EconomyThe Hindu, Page 1GS3GS2Must read
Retail inflation rises to 6.09% in October 2026, breaching the RBI's 6% upper limit
Onions are up 116%. Can a repo rate hike fix a price surge that starts on the farm?
UPSC current affairs today
Friday, 13 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
Society, justice and ethicsThe Hindu, Page 12GS2GS3Must read
WHO TB report 2026: India's TB deaths fall 38% since 2015, ahead of 35% global fall
The world hit its first TB milestone five years late. Is India's faster fall in deaths the real thing?
EconomyIndian Express, Page 17GS3
NITI Aayog-IIMA review: PLI schemes have paid out 18.5% of their ₹1.91 lakh crore outlay
Investment is at 76% of target and jobs at 28%. What has India's flagship factory subsidy really built?
Polity and governanceIndian Express, ExplainedGS2GS1Must read
SC: a grandson has no birthright in property his father got on partition under Section 8
Is a Hindu grandson born with a share in his grandfather's land? Not if the land passed under Section 8.
Environment and geographyIndian Express, ExplainedGS3GS2
Global Carbon Budget 2026: world fossil CO2 to dip 0.4%, but India's to rise 4.4%
The world's fossil emissions may finally dip. Why is India's set to jump faster than in a decade?
Also in today's papers
- New infrastructure projects sanctioned along the China border in Arunachal Pradesh The Hindu · GS3 · GS2 · Prelims
- IIT Madras study maps microbes and drug-resistance genes on the Chennai Metro The Hindu · GS3 · GS2 · Prelims
- India and the U.K. on turning climate ambition into action The Hindu · GS2 · GS3 · Prelims
- Opinion: the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls as a technology failure The Hindu · GS2
- Why the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project in Arunachal Pradesh is contentious The Hindu · GS3 · GS1 · Prelims
- Why Ladakh groups object to the schedule of local body and hill council polls The Hindu · GS2 · Prelims
- Kurumba language of Attappady faces language shift and Census invisibility The Hindu · GS1 · GS2 · Prelims
- Centre considers a special session of Parliament to pass the Delimitation Bill, 2026 The Hindu · GS2 · Prelims
- German Ambassador calls the India-EU free trade agreement a game changer The Hindu · GS2 · GS3 · Prelims
- Xi Jinping says Taiwan's reunification with China must happen The Hindu · GS2 · Prelims
- Explosions hit four oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz Indian Express · GS2 · GS3 · Prelims
- Quad leaders' summit likely in Manila alongside ASEAN-India and East Asia summits Indian Express · GS2 · Prelims
- Editorial: regulate sand mining and treat rivers as ecosystems, not quarries Indian Express · GS3 · Prelims
- Opinion: elections in the US and Israel may open a window for West Asia peace Indian Express · GS2
- Opinion: brain-tracking wearable debate shows wellness claims running ahead of science Indian Express · GS2 · GS3 · Prelims
- IIT Kharagpur becomes the first IIT to offer NMC-accredited postgraduate medical degrees Indian Express · GS2 · Prelims
- Nutrient-Based Subsidy rates for P&K fertilisers approved for Rabi 2026-27 PIB · GS3 · Prelims
- One Nation, One Ration Card now covers all States and UTs PIB · GS2 · Prelims
- Andhra Pradesh pushes ports and shipbuilding to become a maritime hub PIB · GS3 · Prelims
Today by source: Editorial analysis · The Hindu analysis · Indian Express explained · PIB summary
This week
12 November 2026 Thursday
- Cabinet raises rabi P&K fertiliser subsidy 64% to ₹62,370 crore for 2026-27
- Centre bans export of lithium-ion battery 'black mass' to feed domestic recyclers
- Editorial: Maharashtra's ordinance on nominated directors and the Gokul dairy mandate
- India cuts visa categories from 13 to 9 and sub-categories from 49 to 23
- Cabinet extends Mudra loan guarantee fund and Stand-Up India scheme to March 2031
11 November 2026 Wednesday
- SC tells U.P. it must ensure release of undertrials who got bail but are still in jail
- Ladakh sets 4 December polls for eight hill councils amid a Kargil shutdown
- CPCB explains why PM readings above 1,000 µg/m³ dropped out of Delhi's Diwali AQI
- Editorial: Tamil Nadu disbands the Kurian Joseph panel on Union-State relations
- U.S. court lets Pannun serve his suit on NSA Doval through Delhi courts; India objects
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
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