🔆 14th INTERNATIONAL TOURISM MART (ITM)
📍 GS I: North-East | GS III: Tourism, Infrastructure & Inclusive Growth

🔆 WHY IN NEWS?
🟢 The 14th ITM was held at Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh (29–31 October 2026), returning to the town after 13 years.
🟢 Record participation: 43 international buyers from 22 countries.
🟢 Domestic tourist visits to the North-East increased from 95.65 lakh (2019) to 1.51 crore (2025)—a rise of approximately 58%.

🔆 1. KEY CONCEPTS
🟢 Tourism Mart: B2B platform connecting tourism businesses with travel agencies and buyers.
🟢 Community-Based Tourism: Promotes local culture, crafts, food and homestays to support local livelihoods.
🟢 Carrying Capacity: Maximum visitors a destination can sustain without ecological or social damage.
🟢 Permits: Indian visitors require an Inner Line Permit (ILP) for Arunachal Pradesh; foreign tourists require a Protected Area Permit (PAP).

🔆 2. TAWANG: STATIC FACTS
🟢 Tawang Monastery: Founded in the 17th century; associated with the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism.
🟢 Monpa Community: Major local community.
🟢 Sela Tunnel: Opened in 2024, improving all-weather connectivity.
🟢 1959: The 14th Dalai Lama entered India through this region.

🔆 3. TOURISM PROJECTS IN THE NORTH-EAST

📍 Sanctioned Projects by Scheme

🟢 Swadesh Darshan 1.0: ₹1,309 crore | 16 projects
🟢 SASCI: ₹790 crore | 9 projects
🟢 Swadesh Darshan 2.0: ₹564 crore | 17 projects
🟢 PRASHAD: ₹258 crore | 9 projects
🟢 Challenge-Based Destination Development (CBDD): ₹139 crore | 9 projects

📍 Major Schemes
🟢 Swadesh Darshan: Develops tourism circuits; SD 2.0 focuses on sustainable, destination-centric development.
🟢 PRASHAD: Improves pilgrimage and heritage infrastructure.
🟢 SASCI: Provides interest-free 50-year loans to States for capital investment, including iconic tourist destinations.
🟢 Dekho Apna Desh: Promotes domestic tourism.
🟢 RCS-UDAN: Supports 10 tourism air routes in the region.

🔆 4. SIGNIFICANCE
🟢 Employment: Creates jobs and diversifies local incomes.
🟢 Act East Policy: Strengthens regional connectivity and economic engagement.
🟢 Border Development: Supports economic activity in frontier areas alongside the Vibrant Villages Programme.
🟢 Cultural Promotion: Showcases tribal traditions, heritage and local products.

🔆 5. CHALLENGES & WAY FORWARD
🟢 Improve connectivity, accommodation and digital infrastructure.
🟢 Simplify permit procedures while maintaining security.
🟢 Develop community-owned homestays and local tourism enterprises.
🟢 Enforce carrying-capacity limits, waste management and eco-friendly tourism.
🟢 Protect fragile Himalayan ecosystems and indigenous cultures.

🔆 MAINS QUESTION
“Tourism can become an engine of inclusive growth in India’s North-Eastern Region, but its expansion must respect ecological and cultural fragility. Discuss the opportunities and safeguards required.” (10 marks | 150 words)

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🇮🇳 India tops the medal tally at the 46th International Tammer Boxing Tournament in Tampere, Finland, with an impressive haul of 14 medals — 4 gold, 2 silver and 8 bronze.

🥇 Gold medallists: Aarti Dhariyal, Ankushita Boro, Arundhati Chaudhary and Pawan Bartwal.

🥈 Silver medallists: Mohammed Hussamuddin and Jaismine.

🥉 India also secured eight bronze medals, with Vivek Meena, Hitesh, Akshay, Bobin Chauhan, Chetan Choudhary, Tanu, Disha Patil and Imroz Khan finishing on the podium.

