Daily Current Affairs 10 November 2026

The Department of Posts has released a special souvenir sheet featuring two commemorative postage stamps (valued at ₹25 and ₹50) and picture postcards on breast cancer awareness.

The release event was held at Dak Bhawan in New Delhi to mark International Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.

PM Narendra Modi has visited Gujarat and inaugurated or laid the foundation stones for various projects worth over ₹14,400 crore. During his visit, he attended the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) celebrations at Ekta Nagar, marking the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

He also inaugurated the Bharat Bovine Breeding and Research Centre (BBRC) and its Embryo Transfer Technology–In Vitro Fertilisation (ET-IVF) lab at Bhildi in Banaskantha. The ₹325 crore BBRC project was developed by Banas Dairy with technical support from the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified November 1, 2026, as the date for key Goods and Services Tax (GST) changes under the Finance Act, 2026, to come into force.

Under the revised provisions, provisional refunds for the inverted duty structure will enable businesses to receive 90% of eligible refunds provisionally within seven days. Additionally, the amendments remove the ₹1,000 minimum refund restriction for tax paid on goods exported out of India, benefiting small exporters.

Fibe, formerly known as EarlySalary, has launched UPI payments on its application after receiving Third-Party Application Provider (TPAP) approval from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of the retail banking, private banking, and wealth management businesses of Germany-based Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Deutsche Bank AG) in India by Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (KMBL).

The SEBI has formed an 18-member Working Group (WG) to review the regulatory framework governing the Innovators Growth Platform (IGP) under the SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018 (ICDR Regulations).

The panel will be co-chaired by Srini Srinivasan, Chairman of the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA), and Prashanth Prakash, Partner at Accel Partners.

Upstox Securities Pvt Ltd has received approval from the SEBI to operate as an Online Bond Platform Provider (OBPP) to offer corporate bonds directly to investors.

It is to be noted that SEBI introduced a stock exchange registration framework to regulate online debt-security platforms, with nearly 40 firms receiving approval since 2023.

The Assam government has signed an MoU with Belgium-based Ion Beam Applications (IBA) to set up a Proton Beam Therapy Centre at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Guwahati, Assam. The estimated cost of the project is ₹600 crore.

It is to be noted that the proposed facility will be India’s third Proton Beam Therapy Centre and the first to be established in the public health sector.

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has signed an MoU with Convergence Energy Services Ltd to develop Electric Vehicle (EV) charging and battery swapping infrastructure on Panchayat-owned land across India.

The Odisha government has signed a 3-year MoU with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia to strengthen evidence-based policymaking, improve governance, and support the development goals of the state.

According to the “QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027” released by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), IIT Delhi is India’s highest-ranked institution at the 66th position, with 34 new Indian entrants featuring in the list. It is followed by IISc Bengaluru at the 79th rank and IIT Bombay at the 83rd rank.

The University of Hong Kong topped the overall rankings, followed by Peking University and Tsinghua University. Mainland China led the regional representation with 448 universities, followed by India with 325 universities and Japan.

The IndiaAI Mission under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has released 3 indigenous AI foundation models named EKA-1, Dhīr 2B, and Dhīr 5B.

These models have been developed by Soket Labs Technology and Research Pvt Ltd and ZenteiQ AiTech Innovations under the IndiaAI Innovation Centre (Foundation Models) pillar of the IndiaAI Mission.

Union Minister Amit Shah has presented the prestigious President’s Colour to the Chandigarh Police during the 60th Raising Day and Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the force at the Police Lines in Chandigarh. The Chandigarh Police won 145 medals, including 35 gold medals, at the All India Police Duty Meet.

Additionally, Amit Shah flagged off the ‘Run for Unity’ in New Delhi to mark the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and set December 2029 as the target to make India completely drug-free.

Indian shuttlers Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu have won the men’s and women’s singles titles, respectively, at the Hylo Open 2026, a Badminton World Federation (BWF) Super 500 tournament held in Germany.

The former claimed his second men’s singles title, becoming the first Indian to win the Hylo Open men’s singles title twice. Meanwhile, the latter became the first Indian woman to win the Hylo Open women’s singles title.

Mohammed Shami, a veteran Indian fast bowler, has announced retirement from Test cricket. The announcement came exactly 13 years after his Test debut for India.

Ramprakash Gopidayal, a pioneering South African media personality of Indian origin, passed away at the age of 70.

Ved Rahi, a veteran Dogri writer, passed away at the age of 93. He was a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1983 for his Dogri short-story collection ‘Aale’ and the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship (Mahattar Sadasyata) in 2024.

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Day – October

Theme 2026 – “Don’t Make It Easy for Them”

Observed since – 2004

National Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas)

Day – October 31

Observed since – 2014

Commemorating – The birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, known as the “Iron Man of India”