NITI Aayog has released a report titled Impact Assessment of PLI Schemes.
The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad worked on it as the knowledge partner.
The study covers all fourteen sectors notified under the Production Linked Incentive route and looks at investment, additional production, exports and jobs.
Firm-level data shared by the implementing ministries forms the base, with industry-level inputs added.
Each sector has been placed in one of four groups: On-Track, Partial Impact, Insignificant Evidence of Impact, and Data unavailable.
Pharmaceuticals, mobile manufacturing under large scale electronics, food processing, telecom, white goods, automobiles and drones are shown as making notable progress, with drones called an early success.
Capacity to make high efficiency solar photovoltaic modules has grown sharply as well, and the report finds nearly 70% of targeted segments on track.
Sectors assessed:all 14 sectorsKnowledge partner:Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Why it matters for exams: NITI Aayog is the Centre's policy think tank and the PLI route covers fourteen sectors; both the number and the publisher are asked.
The Prime Minister's Office has announced a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Manila in the Philippines from 16 to 17 November 2026.
The invitation came from Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., President of the Republic of the Philippines.
On 17 November the Prime Minister will take part in the 23rd ASEAN-India Summit and the 21st East Asia Summit.
The Philippines is hosting both meetings as the ASEAN Chair for 2026.
The announcement describes relations with the eleven-member grouping as a central pillar of India's Act East Policy and of its Indo-Pacific vision.
2026 is being observed as the ASEAN-India Year of Maritime Cooperation.
The year 2027 will mark 35 years of Dialogue Relations and five years of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two sides.
Visit dates:16 – 17 November 2026ASEAN-India Summit edition:23rdEast Asia Summit edition:21st
Why it matters for exams: The ASEAN Chair rotates every year and the East Asia Summit membership is a standard international relations question.
The Ministry of Heavy Industries has received twenty-two bids under its global tender for advanced chemistry cell manufacturing.
The tender offers ten gigawatt hours of giga-scale cell making capacity to be set up in India.
It was floated on the Central Public Procurement Portal to select beneficiary firms.
The ten gigawatt hours on offer is earmarked for grid-scale stationary storage use.
The ten gigawatt hours form part of the overall 50 gigawatt hour target under the National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Storage, run as a Production Linked Incentive scheme.
Advanced chemistry cells are the rechargeable storage units used in electric vehicles and in grid batteries.
The ministry reads the bid count as a sign of industry interest in building a domestic cell manufacturing base.
Bids received:22 bidsCapacity offered:10 GWh
Why it matters for exams: The PLI scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell battery storage is a named central scheme under the Ministry of Heavy Industries.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed a set of reforms to the rules for cab rental businesses.
The stated aim is to make such a business easier to start and run, widen choices for travellers and improve passenger safety.
The minimum fleet an operator must hold would fall from fifty vehicles to five, with at least two cabs at each place of operation.
The requirement that an operator keep branches in five tourist cities would be removed.
Operators would be free to offer cabs with a driver or without one.
A single electronic licence, valid across the State or Union Territory for one uniform fee, would replace separate main and branch licences.
The proposals go with steps on customer support and passenger protection.
Minimum fleet:falls from 50 to 5Cabs per place of operation:at least 2
Why it matters for exams: Rent a cab licensing sits under the Motor Vehicles Act framework, which the Centre amends through such rules.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced the dates of the 57th International Film Festival of India.
The festival will be held in Goa from 20 to 28 November 2026.
Its theme for this edition is Stories Without Borders.
A curtain raiser press conference is being held at Taj Cidade de Goa Horizon in Goa to set out the highlights and main attractions.
Chief Minister of Goa Dr. Pramod Sawant will grace the curtain raiser occasion.
The festival brings together filmmakers and cinema enthusiasts from across the world.
IFFI has been held in Goa as its permanent venue for over two decades.
Edition:57thDates:20 to 28 November 2026Theme:Stories Without Borders
Why it matters for exams: IFFI is organised by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and its venue and edition number are asked in culture questions.
Union Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Paatil has addressed the first regional conference on Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0.
The conference is being held at Tiruchirappalli over two days, on 12 and 13 November 2026.
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation organised it along with the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Seven southern States and Union Territories are taking part in the discussions.
The talks cover how to speed up work and keep rural drinking water schemes working in the long run.
Inter-ministerial convergence, source sustainability and institutional strengthening came up as priorities.
Water governance led by the Gram Panchayat was another priority named at the conference.
Venue:TiruchirappalliParticipating States and UTs:Seven Southern States and Union Territories
Why it matters for exams: Jal Jeevan Mission is run by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, a frequent schemes question.
The Controller General of Defence Accounts has reported the progress of the nationwide Digital Life Certificate Campaign 5.0.