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🔆 IMPORTANT MEDIEVAL BOOKS & THEIR AUTHORS
📚 UPSC History | Prelims Revision

🔆 DELHI SULTANATE & RELATED WORKS
🟢 Taj-ul-Maasir — Hasan Nizami
🟢 Tabaqat-i-Nasiri — Minhaj-us-Siraj
🟢 Tarikh-i-Firuzshahi — Ziauddin Barani
🟢 Fatwah-i-Jahandari — Ziauddin Barani
🟢 Futuh-us-Salatin — Isami
🟢 Tarikh-i-Firuzshahi — Afif
🟢 Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi — Yahya Sirhindi
🟢 Futuhat-i-Firuz Shahi — Firuz Shah Tughlaq
🟢 Rehla — Ibn Battuta
🟢 Tughluq Nama, Tarikh-i-Alai, Nuh Sipihr, Ashiqa — Amir Khusro
🟢 Tarikh-i-Shershahi — Abbas Sarwani

🔆 MUGHAL PERIOD
🟢 Akbarnama — Abul Fazl
🟢 Tabaqat-i-Akbari — Nizamuddin Ahmad
🟢 Muntakhab-al-Tawarikh — Abdul Qadir Badauni
🟢 Humayun Nama — Gulbadan Begum
🟢 Tuzuk-i-Baburi (Baburnama) — Babur
🟢 Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri — Jahangir
🟢 Badshahnama/Padshahnama — Abdul Hamid Lahori
🟢 Shahjahannama — Inayat Khan
🟢 Muntakhab-ul-Lubab — Khafi Khan

🔆 REGIONAL & OTHER HISTORICAL WORKS
🟢 Prithviraj Raso — Chand Bardai
🟢 Padmavat — Malik Muhammad Jayasi
🟢 Marwar ra Pargani ri Vigat — Munhta Nainsi
🟢 Amuktamalyada — Krishnadevaraya
🟢 Mirat-i-Ahmadi — Ali Muhammad Khan
🟢 Shahnameh — Firdausi

🔆 RELIGIOUS, DEVOTIONAL & PHILOSOPHICAL WORKS
🟢 Bhavartha Dipika — Gyaneshwara
🟢 Periya Puranam — Sekkizhar
🟢 Sur Sagar — Surdas
🟢 Chandayan — Maulana Daud
🟢 Dayabhaga — Jimutavahana

🔆 IMPORTANT MODERN HISTORICAL WORKS
🟢 History of Aurangzeb — Jadunath Sarkar
🟢 The Fall of the Mughal Empire — Jadunath Sarkar
🟢 Mahmud of Ghazni — Mohammad Habib

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🟢 Baburnama — Written in Turkish.
🟢 Rehla — Travel account of Ibn Battuta.
🟢 Futuh-us-Salatin — Associated with the establishment of the Bahmani Kingdom.
🟢 Fatwah-i-Jahandari — Political thought of Ziauddin Barani.
🟢 Periya Puranam — 12th book of the Tamil Tirumurai tradition.

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🔆 ONE-LINERS | 02 NOVEMBER 2026
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🔆 POLITY & GOVERNANCE

📍 State Foundation Day – 1 November
🟢 1 November marks the Foundation Day of several Indian states and Union Territories, largely linked to the linguistic reorganisation of states in 1956 and subsequent boundary changes.

🟢 Eight States:
🟢 Andhra Pradesh (1956): Formed by merging Andhra State with Telugu-speaking areas of the former Hyderabad State.
🟢 Karnataka (1956): Originally formed as Mysore State; renamed Karnataka in 1973. Celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava.
🟢 Kerala (1956): Formed by combining Travancore-Cochin, Malabar and Kasaragod. Celebrated as Kerala Piravi.
🟢 Madhya Pradesh (1956): Reorganised by merging regions including Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh and Bhopal.
🟢 Tamil Nadu (1956): Initially formed as Madras State during linguistic reorganisation.
🟢 Punjab (1966): Acquired its present linguistic boundaries following the reorganisation of erstwhile East Punjab.
🟢 Haryana (1966): Carved out of Punjab under the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966.
🟢 Chhattisgarh (2000): Carved out of Madhya Pradesh under the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000.

