11th-12th November, 2026

1. Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Inaugurates Delhi’s First Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service
2. Patna Municipal Corporation Becomes Bihar’s First Civic Body to List Municipal Bonds on NSE
3. British Author M. John Harrison Wins 2026 Booker Prize for Novel ‘The End of Everything’
4. Lionel Messi Becomes First Player to Win Back-to-Back MLS Golden Boot Awards
5. ISRO Successfully Conducts Flight Acceptance Test of Cryogenic Engine for GSLV-F19 Mission to Launch NVS-04
6. China’s CERES-2 Y3 Rocket Successfully Deploys Four Satellites into Sun-Synchronous Orbit
7. World Armwrestling and Para Armwrestling Championships 2026: India Finishes 5th with 59 Medals
8. Padma Shri Awardee and Sitar Maestro Pandit Manilal Nag Passes Away at 87
9. Sonia Gandhi Releases Memoir “Belonging: A Journey of Love”
10. World Urbanism Day 2026 – November 8
11. World Immunization Day 2026 – November 10
12. Public Service Broadcasting Day 2026: History, Significance and Gandhi’s Historic AIR Address
13. Mizoram Government Signs MoU with SBI for Digital Revenue Collection by Village Councils
14. UAE Launches Digital ATA Carnet System, First Country Outside Europe to Adopt Paperless Process
15. World’s Top 10 Beaches 2026: India’s Palolem Beach Secures 6th Rank
16. Ranivas Mound in Bihar Declared a Monument of National Importance
17. Moody’s Raises India’s FY27 Growth Forecast to 7% from 6.5%
18. World Armwrestling Championships 2026: India Finishes Fifth Among 65 Nations
19. Ease of Vehicle Ownership Index 2026: Andhra Pradesh Tops, Kerala Ranks Second
20. Access Equality Index 2026: Goa Tops, Andhra Pradesh Ranks Second
21. National Education Day 2026: Date, History, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Significance
22. Indian Students Win Five Medals at 5th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics for Juniors 2026
23. Who Was Narinder Singh Kapany? Know About the Father of Fibre Optics, His Inventions, Education and Achievements
24. World Science Day 2026: Theme, Date, History, Objectives and Significance
25. ADB Releases USD 21.6 Million First Tranche for Mizoram Healthcare Scheme
26. IOB Launches ‘IOB Digital Rupee’ App with Programmable CBDC Facility
27. ICICI Life Insurance Launches EzyGrow ULIP with 2X and 3X Premium Funding Benefits on Policybazaar
28. France Honours Dr. Devi Shetty with ‘Knight of the National Order of Merit’ for COVID-19 Support
29. PV Sindhu Elected IOA Athletes’ Commission Chairperson; Harmanpreet Singh Named Vice-Chairperson
30. IAF’s IL-76MD ‘Gajraj’ Sets World Record with Highest-Altitude Landing at Nyoma, Ladakh
31. Brazilian Grand Prix 2026: Lando Norris Wins, Mercedes Clinches Constructors’ Championship
32. Former Indian Women’s Hockey Chief Coach Gurdial Singh Bhangu Passes Away at 86
33. World Science Day for Peace and Development 2026 – November 10
34. National Entrepreneurship Day 2026 – November 9

National News

Ranivas Mound Declared Site of National Importance

• What: The Ministry of Culture declared the Ranivas Mound at Kesariya in Bihar’s East Champaran district an archaeological site of national importance under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1958.
• Tell me more:
  • Bihar had 70 centrally protected sites before this declaration.
• Knowledge Nuggets:
  • ASI: It was established in 1861 with Alexander Cunningham as its first head. It works under the Ministry of Culture and has its headquarters in Delhi.
  • The ASI has 3,686 sites under this act, as the Centre told Parliament in February 2026.
  • ASI Director General: Yadubir Singh Rawat

State News

Delhi’s First Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Launched

• What: The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways launched Delhi’s first recreational river cruise service on the Yamuna, named Namo Yamuna River Safari, at Sonia Vihar.
• Tell me more:
  • Developed by: The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) developed it with the Delhi Development Authority, Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation, Delhi Jal Board and the Delhi government’s Irrigation and Flood Control Department.
  • National Waterway-110: The Yamuna has this status under the National Waterways Act, 2016.
  • IWAI Chairman: Sushil Kumar Lohani
• Knowledge Nuggets:
  • MV Ganga Vilas: It is the world’s longest river cruise as per the Limca Book of Records. It covered over 3,200 km across India and Bangladesh, passing through five states and 27 river systems.

