Current affairs — 3 November 2026

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1. India's stock market went up a lot today, with the Sensex gaining over one thousand points.
2. Big companies like Reliance and Tata Steel had their share prices go up the most.
3. When stock markets go up, it shows that investors think the economy is doing okay.
4. People who have money in the stock market or own company shares benefit when prices rise.
5. Remember that Sensex and Nifty are the main stock market indexes that show how India's market is doing.

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1. Cyclone Murasu caused very bad weather alerts in Telangana and very poor air quality in Delhi on the same day.
2. Cyclone Murasu affected two Telangana districts with red alert and three districts with orange alert, while Delhi's air quality became very poor.
3. The cyclone brought heavy rain and wind danger, while Delhi's poor air forced the government to start Stage-2 pollution control rules.
4. People in Telangana districts had to prepare for dangerous cyclone weather, and people in Delhi faced health problems from very bad air quality.
5. Red alert means most danger, orange alert means less danger, and GRAP stages are government rules to control pollution in cities.

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1. A Rajya Sabha by-election will happen where someone left a seat empty.
2. People wanting to run for this seat had to submit their papers by 2 November.
3. The election process follows fixed dates so everyone knows when voting and results happen.
4. Voters and candidates in that state are affected because they will choose the new Rajya Sabha member.
5. Remember: Rajya Sabha elections follow a clear timeline of notification, scrutiny, withdrawal, poll, and result declaration.

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1. The 8th Pay Commission met with government workers' unions in Mumbai to hear what they want for their salaries.
2. Railway workers and other government staff unions asked for these changes to their pay.
3. Unions want the starting basic pay to jump from ₹18,000 to ₹69,000, and they want a higher multiplier called fitment factor.
4. Government employees and their families will be affected if these pay demands are accepted or rejected.
5. The 8th Pay Commission is an important topic for government exams because it decides how central government workers get paid.

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1. The government gave central employees and pensioners more money by raising their Dearness Allowance by 3%.
2. This decision was made by the Union Cabinet on 28 October 2026.
3. The increase happened because prices of goods and services keep rising, so workers need more money to live.
4. Central government employees and all pensioners who worked for the government will get this extra money from July 2026.
5. Dearness Allowance increased from 60% to 63%, and this is important for government jobs exams.

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1. Three big government job openings happened at the same time for different positions.
2. RRB is hiring Station Masters, Cabinet Secretariat wants Deputy Field Officers, and BPSC needs school teachers.
3. These jobs opened because government needs to fill empty positions across railways, administration, and education.
4. Students and job hunters can apply if they have the right education and age for each job.
5. Remember the closing date is 25 November 2026 for RRB and Cabinet Secretariat applications.

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1. The government approved a big plan to help India make more shipping containers with ₹10,000 crore support.
2. This is about helping container manufacturing companies in India grow their business.
3. The government wants Indian companies to make ten times more containers by year 2039-40 instead of buying from other countries.
4. People who ship goods, traders, and exporters will pay less money because Indian containers will cost less than imported ones.
5. Cabinet approved Container Manufacturing Promotion Scheme with ₹10,000 crore outlay to make India self-reliant in container production.

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1. The Cabinet approved a new scheme to help make sports goods in India with government support and money.
2. This is called the Khelo India Sports Goods Manufacturing Scheme and another scheme for village development called PM Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana.
3. The government will spend money and give rewards to companies that invest large amounts to build sports goods factories.
4. People who buy Indian sports goods and workers in these new factories will benefit from this scheme.
5. Remember that the government approved two new schemes with manufacturing zones and investment incentives for the sports goods industry.

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1. ISRO is planning to launch its first test spacecraft for the Gaganyaan program without people on board in November 2026.
2. The spacecraft called G1 will go up on a rocket called LVM3, and another satellite called TDS-01 will launch on a different rocket called PSLV-XL.
3. These missions will test India's ability to send humans to space safely and also test new space technology like quantum communication.
4. Scientists, engineers, and people interested in India's space program will watch these launches because they show India's progress in space exploration.
5. Remember: Gaganyaan G1 is the first uncrewed test flight planned for November 2026, and it is important for India's human spaceflight program.

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1. A 16-year-old Indian girl named Dhinidhi Desinghu won a medal at the Youth Olympics held in Dakar, Senegal.
2. Dhinidhi Desinghu is a swimmer from India who made this achievement at the Youth Olympics.
3. This is the first time any Indian swimmer has won a medal at the Youth Olympics Games.
4. This shows that Indian swimmers can now compete at the highest youth sports level like other countries.
5. Remember: Dhinidhi Desinghu is the first Indian swimmer to win a Youth Olympics medal.