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The Ministry of Civil Aviation announced the commencement of Digi Yatra trials for international passengers across seven major Indian airports for eligible Indian nationals holding e-passports travelling on select Air India and IndiGo flights.
Coal India Limited (CIL) celebrated its 51st Foundation Day on November 1, 2026, achieving record-breaking monthly coal production, supply and railway evacuation during October 2026, strengthening India’s energy security.
The United Nations Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS) officially ceased operations on October 31, 2026, concluding more than three decades of UN political and peacebuilding missions in the Horn of Africa nation.
Bengaluru-based Pranos Fusion announced plans to finalise the design of PRANIK, India’s first privately developed fusion reactor, by 2027, following the development of PRAGYA, a compact tokamak for plasma confinement research.
Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit assumed charge as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff, succeeding Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, and unveiled ‘VAYU’, a strategic vision focused on operational readiness, self-reliance, innovation and jointness.
A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Murasu’, tracking northwestwards with sustained winds of 100–110 kmph.
Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy outlined India’s transition into a decentralized, people-led solar economy, highlighting that over 21 lakh of the 65 lakh households under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana have achieved zero electricity bills.
Uttarakhand’s renowned Valley of Flowers National Park closed its gates for the winter, after welcoming a record-breaking 35,261 visitors during its five-month open season.
A catastrophic outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola originating in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Ituri province crossed the grim milestone of 10,000 confirmed cases and nearly 5,000 deaths.
The World Bank’s October 2026 Poverty & Equity Brief revealed that India’s extreme poverty rate (living on less than $3.00/day in 2021 PPP) fell sharply to 2.6% in 2023, down from 5.3% in 2022–23 and 27.1% in 2011.
Economist analysis of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS 2025) reveals that youth joblessness creates a measurable economic burden on Indian households, challenging the traditional view of unemployment as merely an individual career struggle.
The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi, has launched the “Garbhini Mitra” course for the 2026–2027 academic session.
