Current affairs: 5 November 2026
Every item from 5 November 2026, mapped to the syllabus with an exam angle and practice MCQs.
Thursday, 5 November 2026
12 items- Uttar Pradesh plans 200-acre bio-pharma park in PilibhitGS3 · Industry · Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology (Uttar Pradesh)
- SC panel wants full review of Lucknow Kukrail night safari plansGS3 · Environment · Forests, Zoos and the Central Empowered Committee
- Uttar Pradesh to match 2.4-crore gap in panchayat and Assembly rollsGS2 · Polity · Uttar Pradesh Electoral Rolls and State Election Commission
- Supreme Court seeks reply on lifelong immunity for Election CommissionersGS2 · Polity · Election Commission and CEC Immunity
- ₹14,500-crore viability gap for 92 GWh grid energy storageGS3 · Energy · Grid-Scale Energy Storage and VGF
- Government rethinks safe-harbour shield for social mediaGS2 · Governance · Safe Harbour and the IT Act
- Fast-track courts for rape and POCSO cases extended till 2031GS2 · Judiciary · Fast Track Special Courts and POCSO
- Falling fertility rate makes two-child norms outdated: Supreme CourtGS1 · Society · Population and Two-Child Norms
- Excluded voters told not to fear Form 6 prosecutionGS2 · Polity · Electoral Rolls, Form 6 and SIR
- Cess on sales tax is within a State’s power: Supreme CourtGS2 · Polity · State Power to Levy Cess on Sales Tax
- Amazon rainforest now emits more carbon than it storesGS3 · Environment · Amazon Carbon Sink Turning Source
- Agniveers get two-year extension and path to regular serviceGS3 · Defence · Agnipath Scheme and Agniveers