Patna Municipal Corporation Listed Bonds on NSE

• What: Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) became the first urban local body in Bihar to raise funds through municipal bonds, which were listed on the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE).
• Tell me more:
  • Terms: The bonds carry an annual coupon rate of 9.20% and have a tenure of 10 years.
  • PMC will use the money to develop urban infrastructure at 15 locations in Patna and will repay the debt from its internal revenue sources.
  • Eighth state: Bihar became the eighth state to access the municipal bond market.
  • Municipal bond market: India has seen 32 municipal bond issuances by 23 municipal corporations, which raised about ₹4,740.3 crore in total, as per NSE.
  • NSE MD & CEO: Ashishkumar Chauhan
• Knowledge Nuggets:
  • Blue bonds: Municipal corporations can use them to raise funds for waterway-related development projects.

Global Beach Index 2026 Released by Beach.com

• What: Beach.com’s (a travel platform) Global Beach Index 2026 ranked Palolem Beach in South Goa sixth among the world’s top 25 beaches and named it the best beach in Asia.
• Tell me more:
  • Palolem is the only Asian beach in this year’s global top 25.

Mizoram Government Signed MoU with SBI

• What: The Mizoram government signed an MoU with State Bank of India (SBI) to let village councils collect Own Source Revenue (OSR) through digital payments on the SAMARTH portal and payment gateway.
• Tell me more:
  • Mizoram is the first state in the Northeast and the third in India to sign such an agreement with SBI on SAMARTH.
  • Village councils can collect taxes and other revenues from residents under the Mizoram Village Council Act, 2025.

ADB Released First Loan Tranche to Mizoram

• What: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) released the first tranche of $21.6 million from its $108 million loan for the Mizoram Universal Health Care Scheme (MUHCS), and Mizoram received ₹205.49 crore.
• Tell me more:
  • Project name: “Supporting Public Health Care System Strengthening to Achieve Universal Health Care for Mizoram”.
  • Results-based lending (RBL): ADB releases money under this programme when the state achieves Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs), and Mizoram achieved two DLIs for the first tranche.
  • Cost sharing: The Centre will give 90% of the loan amount to Mizoram as a grant, and Mizoram will repay the remaining 10% to the Centre as a loan.
  • Interest rate: The Centre will repay ADB at a rate linked to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), estimated at about 3.6% a year.
  • Mizoram will keep the full amount in the Healthcare Corpus Fund of MUHCS and cannot use it for anything else.
• Knowledge Nuggets:
  • MUHCS: The Mizoram government approved it in 2023 by joining its existing health insurance programmes into one scheme. It gives cashless treatment cover of up to ₹5 lakh to eligible beneficiaries.

International News

China Launched CERES-2 Y3 Carrier Rocket

• China launched a CERES-2 Y3 carrier rocket, developed by Galactic Energy, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and placed four satellites into a sun-synchronous orbit.

UAE Launched Electronic ATA Carnet System

• What: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched the electronic ATA Carnet (eATA Carnet) system and became the first country outside Europe to adopt this digital customs facility.
• Tell me more:
  • ATA Carnet: It is an international customs document, known as the “Passport for Goods”. It lets eligible goods enter participating countries temporarily without customs duties and taxes if they are re-exported, and it is valid for up to one year.
  • Led by: Dubai Chamber of Commerce is leading the rollout with UAE customs authorities and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
  • Earlier rollout: eATA Carnet started in 30 countries in June 2026, which are the 27 European Union member states, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
  • Target: ICC expects to complete the global digitalisation of the ATA Carnet system by January 1, 2028.

Banking and Economy

Indian Overseas Bank Launched Digital Rupee Application

• What: Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), a public sector bank, launched its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) application, IOB Digital Rupee, for transactions in India’s Digital Rupee (e₹).
• Tell me more:
  • IOB has enabled Programmable CBDC (PCBDC) in the app, which the government can use to give grants and benefits that people can spend only on a specific purpose.
  • IOB MD and CEO: Ajay Kumar Srivastava

ICICI Life Insurance Launched ICICI Life EzyGrow

• What: ICICI Life Insurance launched ICICI Life EzyGrow, a unit-linked insurance plan (ULIP), which it will sell online through an exclusive partnership with Policybazaar.
• Knowledge Nuggets:
  • ICICI Life Insurance Limited: It was formerly called ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited and started operations in FY 2001. It is the first company in the Indian insurance industry to list on both the NSE and the BSE.

