Daily Current Affairs Quiz- 02/11/2026: Topics Covered

2 November Context: International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (Commemorating the assassination of two French journalists in Mali).

Uttar Pradesh Exclusives: Basti ODOP (Wood Craft), the massive Sandi Bird Sanctuary (Ramsar site in Hardoi), the heavily upgraded Panki Thermal Power Station (Kanpur), and the profoundly sacred Ramayana site of Shringverpur (Prayagraj).

Polity: Article 137 (The Supreme Court’s Review Jurisdiction) and the 11th Schedule (listing 29 functional items for Panchayats added by the 73rd Amendment).

Economy & Banking: The Tarapore Committee’s roadmap for Capital Account Convertibility (CAC), and the RBI’s DICGC Coverage limit (₹5 Lakhs per depositor).

Environment: The Basel Convention (restricting the dumping of toxic e-waste) and the CITES Appendix I listing (which absolutely bans international commercial trade).

Science & Tech: The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) uniquely positioned at the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 2 (L2), and the biological mechanics of mRNA Vaccines (producing harmless ‘spike proteins’ to trigger immunity).

Defence & IR: Exercise VARUNA (India-France naval drill), the Indian Navy’s Project 17A (Nilgiri-class Stealth Frigates), the PCA Headquarters (sharing the Peace Palace in The Hague with the ICJ), and the strategic Strait of Magellan (cutting through Chile).

Sports, Awards & Govt Schemes: India’s thrilling victory in the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Final at the Kensington Oval (Barbados), the Hindi literary Vyas Samman (instituted by the K.K. Birla Foundation), and the PM FME Scheme utilizing the ODOP approach.