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Current Affairs November 2026: Monthly News Summary for SSC & Bank Exams

Every daily current affairs summary we published for November 2026, newest first. Each item lists the key facts exams ask about; open the day for the full summary and its practice question.

Science & Technology (2)Economy & Trade (1)Infrastructure & Environment (1)Science & Policy (1)Defence (1)Economy & Energy (1)Government Schemes (1)Agriculture & Dairy (1)Defence & Security (1)Railways (1)Sports & Health (1)

Current Affairs 3 November 2026

Economy & Trade
India Targets USD 1 Trillion Exports This Year; Exports Up 14% in April-September
- Highest-ever exports of USD 863 billion last year
- Exports grew 14 per cent in April-September, reaching USD 480 billion
- USD 520 billion needed in the remaining six months to meet the target
Science & Technology
Aditya-L1's VELC Reveals Asymmetric Expansion of a Solar Eruption
- Aditya-L1 was launched in September 2023 and operates at the Sun-Earth L1 point with 7 payloads
- VELC is the primary payload; it observes the corona in the 530.3 nm green emission line
- The CME studied occurred on 5 August 2024; the study appeared in Astrophysical Journal Letters
- VELC was designed and fabricated by IIA with support from ISRO
Infrastructure & Environment
MoRTH and Bihar Sign MoU for Scientific Desilting under 'Nadi Sanjivani'
- Initiative is named 'Nadi Sanjivani'
- 243 lakh cubic metres of silt to be used in 16 ongoing NH projects
- 835 lakh cubic metres proposed for 27 future projects
Science & Policy
NITI Aayog Launches 'India S&T Scoreboard' for States and UTs
- Interactive platform giving an integrated view of the science and technology landscape of States and UTs
- Brings ecosystem, publication and patent data together with trends over years
- Meant for evidence-based policymaking and benchmarking across States/UTs
Defence
5th Edition of India-US Exercise Tiger Triumph 2026 Begins in Visakhapatnam
- Conducted as a Tabletop Exercise (TTX) this year
- Aims at interoperability and planning for large-scale HADR operations
- An NDRF team participates for the first time in this edition

Current Affairs 2 November 2026

Economy & Energy
PM Modi Inaugurates Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026
- Union Minister Pralhad Joshi: non-fossil installed capacity has reached 310 GW (200 GW crossed in September 2024)
- PM Surya Ghar has crossed 65 lakh installations
- Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana: outlay above Rs 5,000 crore for 5,000 MW floating solar; Green Energy Corridor Phase-III approved at Rs 1.86 lakh crore
- Solar capacity 171 GW; solar module manufacturing capacity 225 GW
Government Schemes
DoPPW and SBI Hold Mega Camp Under Digital Life Certificate Campaign 5
- Secretary DoPPW: Ms Nivedita Shukla Verma
- SBI facilitated about 25 lakh DLCs in the previous year's campaign
- SBI is running special DLC camps across 115 cities
- Face authentication lets pensioners generate DLCs through smartphones
Agriculture & Dairy
Centre to Set Up Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Siri Cattle in Sikkim
- Launched the Siri Cattle Conservation Programme and laid the foundation of a Siri Bull Mother Farm at Chuchachen, Pakyong district
- Launched a minimum standard protocol and SOP for artificial insemination with liquid semen in pigs
- NDDB asked to prepare a plan for an integrated Sikkim Milk brand

Current Affairs 1 November 2026

Science & Technology
Digi Yatra Begins International Passenger Trials at Seven Airports
- Airports: Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Cochin, Mumbai, Chennai and Amritsar
- Trial period: November-December 2026; wider rollout planned in 2027
- Digi Yatra has over 26.5 million users and 110 million+ journeys across 39 domestic airports; 25 more domestic airports planned by 2027
Defence & Security
CISF Shifts to Functional Sector-Based Structure from 1 November 2026
- Earlier: one Sector HQ managed 50+ units, from coal mines to power plants and ports
- New sectors include Power-I (New Delhi), Power-II (Kolkata), Coal (Ranchi), Steel (Bhilai), Petroleum & Natural Gas (Guwahati), West Coast Port (Mumbai), East Coast Port (Chennai)
- Aviation sectors functional since 2001; DAE & DoS Sector since 2018
Railways
Bengaluru-Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper Express Flagged Off
- Route via Anantapur, Guntakal, Raichur, Yadgir, Wadi, Kalaburagi, Solapur, Pune and Kalyan
- Departs SMVT Bengaluru 19:45, arrives CSMT 11:55; return departs CSMT 20:10, arrives Bengaluru 12:00
- Earlier sleeper services: Howrah-Guwahati (January 2026) and Varanasi-New Delhi (31 October 2026)
Sports & Health
Vice-President Inaugurates National Organ Transplant Games 2026
- Venue: Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi
- 570 transplant recipients and donors set a World Book of Records mark for the largest Tadasana congregation
- Organisers: Renal Care Foundation and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital with NOTTO (Ministry of Health)