Key Facts

  • Scuba-Diving World Records: 10-year-old Ira Aditya Raut set six scuba-diving world records in one day (21 Oct 2026) at Shaheed Dweep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
  • Doimukh Entrepreneurs Meet 2026: First-ever B2C Expo held on 12–13 Nov 2026 at Doimukh, Arunachal Pradesh (supported by Laghu Udyog Bharati).
  • Odisha–Japan (Tottori Prefecture): Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi and Tottori Governor Shinji Hirai signed a Friendship Agreement and two MoUs (Startup Odisha & World Skill Center with Nihon Edutech).
  • Industrial Investments: Kia & suppliers committed $2 billion for a second plant in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh (12,000 jobs); Costco opened its first Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Hyderabad; Bodhi Tree Systems acquired majority stake in Adyar Ananda Bhavan (A2B) for $180 million.
  • Global Tech & Environment: SpaceX announced >$74 billion investment in AI supercomputing campuses in Texas and Arizona; Blyth's Reed Warbler bred in the UK for the first time; MY Bharat held Deepotsav & Youth Parliaments under 'Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat'.

Static GK

  • Odisha Capital: Bhubaneswar; Chief Minister: Mohan Charan Majhi.
  • Arunachal Pradesh Capital: Itanagar.