The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly is set to operate entirely on a zero-paper system under the Government of India’s National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) mission. All house proceedings, legislative documents, starred questions, and budget presentations will be managed digitally via tablets and dedicated screens, with the Chhattisgarh Infotech Promotion Society (CHiPS) acting as the state nodal agency.

The Indian Men’s Hockey team beat Japan 4–1 in the final of the 9th Men’s Asian Champions Trophy in Mohali, clinching the title for a record sixth time. Organized by the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF), the tournament was co-hosted across Jalandhar and Mohali, featuring teams from India, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, China, and Bangladesh.

British author and historian Edmond Richardson was awarded the Baillie Gifford Prize 2026 (formerly the Samuel Johnson Prize) for his non-fiction work “Alexander the God-King: The Man Who Would Be Master of the World”. The award honors the year’s best non-fiction published in English and carries a prize of £50,000.

The Malabar 2026 naval exercise involving the four Quad nations—India, the United States, Japan, and Australia—commenced on 5 November in the sea areas south of Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan. India was represented by the indigenous stealth frigate INS Sahyadri. The exercise focuses on interoperability, anti-submarine tactics, and maritime safety across the Indo-Pacific.

Renowned journalist and Chairperson of The Hindu Group Nirmala Lakshman won the Best International Non-Fiction Book Award 2026 for “The Tamils: A Portrait of a Community” at the 45th Sharjah International Book Fair in the UAE. The book chronicles the history, literary richness, socio-political movements, and diaspora experiences of the global Tamil community.

India extended a $500 million Line of Credit (LOC) to Guyana to support long-term infrastructure, energy, and civic development projects. The announcement followed bilateral discussions between External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Guyanese President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali on the margins of the 28th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

The small asteroid designated 2026 QQ8, discovered by Hungarian astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky, was captured by Earth’s gravity in late April 2026 and began acting as a temporary “mini-moon.” The Minor Planet Center confirmed its natural origin on 29 October 2026; it remains in temporary orbit around Earth before swinging back into its orbit around the Sun in December 2026.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the 1857 Freedom Struggle Martyrs Memorial spread across 22 acres in Ambala, Haryana, built at a cost of ₹594 crore. Designed to honor lesser-known freedom fighters of the 1857 revolt, the complex features museums, audio-visual galleries, and showcases regional heritage art forms such as Phulkari and Sarkanda craft.

Philippine structural engineer Eldrey Ong from De La Salle University won the international James Dyson Sustainability Award 2026. He invented an economical sensor that can be cast directly into concrete blocks to monitor stress and instantly detect concealed internal fractures following earthquakes, preventing sudden structural collapses.

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Rajesh Bindal was appointed as the regular Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), succeeding Justice Ashok Bhushan (after an interim period headed by Justice Yogesh Khanna). Set up under Section 410 of the Companies Act 2013, NCLAT hears appeals against orders from the NCLT, the Competition Commission of India (CCI), and the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA).