Current Affairs: 4 November 2026
Today's Current Affairs – 4 November 2026 cover India's indigenous AI models, Aditya-L1 solar research, Agniveer service extension reports, Sikkim's Organic Fisheries Cluster, Manipur's Waree Leeba Festival, endangered coral reefs, RBI's new trade reporting rules and the India–South Korea naval exercise involving INS Sahyadri. These updates are important for UPSC, SSC, Banking, Railway and State PSC exams.
- Economy
- UPSC CSE
- SSC CGL
- SSC CHSL
- SSC GD
- Railway
- UGC NET
- UPPSC
- BPSC
- BSSC
- BPSC TRE 4.0
- UPSC Prelims
- UPSC GS3
India Proposes ₹2,800 Crore Critical Minerals Processing Scheme 2026
Why in the News? The Union Cabinet is expected to consider a proposed ₹2,800 crore Critical Minerals Processing Scheme to strengthen India's domestic processing capabilities for lithium and nickel. The proposal includes
Read moreEl Niño Threatens India’s Ethanol Blending Target 2026: Impact on E20 Programme and Energy Security
Why in the News? India's Ethanol Blending Programme is facing fresh challenges due to El Niño-related drought conditions and below-normal monsoon rainfall , which have affected the production of sugarcane and maize, two
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IndiaAI Mission Launches EKA-1, Dhīr 2B and Dhīr 5B: India's Indigenous AI Models 2026
Why in the News? The IndiaAI Mission under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) announced the release of three indigenous AI foundation models: EKA-1, Dhīr 2B and Dhīr 5B . The models were devel
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Aditya-L1 Discovers Uneven Solar Eruptions: ISRO's New Space Discovery 2026
Why in the News? The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Department of Science and Technology highlighted a new scientific discovery made using India's Aditya-L1 solar observatory . Scientists from the Indi
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Agniveer Service Extension 2026: Government Announces 2 More Years Under Agnipath Scheme
Why in the News? Reports emerged that the Union Government had approved a two-year service extension for Agniveers under the Agnipath Scheme. According to these reports, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General N. S. Raja Su
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Sikkim’s Soreng District Becomes India’s First Organic Fisheries Cluster Under PMMSY 2026
Why in the News? The Government of India highlighted Soreng district in Sikkim as India's first notified Organic Fisheries Cluster under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) . Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Sing
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Manipur Hosts First North East Waree Leeba Festival 2026
Why in the News? The First North East Waree Leeba Festival 2026 was inaugurated by Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at Irom Meijrao Mamang Community Hall in Imphal West district, Manipur . The five-day festival, schedu
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IUCN Report 2026: All 13 South Asian Coral Reef Ecoregions Critically Endangered, Including 4 in India
Why in the News? A new scientific assessment under the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Ecosystems has classified all 13 coral reef ecoregions in South Asia as Critically Endangered , aft
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RBI Simplifies International Trade in Services Reporting 2026: New ₹10 Lakh Threshold Under FEMA
Why in the News? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has simplified reporting requirements for India's international trade in services by introducing new relaxations for service exporters and importers. The changes were noti
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INS Sahyadri Participates in Naval Exercise with South Korea
Why in the News? The Indian Navy's guided-missile stealth frigate INS Sahyadri successfully concluded its participation in the India–Republic of Korea Navy (IN–RoKN) Bilateral Exercise at Busan, South Korea , on 29 Octob
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