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13 November 2026 Current Affairs:
In today’s highly competitive environment, aspirants leave no stone unturned in their preparation for government jobs, especially for exams such as PSSSB, Patwari, Punjab Police and other competitive examinations.

In this article, you will read the 13 November 2026 Current Affairs, covering 13 important topics that are highly relevant to competitive exams. These include the discovery of a new fish species in Lake Ontario, New York; the 5^th edition of the World Tennis League; Hyderabad’s Panjagutta Police Station becoming India’s first police station to use Artificial Intelligence (AI); IIT Kharagpur becoming the first IIT in India to start a postgraduate MD programme; Reliance’s investment of approximately ₹430 billion in plants in Andhra Pradesh; India’s retail inflation rising above 6%; and more.

13 November 2026 Current Affairs

• A new variety of fish was found in Lake Ontario in New York, United States. The name of the fish is Burbot, which has a bright yellow colour due to xanthochromism, a rare genetic mutation that suppresses melanin and leaves the fish bright yellow in colour.
• On 13 November 1913, the Swedish Academy announced the Nobel Prize in Literature for Rabindranath Tagore for his collection of poems, Gitanjali. With this achievement, Rabindranath Tagore became the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize.
• On 13 November 1780, the great son of the soil, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, was born in Gujranwala (now in Pakistan), in the house of Sardar Charat Singh, the chief of the Sukarchakia misl.
• The 5^th edition of the World Tennis League will be held from 17 December to 20 December at the S.M. Krishna Tennis Stadium in Bengaluru.
• Hyderabad’s Panjagutta Police Station has become India’s first police station to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) for handling police procedures, from registering an FIR to filing a chargesheet.
• The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has become the first IIT in India to start a postgraduate MD (Doctor of Medicine) course on its campus, with 12 seats. The National Medical Commission (NMC) has already granted permission for the course.
• Reliance will invest approximately Rs 430 billion in plants in Andhra Pradesh that will convert underground coal into gas. The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the state government for this project.
• Jensen Huang, the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, has resigned from his position following the revelation of an alleged affair. Nvidia is a chip-making company based in Silicon Valley.
• Indian retail inflation has risen above 6% for the first time in two years.
• The International Lavi Fair 2026 was held in Rampur, Shimla, with a literary conference being organised for the first time this year.
• According to the latest WHO Global TB Report 2026, India has recorded a 38% reduction in tuberculosis (TB) deaths, compared with a global reduction of 35%. India has also achieved a treatment success rate of 94%. These achievements are attributed to the efforts of the National TB Elimination Programme, which was launched in 2020.
• The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) organised the first-ever All India Conference on the Official Language 2026 at the Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi to promote the use of Hindi as the official language in official functions and governance.
• Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister of Culture, organised the Creative India: Collective Possibilities conference on collaborative models for India’s creative economy at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
• A total of 170 defence personnel will participate in the 12^th edition of the India–Sri Lanka joint military exercise MITRA SHAKTI 2026, which is scheduled to be held at the Sri Lanka Army Training School in Maduru Oya from 13 to 26 November 2026. The MITRA SHAKTI military exercise was first held in 2012 and was hosted by India.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the COSMOS-Mysuru Planetarium, India’s first LED dome planetarium, in Mysuru, Karnataka.
• India ranked 28^th in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2027, published by Germanwatch and the NewClimate Institute. The index evaluates countries’ efforts to reduce emissions, increase the use of renewable energy, control energy consumption and implement effective climate policies.
• Indian Railways has received an order from Japan for propulsion systems, marking a boost to India’s exports to major international markets, including Japan. This development will further strengthen India’s manufacturing capabilities in the railway sector.

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