Current Affairs — 6 November 2026

Annual Survey of Industries 2024-25: corporate manufacturing GVA up 9.28%

• The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released detailed results of the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) for 2024-25 on 4 November 2026.
• Gross Value Added (GVA) of the corporate manufacturing sector grew 9.28%; persons engaged rose 7.57% and operating factories rose 3.45%.
• GVA per person engaged rose 2.25%.

NVS-03 reaches its geosynchronous orbit; NavIC back to four satellites

• ISRO launched the NVS-03 navigation satellite on GSLV-F18 from Sriharikota on 30 October 2026 (11:51 PM IST).
• ISRO reported that four orbit-raising manoeuvres placed it in a 35,765 km × 36,196 km geosynchronous orbit at about 29.98° inclination, with its health normal.
• NVS-03 restores NavIC to a minimum operational configuration of four satellites.

Revise: Explainer: NavIC and GPSPrime Ministers of India

Exercise Tiger Triumph 2026 concludes at Visakhapatnam

• India and the United States concluded the 5th edition of the bilateral tri-service exercise Tiger Triumph at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
• The exercise began on 2 November 2026 and is focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR).
• It is a joint exercise of the Army, Navy and Air Force of both countries.

Revise: Defence chiefs & CDS

INS Sahyadri reaches Yokosuka for Exercise Malabar 2026

• The stealth frigate INS Sahyadri reached Yokosuka, Japan, on 4 November 2026 to take part in Malabar 2026.
• Malabar is held by India, Japan, the United States and Australia.
• It began in 1992 as an India–US exercise; Japan joined in 2015 and Australia in 2020.

Revise: Defence chiefs & CDS

India's Youth Olympics medals so far: Tanvi Patri, Khushbu Darjada and Dhinidhi Desinghu

• Khushbu Darjada (15) won silver in the women's 63 kg judo on 2 November 2026, losing the final to Germany's Jolina Reinhold by ippon.
• Dhinidhi Desinghu won bronze in the women's 100 m freestyle on 3 November 2026, the first Indian swimming medal at the Youth Olympics.
• Tanvi Patri won silver in badminton women's singles on 5 November 2026. The Games are at Dakar, Senegal.

Revise: Sports: cups & Olympics

International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict — 6 November

• The UN General Assembly declared 6 November as the day, through Resolution 56/4 adopted on 5 November 2001.
• The 2026 observance is the 25th.
• UNEP (the UN Environment Programme) works on protecting natural resources in conflict-affected areas.