NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||06--11-2026

 

NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||06--11-2026

THURSDAY| VOL—IV/2026/NOVEMBER

OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION.

 

शरीरमाद्यं खलु धर्मसाधनम्।

(Kalidasa, Kumarasambhavam/ 5.33)

The HEALTH is indeed the first means of fulfilling one’s duty (dharma).

 

INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY).

President Smt Droupadi Murmu congratulated the Armed Forces Medical Services on successfully conducting Operation DRISHTI, a mega multi-specialty medical camp at Rairangpur in Odisha. She said many patients received treatment and several sight-restoring eye surgeries were performed, reflecting the AFMS’s commitment to quality healthcare in underserved regions.

PM Shri Narendra Modi interacted with the Indian contingent of the Asian Para Games 2026 at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, New Delhi, and hailed their best-ever haul of 114 medals — 30 gold, 35 silver and 49 bronzes — with five world and nine Asian records, up from 14 medals in 2010. He said the government has approved the Khelo India Sports Goods Manufacturing Scheme and urged that athletes’ gear be ‘Made in India’.

PM Shri Narendra Modi said India’s Metro network has grown from 248 km in five cities in 2014 to nearly 1,200 km in 26 cities today, with over one crore people travelling by Metro every day.

Vice-President Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan addressed the valedictory session of the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, and said India’s non-fossil fuel capacity has crossed 300 GW. Minister Pralhad Joshi said the sector has drawn over ₹15 lakh crore of investment in a decade and that the summit had over 75,000 visitors from more than 130 countries.

The Union Government released the regular tax devolution instalment of ₹1,09,019 crore to the States on 5 November, advancing it from the usual 10 November date in view of the festive season, so that States can speed up capital spending and welfare outlays, the Finance Ministry said.

The Culture Ministry signed an MoU with Google Arts and Culture to digitize and share India’s heritage — ASI monuments, national museum collections, Gyan Bharatam manuscripts and living traditions — using advanced digital tools. Culture Secretary Vivek Aggarwal said the partnership will also support the upcoming Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum in the North and South Blocks.

UIDAI has onboarded 300 Offline Verification Seeking Entities (OVSE) since the January rollout. The Aadhaar App has recorded nearly 7.5 crore downloads.

The Ministry of Mines launched the ninth tranche of the critical mineral block auction and the third tranche of the exploration licence auction, and unveiled related reforms. The 4th Conference of Mining Ministers is being held in Goa on 5–6 November.

10.  Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh announced a vision of debris-free space by 2030 while virtually inaugurating start-up Cosmoserve Space’s ‘Base 1’ facility in Hyderabad for active space debris removal and in-orbit servicing. He said India’s space economy is nearly $9 billion and the number of space start-ups has grown to about 450.

Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the ‘Azadi Ki Pehli Ladai (1857) Ka Shaheed Smarak’ at Ambala Cantonment, Haryana, a 22-acre memorial with 22 galleries built at a cost of ₹594 crore. Earlier he led the BJP’s ‘Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao’ padyatra in Karnal.

The Election Commission announced a Special Summary Revision (SSR) of electoral rolls in Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Mizoram, Odisha and Sikkim, with 1 January 2027 as the qualifying date. Draft rolls will be published on 30 November and final rolls on 21 January 2027.

UPSC declared the written result of the Civil Services (Main) Examination 2026; 2,526 candidates have qualified for the Personality Test (interview). The interview schedule will be notified later, and candidates must update their online forms from 11 to 25 November.

The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly will become a ‘zero-paper’ House under the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) within about three months, with tablets at every MLA’s desk and digital access to questions, notices and agendas. CHiPS will be the nodal agency, with support from NIC and NICSI.

The Bahamas joined the International Solar Alliance as its 116th member. High Commissioner Peter Nicholas Symonette Jr. handed over the Instrument of Accession to Joint Secretary P.S. Gangadhar on the sidelines of the ninth ISA Assembly in New Delhi.

BENGAL FILES:

• New Investment Policy Unveiled: The West Bengal government officially launched the West Bengal Investment Promotion Policy 2026 during a summit at Utsari Eco Park. The policy offers up to 120% aid, fast-tracked administrative approvals, and gender-friendly incentives to spur job-linked growth.

• Stance on Labor Unrest: Chief Minister Shuvendu Adhikari issued a strict warning stating that factory blockades will lead to jail time, emphasizing a shift toward an investor-friendly environment to safeguard industrial projects.

• Singur Revival: The Chief Minister confirmed active investment talks with Ashok Leyland for potential manufacturing setups in Singur, a region historically marked by industrial exit controversies.

⚖️ Legal & Governance

• KMC Election Hold: The Calcutta High Court has restrained the state government from announcing the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election dates

WORLD: (REUTER, AP, AFP, BLOOMBERG, CNN, WP)

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali in Antigua and Barbuda and announced a $500-million line of credit for roads, health and defence infrastructure in Guyana. Three agreements were also signed — on Quick Impact Projects, micro and small enterprise manufacturing projects, and digital public infrastructure.

On the sidelines of CHOGM 2026 in St John’s, Jaishankar met British PM Andy Burnham to discuss economic cooperation under the India-UK CETA, and Australian PM Anthony Albanese. He also met Antigua and Barbuda’s Governor-General Rodney Williams at an Indian community function.

