03rd November, 2026

1. PM Narendra Modi Approves Delhi–Guwahati Bullet Train Corridor via Siliguri
2. Assam Government Signs Rs 600 Crore MoU with Belgium’s IBA to Set Up Proton Beam Therapy Centre in Guwahati
3. MHA Minister Amit Shah Presents President’s Colour to Chandigarh Police on 60th Raising Day
4. Former VP Iliana Iotova Becomes Bulgaria’s 1st Elected Female President
5. Dinesh Vitthalrao Ganvir Assumes Charge as 55th DG of GSI
6. Senior World Wrestling Championships 2026: USA Tops; India Wins 4 Medals; Manisha Bhanwala Wins India’s First Gold in Women’s Freestyle
7. Veteran Dogri Writer and Filmmaker Ved Rahi Passes Away at 93
8. International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists 2026 – November 2
9. Digital Bharat Nidhi Signs Agreement with TN to Expand BharatNet Connectivity Under ABP
10. Bhutan Raises 108 Sacred Buddhist Stupas Simultaneously in Gelephu Mindfulness City
11. Bhutan Dedicates Sacred Buddhist Stupa No. 76 to Narendra Modi
12. Prashant Chaudhary Wins 5th Rohini Nayyar Prize for Rural Development
13. UN Peacekeeping Mission in Western Sahara Ends After 35 Years
14. Italian Kimi Antonelli Becomes Formula One’s Youngest World Champion at 20 Years
15. TRAI Directs Telecom Operators and ISPs to Establish 24-Hour Complaint Centres
16. Govt Notifies New Set of Rules Governing India’s Civil Aviation Sector, Replacing Colonial-Era Aircraft Rules, 1937
17. Eminent Neurosurgeon and Padma Shri Awardee Professor Dr Ashok Kumar Mahapatra Passes Away in New Delhi
18. IAF Schools Adopt Child Digital Safety Programme
19. World Jellyfish Day – November 3

National News

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Amended Complaint Redressal Rules

• What: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released the Telecom Consumer Complaint Redressal (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2026, requiring telecom operators and internet service providers (ISPs) to run 24×7 complaint centres that AI agents can handle.
• Tell me more:
  • For the first time, TRAI has included AI-based customer care in a binding rule, and human assistance must be available for at least 16 hours a day.
  • Penalty: Up to ₹20 lakh per quarter per service area for wrongly handling complaints.
  • Exempt: ISPs with 10,000 or fewer subscribers.

Ministry of Civil Aviation Notified Bharatiya Vayuyan Niyam, 2026

• What: The Ministry of Civil Aviation notified the Bharatiya Vayuyan Niyam, 2026, which replace the Aircraft Rules, 1937, from 1 January 2027.
• Tell me more:
  • Parent Act: Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024
  • Airlines must submit their fares to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which will monitor them.

State News

Northern Bullet Train Corridor Approved up to Guwahati

• What: Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the Northern Bullet Train Corridor from Delhi to Guwahati in Assam, via Siliguri in West Bengal.
• Tell me more:

• Union Budget 2026-27: It announced seven new high-speed rail corridors across India.

Assam Signed MoU with Belgium’s Ion Beam Applications

• What: The Assam government signed an MoU with Belgium’s Ion Beam Applications (IBA) to set up India’s first public-sector proton beam therapy centre for cancer treatment at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Guwahati.
• Tell me more:
  • India’s First Govt Center: The GMCH centre will be India’s third proton beam therapy centre and the first in the government sector. Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, and Apollo Hospital, Chennai, are both private centers.
  • Set up under: The Assam State Secondary Healthcare Initiative for Service Delivery Transformation (ASSIST) project of the Assam Health Infrastructure Development & Management Society (AHIDMS).
  • Funding:

• Knowledge Nuggets:
  • Proton beam therapy is a type of cancer radiation treatment. It uses a beam of protons instead of X-rays, aimed directly at the tumour so that less of the healthy tissue around it is harmed.

