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9 November 2026

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  1. NITI Aayog signs statement of intent with TEXMiN on critical mineralsEconomy · asked in UPSC 2025; GS-3 core; factual, Prelims-type
  2. RBI releases provisional results of 2025-26 census on foreign liabilities and assetsEconomy · GS-3 core; factual, Prelims-type
  3. Uttar Pradesh retains top position in number of GST assessees, Maharashtra secondEconomy · GS-3 core; factual, Prelims-type
  4. Safe harbour for social media platforms comes under government scrutinyPolity · GS-2 core; factual, Prelims-type
  5. RBI holds 4-day Variable Rate Repo auction of ₹50,000 crore on 9 NovemberEconomy · GS-3 core
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Economy
EconomyGS-3Prelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★★★★

India notified 30 critical minerals in 2023: the list GS3 Prelims keeps asking, and why TEXMiN matters

NITI Aayog signs statement of intent with TEXMiN on critical minerals

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? NITI Aayog and TEXMiN agreed to jointly strengthen the critical minerals ecosystem.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ India notified a list of 30 critical minerals in 2023, which includes lithium, cobalt and rare earth elements.

ମେନ୍ସ GS Paper 3 (Minerals, Infrastructure, Energy security). Issue: India depends heavily on imports for minerals vital to clean energy and electronics. Po…

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EconomyGS-3Prelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★★★

Stocks versus flows: how RBI's FLA census differs from the balance of payments, a GS3 external sector distinction

RBI releases provisional results of 2025-26 census on foreign liabilities and assets

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? RBI published provisional 2025-26 FLA census results covering companies, LLPs, AIFs and partnership firms.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ The Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA) census is conducted annually by the Reserve Bank of India, not by the Ministry of Statistics or DPIIT.

ମେନ୍ସ GS Paper 3 (External sector): the issue is how reliably India measures its external assets and liabilities. The RBI's FLA census gives stock data on d…

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Economy
EconomyGS-3Prelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★★★

UP tops GST registrations, Maharashtra second: the 1 July 2017 rollout facts Prelims tests

Uttar Pradesh retains top position in number of GST assessees, Maharashtra second

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? UP leads in GST assessee count, with Maharashtra second.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ GST is a destination-based, multi-stage indirect tax levied on supply of goods and services.

ମେନ୍ସ GS Paper 3 (Indian Economy - taxation, resource mobilisation). Issue: the number of GST assessees shows how far the economy has formalised and how Sta…

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Polity
PolityGS-2Prelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★★★

Platforms are not liable for your posts, until they are: Section 79 safe harbour explained for GS2

Safe harbour for social media platforms comes under government scrutiny

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? Safe harbour under Section 79 of the IT Act is being re-examined by the government.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ Section 79 of the IT Act, 2000 exempts intermediaries from liability for third-party content, subject to due diligence.

ମେନ୍ସ GS Paper 2 (Governance/Polity): the issue is how far online platforms should be shielded for user content. Section 79 of the IT Act and the Shreya Sin…

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EconomyGS-3Prelims ★★★☆☆ Mains ★★★★★

₹50,000 crore for four days: does a VRR repo inject or absorb liquidity? Know the LAF contrast

RBI holds 4-day Variable Rate Repo auction of ₹50,000 crore on 9 November

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? RBI notified a ₹50,000 crore, 4-day VRR auction for 9 November, reversing on 13 November, to manage liquidity.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ A repo operation under the LAF injects liquidity into the banking system, whereas a reverse repo absorbs it.

ମେନ୍ସ GS Paper 3 (Monetary policy and Banking). Issue: tight or fluctuating system liquidity can disrupt short-term money market rates and the transmission …

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EconomyGS-3Prelims ★★★☆☆ Mains ★★★★★

86% of India's cash was banned in 2016: the demonetisation aims every GS3 answer must weigh

Ten years on, demonetisation's stated aims remain largely unmet, data shows

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? A decade after the 8 November 2016 note ban, cash usage is unchanged and fake-note detection is rising.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ The 8 November 2016 demonetisation withdrew the legal tender status of ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes.

ମେନ୍ସ GS Paper 3 (Indian Economy: money and banking). Issue: ten years on, cash usage and fake-note detection suggest the stated aims of the 2016 note ban a…

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

Delhi hit 'severe' despite a ban: who actually enforces GRAP, a Prelims favourite on air pollution

Delhi smog turns severe after Deepavali as firecracker ban is defied

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? Post-Deepavali smog pushed several Delhi stations into the 'severe' band despite the firecracker ban.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ The Graded Response Action Plan is a set of emergency measures that are invoked in stages as the Air Quality Index worsens in Delhi-NCR.

ମେନ୍ସ GS Paper 3 (Environment and Pollution). Recurring post-festival smog shows the gap between a firecracker ban and its enforcement; GRAP and the CAQM pr…

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International RelationsGS-2Prelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★★★

Shenzhou, Tianwen or Tiangong? Pakistan's astronaut is headed to China's station, a space-tech name Prelims tests

Pakistan to send first foreign astronaut to China's Tiangong space station

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? A Pakistani astronaut will become the first foreigner on China's Tiangong station.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ Tiangong is China's permanently crewed space station in low Earth orbit, built and operated independently of the International Space Station.

ମେନ୍ସ GS Paper 2 (International Relations) and GS Paper 3 (Space). Issue: China is opening its own station to foreign astronauts, starting with Pakistan, as…

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International RelationsGS-2Prelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★★★

Mandela's party sinks to about 30%: the South Africa coalition politics GS-2 answer must cover

South Africa's ANC suffers worst election result in local polls

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? ANC got about 30% in the 4 November 2026 local polls, its worst showing.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ The African National Congress (ANC) has governed South Africa since the first democratic elections of 1994.

