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UPSC Current Affairs, 3 November 2026

6 stories from the news of the day, each in short with why it matters for Prelims and Mains. Practise their UPSC-style questions and take the daily quiz in CAShorts.

  1. PolityPrelimsGS2

    TRAI amends telecom complaint redressal rules: 24x7 help, 15-day appeals

    The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) notified the Telecom Consumers Complaint Redressal (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2026 on 2 November 2026. When the rules take effect, Complaint Centres must run round the clock. Human staff must answer for at least 16 hours daily. Appeals must be filed within 15 days, not 30; the Appellate Authority must decide within 15 days.

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  2. NationalGS3GS2

    Centre notifies time-bound grievance redressal Rules for VB-G RAM G jobs scheme

    The Ministry of Rural Development has notified the VB-G RAM G Grievance Redressal Rules, 2026. They give rural job-guarantee workers a 15-day deadline for settling complaints. States will run the system from village to district. Complaints can be made in person, by post, online or by phone, and a stalled one moves up a level.

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  3. NationalGS2GS3

    DGCA, UCADA make two pilots mandatory on Char Dham helicopter charters

    The Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA) and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have made two pilots mandatory on every Char Dham charter helicopter sortie. It follows the 30 October crash near Joshimath that killed all six on board, including the pilot. Eleven operators, citing costs, threatened to suspend charters from 2 November pending a review.

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  4. PolityPrelimsGS2

    Errors found in Bengaluru's final electoral roll after Special Intensive Revision

    At least 1,000 entries in Bengaluru's final electoral roll are faulty, a press check found. The roll was published on 27 October 2026 after Karnataka's Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Some names show as garbled symbols. Relatives' names read "Husband" or a single letter, and some fields hold e-mail IDs or dates.

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  5. EconomyGS3GS2

    IBBI lets creditors recommend keeping real estate projects out of insolvency

    The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) amended its insolvency regulations on 30 October 2026, effective at once. Where a developer under insolvency has several real estate projects, the Committee of Creditors may, by at least 66 per cent of voting share, recommend excluding a project from the process. The Adjudicating Authority then considers the application.

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  6. PolityPrelimsGS2

    CBI secures Mahadev app promoter's extradition from Oman after Red Notice

    Sourabh Chandrakar, a promoter of the Mahadev Online Book betting app, has been extradited from Oman to India, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on 1 November 2026. The Royal Oman Police held him on an Interpol Red Notice. The CBI and the Enforcement Directorate then sent Oman formal extradition requests with their evidence.

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