Source: NOA

Reports and Indices

Ease of Vehicle Ownership Index 2026 Released by IndiaTech.org

• What: IndiaTech.org, a startup industry body, released India’s first Ease of Vehicle Ownership Index (EVOI) 2026 with the consumer organisation Consumer VOICE, and Andhra Pradesh topped it.
• Tell me more:
  • The index ranks 15 states and Union Territories on the ease of buying, selling and transferring pre-owned vehicles.
  • IndiaTech.org CEO, Dhiraj Gyani, called for a national framework based on the vision of “One Bharat, One Road Tax”.

Access Equality Index 2026 Released by Centre for New Economics Studies

• What: The Centre for New Economics Studies (CNES) of O.P. Jindal Global University released the Access Equality Index (AEI) 2026, in which Goa ranked first and Andhra Pradesh second among 28 states.
• Tell me more:
  • Five pillars of the index: Basic infrastructure, healthcare, education, socio-economic security and legal services, measured through 60 indicators across 23 domains with equal weight for each pillar.
  • Top states in AEI 2026:

GDP Forecasts

Moody’s Ratings Raised India’s FY27 Growth Forecast

• What: Moody’s Ratings, a US-based rating agency, raised India’s growth forecast for 2026-27 to 7% from 6.5% in its Global Macro Outlook 2027-28.
• Tell me more:
  • India’s 2026-27 growth forecasts by other agencies (as of November 2026):

Defence News

IAF’s IL-76MD Made Record Landing at Nyoma

• What: An IL-76MD transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) landed at Nyoma airfield in eastern Ladakh at 13,629 feet, the highest-altitude landing by this aircraft type anywhere in the world.
• Tell me more:
  • Nyoma airfield is around 25 km from the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
  • Gajraj: The IAF calls the IL-76MD by this name, and it is India’s largest Russian-origin military transport aircraft.
  • The IAF inducted the IL-76MD in 1985 with No. 44 Squadron.

Science and Technology

ISRO Tested Cryogenic Engine for GSLV-F19 Mission

• What: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully conducted the flight acceptance test of the cryogenic engine for its next Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle mission (GSLV-F19) at the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu.
• Tell me more:
  • GSLV-F19 will launch NVS-04, a navigation satellite of the Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) system.
  • The NVS series is the second generation of NavIC satellites.
• Knowledge Nuggets:
  • Cryogenic engine: It uses propellants stored at extremely low temperatures, usually liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, and gives the high thrust needed to place heavy satellites into geostationary transfer orbits.
  • NavIC: It is India’s independent regional satellite navigation system. It gives positioning, navigation and timing services across India and up to about 1,500 km beyond its boundaries

Awards

M John Harrison Won the Booker Prize 2026

• What: M John Harrison, 81, won the Booker Prize in London for The End of Everything, a post-apocalyptic novel set on the Kent coast, and became the oldest winner in the award’s history.
• Tell me more:
  • Prize money: Harrison received £50,000 and a trophy.
  • Earlier oldest winner: Margaret Atwood was 79 when she shared the prize in 2019 for The Testaments.
  • First from science fiction: Harrison is the first Booker winner to come from the science fiction world, as per the Booker Prize Foundation.
• Knowledge Nuggets:
  • Booker Prize: The judges considered 163 books published in the UK or Ireland this year.
  • Earlier winners of the Booker Prize:

5th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics for Juniors (IOAA-Jr) 2026 in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand

• What: India’s five-member team won five medals (two gold, two silver and one bronze) at the 5th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics for Juniors (IOAA-Jr) 2026 in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand.
• Tell me more:
  • Indian medallists:

• The National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), which works under the Ministry of Culture, selected and trained the Indian team through its Junior Astronomy Olympiad programme.

