Today’s Current Affairs: 13th Nov 2026 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Day: November 13, 2026
Indian National Science Academy
Indian National Science Academy: The Indian National Science Academy (INSA) participated in the S20 2026 process and endorsed the Joint S20 Statement released by the science academies of the G20 countries. Indian National Science Academy was established in January 1935 to promote science in India and harness scientific knowledge for the cause of humanity and […]
Mawmluh Cave
Mawmluh Cave: Climate change and mining are threatening Mawmluh Cave’s fragile cave systems, altering rainfall and groundwater patterns while destroying geological formations and underground ecosystems. Mawmluh Cave is located at Sohra in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya. It is locally known as Krem Mawmluh. It was the first cave that was explored by […]
Swachh Shehar Jodi initiative
Swachh Shehar Jodi initiative: President of India honoured India’s cleanest cities at the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025–26 and appreciated the Swachh Shehar Jodi initiative. Swachh Shehar Jodi initiative aims to institutionalise structured mentorship, peer learning, and collaborative action between mentor cities and mentee cities from within the same State. It is implemented under the Swachh […]
Impact Assessment of PLI Schemes
Impact Assessment of PLI Schemes: NITI Aayog, with IIM Ahmedabad as its knowledge partner, has published a mid-course report titled “Impact Assessment of PLI Schemes”. It evaluates all 14 Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes on four outcomes: investment, production, employment and exports. PLI schemes have strengthened India’s manufacturing ecosystem, mobilising ₹2.40 lakh crore in investments, […]
Three beaches in Maharashtra Received Blue Flag Certification
Three beaches in Maharashtra Received Blue Flag Certification: Three beaches in Maharashtra—Ladghar and Guhagar in Ratnagiri district and Shrivardhan in Raigad district—have received international Blue Flag certification for 2026–27, marking the state’s first entry into the globally recognised eco-label programme. India has 22 Blue Flag-certified beaches for 2026–27, including 13 renewed certifications and nine newly […]
5 New Marine Nematode Species in Kerala
5 New Marine Nematode Species in Kerala: Researchers from the University of Kerala have discovered five new species of free-living marine nematodes from the mangrove sediments along the Kerala coast. This discovery represents the first confirmed record of the nematode genus Pseudochromadora from the Arabian Sea. The five species new to science (Pseudochromadora coronate, P. […]
The Kulgam Terror Attack
The Kulgam Terror Attack: Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel from the 46 Battalion were injured when motorcycle-borne terrorists opened close-range fire at a security checkpoint in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. The Kulgam Terror Attack is a coordinated, hit-and-run terror ambush targeting a stationary paramilitary checkpost in south Kashmir, executed on the […]
The Sairang Express Accident
The Sairang Express Accident: The locomotive and five passenger carriages of the Mizoram-bound Kolkata-Sairang Express derailed near Digaru station in Assam’s Kamrup district. The Sairang Express Accident railway derailment involving a passenger express train operated under the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) zone during a routine loop-line reception maneuver. Key Incident Details: Occurred around 6:54 a.m. […]
The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2027
The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2027: India slipped five places to 28th position in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2027, released on the sidelines of the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Turkey. The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2027: An independent monitoring tool and annual global ranking instrument that tracks and compares the […]
