November 06, 2026
20 articles published on this date
Agasthyamalai Case: Supreme Court Says Temporary and Outside Silk Cotton Growers Cannot Claim Forest Rights
The Supreme Court ruled that people who live only temporarily inside the Agasthyamalai forests, or who live fully outside the forest boundary, cannot be...
SIR Phase 3: Election Commission Gives Left-Out Voters "One More Opportunity" to Re-enrol and Restores Old EPIC Numbers
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will give one more opportunity to voters whose names were left out of the draft electoral rolls during SIR Phase 3...
IEA: India to Be the World's Second-Largest Renewable Energy Growth Market by 2031
The International Energy Agency (IEA), a Paris-based body that studies world energy markets, expects the world to add more than 4,770 GW of renewable energy...
India and Canada Speed Up Talks on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
India and Canada are speeding up talks on the proposed India-Canada Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), a wide trade deal covering goods...
India's First Green Methanol Bunkering Hub at VOC Port, Thoothukudi, Nears Commercial Launch
V.O. Chidambaranar Port (VOC Port) at Thoothukudi (Tuticorin), Tamil Nadu, is getting ready to start India's first dedicated green methanol bunkering...
October 2026 Is the Hottest October on Record, 1.75°C Above Pre-Industrial Levels
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the European Union's climate monitoring service, reported that October 2026 was the warmest October ever...
COP30 Forest Roadmap: The Global Plan to Halt Deforestation by 2030 and the Money Gap
Brazil, which held the presidency of COP30 (the 2025 UN climate conference held in Belém), released a global roadmap to halt and reverse deforestation and...
ECMS: Government Approves 12 More Electronics Component Projects Worth ₹7,503 Crore
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) approved 12 more applications under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS)...
Green Hydrogen in India: Big Targets, High Costs and the Road to 2030
A recent analysis reviewed how far India has come under the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM), which aims to produce at least 5 million tonnes (Mt) of...
OBC Creamy Layer Ruling: Supreme Court Protects Past Jobs and Promotions, Leaves Pending Cases Open
The Supreme Court clarified that its March 2026 judgment on how to decide OBC creamy layer status will not disturb appointments and promotions that are...
COP31's "35-by-35" Electrification Pledge: What It Means for India and the Global South
The Turkish Presidency of COP31, the UN climate conference to be held in Antalya, Türkiye from 9 to 20 November 2026, has proposed a voluntary '35-by-35'...
Supreme Court Settles Himachal's Decades-Old Power Dues Dispute With Punjab and Haryana
The Supreme Court ended a long dispute between Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana over Himachal's unpaid share of electricity from the Bhakra Beas...
New Immigration Exemption Order: Relief for Minorities, Tibetans, Sri Lankan Tamils and Other Foreigners
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued the Immigration and Foreigners (Exemption) (Amendment) Order, 2026 and published it in the Official Gazette. It...
Supreme Court Says Its March 2026 OBC Creamy Layer Ruling Will Not Apply Retrospectively: What It Means
On 6 November 2026, the Supreme Court said that its judgment of 11 March 2026 on how to decide OBC creamy layer status will not apply retrospectively. This...
NPCI Sets Up a Technology Subsidiary for AI, Blockchain and Global Capability Centres
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the body that runs UPI and RuPay, has set up a new wholly owned subsidiary called NPCI Tech Solutions...
Siang Dam Protest: Anti-Dam Leader Rejects Arunachal Government's Offer of Talks
Katon Moyong, a well-known activist opposing the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) in Arunachal Pradesh, rejected the State government's...
Mahabharata, Arthashastra and Rajatarangini Manuscripts Enter UNESCO's Asia-Pacific Memory of the World Register
Manuscripts of three old Indian texts were added (inscribed) to UNESCO's Memory of the World Regional Register for Asia and the Pacific. The three texts are...
VISTAR Scheme: How India Plans to Rebuild Its Official Statistics System
The Union Cabinet approved VISTAR (Viksit Bharat Initiative for Statistical Transformation, Analytics & Research) on 4 November 2026. It is a Central Sector...
Kashmir Police Say Only One Local Militant Is Active, but the Terror Threat Remains
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) of the Kashmir zone said that only one local terrorist is now active in the Kashmir Valley. He added that the threat...
PM Internship Scheme: Third Pilot Draws 40,000 Interns After Revamp, Full Rollout Considered for Next Year
About 40,000 candidates have joined internships in the third pilot round of the PM Internship Scheme (PMIS) so far. This is about 2.5 times the total number...