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The Daily Brief · 1 November 2026
UPSC current affairs, 1 November 2026
8 stories across 4 GS papers, filtered for the exam — why each is in the news and how to use it in Mains.
By Shivam Singh
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GS Paper 1: Population & Society
UPSC's GS Paper 1 questions since 2016 → GS Paper 1 syllabus →GS Paper 2: Governance, Polity & Justice
UPSC's GS Paper 2 questions since 2016 → GS Paper 2 syllabus →PM Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana: ₹7,395.55 Crore for Panchayat Governance
Why in news: Union Cabinet (28 Oct) approved PM VGSY, a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for 2026-27 to 2030-31 with an outlay of ₹7,395.55 crore.
Social Security Board for Unorganised, Gig and Platform Workers Constituted
Why in news: Labour Ministry (30 Oct) constituted the National Social Security Board under the Code on Social Security, 2020, chaired by the Union Labour Minister.
Failed Relationship Is Not Rape: SC on Retrospective Consent
Why in news: SC (30 Oct, Justices B V Nagarathna and R Mahadevan) discharged a Kerala man of rape and cheating, holding consensual intimacy cannot be branded rape after a breakup.
How Legislative Councils Are Created, Composed and Limited
Why in news: Recent Council elections for 28 seats in UP, Bihar, Maharashtra and Karnataka put Legislative Councils back in focus: how a second chamber is created, composed and kept subordinate to the Assembly.
GS Paper 3: Science, Technology & Economy
UPSC's GS Paper 3 questions since 2016 → GS Paper 3 syllabus →NVS-03 Reaches Orbit: NavIC's Second Generation Grows
Why in news: ISRO's GSLV-F18 placed NVS-03, the third satellite of the next-generation NavIC series, in geosynchronous transfer orbit from Sriharikota.
World Bank Poverty Brief: Extreme Poverty at 2.6%, Jobs Without Wage Growth
Why in news: World Bank's October 2026 Poverty and Equity Brief: India's extreme poverty (US$3/day, 2021 PPP) fell from 27.1% in 2011 to 2.6% in 2023.
GS Paper 4: Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude
UPSC's GS Paper 4 questions since 2016 → GS Paper 4 syllabus →Sardar Patel and the Civil Service: Neutrality as a Founding Value
Why in news: On Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (Patel's 151st birth anniversary, 31 Oct), his 1947 charge to civil servants remains the benchmark for neutrality and integrity.
Prelims pointers — today in one line each
- World Cities Day — 31 October; UNGA resolution 68/239 (2013), first observed
- 2026 theme: Regenerating the City: Adequate Housing for All.
- UN-Habitat — the UN programme for human settlements and sustainable urbanisation; headquartered in Nairobi; leads World Cities Day.
- G20 2026 — the United States holds the presidency; foreign ministers met in Atlanta on 30 October.
- Next-Generation Corvettes — eight anti-surface warfare ships (about 3,500 tonnes) for the Navy, built under the IDDM category; GRSE to build five.
- Tamil Nadu Legislative Council — abolished in 1986; Councils now exist in six States: AP, Telangana, UP, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka.
