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A test pilot with over 3,500 flying hours, Air Chief Marshal Dixit took charge on 1 November. He said restoring the IAF's combat strength to sanctioned levels would be a priority.
Coal India produced 67.2 million tonnes in October 2026 and supplied 70.3 million tonnes, both monthly records. Supply to power plants also hit a new high of 57.1 million tonnes.
Indian nationals with e-passports can use Digi Yatra's face-based entry at Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Cochin and Amritsar on select Air India and IndiGo international flights until December.
Members can now check their PF balance and last five transactions on EPFO's verified WhatsApp service. Separately, Aadhaar-verified inoperative accounts holding up to ₹1,000 will be paid out automatically.
The overnight train runs between SMVT Bengaluru and CSMT Mumbai via Guntakal, Kalaburagi, Solapur and Pune, six days a week. It is the third Vande Bharat Sleeper route in the country.
Singapore-based executive coach and 3x TEDx speaker Puja Talesara Bhandari, founder of Leadership Demystified, wants senior leaders to treat emotional regulation as a business skill, not a soft one.
The Finance Ministry released an additional instalment of ₹1,09,019 crore to 28 states on 31 October, on top of the regular monthly transfer. It is the second such advance this financial year.
The customs duty exemption on cotton imports, due to end on 31 October, has been extended by two months. The Finance Ministry notified the change on 30 October.
Official data shows Delhi's average AQI for October 2026 was 166, down from 223 last October. The city logged 220 'good to moderate' days between January and October, the most since 2018 apart from lockdown-hit 2020.
GSLV-F18 lifted off from Sriharikota at 11:51 pm on 30 October and placed the 2,250 kg NVS-03 in a transfer orbit. ISRO completed the first orbit-raising burn the next afternoon.
The Education Ministry has given students until 15 November 2026 to apply or renew on the National Scholarship Portal. Schools must verify applications by 30 November and districts by 15 December.
The Centre's fifth nationwide campaign aims for 2.30 crore digital life certificates, 1.50 crore of them through face authentication on a phone. Pensioners can submit from home, a bank or a post office camp.
The board, set up under the Code on Social Security and chaired by the Labour Minister, will include delivery and ride-hailing companies and workers' groups, and must meet at least three times a year.
About ₹18,690 crore was transferred on Friday, taking total payouts under the scheme past ₹4.64 lakh crore. Farmers who did not receive money should check e-KYC, land records and Aadhaar-bank linking.
Investors who bought Sovereign Gold Bonds in October 2021 at ₹4,761 a gram can cash out at ₹14,167 on November 2. Redeeming with the RBI is exempt from capital gains tax for individuals; selling on an exchange can attract it.
The overnight train leaves Varanasi at 8:50 pm and reaches New Delhi at 6:10 am, stopping at Prayagraj, Kanpur Central, Aligarh and Ghaziabad. It runs six days a week.
A four-member committee led by former Central Vigilance Commissioner Suresh N. Patel will review regulation, capital needs, priority-sector lending and the use of AI in banks.
A bill goes through three readings in each House of Parliament and then needs the President's assent. Money bills take a shorter route, because the Rajya Sabha can only recommend changes.
Latest government accounts show receipts at 50.3% of the Budget estimate and spending at 47.7% by September. Interest payments took over a third of revenue spending.
Telecom services are being restored in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha after the cyclone. Intra-circle roaming is active, which lets you use any operator's network in affected districts.
The AS350 B3 helicopter operated by Transbharat Aviation was flying to Dehradun with a pilot and five passengers. The wreckage has been found and DGCA has sent a team.
UPI works in ten countries. Since July and September 2026 it can also be used to book Burj Khalifa's observation deck and Resorts World Sentosa online, but check fees and app settings before you pay.
Every film released in Indian cinemas needs a CBFC certificate. The 2023 amendment split the UA rating into three age bands, and each rating now tells parents something specific.
Lenders check your credit score before approving a loan or card. Paying on time matters most, a high card balance can drag the score down, and each credit bureau must give you one free full report a year.
Callers posing as police, customs or investigators keep victims on video calls and demand money. No Indian agency arrests people over a video call.
When rain cuts a limited-overs match short, DLS decides the new target. The idea is simpler than the tables suggest: it is about resources.
The Group of Twenty has no permanent headquarters. The country holding the presidency sets the agenda for its year, and the African Union joined as a permanent member at the New Delhi summit in 2023.
India's Goods and Services Tax replaced a tangle of indirect taxes in 2017. CGST and SGST apply to sales within a state, IGST to sales across states, and the GST Council sets the rates.
ISRO uses PSLV for lighter satellites in low orbits, GSLV and LVM3 for heavier ones going higher. Between countdown and orbit, each rocket drops its stages one by one.
Who runs India's general elections, what the model code of conduct does, and how EVMs and VVPATs fit into voting and counting.
A UPI payment takes seconds, but it passes through your app, two banks and NPCI's national switch. Knowing the route explains why payments fail and how to get money back.
The India Meteorological Department uses four colours, green, yellow, orange and red, to warn of heatwaves, heavy rain and storms. Each colour asks for a different level of action.
India's official ranking of colleges and universities is a useful starting point for students, if you know what goes into it and what it leaves out.
The repo rate is what the RBI charges banks for short-term loans. The six-member Monetary Policy Committee sets it, and a change reaches most new floating-rate home loans within three months.