Digital Bharat Nidhi Signed Agreement with Tamil Nadu

• What: Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) signed a Utilisation Agreement with the Tamil Nadu government and Tamil Nadu FibreNet Corporation (TANFINET) to connect rural households through the BharatNet network under the Amended BharatNet Program (ABP), through a state-led model.
• Tell me more:
  • With the Centre’s financial subsidy, the agreement will support over five lakh rural home fibre connections in Tamil Nadu and on-demand connectivity to 4,767 villages.
• Knowledge Nuggets:
  • Amended BharatNet Program (ABP): It was approved by the Union Cabinet in 2023 to upgrade, consolidate and expand the BharatNet network, giving broadband to all Gram Panchayats and to villages on demand.
  • Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN):

International News

Bhutan Raised 108 Stupas in Gelephu Mindfulness City

• What: Bhutan raised 108 Buddhist stupas in a single day along the Mau Chhu river in Gelephu Mindfulness City.
• Tell me more:
  • The event, envisioned by King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, marked Lhabab Düchen (Lord Buddha’s descent from the heavenly realm) and the King’s 18th Coronation Anniversary.
  • The King of Bhutan dedicated Stupa number 76 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a mark of India–Bhutan friendship.

UN Peacekeeping Mission in Western Sahara Ended

• What: The UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara, MINURSO, will end because the UN Security Council failed to renew its mandate.
• Tell me more:
  • After Spain left in 1976, Morocco claimed Western Sahara and the Algeria-backed Polisario Front sought independence.
  • MINURSO was set up after a UN-brokered ceasefire in 1991 to monitor the ceasefire and hold a referendum, but the referendum never took place.
• Knowledge Nuggets:
  • UN Secretary-General: Antonio Guterres
  • Western Sahara: It is a disputed and non-self-governing territory in northwest Africa. It borders Morocco to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

Defence News

Indian Air Force Educational & Cultural Society Adopted ScrollControl

• What: The Indian Air Force Educational & Cultural Society onboarded Air Force Schools onto ScrollControl, a Child Digital Safety Programme of the Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) Foundation.
• Tell me more:
  • The initiative coincides with the National Cyber Security Awareness Month (October).
• Knowledge Nuggets:
  • Cyber Jagrookta Diwas: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has directed its affiliated schools to observe it every month to adopt cyber safety best practices.

Awards

Chandigarh Police Received the President’s Colour

• What: Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the President’s Colour to the Chandigarh Police on its 60th Raising Day and Diamond Jubilee in Chandigarh.
• Knowledge Nuggets:
  • Chandigarh is a planned city in the foothills of the Shivalik mountains and has been a Union Territory and the shared capital of Punjab and Haryana since 1 November 1966.
  • Envisioned by India’s founding prime minister Jawahar Lal Nehru, it was primarily planned and designed by the Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier in the 1950s.

Prashant Chaudhary Won the Fifth Rohini Nayyar Prize

• What: Prashant Chaudhary won the fifth Rohini Nayyar Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Rural Development by a person under 40.
• Tell me more:
  • His CodeYogi Foundation teaches technology and AI skills to rural students through family smartphones in Indian languages.
• Knowledge Nuggets:
  • Dr Rohini Nayyar: An economist-administrator who designed MGNREGA.
  • Rohini Nayyar Prize: Instituted in 2022 in her memory, it is given annually by the Nayyar Foundation for Social and Economic Purpose and carries ₹10 lakh, a citation and a trophy.

Important Days

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists 2026 – November 2

• Theme: Threats evolve. Impunity endures.

World Jellyfish Day – November 3

Sports

World Wrestling Championships 2026 in Astana, Kazakhstan

• What: India won four medals (one gold, two silver and one bronze) total, all in women’s freestyle. The United States has topped the medal tally.
• Tell me more:
  • Manisha Bhanwala (59kg), the first Indian woman to win gold at the World Wrestling Championships. She is only the second Indian senior world champion, after Sushil Kumar (men’s 66kg freestyle, 2010).
  • India’s medallists:

Kimi Antonelli Became Formula One’s Youngest World Champion

• What: Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli became Formula One’s youngest world champion at 20, clinching the 2026 title at the Mexico City Grand Prix.
• Tell me more:
  • He broke Sebastian Vettel’s 2010 record and became the first Italian F1 champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953.

Appointments

Iliana Iotova Elected President of Bulgaria

• What: Iliana Iotova won Bulgaria’s presidential election, becoming the country’s first elected female president.
• Knowledge Nuggets:
  • Bulgaria Prime Minister: Rumen Radev

Dinesh Ganvir Became 55th Director General of Geological Survey of India

• What: Dinesh Vitthalrao Ganvir took charge as the 55th Director General of the Geological Survey of India (GSI), an attached office of the Ministry of Mines
• Knowledge Nuggets:

Miscellaneous

Eminent Dogri Writer, Thinker and Filmmaker Ved Rahi Passed Away

Neurosurgeon Ashok Kumar Mahapatra Passed Away

• Eminent neurosurgeon Dr Ashok Kumar Mahapatra passed away at the age of 74. He received the Padma Shri in 2024 for his contribution to medical science.

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