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10 November 2026 Current Affairs:

In today’s current affairs article you will learn about very important current affairs of the date of 10 November 2026 which help you in your upcoming exams.

In today’s 10 November 2026 Current Affairs, you will learn about important national and international updates, including COP31 and the latest WMO climate report, India’s 100^th Grandmaster, key appointments in the Indian AI sector, and the Government of India’s plans to support import-dependent products. This edition also covers Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Argentina, the India–Myanmar military exercise, important historical events, major sports achievements by Carlos Alcaraz and Lando Norris, Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, the US withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review, the passing of sitar maestro Pandit Manilal Nag, India’s medals at IOAA-Jr 2026, the India–Oman naval exercise Naseem Al Bahr, and the announcement of the 2026 Booker Prize winner.

10 November 2026 Current Affairs

• COP31 (Conference of the Parties), the 31^st edition, has started in the Turkish city of Antalya. The World MeAnuteorological Organization (WMO) has expressed deep concern over the climate report released on the opening day of the COP31 climate meeting, which showed that global temperatures were 1.47 degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial levels (the average temperature recorded between 1850 and 1900). Along with this, the WMO also stated that 2026 is warmer than 2025.
• Anuj Shrivatri has become India’s 100^th Grandmaster and the first person from Madhya Pradesh to achieve the Grandmaster title. He achieved this feat at the 7^th ASEAN Plus Individual Open Chess Championship in the Philippines. He became India’s 100^th Grandmaster 38 years after Viswanathan Anand, India’s first Grandmaster.
• Sashikumar Sreedharan, the former Managing Director for India at Google Cloud, has now become the President and Chief Business Officer of the Indian AI startup company Sarvam. Along with this, he has also joined the company’s board.
• The Government of India, through the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), has identified 100 products for support measures in the upcoming Union Budget. These products include auto components, chemicals and machinery, which are heavily dependent on imports.
• Pope Leo XIV is currently visiting Argentina, where he met Argentine President Javier Milei at the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.
• Exercise Rahat Mitra is being conducted between the defence forces of India and Myanmar. It is the inaugural bilateral tri-services Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise.
• On 10 November 1951, which is today’s date, the direct-dialling facility was introduced in the United States of America. With this facility, a customer in one city could directly dial the phone number of a customer in another city.
• On 10 November 1885, the world’s first motorcycle, the Daimler Reitwagen, was showcased. It was made with a wooden frame.
• Carlos Alcaraz of Spain has won the Paris Masters tennis tournament, securing his fifth title of the year.
• Formula One racing driver Lando Norris has won the São Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil.
• Indian Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has released her memoir, titled Belonging: A Journey of Love. The book has been published in India by HarperCollins, in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, and in the United Kingdom by William Collins. In this book, she writes about her life in Veneto, Italy, how she met former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, and her marriage to Rajiv Gandhi in 1968.
• The United States of America has become the first country in the world to opt out of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Established in 2006 by the United Nations Human Rights Council, the UPR reviews the human rights conditions of all 193 UN member states approximately every four to five years.
• Sitar maestro Pandit Manilal Nag passed away at the age of 87. A Padma Shri awardee who hailed from the Bishnupur Gharana, he also received several other awards during his lifetime, including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Hindustani Instrumental Music (2001), Alauddin Purashkar (West Bengal Government, 2012), Banga Bibhushan (West Bengal Government, 2015), and the Padma Shri (2020).
• Five Indian students have won five medals, including two gold, two silver and one bronze, at the 5th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics for Juniors (IOAA-Jr 2026). The event was held in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand.
• The Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of Oman participated in the 15^th edition of the bilateral naval exercise Naseem Al Bahr 2026, also known as Sea Breeze. The exercise was conducted in the Al Batinah maritime area of Oman. It was first held in 1993.
• British writer M. John Harrison has won the prestigious 2026 Booker Prize for his dystopian novel The End of Everything. He has also become the oldest person to win the Booker Prize, at the age of 81. For winning the award, he received £50,000 in prize money at the ceremony held at Old Billingsgate in London.

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