Polity and governanceThe Hindu, NationalGS2Must read
SC tells U.P. it must ensure release of undertrials who got bail but are still in jail
Bail granted, still behind bars: why 106 undertrials in 20 U.P. districts never walked out
UPSC current affairs today
Wednesday, 11 November 2026. The Hindu, The Indian Express and PIB, cut down to what UPSC can ask, mapped to the syllabus and to every previous-year question. Free and open source.
Today's 5 stories
Polity and governanceThe Hindu, NationalGS2Must read
Ladakh sets 4 December polls for eight hill councils amid a Kargil shutdown
Eight new hill councils, 100 seats and polling in deep winter: why Kargil and Leh want the vote put off
Environment and geographyThe Hindu, NationalGS3Must read
CPCB explains why PM readings above 1,000 µg/m³ dropped out of Delhi's Diwali AQI
Delhi's air on Diwali night got so bad that the official system stopped counting it. Why, and what changes now?
Polity and governanceThe Hindu, EditorialGS2
Editorial: Tamil Nadu disbands the Kurian Joseph panel on Union-State relations
A State panel on federalism is shut midway for being 'non-statutory'. Is that a reason or an excuse?
International relationsThe Hindu, WorldGS2
U.S. court lets Pannun serve his suit on NSA Doval through Delhi courts; India objects
How do you serve court papers on a foreign country's top security official? A New York order tests the Hague rules
Also in today's papers
- Editorial: Apply the OBC creamy layer rule consistently The Hindu · GS2 · Prelims
- Opinion: FCRA amendments and the accountability of minority institutions The Hindu · GS2 · Prelims
- Opinion: Strategic autonomy should guide India's Starlink policy The Hindu · GS3 · GS2 · Prelims
- Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. open three-way talks in Abu Dhabi The Hindu · GS2
- Opinion: Jamaica's slavery reparations petition to the Privy Council The Hindu · GS2 · GS1 · Prelims
- Opinion: India should acknowledge its soldiers' role in the World Wars The Hindu · GS1 · Prelims
- Opinion: Keralam at 70 and lessons for India's development The Hindu · GS1 · GS2 · Prelims
- ICRIER report: more women work, but mostly in low-paid and insecure jobs The Hindu · GS1 · GS3 · Prelims
- Downstream groups in Assam press demands over the Dibang hydro project The Hindu · GS3 · Prelims
Today by source: Editorial analysis · The Hindu analysis · Indian Express explained · PIB summary
This week
8 November 2026 Sunday
- Ten years after demonetisation, cash is back at about 12% of GDP despite the UPI boom
- In Bastar, PM calls this the first Diwali with every district free of Naxalism
- Fourth of 19 judges quits Bengal's SIR appeal tribunals as Murshidabad appeals stall
- Editorial: A seabird's 'jet lag' shows how a sun compass can mislead a sure navigator
- IAF's IL-76 lands at Nyoma near the LAC at 13,629 feet, its highest landing anywhere
6 November 2026 Friday
- SC: 24-hour clock to produce an accused starts at detention, not formal arrest
- NPCI tells Supreme Court zero-MDR UPI is unsustainable, defends 0.4% merchant fee
- CERT-In issues AI security audit guidelines with four risk tiers and agentic AI checks
- Editorial: After four deaths in Ujjain, why India keeps losing sanitation workers
- Explained: How tokamaks hold a star's fire, and where India stands in fusion research
5 November 2026 Thursday
- SC: two-child bars on poll candidates have lost relevance; Javed goes to larger Bench
- SC closes 27-year-old reference, says Kodar governs States' surcharges on sales tax
- Cabinet extends fast-track courts for rape and POCSO cases to 2031 with ₹3,788 crore
- Op-ed: Double-fortified salt is no quick fix for India's many-sided anaemia problem
- Op-ed: BRICS carbon partnership should build a common rulebook before a common market
4 November 2026 Wednesday
- Cabinet approves ₹2,814 crore capex scheme for lithium and nickel processing plants
- Weeks before Ganga Water Treaty expires, India says Joint Rivers Commission is the forum
- CERT-In gets access to Anthropic's Mythos AI model, plans slow, cautious testing
- Explained: Why Nagaland wants the Protected Area Permit regime scrapped before Hornbill
- India to push for predictable climate finance and an equitable transition at COP31
3 November 2026 Tuesday
- SC: rescued bonded labourers must get immediate aid within seven days of release
- Centre notifies VB-G RAM G grievance rules with 15-day deadline, drops draft safeguards
- Defence Ministry signs ₹53,866 crore contracts for eight Navy-designed corvettes
- Explained: What Legislative Councils do, and why only six States have one
- Arunachal CM tells Siang dam protesters no decision without consultation and consent
2 November 2026 Monday
- GST collections rise 22.9% to ₹2.31 lakh crore in October, second-highest ever
- CJI asks why litigants rush to the Supreme Court for early hearings in High Court cases
- Op-ed: Unemployment has fallen, but India's jobs remain far from 'decent work'
- Andhra Pradesh braces for Cyclone Murasu, its second cyclone in a week
- Explained: Why even a strong El Niño does not guarantee a poor Indian monsoon
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