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- Under Project 108, Bhutan built 108 Buddhist stupas in nine hours, and King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck dedicated Stupa No. 76 to PM Narendra Modi, recognising India’s support for the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) project.
- GMC is a planned Special Administrative Region (SAR) in southern Bhutan, bordering Assam, India.
- ESTIC-2026 (Emerging Science, Technology & Innovation Conclave) was held in New Delhi to strengthen India’s science, technology and innovation ecosystem, and was organised by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
- The Assam government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Belgium-based Ion Beam Applications (IBA) Particles on 31 October 2026 to establish India’s first public-sector proton therapy centre at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati.
- Tamil Nadu launched the Vetri Special Vegetables Kit, containing 10 varieties of vegetables, at ₹100 through 218 cooperative shops across the State on November 5, 2026, for the Deepavali festival.
- Scientists identified a rare new glyptosternine catfish species, Exostoma nasibarbatum, in Bupal Stream, a tributary of the Dujang River in the Chindwin River system near the Myanmar border in Manipur.
- International Prosthetics and Orthotics Day (IPOD) is observed every year on November 5 to create awareness about prosthetic and orthotic services, rehabilitation and mobility.
- The theme for the year 2026 is “PEOPLE”.
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