Current Affairs One-liners — 01 November 2026
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Yesterday
- Data released on 1 November 2026 showed India's gross GST collections for October 2026 at ₹2,31,290 crore, up 22.9% from ₹1,88,125 crore in October 2025.
- On 1 November 2026, Chandigarh Police was conferred the President's Colour at its Diamond Jubilee Foundation Day ceremony attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah as chief guest.
- Coal India Limited marked its 51st Foundation Day on 1 November 2026 with record monthly production of 67.2 MT and record total supply of 70.3 MT in October 2026; separately, India's coal imports fell 5.83% in August 2026.
- On 1 November 2026, Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, the 29th Chief of the Air Staff, began his tenure by unveiling 'VAYU' — Vigilance, Aatmanirbharta, Yukti and Unity of Effort — as the guiding vision for the IAF.
- On 1 November 2026, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju represented India at the raising and consecration of 108 Stupas in Bhutan's Gelephu Mindfulness City, led by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck; Stupa No. 76 is dedicated to PM Modi.
- On 1 November 2026, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said Digi Yatra has begun trials for international passengers holding e-passports at seven airports, running from November to December 2026 ahead of a wider rollout in 2027.
- On 1 November 2026, the EPFO celebrated its 74th Foundation Day in New Delhi, where Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launched EPFO services on WhatsApp and automatic settlement of Aadhaar-verified inoperative EPF accounts with balances up to ₹1,000.
- On 1 November 2026, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off the SMVT Bengaluru–CSMT Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper Express, linking India's IT capital with its financial capital via Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra.
- On 1 November 2026, a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into Cyclonic Storm 'Murasu', which IMD said would cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur as a Severe Cyclonic Storm on the night of 2–3 November.
- On 1 November 2026, Dinesh Vitthalrao Ganvir assumed charge as the 55th Director General of the Geological Survey of India (GSI), an attached office of the Ministry of Mines.
- On 1 November 2026, PM Narendra Modi greeted the people of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh on their State Foundation Day, Karnataka on Kannada Rajyotsava, Keralam on Keralappiravi and Tamil Nadu on Tamil Nadu Day.
- On 1 November 2026, President Droupadi Murmu attended the 'Hirak Jayanti' celebration at Kurukshetra marking the 60th year of the formation of Haryana, which was formed in 1966.
- On 1 November 2026, President Droupadi Murmu attended the Balidan Shatabdi Samaroh marking 100 years of the martyrdom of Swami Shraddhanand at Gurukul, Kurukshetra.
- On 1 November 2026, Air Marshal Mehtab Singh Deswal assumed the appointment of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Eastern Air Command of the Indian Air Force.
- On 1 November 2026, Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan inaugurated the National Organ Transplant Games 2026 at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi, where 570 transplant recipients and donors set a world record for the largest Tadasana congregation.
- On 1 November 2026, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari performed the bhoomipujan of a Multi-Modal Logistics Park at Sindi Railway in Maharashtra's Wardha district, being developed by NHAI's SPV NHLML with JNPA.