UPSC Current Affairs, 9 November 2026
3 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.
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World & IRPrelimsGS2
Indian diplomat Shivani Gupta elected to UN's ACABQ for 2027-2029
Indian diplomat Shivani Gupta has been chosen for the 2027-2029 term of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), the 21-member expert body that examines the United Nations budget for the General Assembly. India's Permanent Mission to the UN announced her election and thanked member states. Her three-year term begins in January 2027.
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NationalGS1GS2
Chawri Bazar collapse: MCD suspends engineers; narrow lanes slow rescue
A three-storey building under construction collapsed near Old Delhi's Chawri Bazar on 5 November 2026; six workers were dead by 7 November. The Delhi Police had told the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in June that it was being built illegally. The MCD has suspended two engineers. Lanes four to five feet wide kept earthmovers out of the rescue.
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NationalGS1Prelims
Centre declares Bihar's Ranivas Mound of national importance under AMASR Act
The Centre has notified the Ranivas Mound at Kesariya, in East Champaran, Bihar, as an archaeological site of national importance. The Ministry of Culture's gazette notification, dated 4 November 2026, invokes the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1958. The mound covers 1.63 acres and belongs to the Bihar government.
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