Daily News Wrap 7 Nov 2026: CBSE Dates, UNESCO Manuscripts, ADNOC LNG, Ronaldo

DAILY NEWS WRAP | 7 NOVEMBER 2026

Ten stories from 5 and 6 November 2026 that a CLAT, UPSC or SSC aspirant can revise from: the CBSE board exam schedule, three Indian manuscripts on a UNESCO register, a UAE–India LNG deal, the Supreme Court on Delhi-NCR air pollution, Cristiano Ronaldo’s retirement, a Youth Olympics silver, critical mineral auctions, forex reserves, the Kochon Prize and ISRO’s NVS-03.

1. CBSE Class 10 and 12 Board Exams to Begin on 16 February 2027

On 6 November 2026 the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced that the 2027 Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations will begin on 16 February 2027. Over 26.5 lakh students have registered for Class 10. The date sheets were released 101 days before the exams; Class 10 students will appear in 83 subjects and Class 12 students in 121.

2. Mahabharata, Arthashastra and Rajatarangini on UNESCO’s Asia-Pacific Register

Manuscripts of the Mahabharata, Kalhana’s Rajatarangini (a 12th-century chronicle of Kashmir) and Kautilya’s Arthashastra (a treatise on statecraft) have been inscribed on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register, officials said on 5 November 2026. The decision was taken at the 11th Session held in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) prepared the nomination dossiers. The Rajatarangini manuscript is preserved at the Oriental Research Library, Srinagar.

3. ADNOC Signs a 10-Year LNG Deal with Gujarat Energy

On 6 November 2026 the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) signed a 10-year sales and purchase agreement with Gujarat Energy to supply up to 4 million tonnes a year of LNG from 2028. It is ADNOC’s fifth LNG supply deal with an Indian company, after Bharat Petroleum, Indian Oil, GAIL and HPCL. The supply comes from the international portfolio of XRG, ADNOC’s investment arm.

4. Supreme Court: Vehicles a Major Cause of Delhi-NCR Air Pollution

On 6 November 2026 a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court said vehicular emissions were a major contributor to air pollution in Delhi-NCR and that the AQI was already touching 400. It called curbs such as stopping vehicles and construction “old, tried and failed tools”. The Centre and the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) defended the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).

5. Cristiano Ronaldo Retires from the Portugal National Team

Cristiano Ronaldo, 41, announced on 5 November 2026 that he will retire from the Portugal national team after the November international break. He leaves with 234 appearances and 146 goals, both all-time records in men’s international football. He captained Portugal to their first major trophy at Euro 2016 and helped win the 2019 and 2025 Nations Leagues.

6. Tanvi Patri Wins Youth Olympics Badminton Silver

Tanvi Patri, 15, of Odisha lost the badminton final at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar 21-15, 13-21, 24-26 to China’s Zhang Yi Xin. She became the first Indian woman shuttler to win an individual silver at the Youth Olympics. Before her, HS Prannoy (2010) and Lakshya Sen (2018) were the only Indians with individual silver at the Games.

7. Ninth Tranche of Critical Mineral Auctions: 20 Blocks

On 5 November 2026 the Ministry of Mines launched the ninth tranche of mineral block auctions with 20 critical and strategic mineral blocks, and the third tranche of exploration licence auctions covering 11 blocks. The minerals include graphite, vanadium, gallium, titanium, rare earth elements, tungsten and potash. Across the first eight tranches, 100 blocks were offered and 64 were auctioned.

8. India’s Forex Reserves Fall to $717.056 Billion

India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $2.691 billion to $717.056 billion in the week ended 30 October, the RBI said on 6 November 2026. Reserves had touched an all-time high of $785.706 billion in the week ended 4 September. Foreign currency assets fell to $591.118 billion.

9. Indian NGO REACH Wins the Kochon Prize 2026

REACH (Resource group for Education and Advocacy for Community Health), a Chennai non-profit working on tuberculosis, has received the Kochon Prize 2026, the first Indian civil society non-profit to do so. The prize is given by Korea’s Kochon Foundation with the Stop TB Partnership, and was presented in Indonesia on 5 November 2026. Earlier Indian winners include ICMR (2017) and Molbio Diagnostics (2024).

10. ISRO: NVS-03 Navigation Satellite Fully Healthy

ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan said on 5 November 2026 that NVS-03, launched on 30 October to strengthen India’s NavIC regional navigation system, is fully healthy. Its engine was fired for 6,400 seconds to reach a circular orbit. The launch from Sriharikota restored NavIC to four-satellite standalone operation.

Sources

The Hindu and Hindustan Times (CBSE, 6 November 2026); The Hindu and ThePrint (UNESCO, 6 November 2026); The Hindu, Rigzone and The National (ADNOC, 6 November 2026); Hindustan Times and The Hindu (Supreme Court, 6 November 2026); Hindustan Times and The Hindu/Reuters (Ronaldo, 5 November 2026); The Hindu and The Indian Express (Tanvi Patri); The Hindu (mineral auctions, forex reserves, Kochon Prize, NVS-03).