🟢 Five Union Territories: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Delhi, Lakshadweep and Puducherry also mark milestones or Union Territory status associated with this date.

🔆 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

📍 Alliance for the Future – EU and Canada
🟢 A strategic partnership launched on 30 October 2026 by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
🟢 Announced during the 21st EU–Canada Summit in Montréal, Québec.
🟢 Objective: Establish a common prosperity and economic security space between Canada and the 27-member European Union, with an open framework for like-minded countries.
🟢 Critical minerals: Cooperation on lithium, cobalt, nickel and graphite supply chains, including financing arrangements with the European Investment Bank.
🟢 Technology: Collaboration in AI, semiconductors, quantum technologies, digital trade and sovereign cloud infrastructure.
🟢 Defence: Builds on Canada’s participation in the EU’s SAFE (Security Action for Europe) defence procurement programme.
🟢 Energy and climate: Exploration of LNG export feasibility, joint wildfire management and aerial firefighting aircraft procurement.
🟢 People-to-people ties: Youth mobility and groundwork for Canada’s participation in the EU’s Erasmus+ programme.
🟢 The proposal for Canada to become the EU’s first associate member was debated; leaders agreed to work towards a closer association.
🟢 Both sides will define the framework’s scope and structure before the next summit scheduled for 2027.

🔆 ECONOMY

📍 Guwahati Airport Approved for Agarwood Exports
🟢 The Central Government approved Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati, as a designated export point for agarwood chips, agarwood oil and related products.
🟢 DGFT Notification No. 46/2026, dated 30 October 2026, amended Chapter 12 of Schedule II of the ITC (HS) Export Policy, 2022.
🟢 Enables exporters from Assam and the Northeast to ship agarwood products directly to international markets without routing them through other domestic ports.
🟢 Assam accounts for approximately 81% of India’s agarwood resources, with an estimated 12 crore trees, supporting over 50,000 farmers and workers.
🟢 In May 2026, an initial legal consignment of agarwood chips was exported to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
🟢 On 26 October 2026, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma flagged off a 123 kg consignment of premium agarwood chips from Golaghat district to Dubai under the One District One Product (ODOP) initiative.
🟢 Exports remain subject to CITES permits, where applicable, and valid DGFT Importer Exporter Code (IEC) requirements.

🔆 ENVIRONMENT

📍 Dicharax tilariensis – Tilari Micro-Snail
🟢 A new microscopic land snail species discovered in the semi-evergreen forests of the Tilari region, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

🟢 Scientific name: Dicharax tilariensis.
🟢 Found near Swapnavel Point in Tilari Nagar at an elevation of approximately 700–800 metres.
🟢 Habitat: Forest litter, decaying organic matter and moist soil microhabitats.
🟢 It is the second endemic species of the genus Dicharax described from the northern Western Ghats.
🟢 Discovered by researchers Amrut Bhosale, Tejas Thackeray and Akshay Khandekar of the Thackeray Wildlife Foundation.
🟢 Published in the Journal of Conchology.
🟢 Size: Approximately 4.21–4.87 mm wide and 3.01–3.52 mm high.
🟢 Its shell is whitish with a pinkish or brownish tinge, featuring an elevated spire and distinctive rib patterns.

📍 Mollisia sokpayensia – New Fungus from Sikkim
🟢 A new fungal species discovered on the medicinal plant Panax sokpayensis in the Sikkim Himalayas, part of the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot.
🟢 Scientific name: Mollisia sokpayensia.
🟢 Isolated from the plant’s rhizome collected at Jorbotay, Uttarey, West Sikkim, at an altitude of 1,800–2,300 metres.
🟢 Documented in the scientific journal Fungal Diversity.
🟢 Fungal endophytes are microorganisms that inhabit the internal tissues of healthy plants without causing visible disease symptoms.
🟢 They form associations with host plants and are studied for their potential to produce bioactive compounds relevant to medicine, agriculture and biotechnology.
🟢 Plants belonging to the genus Panax are commonly known as ginseng and are recognised for their medicinal properties.

