The Indian Navy, in a coordinated operation with the Indian Air Force (IAF), successfully liberated the hijacked fishing vessel FV Azini and safely rescued all 20 crew members without casualties off the Somali coast. Armed pirates had hijacked the vessel intending to use it as a “mothership” to launch attacks on commercial cargo ships across the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea. The operation involved naval warships, maritime patrol aircraft, an IAF C-17 aircraft, and MARCOS (Marine Commandos).

The indigenous Rubidium Atomic Clock installed aboard the newly launched NVS-03 navigation satellite was designed and developed by the Space Applications Centre (SAC) in Ahmedabad. Capable of maintaining timing precision down to the nanosecond level, this atomic clock significantly enhances the operational reliability and precision of India’s NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) positioning architecture.

Patratu, a scenic valley and reservoir destination situated in the Ramgarh district near Ranchi, Jharkhand, received the Silver Banyan Award in the Riverside Heritage category at the 2nd edition of The Week Heritage Awards 2026. The awards recognize cultural and heritage tourism destinations across India.

Cyclone ‘Murasu’, which developed over the Bay of Bengal and made landfall in the Prakasam district near Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, was named by India. “Murasu” is a Tamil word referring to a traditional ceremonial drum (dhol or nagada). Tropical cyclones in the North Indian Ocean basin are designated sequentially using names submitted by 13 regional littoral nations.

Indian swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu won the Bronze medal in the women’s 100m freestyle event at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal. Clocking a new national record time of 56.27 seconds, she became the first Indian swimmer to secure a podium finish in Youth Olympic history.

The 1st International Maize Conference 2026 was convened at the JRC Convention Centre in Hyderabad with the theme “Maize Revolution for Food, Feed, Fodder, Fuel, and Sustainability in a Changing World” (shortened as M4F). The conference focused on enhancing maize productivity and addressing surging domestic demand driven by poultry feed and grain-based bioethanol blending programs.

The 5th edition of Tiger Triumph 2026 commenced at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on 2 November 2026. Conducted in a Table Top Exercise (TTX) format focusing on joint disaster response, planning, and coordination, this edition marked the maiden participation of India’s National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit and Expo 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi (held from 2 to 5 November 2026). The international conclave convened global policymakers, industry leaders, and clean energy innovators alongside the 9th Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and high-level sessions on green hydrogen technologies.

Prashant Chaudhary, an IIT Delhi alumnus from Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) and founder of the CodeYogi Foundation, was conferred the 5th Rohini Nayyar Prize. The annual award honors exceptional changemakers under the age of 40 contributing to rural development and carries a citation along with a ₹10 lakh cash prize. CodeYogi provides free, job-ready programming and AI education to youth from rural, low-income backgrounds.

The Government of Assam signed a ₹600-crore agreement with Belgium’s Ion Beam Applications (IBA) to establish India’s first state-run, public-sector Proton Beam Therapy Centre on the campus of Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Guwahati. Proton beam therapy provides targeted radiation that attacks tumors with sub-millimeter precision, significantly reducing damage to healthy surrounding tissues.