UPSC Current Affairs, 10 November 2026
5 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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EnvironmentPrelimsGS3
Forest Advisory Committee recommends Panari pumped storage project in tiger corridor
The Environment Ministry's Forest Advisory Committee has recommended in-principle approval for the 1,800 MW Panari Pumped Storage Project in Madhya Pradesh. It would divert 511.91 hectares of forest in the Panna-Ranipur Tiger Corridor. The minutes put 211.7 hectares in an NTCA-approved corridor of the Panna Tiger Reserve. About 1.32 lakh trees would be felled. The Centre has yet to decide.
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EconomyGS3GS2
Villages without 4G fall from 45,180 to 11,372, DoT figures show
Villages without 4G coverage fell from 45,180 in 2022 to 11,372, Department of Telecommunications (DoT) data obtained under the Right to Information Act, 2005 show. The drop is larger than the 24,680 uncovered villages targeted by BSNL's 4G saturation project. That project, approved in July 2022, is funded through the Universal Service Obligation Fund.
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EconomyPrelimsGS2
Kerala samples petrol after Karnataka claims excess ethanol in E20 fuel
Kerala began sampling petrol at fuel outlets in four districts on 9 November 2026. It acted after Karnataka's government claimed tests showed up to 31.2% ethanol in E20 petrol, meant to carry 20%. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said on 7 November that 893 samples from 27 States and UTs met the BIS specification.
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EnvironmentPrelimsGS3
COP31 opens in Antalya; WMO puts 2026 among four warmest years
COP31, the UN's annual climate conference, opened in Antalya, Turkiye, on 9 November 2026. Turkiye presides, and Australia leads the negotiations. On the opening day, the World Meteorological Organization's State of the Climate Update 2026 put January–September warming at 1.47 °C above the 1850–1900 average. It found 2023–2026 to be the four warmest years on record.
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NationalGS2Prelims
FSSAI festive-season drive: 52 food licences cancelled, 1,133 suspended
A nationwide food safety drive led by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has seen 52 licences cancelled and 1,133 suspended. Another 314 establishments were sealed, the FSSAI said on 7 November 2026. Between 1 September and 5 November, 56,431 food establishments were inspected. Officers issued 10,047 improvement notices; seizures included paneer, ghee, milk and sweets.
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