Current Affairs 12 November 2026 – in English

National Naturopathy Day (18 Nov) to be observed in Karnataka

Current affairs of 12 November 2026 (Shanmugam IAS Academy) – explained for UPSC, TNPSC and other competitive exams The Ministry of Ayush will observe the 9th National…

12 November 2026 Important Days

World Kindness Day 2026 (13 November)

Current affairs of 12 November 2026 (Shanmugam IAS Academy) – explained for UPSC, TNPSC and other competitive exams World Kindness Day is observed on 13 November…

12 November 2026 Important Days

2nd National Tribal Literary Festival opens

Current affairs of 12 November 2026 (Shanmugam IAS Academy) – explained for UPSC, TNPSC and other competitive exams Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram…

12 November 2026 History, Art & Culture

Six researchers win the Infosys Prize 2026

Current affairs of 12 November 2026 (Shanmugam IAS Academy) – explained for UPSC, TNPSC and other competitive exams The Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) announced the…

12 November 2026 Awards, Appointments & Persons

Panjagutta to become India's first AI police station

Current affairs of 12 November 2026 (Shanmugam IAS Academy) – explained for UPSC, TNPSC and other competitive exams Panjagutta police station in Hyderabad will be…

12 November 2026 Science & Technology

India and Myanmar begin naval exercise IMNEX-26

Current affairs of 12 November 2026 (Shanmugam IAS Academy) – explained for UPSC, TNPSC and other competitive exams The 8th India–Myanmar Naval Exercise (IMNEX-26) began…

12 November 2026 Defence

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan launches digital initiatives

Current affairs of 12 November 2026 (Shanmugam IAS Academy) – explained for UPSC, TNPSC and other competitive exams Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi launched three…

12 November 2026 Government Schemes & Education

Revamped Gallantry Awards portal launched

Current affairs of 12 November 2026 (Shanmugam IAS Academy) – explained for UPSC, TNPSC and other competitive exams Raksha Rajya Mantri (MoS Defence) Sanjay Seth…

12 November 2026 Defence

3.86 crore Indians have undiagnosed diabetes: IDF Diabetes Atlas

Current affairs of 12 November 2026 (Shanmugam IAS Academy) – explained for UPSC, TNPSC and other competitive exams According to the International Diabetes Federation's…

12 November 2026 Health

SC: foreign divorce does not automatically end an Indian marriage

Current affairs of 12 November 2026 (Shanmugam IAS Academy) – explained for UPSC, TNPSC and other competitive exams A Supreme Court bench of Justices Prashant Kumar…

12 November 2026 Polity & Governance

NCDEX launches India's first PRA-based steel scrap futures

Current affairs of 12 November 2026 (Shanmugam IAS Academy) – explained for UPSC, TNPSC and other competitive exams The National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX)…

12 November 2026 Economy & Banking

19th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: website launched

Current affairs of 12 November 2026 (Shanmugam IAS Academy) – explained for UPSC, TNPSC and other competitive exams External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, with West…

12 November 2026

Climate Change Performance Index 2027: India slips to 28th

Current affairs of 12 November 2026 (Shanmugam IAS Academy) – explained for UPSC, TNPSC and other competitive exams In the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2027,…

12 November 2026 Environment & Ecology

New deep-sea shark: type specimens kept at ZSI Chennai

Current affairs of 12 November 2026 (Shanmugam IAS Academy) – explained for UPSC, TNPSC and other competitive exams Scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI)…

12 November 2026 Environment & Ecology

Chennai set to host the 2029 Asian Athletics Championships

Current affairs of 12 November 2026 (Shanmugam IAS Academy) – explained for UPSC, TNPSC and other competitive exams The Asian Athletics Association (AAA) will award the…

12 November 2026 Sports

Madurai Bench orders more special courts for corruption cases

Current affairs of 12 November 2026 (Shanmugam IAS Academy) – explained for UPSC, TNPSC and other competitive exams The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court (Justice…

12 November 2026 Polity & Governance

Blue Flag for three more Tamil Nadu beaches; Kovalam's sixth

Current affairs of 12 November 2026 (Shanmugam IAS Academy) – explained for UPSC, TNPSC and other competitive exams The Denmark-based Foundation for Environmental…

12 November 2026 Environment & Ecology

Mains Analysis: Should the voter list decide who gets welfare?

Key takeawaysA Union Minister's remarks, reported in early November 2026, about using EPIC (voter ID) numbers to verify Panchayati Raj beneficiaries revived the debate…

12 November 2026 Polity & Governance

Mains Analysis: Gokul Dairy row – who should run a cooperative?

Key takeawaysA Maharashtra ordinance of 6 November 2026 lets the State nominate four voting experts (and one non-voting officer) to large, State-assisted federal…

12 November 2026 Polity & Governance