS-3Prelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★★★

Bid deadline pushed again to 10 December: which policy lets firms choose oil blocks? GS3 Energy answer

OALP deepwater bidding deadline extended again to 10 December

बातमीत का? Deepwater bidding under OALP is extended to 10 December.

पूर्व Statement: Under the Open Acreage Licensing Policy, bidders can nominate blocks they want to explore through an open application.

मुख्य GS Paper 3 (Energy/Economy): India's import dependence on oil and gas -> OALP under HELP lets firms choose blocks, with deepwater rounds needing longe…

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EconomyGS-3Prelims ★★★☆☆ Mains ★★★★★

31% ethanol against a 20% standard? The E20 petrol dispute Prelims and GS3 energy answers must decode

Karnataka reports ethanol content up to 31% in E20 petrol samples

बातमीत का? Karnataka's tests claim up to 31% ethanol in E20 petrol; the Centre disputes the finding.

पूर्व E20 petrol is a blend of about 20 per cent ethanol and 80 per cent petrol by volume.

मुख्य GS Paper 3 (Energy) and GS Paper 2 (Centre-State relations). Issue: a state's lab tests allege ethanol content above the E20 standard, which the Centr…

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Science & Tech
Science & TechGS-3Prelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★★☆

Semicon India 2.0 opens Pillars 2, 3 and 4: the MeitY chip mission GS3 must know

Semicon India 2.0 portal launched by Ashwini Vaishnaw

बातमीत का? The Semicon India 2.0 portal opens applications under several pillars of the chip programme.

पूर्व The India Semiconductor Mission is the nodal agency for the Semicon India programme and functions under MeitY.

मुख्य GS Paper 3 (Science and Technology / Industry). India imports nearly all its chips, which creates supply-chain and strategic risk; Semicon India, run …

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Science & TechGS-3Prelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★★☆

A 4.1-billion-year-old Martian rock lay in the Sahara: the GS3 space-science basics to know

Mali meteorite Teghaza 001 identified as a 4.1-billion-year-old piece of Mars

बातमीत का? A Sahara meteorite is confirmed as Martian rock at least 4.1 billion years old.

पूर्व A meteorite is a rock from space that survives passage through the atmosphere and lands on Earth; the same body is called a meteoroid in space and a meteor during its fiery fall.

मुख्य GS Paper 3 (Science and Technology): meteorites are a low-cost source of planetary samples, but their origin and context are uncertain compared with s…

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Science & TechGS-3Prelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★★☆

Clearing dead satellites versus servicing live ones: the Hyderabad Base 1 distinction GS3 Space answers need

Cosmoserve Space opens Base 1 in Hyderabad for debris removal and in-orbit servicing

बातमीत का? Hyderabad's Base 1 targets orbital debris removal and satellite servicing.

पूर्व Active debris removal physically removes or deorbits defunct objects from orbit, whereas ground tracking only monitors them.

मुख्य GS Paper 3 (Space / Science and Technology): growing orbital debris threatens satellites and space assets, so private players are being enabled to bui…

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EnvironmentGS-3Prelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★★☆

Pumped hydro in a tiger corridor: the storage logic and forest-clearance stage GS3 Environment tests

Pumped hydro project in Panna-Ranipur tiger corridor gets in-principle forest nod

बातमीत का? A pumped hydro project in the Panna-Ranipur tiger corridor gets an in-principle forest nod.

पूर्व Pumped storage hydropower uses two reservoirs at different heights: water is pumped up when power is surplus and released through turbines when demand peaks.

मुख्य GS Paper 3 (Environment and Energy). Renewable growth needs storage to balance intermittent solar and wind, and pumped hydro is a proven option, but s…

