One-liners

One-liners — 2 November 2026

22 one-line facts from the 2 November 2026 post, for last-minute revision. Read the full post for exam points.

1. HSBC India Manufacturing PMI eased to 54.7 in October 2026 from 55.1 in September.
2. New export orders for Indian manufacturers grew at the fastest pace in six months in October 2026.
3. Captive and commercial coal mines produced 22.03 MT in October 2026, about 42% more than a year earlier.
4. The Lohari coal mine (Jharkhand) took operational captive and commercial coal mines to 87.
5. VB-G RAM G Grievance Redressal Rules, 2026: enquiry in 7 working days, resolution in 15 days.
6. India now has 20 FRROs; the target is an FRRO in every State capital by 2027.
7. TRAI's Telecom Consumers Complaint Redressal (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2026 cut the appeal window from 30 to 15 days.
8. Telecom complaint centres must now work round the clock, with human help for at least 16 hours a day.
9. An advanced radiotherapy facility (about ₹39 crore, under PMSSY) opened at AIIMS Rajkot.
10. 18 of India's 22 AIIMS are operational (Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda).
11. The Piprahwa relics of the Buddha are on exposition in Tawang, Bomdila and Namsai (Arunachal Pradesh) from 31 October to 21 November 2026.
12. The Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026 (2–5 Nov, Bharat Mandapam) was inaugurated by PM Modi on 2 November 2026.
13. Non-fossil sources are over 50% of India's installed power capacity, a Paris goal for 2030 met in 2025.
14. The 1st International Maize Conference is being held in Hyderabad from 2 to 4 November 2026.
15. India's maize production is about 55 million tonnes (ICAR).
16. Cyclone Murasu (name given by India; Tamil for 'drum') made landfall near Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, early on 3 November 2026.
17. Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia became Vice Chief of the Air Staff on 1 November 2026.
18. MoD signed ₹53,866.50 crore contracts for 8 Next Generation Corvettes: 5 by GRSE, 3 by Goa Shipyard.
19. Kishtwar got J&K's fourth seismological observatory, after Jammu, Srinagar and Udhampur.
20. Kimi Antonelli (Italy, Mercedes) became F1's youngest world champion at 20 years and 68 days.
21. Antonelli is Italy's first F1 champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953.
22. 2 November is the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (UNGA, 2013).