IRDAI Names November 2026 Grievance Resolution Month
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) announced on 29 October 2026 that November would be observed as Grievance Resolution Month. The initiative aims to speed...
TRAI Proposes AI Governance Framework for Telecom Networks
On 30 October 2026, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released draft guidelines titled ‘Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Telecommunication Networks and Provision of Telecommunication...
Centre Forms High-Level Committee on Banking Reforms
On 30 October 2026, the Centre constituted the High-Level Committee on Banking for “Viksit Bharat” to review India’s banking sector and recommend structural, institutional, regulatory and legislative reforms....
EU and Canada Launch Alliance for the Future
At the 29–30 October 2026 EU–Canada Summit in Montreal, Quebec, Prime Minister Mark Carney, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa launched...
UPSC Prelims 2027 CGS Test-16
1. Consider the following plants: Azolla Pistia Salvinia Nymphaea Which of the above are aquatic ferns? [A] 2 and 4 only[B] 1 and 3 only[C] 2 and 3...
ISRO Schedules NVS-03 Launch to Support NavIC
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has scheduled the GSLV-F18/NVS-03 mission for 23:51 IST on 30 October 2026. The launch is to take place from the Second Launch...
Centre Opposes Nicobarese Leaders’ Plea in Great Nicobar Forest Rights Case
On 30 October 2026, the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs told the Calcutta High Court that four Nicobarese applicants were not “necessary or proper parties” in a forest-rights...
India’s Extreme Poverty Rate Fell to 2.6%: World Bank
India’s extreme poverty rate fell from 27.1% in 2011 to 2.6% in 2023, with an estimated 496 million people moving out of poverty, the World Bank’s October 2026...
US and Japan Agree on AMRAAM Assembly Facility
On 28 October 2026, Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi announced that the United States and Japan had agreed to establish a facility in Japan for the final assembly...
GST Council Recommends 5% Rate for E-commerce Delivery Services
At its 57th meeting on 8 October 2026, the GST Council recommended a 5% Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate without input tax credit (ITC) on delivery services...
India Sets AI and Maritime Security Priorities for 2028–29 UNSC Bid
On 29 October 2026, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, named Artificial Intelligence (AI) and maritime security as priorities for India’s candidature for a non-permanent...
