Bihar Restricts Unauthorised Visits to Government Schools
On 4 November 2026, the Bihar Education Department barred unauthorised outsiders from entering government schools during teaching hours. It also prohibited teachers and students from making videos or...
Rajesh Kumar Takes Charge as Arunachal Pradesh DGP
IPS officer Rajesh Kumar assumed charge as Arunachal Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) on 6 November 2026. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued the appointment order on...
Daily Current Affairs Quiz: November 6, 2026
1. Which Indian naval ship participated in the multilateral naval exercise MALABAR 2026 held in Japan? [A] INS Sahyadri[B] INS Shivalik[C] INS Kolkata[D] INS Satpura Show Answer Correct...
Bay of Bengal Countries Launch Fisheries Research Network
India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the Maldives launched the Bay of Bengal Network of Ocean Researchers for Fisheries (BOB-NOR) in Kochi on November 5, 2026. The Bay of...
Asteroid 2026 QQ8 Becomes Earth’s Temporary Mini-Moon
Asteroid 2026 QQ8 became a temporary mini-moon after entering Earth’s orbit in late April 2026. Hungarian astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky first spotted it on 20 August; the Minor Planet...
Antarctic Ozone Hole Ranks Seventh Largest on Record
The 2026 Antarctic ozone hole was the seventh largest in 48 years of monitoring by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the agencies said on...
New Six-Foot Flowering Plant Found in Assam, Meghalaya
Researchers have described Disporum kamakhasiense, a new flowering plant found in forests of Assam and Meghalaya. The findings were published on 4 and 5 November 2026 in the...
Gujarat Completes 497 AMRUT 2.0 Projects
As of 5 November 2026, Gujarat had completed 497 projects worth ₹4,832 crore under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0. Launched by the Union...
US Sanctions on India-Linked Networks and Iran’s Shadow Oil Trade
Iran’s oil and aviation sectors remain subject to extensive U.S. restrictions. A recent sanctions action targeted an India-linked maritime network and a Turkish ground-services company over alleged assistance...
Filipino Engineer Wins 2026 James Dyson Sustainability Award
Filipino structural engineer Aldrei Ong won the 2026 James Dyson Global Sustainability Award on November 4 for Sentinel, a low-cost sensor designed to detect hidden damage in concrete...
Nirmala Lakshman’s Book Wins Sharjah Award
Nirmala Lakshman’s book, The Tamils: A Portrait of a Community, won the Sharjah Award for Best International Non-Fiction Book on 4 November 2026. Award and presentation Sheikha Bodour...
