November 12, 2026
29 articles published on this date
COP31 in Antalya: Why Delivering Past Climate Promises Matters More Than New Goals
The 31st UN climate summit, COP31, is being held in Antalya, Türkiye, from 9 to 20 November 2026. Türkiye's Environment Minister Murat Kurum is the COP31...
CAG to Table Its First Integrated Audit Reports on MSMEs and Logistics in December
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), the country's top government auditor, plans to place its first 'integrated' audit reports before...
Prime Minister to Attend ASEAN-India and East Asia Summits in Manila; Quad Leaders' Meeting Also Likely
The Prime Minister of India will visit Manila, Philippines, from 16 to 18 November 2026. The Philippines holds the rotating chair of ASEAN in 2026. He will...
WHO Global TB Report 2026: India Cuts TB Deaths by 38% Since 2015
The World Health Organization (WHO) released its Global Tuberculosis Report 2026. It says deaths from tuberculosis (TB) in India have fallen by 38% since...
Retail Inflation Hits 6.09% in October: Above the RBI's Upper Limit, but Monthly Price Rise Is Slowing
India's retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 6.09% in October 2026. This is above the 6% upper limit of the RBI's target...
Germany Calls the India-EU FTA a "Game Changer": Trade, Defence and Skills in the India-Germany Partnership
Germany's Ambassador to India, Jasper Wieck, said in a recent interview that the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will be a 'game changer' for trade...
Retail Inflation Rises to 6.09% in October, Crossing the RBI's Upper Limit
Retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 6.09% in October 2026, up from 5.54% in September. The data was released by the...
NITI Aayog Reviews the PLI Scheme: 70% of Target Segments on Track, Value Addition Still Weak
NITI Aayog released a sector-wise assessment of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme. It found that nearly 70% of the targeted segments are broadly...
Leh Protests Resume Over Statehood and Sixth Schedule Safeguards for Ladakh
Protests led by the Apex Body Leh (ABL) resumed in Leh on 12 November 2026. The protesters are asking for statehood for Ladakh and for constitutional...
Karnataka Seeks Ninth Schedule Cover for Its Higher SC/ST Quota After High Court Ruling
The Karnataka government has decided to write to the Union government asking it to place the state's higher reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and...
ISRO Successfully Ground-Tests a Redesigned PSLV Third Stage After Two Launch Failures
On 12 November 2026, ISRO carried out a successful ground static test of the redesigned third stage of the PSLV (called PS3) at the Static Test Facility of...
Retail Inflation Crosses 6% in October 2026: What It Means for the RBI's Target and Interest Rates
India's retail inflation (the yearly rise in prices that households pay, measured by the Consumer Price Index or CPI) rose to 6.09% in October 2026, up from...
Retail Inflation Crosses 6% in October 2026: What It Means for the RBI's Inflation Target
India's retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 6.09% in October 2026, from 5.54% in September. These are provisional figures...
ASEAN-India Summit in Manila: India Focuses on Strategic Ties as the AITIGA Review Drags On
India's Prime Minister will attend the ASEAN-India Summit and the East Asia Summit in Manila, the Philippines, in mid-November 2026. The Philippines chairs...
PLI Schemes Assessed: Strong Investment and Production, but Gaps in Jobs, Value Addition and Exports
NITI Aayog, working with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad, released an assessment of all 14 Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes. The...
RBI's Proposed ₹50 Lakh Sub-Limit on Some Overseas Remittances: How the LRS Works and Why It Matters for the Rupee
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reportedly proposed a ₹50 lakh yearly sub-limit on certain kinds of money that Indians send abroad under the Liberalised...
Battery PLI Gets 22 Bids for 10 GWh of Grid Storage Cells: How India Is Building Its Own Battery Industry
The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) received 22 bids for 10 GWh (gigawatt-hours) of Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) battery manufacturing capacity. This 10...
Karnataka Appeals to the Supreme Court After the High Court Strikes Down Its 56% Reservation Law
The Karnataka government has filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court. It is challenging a Karnataka High Court judgment that struck down...
India at the 23rd ASEAN-India Summit and 21st East Asia Summit in Manila: Maritime Security and Trade in Focus
The Prime Minister will visit Manila, the Philippines, from 16 to 18 November 2026 to attend the 23rd ASEAN-India Summit and the 21st East Asia Summit...
India-US Trade Deal: First Phase Close, but New US Tariffs Keep Talks Going
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said India is close to finalising a trade deal with the United States and expects it to be among the best deals the US...
CBD COP17 in Yerevan: First Global Review Finds the World Off Track on Biodiversity Goals
The 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was held in Yerevan, Armenia. It ended on 31 October 2026, one...
Government Considers a Special Parliament Session to Pass the Women's Reservation Amendment Bill
According to a report, the Union government is considering calling a special session of Parliament to pass a constitutional amendment bill on women's...
Prime Minister to Visit Manila for the ASEAN-India Summit and East Asia Summit (November 16 to 18)
The Prime Minister of India will visit Manila, the capital of the Philippines, from November 16 to 18, 2026, for the ASEAN summit and related summits. The...
Retail Inflation Hits 6.09% in October 2026, Crossing RBI's Upper Tolerance Limit
India's retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 6.09% in October 2026, up from 5.54% in September. This is a two-year high....
Retail Inflation Rises to 6.09% in October 2026, Above RBI's Upper Tolerance Limit
India's retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 6.09% in October 2026. This is the rate at which prices of things households...
Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against a Road-Safety Protester: The Right to Peaceful Protest Explained
The Bombay High Court quashed (cancelled) a First Information Report (FIR) filed against Nishkarsh Nimgade, a citizen who had protested against the poor...
Siang Upper Multipurpose Project: Why the Proposed Mega Dam Has Led to Protests in Arunachal Pradesh
The proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), a very large dam on the Siang river (the name of the Brahmaputra in Arunachal Pradesh), has led to...
India Slips to 28th in the Climate Change Performance Index 2027: What the Ranking Measures
India fell five places to 28th in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2027, with a score of 60.85. It was 23rd in the previous edition and 10th in...
India Falls to 28th in the Climate Change Performance Index 2027: What the Ranking Measures
India slipped five places to 28th in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2027. The index was released on the sidelines of the UN climate summit...