Current Affairs

RRB NTPC Undergraduate CEN 07/2025: Computer Based Typing Skill Test Tentatively on 27 November 2026

The Railway Recruitment Boards have tentatively scheduled the Computer Based Typing Skill Test for candidates shortlisted in CBT-II of CEN 07/2025 (NTPC Undergraduate posts) on 27 November 2026.

For RRB: For candidates shortlisted in CBT-II of CEN 07/2025 (NTPC Undergraduate posts), this notice sets the tentative CBTST date of 27 November 2026. Watch the unified RRB portal for the exam city and date link (10 days before the exam) and the e-call letter (4 days before the exam), and carry the original Aadhaar card to the centre.

SSC fixes dates for Coast Guard CGEPT 2027, 2025 typing and steno skill test, and SI Delhi Police and CAPFs Paper-II

The Staff Selection Commission has scheduled the Coast Guard Enrolled Persons Test (Batches 01/2027 and 02/2027), the 2025 departmental typing and stenographer skill test, and SI in Delhi…

For SSC: Candidates for the CGEPT (Batches 01/2027 and 02/2027), the Annual Departmental Typing Test and Stenographer Skill Test, 2025, and Paper-II of the SI in Delhi Police and CAPFs Examination, 2025 should note their dates: 17-18 November, 20-21 November and 28 November 2026 respectively. Track ssc.gov.in for further updates as advised in the notice.

CBD COP17 in Yerevan adopts the ‘Yerevan Pathway’ to speed up action on global biodiversity targets

Countries at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia, agreed the Yerevan Pathway, a roadmap to speed up delivery of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework after a…

For UPSC: Relevant to GS Paper III (environment and conservation) and GS Paper II (international institutions). Link the Yerevan Pathway to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, the role of the GEF in biodiversity finance, and the place of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in CBD decision-making.

For SSC: Useful for static and current affairs on environment: COP17 venue (Yerevan, Armenia), the name Yerevan Pathway, the 23 Kunming-Montreal targets, and the next host of COP18 (Ecuador).

For KPSC: Relevant to the environment and ecology portion of the KPSC syllabus and international current events: the outcomes of CBD COP17, the funding pledges and the Sevan Guidelines.

RRB NTPC Graduate CEN 06/2026: Online Application Closing Date Extended to 8 November 2026

The Railway Recruitment Boards have extended the closing date for online applications under CEN 06/2026 (Non-Technical Popular Categories, Graduate) from 6 November to 8 November 2026, 23:59 hours.

For RRB: This notice applies directly to candidates applying for RRB NTPC (Graduate) posts under CEN 06/2026. The new closing date for online applications is 8 November 2026 (23:59 hours), the fee payment deadline remains 8 November 2026, and the modification window runs from 9 to 18 November 2026.

MINURSO ends after 35 years as UN Security Council fails to renew Western Sahara mission

The mandate of MINURSO, the UN mission in Western Sahara set up in 1991, expired at midnight on 31 October 2026 after the Security Council failed to agree…

For UPSC: Relevant to GS Paper II (International Relations: important international institutions, their structure and mandate). Useful points: MINURSO's establishment under resolution 690 (1991), the veto power of permanent members, the nine-vote requirement for adoption of resolutions in the 15-member Council, the role of the Personal Envoy, and the Morocco 2007 Autonomy Proposal.