1.ISRO Tuesday said it has successfully conducted an important test on main parachutes for the Gaganyaan Crew Module at the Babina Field Firing Range (BFFR) in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi November 3.

2.The Supreme Court Tuesday sought separate responses of the Election Commission (EC) on pleas filed by DMK, CPI(M), West Bengal Congress and Trinamool Congress leaders challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal respectively.

3.India and Bhutan Tuesday inaugurated a 1,020-MW hydropower project built with Indian assistance as Prime Minister Narendra Modi said progress and prosperity of the two countries is closely linked and that there will be greater focus on boosting connectivity.

4.The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) Tuesday said 76 per cent of India's top digital stars have been found wanting on disclosure norms while peddling sponsored content.

5.In the by-election to Nuapada Assembly seat in Odisha, over 79 per cent of the 2.53 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 7 pm Tuesday, an offi cial said.

6.Voter enthusiasm continued to mark the second and final phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, with a historic 69% turnout recorded across the constituencies until 5 pm.

7.The Central government approved a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigation into the police Sub-Inspector recruitment scam.

8.The Regional Chief Conservator of Forests (RCCF), Berhampur Circle, Odisha, has bagged the first rank (joint winner) in the ‘Best Institute Other Than School and College Outside Campus’ category at the 6th National Water Awards, officials said Tuesday.

9.A ‘yellow’ alert, asking people to ‘be aware’, was issued for Jharsuguda, Kandhamal, and Sundargarh districts for November 12.

10.Five Odisha districts(Ganjam, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Cuttack, and Mayurbhanj) will receive the prestigious Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) Awards 2025 from President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi November 18.

11.Three people, including an elderly woman and two farmers, were trampled to death in separate wild elephant attacks in the state late Monday night and early Tuesday, sparking fear and outrage over growing jumbo incursions into human settlements.

12.Former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee, one of the key accused in the cash-for-school jobs scam, was released on bail Tuesday, three years and three months after he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate July 23, 2022.

13.Tata Trusts Tuesday inducted Neville Tata, son of Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata, and group veteran Bhaskar Bhat, to the board of Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT) with effect from November 12 for a period of three years.

14. Star archers Deepika Kumari and Dhiraj Bommadevara were back to their best after missing out on the team berths, as India secured at least three individual medals in recurve events of the Asian Archery Championships here Tuesday.

15.Transitioning from shorter formats to the rigours of red-ball cricket takes time, and India captain Shubman Gill spent close to an hour and a half at the nets, fine-tuning his technique ahead of the opening Test against South Africa, starting here Friday.