Daily Current Affairs 9th Nov 2026
Daily Current Affairs 9th Nov 2026
1. National current affairs
Uttarakhand Police receives President’s Police Colour
Uttarakhand Police became the 16th state police force to receive the President’s Police Colour (Nishaan).
Presented on 6 November 2026 by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
It is the highest honour awarded to a police force in India.
NITI Aayog launches India S&T Scoreboard
Launched: 3 November 2026.
Covers all 36 States and Union Territories.
🎓 Explore Jobs by Qualification
Explore the latest job opportunities in J&K and across India based on your educational qualification.
Tracks research, patents, funding, publications and startups.
Covers 11 priority sectors, including AI, clean energy and semiconductors.
INS Amini
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) delivered INS Amini to the Indian Navy on 5 November.
It is the fifth of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft.
Designed for operations in coastal waters.
Memorial to the martyrs of the 1857 revolt
Inaugurated by Amit Shah in Ambala, Haryana.
Project cost: ₹594 crore.
Spread over 22 acres.
Commemorates the First War of Independence of 1857.
UNESCO Memory of the World Register
Three important Indian manuscripts entered UNESCO’s Asia-Pacific Memory of the World Register:
Mahabharata
Arthashastra
Rajatarangini
The announcement was made following the 11th MOWCAP session in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Cancer medicines become cheaper
From 9 November 2026, 137 non-scheduled anti-cancer medicines are covered by a trade-margin cap of 30%.
The measure was notified by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA).
2. Jammu & Kashmir current affairs
Transfer and posting order – 9 November 2026
Government Order No. 1755-JK(GAD) of 2026:
Muddasir Latif Tasir, JKAS, transferred from Officer on Special Duty and directed to await further adjustment in GAD.
Mohd. Raiyaz, JKAS, posted as Special Assistant to the Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Tribal Affairs and Transport.
Seismological observatory in Kishtwar
India’s 183rd seismological observatory was inaugurated in Kishtwar.
Inaugurated by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on 2 November 2026.
It is the fourth such facility in Jammu and Kashmir.
Rajatarangini gets UNESCO recognition
Kalhana’s Rajatarangini manuscript, preserved at the Oriental Research Library, Srinagar, entered UNESCO’s Asia-Pacific Memory of the World Register.
Revenue collection of J&K
Own revenue collection reached ₹13,628 crore up to October 2026.
Increase: 14.8%.
Tax revenue increased by 15.2%.
Weather update :
J&K is expected to receive a fresh wet spell from 12 November.
Rain is expected in lower areas and snowfall over higher reaches.
Fire incident in Jammu :
Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary and Minister Javed Rana visited the fire-affected Nehru Market warehouse.
The government assured an investigation and compensation for affected people.
3. International current affairs
COP31 Climate Summit
Begins on 9 November 2026.
Venue: Antalya, Turkey.
Scheduled until 20 November 2026.
Focus: climate change, emissions reduction and international climate cooperation.
G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
Venue: Marseille, France.
Dates: 9–10 November 2026.
 Pope Leo’s visit to Argentina
Official visit begins on 9 November.
Scheduled until 11 November 2026.
India evacuates seafarers from Yemen :
India safely evacuated 19 Indian seafarers stranded in Yemen.
They were on their way back to India.
4. Sports current affairs
Anuj Shrivatri became India’s 100th chess Grandmaster on 8 November 2026.
India won the men’s Asian Champions Trophy in hockey by defeating Japan in the final.
At the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics, India had won 8 medals by 8 November: 3 silver and 5 bronze.
Vaishnavi Adkar and Rutuja Bhosale finished runners-up in the WTA 250 Chennai Open doubles final.