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Top stories: Cabinet extends Agniveer engagement by two years under revised Agnipath scheme; India beat New Zealand by five wickets in first ODI as Kohli passes Tendulkar record; HSBC India Services PMI rises to four-month high of 55.8 in October.
Cabinet extends Agniveer engagement by two years under revised Agnipath scheme
The Union Cabinet approved a revision of the Agnipath scheme under which the 75% of Agniveers who were due to leave after four years will get an additional two-year engagement. Chief of Defence Staff General NS Raja Subramani announced the change on Wednesday. These Agniveers will be paid Rs 43,500 per month in the fifth year and Rs 47,500 in the sixth year.
Exam angle: The Agnipath scheme was introduced in June 2022 to recruit Agniveers into the armed forces for a four-year tenure.
India beat New Zealand by five wickets in first ODI as Kohli passes Tendulkar record
India defeated New Zealand by five wickets in the rain-hit first ODI at Auckland to take the lead in the five-match series. Set a revised target of 143 in 32 overs, India got there in 22.4 overs, with Virat Kohli making 74 off 51 balls. Kohli moved to 8,741 runs while batting in ODI chases, going past Sachin Tendulkar's 8,720.
Exam angle: Sachin Tendulkar was the first batter to score a double century in men's ODIs, in 2010.
Sources: All India Radio official, DNA
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3Reports & Indices
HSBC India Services PMI rises to four-month high of 55.8 in October
India's services activity grew at its quickest rate in four months in October, with the HSBC India Services PMI climbing to 55.8 from 55.2 in September, as per S&P Global data released on Wednesday. The HSBC India Composite PMI Output Index also rose to 56.2 from 55.9, while input cost inflation slowed to its weakest in more than six years.
Exam angle: A PMI reading above 50 indicates expansion and a reading below 50 indicates contraction.
Kimi Antonelli becomes youngest-ever Formula 1 world champion at age 20
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli sealed the Formula 1 drivers' title by finishing third at the Mexico City Grand Prix, becoming the sport's youngest-ever world champion at 20. He broke Sebastian Vettel's record and became the first Italian champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953. Max Verstappen won the race.
Exam angle: The first Formula 1 World Championship season was held in 1950.
RBI constitutes Technical Consultative Committee for Financial Markets
The Reserve Bank of India set up the Technical Consultative Committee for Financial Markets (TCCFM) on Wednesday as a forum to consult market participants on money, government securities and foreign exchange markets. It will be chaired by the Deputy Governor in charge of the Financial Markets Regulation Department, has seven external members and will meet at least once a quarter.
Exam angle: RBI was established on 1 April 1935 and is headquartered in Mumbai.
Sources: Reserve Bank of India official, Economic Times
Jaishankar highlights India's Digital Public Infrastructure at CHOGM 2026 in Antigua
External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar spoke at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Executive Session in Antigua and Barbuda, presenting India's Digital Public Infrastructure as a model for good governance and financial responsibility. He also briefed members on India's recent Free Trade Agreements, saying such pacts support predictable trade and resilient supply chains.
Exam angle: The Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
NSE International Exchange in GIFT City extends trading hours to 23 hours 30 minutes
NSE International Exchange (NSEIX), located in GIFT City, Gujarat, lengthened its daily trading window to 23 hours and 30 minutes from November 2, 2026. Sessions now open at 3:15 AM IST and close at 2:45 AM IST the next day, letting global participants trade across Asian, European and American hours.
Exam angle: IFSCA, set up in 2020 under the IFSCA Act, 2019, regulates financial services in IFSCs and is headquartered at GIFT City, Gandhinagar.
Sources: All India Radio official, The Tribune
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8Science & Defence
Jitendra Singh inaugurates Seismological Observatory in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh opened a Seismological Observatory in Kishtwar, a high seismic-risk zone, on Monday. Its real-time data will flow to the 24x7 Earthquake Monitoring Centre of the National Centre for Seismology in New Delhi. With this addition, Jammu and Kashmir has four such observatories, at Jammu, Srinagar, Udhampur and Kishtwar.
Exam angle: The National Centre for Seismology functions under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
Sources: The Tribune
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9Environment
CBD COP17 concludes in Yerevan with adoption of the Yerevan Pathway
The 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity ended in Yerevan, Armenia, after marathon talks, with countries adopting the Yerevan Pathway to speed up action ahead of the 2030 deadline. Parties also adopted the Sevan Guidelines for a new body on Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, and nearly USD 2 billion in fresh biodiversity funding was announced.
Exam angle: The Convention on Biological Diversity was opened for signature at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit.
Sources: Deccan Herald
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10Sports
Glenn Maxwell announces retirement from international cricket
Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, 38, announced his retirement from international cricket on The Final Word podcast, while saying he would keep playing the BBL. He scored 3,990 ODI runs and 2,897 T20 runs, and helped Australia win the 50-over World Cup in 2015 and 2023 and the T20 World Cup in 2021.
Exam angle: Australia beat India in the 2023 ODI World Cup final at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
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