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Top stories: Retail inflation rises to 6.09 per cent in October 2026, food inflation at 8.94 per cent; President Droupadi Murmu presents Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025-26; Puri tops coastal towns; 31st CII Partnership Summit opens in Visakhapatnam with theme Navigating the New World Order.
A lighter news day: 6 points - only news confirmed by two independent sources makes the brief.
Retail inflation rises to 6.09 per cent in October 2026, food inflation at 8.94 per cent
Provisional data from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) showed India's CPI-based retail inflation climbing to 6.09 per cent in October 2026, up from 5.54 per cent in September. Food inflation accelerated to 8.94 per cent, pushing the headline rate past 6 per cent, the RBI's upper tolerance band, for the first time since October 2024.
Exam angle: Under India's flexible inflation targeting framework, the CPI inflation target is 4 per cent with a band of 2 to 6 per cent.
President Droupadi Murmu presented the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025-26 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on 11 November 2026. Greater Visakhapatnam was named the cleanest city in the 10 lakh-plus category and Ujjain in the 3-10 lakh category, while Puri came first among coastal towns. The awards are organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Exam angle: Swachh Bharat Mission was launched on 2 October 2014; Swachh Survekshan is run by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
31st CII Partnership Summit opens in Visakhapatnam with theme Navigating the New World Order
The two-day 31st CII Partnership Summit opened in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on 12 November 2026 under the theme Navigating the New World Order. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu announced 303 MoUs involving proposed investments of Rs 9.89 lakh crore, while Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal invited global investors to choose India for manufacturing and research.
Exam angle: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is headquartered in New Delhi.
Sources: All India Radio official, DD News official, Hindu BusinessLine
M. John Harrison wins Booker Prize 2026 for The End of Everything, becomes oldest winner
British writer M. John Harrison won the 2026 Booker Prize for his novel The End of Everything at a ceremony at Old Billingsgate, London. At 81, he became the oldest winner in the prize's history, and his book became the first science-fiction novel to take the award. The 2025 prize had gone to David Szalay for Flesh.
Exam angle: The Booker Prize was established in 1969 for the best novel written in English and published in the UK or Ireland.
Patna Municipal Corporation lists Rs 200 crore municipal bonds on NSE, a first for Bihar
Patna Municipal Corporation became the first urban local body in Bihar to tap the capital market, marking the listing of its maiden municipal bonds on the NSE at a ceremony in Patna on November 10 attended by Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary. It raised Rs 199.99 crore against a base issue of Rs 100 crore; the bonds carry a 9.20 per cent annual coupon over 10 years.
Exam angle: The National Stock Exchange of India was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Mumbai.
Sources: The Tribune
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India beat Afghanistan by 8 wickets to enter Under-19 Asia Cup final in Oman
India defeated Afghanistan by 8 wickets in the second semi-final of the Under-19 Asia Cup in Oman on 12 November 2026 to reach the final. Captain Lakshya Rajesh Raichandani scored 93 as India made 230 for 2 in 36.5 overs, chasing 228. India will play Pakistan, who beat Bangladesh by nine wickets, in the final.
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