12 November 2026

One line each · the facts exams ask

1. SchemeThe Odisha Cabinet on 9 November 2026 approved the draft Odisha Bovine Breeding (Regulation) Bill, 2026.
2. SchemeNCDEX launched India’s first Price Reporting Agency-based steel scrap futures contract on 11 November 2026.
3. WorldIran designated the Argentine Navy and Air Force as terrorist organisations on 11 November 2026, calling it a reciprocal step.
4. ReportScientists have identified two unstable slopes in Greenland’s Uummannaq Fjord system that could trigger tsunamis.
5. SchemePMJJBY has recorded 13.07 lakh cumulative enrolments in Jammu and Kashmir; the scheme was launched in May 2015.
6. ReportWildlife Institute of India researchers recorded the first verified photographic evidence of an Asiatic black bear preying on an endangered red panda.
7. DayThe Ministry of Tribal Affairs is holding a national tribal literature festival in New Delhi on 12–13 November 2026.
8. ReportNASA’s DART mission demonstrated planetary defence by impacting Dimorphos, the moonlet of the asteroid Didymos.
9. ReportThe South Atlantic Anomaly exposes satellites passing through it to higher levels of radiation.
10. SchemeISRO’s YUVIKA programme introduces school students to space science and technology.
11. DayThe theme for World Space Week 2026, observed from 4 to 10 October, is ‘Rocket Revolution’.
12. DayThe theme of National Technology Day, observed on 11 May, in 2026 is ‘Responsible Innovation for Inclusive Growth’.
13. DayThe theme of National Science Day, observed on 28 February, in 2026 is ‘Women in Science: Catalysing Viksit Bharat’.
14. ReportIn Chandrayaan-1, the Moon Impact Probe struck near the lunar south pole on 14 November 2008 at the site now named Jawahar Point.
15. ReportVyommitra, the half-humanoid robot built for the Gaganyaan mission, can speak Hindi and English.
16. WorldDemocrat Scott Colom became Mississippi’s first Black senator since 1874.
17. WorldRussia and Ukraine agreed to a major prisoner swap after U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi.
18. ReportNITI Aayog and GIZ India signed an implementation agreement under the NDC-Transport Initiative for Asia Phase II to decarbonise road freight.
19. ReportNITI Aayog signed a joint statement of intent with TEXMiN to strengthen India’s critical minerals ecosystem.
20. ReportThe India S&T Scoreboard was launched on 3 November 2026 in New Delhi.
21. ReportKashmir’s saffron yield has risen by over 15 per cent this season, according to growers in Pampore and nearby areas.
22. SportsSiddi community PVTG member Kushbu Rajakbhai Darjada won a gold medal in judo.
23. ReportSonia Gandhi’s autobiography, titled ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’, was published in November 2026 by HarperCollins in India.
24. ReportThe Great Trigonometrical Survey stations in Tamil Nadu have been documented and published in five volumes.
25. KarnatakaThree stations on Namma Metro’s Pink Line are to be renamed.
26. KarnatakaKarnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Eshwar Khandre asked officials to blacklist Larsen & Toubro for delaying works.
27. KarnatakaA study says the Hebbal short tunnel project threatens a green corridor supporting 199 bird species in Bengaluru.
28. KarnatakaVingroup’s electric cab service Green SM has secured approval from Karnataka’s transport authorities, drawing opposition from Bengaluru taxi unions.
29. SportsKarnataka opener L.R. Chethan has moved to Railways for domestic cricket.