ମେନ୍ସ GS Paper 2 (International Relations): The ANC's slide to about 30% in local polls signals declining dominance of a liberation-movement party and a shi…

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International RelationsGS-2Prelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★★★

19 seafarers pulled out of Yemen: the diaspora-protection duty GS Paper 2 expects you to explain

19 Indian seafarers stranded in Yemen evacuated

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? Embassy evacuated 19 stranded Indian seafarers from Yemen.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ The Gulf of Aden connects the Red Sea (via the Bab-el-Mandeb strait) with the Arabian Sea.

ମେନ୍ସ GS Paper 2: Indian diaspora and international relations. The issue is the safety of Indian seafarers caught in West Asian instability; India relies on…

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

Ten parachutes, staged one after another: the Gaganyaan re-entry system GS3 Space questions test

Gaganyaan's deceleration parachute system in the news

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? Gaganyaan's staged deceleration system uses 10 parachutes to slow the crew module.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ Gaganyaan is ISRO's human spaceflight programme.

ମେନ୍ସ GS Paper 3 (Science and Technology / Space): human spaceflight needs a reliable re-entry and recovery chain, since the crew module must shed very high…

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

A telescope with 100 times Hubble's infrared view: the Roman mission Prelims Science and Tech tests

Quick scan: NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? The Roman telescope has a field of view about 100 times Hubble's infrared camera.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is an infrared observatory developed by NASA.

ମେନ୍ସ GS Paper 3 (Science and Technology): space-based astronomy has become a key area of global scientific competition. Wide-field survey telescopes like R…

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Science & TechGS-2Prelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★★☆

Non-binding, yet India signed in 2023: the Artemis Accords principles GS 2/3 space questions test

Quick scan: Artemis Accords

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? The Artemis Accords set non-binding principles for civil space exploration of the Moon, Mars and beyond.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ The Artemis Accords are a legally binding treaty negotiated at the United Nations.

ମେନ୍ସ GS Paper 2/3: International agreements and space. Issue: rising commercial and state activity on the Moon outpaces binding space law. Provision: the n…

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  1. WorldThe 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for work on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.
  2. WorldFrancis Halzen won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for contributions to the IceCube neutrino observatory and high-energy neutrinos.
  3. WorldHenri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai received the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on nonlinear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric synthesis.
  4. WorldCanadian poet Anne Carson won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature.
  5. WorldNavanethem 'Navi' Pillay of South Africa received the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
  6. WorldRobert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the 2026 Nobel in Economic Sciences for research on the microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation.
  7. WorldUzbekistan conferred its Order of Highest Friendship on Prime Minister Modi on 30 August 2026, his 36th international honour.
  8. WorldIndonesia gave Prime Minister Modi its highest state decoration, the Bintang Adipura, on 7 July 2026.
  9. WorldSlovakia honoured Prime Minister Modi with the Order of the White Double Cross (1st Class) on 15 June 2026.
  10. WorldThe FAO awarded Prime Minister Modi its Agricola Medal in Rome on 20 May 2026.
  11. WorldIsrael's Knesset gave Prime Minister Modi its Speaker of the Knesset Medal on 25 February 2026, making him the first leader to receive it.
  12. SportsCarlos Alcaraz and Elena Rybakina won the 2026 Australian Open singles titles.
  13. SportsAlexander Zverev won both the 2026 French Open and US Open men's singles; Jannik Sinner won Wimbledon.
  14. SportsMirra Andreeva won the 2026 French Open women's singles and Linda Nosková the Wimbledon women's title.
  15. WorldThe 18th BRICS summit was held on 12-13 September 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
  16. WorldIn 2026 the G20 summit is hosted by the United States at Miami, and the G7 summit by France at Évian-les-Bains.
  17. WorldThe 2026 SCO summit is hosted by Kyrgyzstan at Bishkek, and the NATO summit by Türkiye at Ankara.
  18. WorldThe WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in 2026 is hosted by Cameroon at Yaoundé.
  19. SportsThe 2026 Winter Olympics were held from 6 to 22 February at Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
  20. SportsThe 2026 FIFA World Cup was played from 11 June to 19 July across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
  21. SportsThe 2026 Asian Games were held from 19 September to 4 October in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan; the Commonwealth Games were at Glasgow.
  22. DayThe UN has declared 2026 the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development, of Rangelands and Pastoralists, and of the Woman Farmer.
  23. DayWorld Ozone Day, 16 September 2026, carried the theme 'Global Action for a Cooler Planet', marking 10 years of the Kigali Amendment.
  24. DayWorld Environment Day 2026 on 5 June was hosted by Azerbaijan at Baku.
  25. DayThe 2026 International Tiger Day theme was about securing the future of tigers with Indigenous Peoples and local communities at heart.
  26. ReportNITI Aayog member Rajiv Gauba told the 2nd National Urban Conclave that cities cannot be run from State capitals and need empowered city governments.
  27. KarnatakaKarnataka's I PU question papers will be set at State level, bringing uniform assessment across colleges.
  28. KarnatakaBangalore University will set up placement cells in all its affiliated colleges.
  29. KarnatakaWomen account for 58.5% of the milk suppliers of the Karnataka Milk Federation.
  30. KarnatakaKarnataka Health Minister U.T. Khader announced a network of 800 ambulances and a separate health policy for women.
  31. KarnatakaKarnataka dairy farmers have sought KMF reforms on the Amul model and more village-level animal health investment.

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