France Conferred National Order of Merit on Dr Devi Shetty

• What: The Government of France conferred the Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Mérite (Knight of the National Order of Merit) on Dr Devi Shetty, Founder and Chairman of Narayana Health, for supporting the French community in Bengaluru during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Knowledge Nuggets:
  • Ordre national du Mérite: French President Charles de Gaulle established it in 1963, and it is France’s second-highest national order after the Legion of Honour.
  • Five grades of the order: Knight, Officer, Commander, Grand Officer and Grand Cross.

Important Days

World Urbanism Day 2026 – November 8

World Immunization Day 2026 – November 10

• Theme: “For every generation, vaccines work”

Public Service Broadcasting Day in India – November 12

National Education Day Observed on November 11

• What: India observes National Education Day on November 11 every year, since 2008, to mark the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, independent India’s first Education Minister.
• Tell me more:
  • Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was born on November 11, 1888 and served as Education Minister from 1947 to 1958.

World Science Day for Peace and Development 2026 – November 10

• The 2026 theme is: Common ground through science diplomacy.

World Science Day for Peace and Development 2026 – November 10

National Entrepreneurship Day 2026 – November 9

Sports

Lionel Messi Won MLS Golden Boot Again

• What: Argentina’s Lionel Messi of Inter Miami became the first player to win back-to-back Golden Boot awards in Major League Soccer (MLS).
• Tell me more:
  • He is the sixth player to finish as top scorer in more than one MLS regular season.

Cristiano Ronaldo Retired from International Football

• Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Saudi club Al Nassr, announced his retirement from international football after representing Portugal for 23 years.

47th World Armwrestling & 28th World Para Armwrestling Championship 2026 in New Delhi

• What: India hosted the 47th World Armwrestling & 28th World Para Armwrestling Championship for the first time, in New Delhi, and finished fifth overall among 65 nations.
• Tell me more:
  • Organised by: The People’s Armwrestling Federation of India (PAFI) organised it under the guidance of the World Armwrestling Federation (WAF).
  • Overall winner: Russia
  • India’s medals: India won 59 medals (9 gold, 19 silver and 31 bronze).
    • India’s para athletes won 26 of these medals (2 gold, 10 silver and 14 bronze), which placed India fifth in the para standings.
    • India finished fifth among 65 nations in both championships.
  • Indian medallists named in the news:

• PAFI President: Preeti Jhangiani, who is also Vice President of the Asian Armwrestling Federation (AAF)
• Next edition: Canada will host the World Armwrestling Championship in 2027.

Formula 1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix 2026 in Brazil

• What: McLaren driver Lando Norris won the Sao Paulo Grand Prix at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, and Mercedes clinched the 2026 Constructors’ Championship at the same race.
• Tell me more:
  • Italy’s Kimi Antonelli, who drives for Mercedes, is the new World Champion.
  • Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton made his 400th Formula 1 start at this race.

Appointments

PV Sindhu Named IOA Athletes’ Commission Chairperson

• What: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu was elected chairperson of the Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) Athletes’ Commission, and Indian men’s hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh was elected vice-chairperson for 2026 to 2030.
• Tell me more:
  • Sindhu and Harmanpreet will also become members of the IOA Executive Council.
  • Athletes’ representatives to the IOA General Assembly: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu and swimmer Sajan Prakash.
  • Other elected members of the Athletes’ Commission:

Miscellaneous

Sitarist Pandit Manilal Nag Passed Away

• What: Sitarist Pandit Manilal Nag, the first Padma award recipient from the Bishnupur gharana, passed away in Kolkata at the age of 87.
• Tell me more:
  • Awards won by Manilal Nag:

• Sonia Gandhi’s Memoir ‘Belonging’ Released

  • ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’, the memoir of Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, has been released.

  Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany: Father of Fiber Optics

  • Indian-origin scientist Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany is known as the “Father of Fiber Optics”. He showed in 1953 that light can travel through bent glass fibres while working at Imperial College London.
  • The Government of India honoured Kapany with the Padma Vibhushan in 2021, after his death in 2020, while the Nobel Prize in Physics 2009 for fibre optic communication went to Charles Kao.

  Hockey Coach Gurdial Singh Bhangu Passed Away

  • What: Gurdial Singh Bhangu, Chief Coach of the Indian women’s hockey team that won gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, passed away in Surrey, Canada at the age of 86.
  • Tell me more:
    • Dronacharya Award: Bhangu received it in 2000 and was the first hockey coach to get this award.

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