Google Launches TPU 8tx and TPU 8i Max
On 9 November 2026, Google expanded its eighth-generation Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) portfolio with TPU 8tx and TPU 8i Max. The new systems complement TPU 8t, designed for...
Abhishek Awasthi Elected Greater Bendigo Mayor
Abhishek Awasthi, 43, was unanimously elected Mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo in Victoria, Australia, for the 2026–2027 term. He is the first person of Indian origin...
UPSC Prelims 2027 CGS Test-20
1. Recently, seasonal fishing restrictions took effect off Puri to protect Olive Ridley turtles. In this context, consider the following pairs concerning coastal features: Chilika — brackish-water lagoon...
Oxford Returns Remains of 39 Naga People to India
The University of Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum returned the ancestral remains of 39 Naga people to community representatives on 9 November 2026. The handover took place at the...
Indian Students Win Five Medals at Junior Astronomy Olympiad
Indian students won five medals, including two golds, at the 5th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics for Juniors (IOAA-Jr) 2026. The competition was held in Ubon Ratchathani,...
US Court Authorises Summons to Ajit Doval in Pannun Lawsuit
On 9 November 2026, US District Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the Southern District of New York permitted Khalistan separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun to serve his civil lawsuit...
Magda Linette Wins Chennai Open 2026, Honours Kraków Victims
Polish tennis player Magda Linette defeated Janice Tjen in the Chennai Open 2026 final on 9 November, winning 5–7, 6–1, 6–4. The match lasted 2 hours and 49...
DGTR Probes Aluminium Imports from Four Countries
India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), the Commerce Ministry’s investigation arm, initiated a suo motu anti-dumping investigation on 9 November 2026 into certain aluminium products imported from...
Indian Maritime University Appoints Venkata Ramana Akkaraju as Vice-Chancellor
Dr. Venkata Ramana Akkaraju assumed charge as Vice-Chancellor of the Indian Maritime University (IMU), headquartered in Chennai, on 3 November 2026. The President of India, as Visitor of...
China’s CERES-2 Rocket Places Four Satellites in Orbit
China launched the CERES-2 Y3 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on 7 November 2026. It lifted off at 7:37 a.m. Beijing Time...
China Invests $16.3 Billion in African Mineral Processing
China has invested 16.3 billion in African projects processing critical minerals or manufacturing products from them. A report by Beijing-based consultancy Development Reimagined tracked 41.2 billion in Chinese...
