Daily Current Affairs 5 November 2026

The 5 November 2026 roundup opens with the Ministry of Mines’ launch of the Ninth Tranche of critical and strategic mineral block auctions, Exploration Licence Tranche III and the ANVESH and EKAM portals. It then covers India as 2026 Chair of the Kimberley Process, with a consultation in Luanda on 3 November and a presentation at the African Diamond Producers’ Association’s anniversary programme there on 4 November, ahead of the New Delhi Plenary, and the Vayo Samman Rashtriya Abhiyan, launched on 4 November under the Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana. A UPSC-pattern quiz closes the day.