At the 10th edition of the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025–26 organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) ranked first in the Super Swachh League category, followed by Surat (Gujarat) and Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh). In the category of cities with over 10 lakh population, Greater Visakhapatnam ranked first, followed by Jabalpur and Lucknow.

The 15th edition of the biennial naval exercise ‘Naseem Al Bahr’ (meaning Sea Breeze in Arabic) was held from 8 to 12 November 2026 off Muscat and the Al Batinah coast in Oman, between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of Oman. Initiated in 1993, this edition featured the participation of Indian Navy guided-missile destroyer INS Surat.

Manipur became the first state in Northeast India to set up an AI-enabled Career Intelligence Hub. Inaugurated at a government girls’ school in Imphal under the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), the facility uses artificial intelligence to assess students’ aptitudes and interests, guiding them on suitable academic streams and career paths after Classes 10 and 12.

Telangana will host the 8th Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) from 11 to 22 December 2026. Featuring over 6,500 athletes competing across 27 sporting disciplines, this edition marks the debut inclusion of Softball as a medal event and Sailing as a demonstration sport.

The United States of America is set to become the first UN member state to completely skip its human rights record evaluation under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Established in 2006, the UPR process periodically reviews the human rights records of all 193 UN member states every 4 to 5 years.

Renowned sitar maestro Pandit Manilal Nag passed away in Kolkata at the age of 87. Born in West Bengal, he was a leading exponent of the Bishnupur Gharana of Hindustani classical music. In recognition of his lifetime contributions to classical music, he was conferred the Banga Vibhushan in 2015 and the Padma Shri in 2020.

World Pneumonia Day is observed annually on 12 November (instituted in 2009 by the Global Coalition Against Child Pneumonia). The theme for 2026 is “A New Era of Pneumonia Control”, focusing on universal vaccination, early diagnosis, and equitable access to treatment to prevent pneumonia-related mortality.

Two-time Olympic medalist shuttler P. V. Sindhu was elected as the Chairperson of the IOA Athletes’ Commission for the 2026–2030 tenure, while Indian Men’s Hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh was elected as the Vice-Chairperson. The commission comprises 10 elected members representing Indian athletes within the IOA.

Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi authored her memoir titled “Belonging: A Journey of Love”, published by HarperCollins India. The book chronicles her upbringing in Italy, meeting Rajiv Gandhi at Cambridge, her marriage into the Nehru-Gandhi family, and her personal and political journey in India.

The Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC) celebrated its 3rd Foundation Day on 10 November 2026 at the BRIC-National Institute of Immunology in New Delhi. Established on 10 November 2023 under the Department of Biotechnology (Ministry of Science and Technology), BRIC subsumed autonomous biotech institutions into a single unified governance framework to drive translational research and innovation.