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  1. ReportTeghaza 001, a meteorite found in Mali's Sahara Desert, has been identified as Martian rock formed at least 4.1 billion years ago.
  2. DefenceGroup Captain Shubhanshu Shukla was awarded the Ashoka Chakra in the Gallantry Awards 2026.
  3. DefenceMajor Arshdeep Singh and Naib Subedar Doleshwar Subba received the Kirti Chakra in the Gallantry Awards 2026.
  4. DefenceMajor Swathi Shantha Kumar won the UN Secretary-General's Award 2025 (Gender category) for the 'Equal Partners, Lasting Peace' project with UNMISS in South Sudan.
  5. DefenceMajor Abhilasha Barak, deployed with UNIFIL in Lebanon, received the UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award in June 2026.
  6. DefenceLance Havildar Harbhajan Singh and Naib Subedar Sujit Kumar Pradhan were posthumously awarded the UN's Dag Hammarskjöld Medal.
  7. ReportTamil poet and lyricist R. Vairamuthu was named for the 60th Jnanpith Award.
  8. ReportBengali author Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay won the Saraswati Samman for his novel Har Parvati Katha.
  9. WorldYáng Shuāng-zǐ and her translator Lin King were joint winners of the 2026 International Booker Prize.
  10. WorldGerman mathematician Gerd Faltings won the Abel Prize 2026, awarded by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
  11. WorldThe 2026 Fields Medals went to Yu Deng, John Pardon, Jacob Tsimerman and Hong Wang.
  12. ReportProf. Mahesh Kakde of IISc Bengaluru received the Ramanujan Prize 2026 for his work in algebraic number theory.
  13. ReportIndian conservationists Parveen Shaikh (Indian Skimmer) and Dr Barkha Subba (Himalayan salamander) won the 2026 Whitley Awards.
  14. WorldProf. Kaveh Madani received the Stockholm Water Prize 2026.
  15. WorldSmiljan Radić Clarke of Chile won the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2026.
  16. ReportValluvan of Tamil Nadu was named an FAO Soil Farmer Hero.
  17. ReportThe Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath became India's 45th UNESCO World Heritage Site on 25 July 2026 at the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan.
  18. WorldAntónio Costa and Ursula von der Leyen were the chief guests at India's 77th Republic Day Parade on 26 January 2026.
  19. ReportAt the 2026 Republic Day Parade the judges ranked Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir and Kerala as the top state tableaux, and the Ministry of Culture won best central tableau.
  20. SportsSourav Ganguly, Anjum Chopra and Kevin Pietersen were inducted into the 2026 ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
  21. SchemeIB15 is a diesel blend containing 15 per cent isobutanol.
  22. ReportUNESCO says cyberbullying affects one in ten students worldwide and that AI is fuelling new forms of the threat.
  23. KarnatakaIn Mysuru Dasara 2026 tableau awards, Mandya won first place in the Mysuru division, and Shivamogga's 'Hase Chittara' won first place in the Bengaluru division.
  24. KarnatakaBagalkot won first place in the Belagavi division at Dasara 2026, while the Karnataka Tourism Department took first place in the State-level department category.
  25. KarnatakaHindustan Aeronautics Limited won first place in the central-level category of the Dasara 2026 Jumboo Savari tableaux.
  26. KarnatakaThe Karnataka Ratna award will be conferred posthumously on actors Dr. Vishnuvardhan and B. Saroja Devi on 19 November 2026.
  27. KarnatakaSatavadhani R. Ganesh of Karnataka received a Padma Bhushan in the 2026 Padma Awards, in the field of Art.
  28. KarnatakaNovelist Devanura Mahadeva received the Pampa Award, Karnataka's highest literary honour.
  29. KarnatakaAnke Gowda M. of Karnataka received a Padma Shri in 2026 for social work.

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Supreme Court: commercial cultivation inside forest land is outside the Forest Rights Act's protection
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Consider the following statements: 1. As per recent amendment to the India Forest Act, 1927, forest dwellers have the right to fell the bamboos grown on the for…

Most kharif crop prices rule above MSP as weather hits output
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Consider the following statements: 1. In the case of all cereals, pulses and oil-seeds, the procurement at Minimum Support Price (MSP) is unlimited in any State…

RBI extends supersession of Abhyudaya Co-operative Bank's board by a year
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With reference to the rule/rules imposed by the Reserve Bank of India while treating foreign banks, consider the following statements: 1. There is no minimum ca…

DRDO flight-tests the Pralay missile from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island
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Consider the following statements: 1. In November, 2006, DRDO successfully conducted the interception test using Prithvi-II missile. 2. Prithivi-II is a surface…

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