The month-long campaign runs across the country from 1 to 30 November 2026.
It is coordinated by the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
As on 11 November 2026, over 20.48 lakh defence pensioners had submitted their certificates.
That is the largest contribution from any participating department.
A life certificate is the yearly proof a pensioner must give for the pension to continue, and the digital route removes the need to appear in person.
The Controller General of Defence Accounts is holding outreach programmes across the country to help pensioners on the ground.
Defence pensioners who filed:over 20.48 lakhCampaign period:November 1 to 30, 2026
Why it matters for exams: The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare sits under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, a standard polity fact.
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has set out a maritime push for Andhra Pradesh.
He said the State has the chance to become India's maritime gateway to the east.
He put the State's coastline along the Bay of Bengal at about 1,053 km.
Four greenfield port projects are under construction, and a shipbuilding cluster worth about ₹30,000 crore is proposed at Dugarajapatnam.
That cluster has in-principle approval under the National Shipbuilding Mission and targets 1.2 million gross tonnes a year.
He held that smart ports using artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, automation and digital logistics platforms will decide efficiency and competitiveness.
The plan ties port infrastructure to shipbuilding so that cargo and manufacturing grow together.
Coastline of Andhra Pradesh:1,053-kmProposed shipbuilding cluster:₹30,000-crore at Dugarajapatnam
Why it matters for exams: State coastline lengths and the ministry that handles ports and shipping are standard geography and governance facts.
President Droupadi Murmu met meritorious students and alumni of Eklavya Model Residential Schools at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre in New Delhi.
The meeting took place on 12 November 2026.
The National Education Society for Tribal Students, which works under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, organised the programme.
It was held as part of Janjatiya Gaurav Pakhwada 2026.
That fortnight commemorates the 151st birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda.
The President urged the students to pursue excellence and to stay connected with their roots.
She also asked them to contribute to the development of their own communities.
Venue:Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural CentreOccasion:151st birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda
Why it matters for exams: EMRS schools are run by NESTS under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, and 15 November is observed as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas for Birsa Munda.
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has put out the Consumer Price Index numbers for October 2026.
Retail inflation measured by the CPI stood at a provisional 6.09% for the month, counted against October 2025.
The index now runs on a new base year, 2024=100, replacing the older series.
Villages saw prices rise faster than towns: rural inflation was 6.63% and urban inflation 5.41%.
Food prices were the main pressure point, with the Consumer Food Price Index showing 8.94% inflation.
For September 2026 the final combined CPI inflation figure was 5.54%, so October marks a clear rise.
The CPI is the measure the Reserve Bank watches for its inflation target, which makes this release a monetary policy input.
CPI inflation, October 2026:6.09%Food inflation (CFPI):8.94%Rural inflation:6.63%Urban inflation:5.41%
Why it matters for exams: The CPI is the inflation measure named in the RBI's flexible inflation targeting framework, and its base year and the CFPI are standard economy questions.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has placed India's figures from the WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2026 on record.
TB deaths in India have fallen by 38% since 2015, ahead of the worldwide decline of 35%.
Among patients with drug-susceptible TB, the treatment success rate stands at 94%.
The gains are credited to work under the National TB Elimination Programme, which pushes early detection and prompt treatment.
The TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan has covered over 25 crore people, with more than 11 crore chest X-rays and 3 crore molecular tests done.
Intensified screening detected 48.64 lakh TB cases, of which 14.97 lakh showed no symptoms.
Domestic resources met 96% of the funding the TB programme needed.
Fall in TB mortality since 2015:38%Global decline:35%Treatment success rate:94%Cases detected:48.64 Lakh
Why it matters for exams: The National TB Elimination Programme and India's TB elimination target are recurring health policy questions.
The Anthropological Survey of India, or AnSI, is the country's leading research body for anthropology and works under the Ministry of Culture. Its line of descent begins as a Zoological and Anthropological Section inside the Geological Survey of India, and the anthropology work then moved into the Zoological Survey of India as a section of its own. It was then given the standing of an independent organisation, and its foundation day falls on the first of December, at Kolkata. Kolkata remains its headquarters, with regional centres in other parts of the country. The field research covers the bio-cultural, social-cultural and linguistic life of India's communities, including the documentation of communities and cultures that are endangered. The brief covers physical anthropology, socio-cultural anthropology and linguistic anthropology. It also runs anthropological museums and laboratories for DNA and palaeoanthropology, and publishes what its researchers find.
Ministry:Ministry of CultureHeadquarters:KolkataFoundation day:1st DecemberOriginated under:Geological Survey of India
Why it matters for exams: AnSI is asked about alongside the Zoological and Botanical Surveys: the ministry it belongs to, its Kolkata headquarters, and the two older bodies it grew out of.