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Daily Current Affairs – 6 November, 2026

    Entry of Private Players in Nuclear Sector and Related Concerns

    Context

  • The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) Chairperson has assured that nuclear safety standards will remain uncompromised despite private sector participation in the nuclear energy sector.

    • Status of Nuclear Power in India

  • Installed Capacity: India has 25 active nuclear reactors with a total capacity of 8.7 gigawatt-electric (GWe). Nuclear power reactors in the country generated 56,681 million units of energy in 2024-25.
  • Consistent Contribution: Nuclear power has always contributed about 3% of India’s overall electricity production.
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    Asset Monetisation

    Context

  • An inter-ministerial group (IMG) has recommended asset monetisation proposals worth over Rs 1,100 crore for consideration and approval by the Cabinet-delegated Alternative Mechanism (AM).

    • About

  • The IMG reviewed proposals primarily involving surplus land and building assets of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs).
  • The recommendations are aimed at facilitating the productive use of surplus and underutilised public assets while generating economic value for government entities.
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    How Do Tokamaks Work to Make Nuclear Fusion Possible?

    Context

  • Recent developments in nuclear fusion research have renewed interest in fusion power, particularly in plasma confinement using tokamaks.

    • About Tokamak

  • A tokamak is a device (experimental fusion reactor) that uses magnetic fields to confine extremely hot plasma within a toroidal (doughnut-shaped) vacuum chamber.
  • Origin: Developed in the Soviet Union during the early 1950s, primarily by physicists Igor Tamm and Andrei Sakharov.
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    India’s Push Towards Debris-Free Space by 2030

    Context

  • The Union Minister of State for Science and Technology announced a vision of achieving debris-free space by 2030 along with inaugurating Base 1, a space robotics facility established by Cosmoserve Space in Hyderabad.

    • What is Space Debris?

  • Space debris is defined as all non-functional, man-made objects, including fragments and elements thereof, in Earth orbit or re-entering into Earth's atmosphere.
  • Kessler Syndrome: It is a theoretical scenario in which a cascade of collisions between artificial objects in low Earth orbit leads to a rapidly increasing amount of space debris, making the use of near-Earth space impossible for an extended period of time.
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    News In Brief 06-11-2026

    Context

  • The Bahamas has joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA) as its 116th member.

    • What is the International Solar Alliance?

  • The ISA was jointly launched by India and France on the side-lines of the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which was held in Paris in 2015.
  • It is Headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana.
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