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🔆 SPORTS

📍 India’s First Woman Senior World Wrestling Champion
🟢 Manisha Bhanwala, a wrestler from Jind, Haryana, created history at the 2026 World Wrestling Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.
🟢 Defeated American wrestler Abigail Nette in the 59 kg freestyle final.
🟢 Became the first Indian woman to win gold at the Senior World Wrestling Championships.
🟢 She became only the second Indian wrestler to win a senior world title after Sushil Kumar (2010).

📍 Jumbo Custard Apple Enters International Market
🟢 Madhya Pradesh’s GI-tagged Jumbo Custard Apple (Sitaphal) from Seoni district entered the international market for the first time.
🟢 Destination: Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
🟢 First consignment dispatched from Khermatakol, Seoni, on 31 October 2026, via Nagpur and Sharjah.
🟢 Facilitated by Seoni District Administration, Madhya Pradesh State Rural Livelihood Mission (MPSRLM), APEDA and Cognify Impex Private Limited.
🟢 Initiative connects local farmers and women’s Self-Help Groups (SHGs) with international agricultural supply chains.

📍 Custard Apple: Handling Tips
🟢 Ripening: Keep firm fruits at room temperature until they yield slightly to gentle pressure.
🟢 Refrigeration: Slows down the ripening process.
🟢 Shelf life: Fresh custard apples generally remain suitable for consumption for only a few days after reaching peak softness.

🔆 SECURITY

📍 First BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise
🟢 India is hosting the inaugural BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise from 30 October to 3 November 2026 at Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair), Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
🟢 Host: India; facilitated by the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC).
🟢 Participating countries: All seven BIMSTEC members – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
🟢 Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand deployed naval assets, while landlocked Bhutan and Nepal participated through delegations.
🟢 Structure: Five-day programme comprising three days of tabletop exercises followed by a two-day harbour phase.
🟢 Objectives: Enhance Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA), improve interoperability, combat cross-border maritime crime and marine pollution, and strengthen Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR).
🟢 Focuses on maritime security cooperation in the Bay of Bengal.
🟢 Theme: “BIMSTEC – Prosperous, Resilient and Open”.
🟢 Motto: “Shared Seas, Shared Security and Shared Prosperity”.

🔆 MISCELLANEOUS

📍 World Cities Day 2026
🟢 Observed on 31 October 2026, marking the conclusion of Urban October.
🟢 Theme: “Regenerating the City – Adequate Housing for All”.
🟢 Global host city: Fuzhou, China; events scheduled from 31 October to 2 November 2026.
🟢 Organised by UN-Habitat, China’s Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the Fujian Provincial People’s Government.
🟢 Focuses on addressing the global housing crisis through inclusive, climate-resilient and affordable urban regeneration.
🟢 Up to 3.4 billion people lack adequate housing, secure tenure or basic services, while over 1.1 billion live in informal settlements and slums.

📍 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
🟢 Observed annually on 2 November.
🟢 2026 Theme: “Threats Evolve. Impunity Endures.”
🟢 Focuses on emerging threats to journalists, including digital harassment, new technologies and risks in conflict zones.
🟢 Global commemoration includes a hybrid event at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, and the release of UNESCO’s biennial Director-General’s Report on the safety of journalists.
🟢 Approximately 9 out of 10 crimes against journalists remain unresolved and unpunished globally.
🟢 More than 1,700 journalists have been killed in the line of duty since 1993.
🟢 Proclaimed by the UN General Assembly through Resolution A/RES/68/163 in 2013.
🟢 2 November was chosen in memory of two French journalists assassinated in Mali.

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