India, as 2026 Chair of the Kimberley Process, held a stakeholder consultation in Luanda, Angola, on responsible rough-diamond sourcing, governance and compliance, ahead of the KP Plenary in New Delhi from 30 November to 4 December. It was led by KP Chair and Additional Secretary (Commerce) Yashvir Singh.

India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the Maldives launched the Bay of Bengal Network of Ocean Researchers for Fisheries (BOB-NOR) at ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi. Coordinated by the Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organization, it will use satellite, ocean and climate data to support science-based fisheries management.

Indian-American city councilor Nithya Raman, who earlier worked on urban issues in Chennai, was elected Mayor of Los Angeles, defeating incumbent Karen Bass, who conceded on 5 November.

Hoax bomb threats disrupted at least 25 flights across Europe on 5 November, the third day of such threats this week, forcing diversions and emergency landings; some planes were escorted by fighter jets. Security checks found no explosives.

In France, hundreds of thousands of workers joined nationwide strikes and rallies demanding higher wages and backing a month-long student protest. About one-third of high schools were shut or blockaded, public transport was hit and the Eiffel Tower was closed. FRANCE IS PAYING THE PRICE FOR LE-LI-BERAL, LGBT++ and SECULARISM.

The Foreign Ministers of Oman and Iran, Badr Albusaidi and Abbas Araghchi, discussed efforts to resume navigation through the Strait of Hormuz without obstacles, and stressed moving from de-escalation to lasting arrangements for maritime safety and energy flows.

GULF WAR:

US President Donald Trump says the US may have to “destroy” the rest of Iran and that rebuilding will take 25 years, adding that people will “know soon enough” if he acts.

Iran has reportedly sent a nuclear proposal to the US through Qatari mediators, which Washington is reviewing while Tehran waits for its seven demands to be met.

Iran’s navy says two more oil tankers have caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting naval mines, bringing the total to at least five blazes on vessels using “unauthorised routes” in the past 24 hours.

“The Joint List announced today, Thursday, that it will inform the President of the State, Isaac Herzog, this evening of its decision to recommend that Gadi Eisenkot be tasked with forming the government,” the alliance said in a statement.

MISHAPS: -

Five of nine Tamil Nadu fishermen were found dead after their boat capsized off the Andhra coast during cyclone Murasu; three bodies washed ashore at Kothapatnam beach and two more were recovered by the Indian Coast Guard near Nizampatnam, while four remain missing.

WEATHER:

Delhi’s AQI stood at 374 (‘Very Poor’) at 7 PM on 5 November, the CPCB said. GRAP Stage II remains in force across the NCR amid continued concern over stubble burning and festive pollution.

The IMD has forecast heavy rainfall over coastal Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala and Mahe till Sunday, with thunderstorms and gusty winds likely over Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, coastal and south interior Karnataka and Lakshadweep.

GAMES & SPORTS

India beat Japan 4-1 in the final of the men’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey in Mohali to win a record sixth title and complete an unbeaten campaign.

Defending champions India opened their SAFF Championship campaign with a 3-2 win over Pakistan in Dhaka.

Jaypal Malviya won silver in the men’s 10m air pistol at the ISSF World Championships in Doha securing India’s first shooting quota for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Manu Bhaker, Suruchi Singh and Sainyam won silver in the women’s 10m air pistol team event.

Tanvi Patri won silver in women’s badminton singles at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar — the first Indian woman to medal in the event — after losing the final to China’s Zhang Yi Xin 15-21, 21-13, 26-24. The 15-year-old took the opening game and saved several match points before falling in a nail-biting decider.

Seventeen-year-old Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi, ranked 669th, beat Poland’s Weronika Falkowska 6-4, 6-3 at the Chennai Open to become the first Indian woman since Sania Mirza in 2012 to reach a WTA singles quarter-final.

TECHNOLOGY:

Researchers at JNCASR, Bengaluru, have developed a silicon chip that guides terahertz waves around obstacles with little loss, achieving data rates up to 100 Gbps in lab tests using topological photonics. The work could aid compact high-speed circuits for future 6G communication.

DAS KAPITAL:

DALAL STREET:

Indian share markets closed on an explosive note on November 5, 2026, marking one of the strongest single-day rallies in recent months. Driven by positive global cues, falling Brent crude oil prices (slipping below the $100-per-barrel mark), and intense buying by foreign institutional investors, the markets extended their winning streak to a sixth straight session.

Here is a summary of the key indices at the close of the last trading session:

Nifty 50:        24,536.60      📈 +576.00   +2.40%

BSE Sensex:  79,310.01      📈 +2,008.61 +2.60%

BULLIONS:

24 Karat Gold          Per 10 Grams           ₹1,44,460

999 Fine Silver        Per 1 Kilogram        ₹1,87,540\

CURRENCIES:

• Major Global Currencies:

USD = ₹94.45/- , 1 EUR = ₹106.02/-,  GBP = ₹127.10/-,  AUD = ₹65.54/-,

CAD = ₹67.45/-, SGD = ₹73.93/-, Swiss Franc = ₹115.74/-,  CNY = ₹14.17/-, and 1 JPY = ₹0.5987/-.

THE END.