Cabinet approves Rs. 4,371.10 crore VISTAR Scheme to modernise India's statistical system
In November 2026, the Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi approved the VISTAR Scheme, a Central Sector Scheme worth Rs. 4,371.10 crore covering FY27 to FY31. MoSPI will run it to build a real-time, AI-ready official statistics system, and the scheme also includes conducting the 8th Economic Census together with States/UTs.
Exam angle: National Statistics Day is observed on 29 June, the birth anniversary of P.C. Mahalanobis.
DRDO successfully flight-tests quasi-ballistic missile Pralay off Odisha coast
DRDO carried out a successful flight test of the indigenously built quasi-ballistic missile Pralay on November 5, 2026 from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha. Developed by Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad with other DRDO labs, the missile met all objectives during user evaluation trials, as tracked by the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur.
Exam angle: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha was earlier known as Wheeler Island.
Sources: All India Radio official, The Tribune
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3Schemes & Policies
Cabinet approves Rs 2,814 crore CAPEX Support Scheme for critical mineral processing
The Union Cabinet cleared a CAPEX Support Scheme to Promote Critical Mineral Processing, with an outlay of Rs 2,814 crore for FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31. Run by the Ministry of Mines, it will give a 30% capital subsidy to set up four plants, two for lithium and two for nickel, so that India depends less on imported processed minerals.
Exam angle: Lithium (symbol Li) has atomic number 3; nickel (symbol Ni) has atomic number 28.
Sources: The Tribune
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4National
Cabinet extends Fast Track Special Courts scheme till March 2031 with Rs 3,788.04 crore outlay
The Union Cabinet extended the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Fast Track Special Courts, which also covers exclusive POCSO Courts, by five years until March 2031. The total outlay is Rs 3,788.04 crore, with the Centre giving Rs 2,353.15 crore from the Nirbhaya Fund, and the number of courts will grow from 779 to 850.
Exam angle: The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was enacted in 2012.
Tanvi Patri wins badminton women's singles silver at Youth Olympic Games in Dakar
Tanvi Patri, 15, won silver at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal. She had earlier become the first Indian woman to reach the badminton semifinals at the Games. She lost the final on Thursday to China's Zhang Yi Xin 15-21, 21-13, 26-24 after saving six match points. HS Prannoy (2010) and Lakshya Sen (2018) had earlier won individual silvers at the Games.
Exam angle: The Dakar Youth Olympic Games are the first Olympic event ever hosted in Africa.
Sources: All India Radio official, The Tribune
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6Economy & Banking
SEBI sets up 18-member working group to review Innovators Growth Platform framework
On 4 November 2026, SEBI formed an 18-member working group to review the rules for the Innovators Growth Platform (IGP), so that deep-tech, biotechnology, semiconductor and space startups can raise money in capital markets more easily. Srini Srinivasan and Prashanth Prakash will jointly chair the group.
Exam angle: SEBI was set up in 1988 and got statutory powers under the SEBI Act, 1992; it is headquartered in Mumbai.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation notified the Bharatiya Vayuyan Niyam, 2026 in October 2026, replacing the Aircraft Rules, 1937. The new rules take effect from January 1, 2027 and require airlines to show a detailed break-up of fares, taxes, fees and cancellation charges on booking websites and tickets.
Exam angle: The Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024 replaced the Aircraft Act, 1934.
Sources: The Tribune
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8International
Jaishankar meets UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham on sidelines of CHOGM 2026 in Antigua
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held talks with United Kingdom Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Wednesday on the sidelines of CHOGM 2026 in St John's, Antigua and Barbuda. He conveyed PM Narendra Modi's greetings, and the two sides discussed deepening economic ties under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
Exam angle: The Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Sources: Economic Times, The Tribune
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9Appointments
IPS officer Rajesh Kumar appointed Director General of Police of Arunachal Pradesh
The Ministry of Home Affairs appointed Rajesh Kumar, a 1995-batch AGMUT cadre IPS officer, as Director General of Police of Arunachal Pradesh through an order dated November 3. He was repatriated early from the CRPF to his parent cadre, while the incumbent DGP Shiv Darshan Singh Jamwal was moved to Delhi.
Exam angle: Arunachal Pradesh attained full statehood on 20 February 1987; its capital is Itanagar.
Amit Shah inaugurates 1857 First War of Independence Martyrs' Memorial in Ambala, Haryana
Union Home Minister Amit Shah opened a memorial in Ambala, Haryana, honouring the martyrs of the First War of Independence of 1857. Built for 594 crore rupees over 22 acres, it has 22 galleries using virtual reality and holography, and it showcases Haryana's Phulkari and Sarkanda crafts.
Exam angle: Haryana was carved out of Punjab as a separate state on 1 November 1966.
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