November 10, 2026
26 articles published on this date
PLI Scheme for Medical Devices Reopened: ₹2,700 Crore Second Phase Runs Till 2035-36
The Department of Pharmaceuticals (under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers) invited fresh applications under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI)...
OBC Creamy Layer: Supreme Court Refuses to Limit Its Salary Ruling to Future Cases
On 6 November 2026, the Supreme Court refused the Centre's request to apply its 11 March 2026 creamy layer judgment only to future cases. The case is Union...
EU Says Expectations Are Low From COP31, Pushes Clean Electrification as the Main Goal
The European Union's (EU) Commissioner for Climate said expectations from the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Türkiye are 'low', but that real progress is...
COP31 Presidency Proposes the "35-by-35" Global Electrification Pledge: Why India May Not Sign
The presidency of COP31 (the UN climate conference being held in Antalya, Türkiye) asked countries and businesses to join a '35-by-35' global...
Census 2027: Population Count Phase Set for January 25 to February 28, 2027
The second phase of Census 2027, called Population Enumeration (counting every person and recording their details), will be held in Kerala from January 25...
Coal Gasification Scheme: NTPC Leads Round 2 of Bids as Round 3 Opens
The second round of applications under the government's ₹37,500 crore scheme for coal and lignite gasification has closed with NTPC (India's largest power...
COP31 in Antalya: India Asks Developed Countries to Deliver the Climate Finance They Owe
India delivered its opening statement at COP31, the 31st Conference of the Parties (the yearly meeting of all member countries) to the UN Framework...
World Bank Brief: 57% of India's Remaining Poor Live in One Belt from Uttar Pradesh to West Bengal
The World Bank's India Poverty and Equity Brief (October 2026) found that about 57% of India's poor now live in one contiguous belt (a continuous stretch of...
WEF Report on the Bioeconomy: Governments Are Investing Heavily, and India Shows Demand and Supply Growing Together
A new report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) says governments around the world are investing heavily in the bioeconomy, the part of the economy built on...
Air Pollution After Deepavali: The Debate Over Green Crackers, Firecracker Rules and Public Health
Severe air pollution returned to Delhi-NCR after Deepavali (8 November 2026), reopening the debate on whether 'green crackers' really work and whether...
OBC Creamy Layer: What the Supreme Court Clarified About Its Parental Salary Ruling
On 6 November 2026, the Supreme Court (Justices P.S. Narasimha and R. Mahadevan) decided a Miscellaneous Application filed by the Centre in Union of India...
Supreme Court Looks Beyond Festival Smog: Vehicle Emissions and Delhi-NCR's Air Pollution
The Supreme Court, hearing its suo motu case (a case the court starts on its own) on air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR), said the problem is...
COP31 in Antalya: Can the Climate Talks Move From Promises to Real Action?
The 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is being held in Antalya, Türkiye, from 9 to 20...
India's Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.1% in July-September 2026: What the PLFS Quarterly Data Shows
The latest quarterly bulletin of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) shows that India's unemployment rate fell to 5.1% in July-September 2026, down from...
India's Immunisation Milestones and Its Remaining Gaps: Why Some Children Still Miss Their Vaccines
India's vaccination campaigns have achieved major milestones, including the eradication of smallpox and the elimination of polio and maternal and neonatal...
Census 2027 Phase II in Telangana: Online Self-Enumeration From 10 to 24 January 2027
Telangana announced the dates for Phase II of Census 2027, called Population Enumeration (the stage where details of every person are recorded). Residents...
G7 Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris on Ukraine as US-Mediated Peace Talks Begin in Abu Dhabi
Foreign ministers of the G7 (Group of Seven) countries held a two-day meeting in Paris on 9 and 10 November 2026. The meeting was first planned for...
India and the US Hold the 2nd Drug Policy Executive Working Group Meeting: Joint Action Against New Drug Threats
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), India's central drug law agency, hosted the 2nd India-United States Drug Policy Executive Working Group Meeting on 2-3...
Tamil Nadu Speaker Resumes Anti-Defection Inquiry Against Four Former MLAs After High Court Deadline
On November 10, 2026, the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly began a fresh round of inquiry into disqualification petitions against four former...
Sheikh Hasina's Possible Return to Bangladesh: The Tribunal Verdict, Extradition and India's Position
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has lived in India since August 5, 2024, applied on November 9, 2026 to the Government of Bangladesh for...
Siang Upper Multipurpose Project: Displacement Fears, Public Consultation and the Brahmaputra Question
The proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), a very large dam on the Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh, is again at the centre of public debate. The...
Delhi Plans a Fresh Cloud Seeding Attempt to Fight Air Pollution: How Artificial Rain Works
Delhi is set to make another attempt at cloud seeding (adding particles to clouds so that they give rain) on 10 and 11 November 2026, hoping rain will wash...
Supreme Court Seeks Action Plan on Vehicle Pollution in Delhi-NCR: Old Vehicles, PUC Checks and Inter-State Coordination
On 6 November 2026, the Supreme Court asked Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan to explain what they are doing to stop over-age and non-compliant...
COP31 Adopts a Climate Finance Work Programme: What Was Agreed and What Was Dropped
The 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) opened in Antalya, Turkey, on 9 November 2026. At the...
India and the US Plan a Joint Crackdown on Drug Cartels and the Synthetic Drug Trade
The second meeting of the India-US Drug Policy Executive Working Group was held in New Delhi on 2 and 3 November 2026. India's Narcotics Control Bureau...
Global Fossil CO2 Emissions Dip Slightly in 2026: Scientists Link It to the Iran War Oil Shock, Not Climate Action
The Global Carbon Project, an international team of more than 140 scientists, released its yearly estimate of world carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at the...