Delhi's average AQI for October 2026 was 166, the lowest October figure in eight years, the Environment Ministry said on October 31, 2026.
On Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, October 31, 2026, PM Modi opened and launched over Rs 400 crore of civic and tourism projects at Ekta Nagar, Gujarat.
All 17 undertrial prisoners who escaped from Theni district jail in Tamil Nadu on the night of 26 October 2026 were recaptured within 43 hours; nine prison staff were suspended.
A helicopter flying from Badrinath to Dehradun crashed near Joshimath on 30 October 2026, killing the pilot and five passengers from Karnataka; the operator's fleet was grounded.
A glacial lake burst in Bhutan on October 29, 2026 put north Bengal and Assam on alert; Alipurduar moved over 10,000 people from the Sankosh banks.
The Supreme Court on October 29, 2026 declined Mahua Moitra's plea for public disclosure of AIF and FPI beneficial owners, citing no legal framework.
Cyclone Arnab's remnant, a depression over Chhattisgarh and Odisha on October 29, 2026, brought up to 55 cm of rain to south Odisha; IMD issued red alerts.
The Air Force Sports Complex and golf course on Delhi's Lok Kalyan Marg closed on October 28, 2026, as the Centre moves to take back the government land, reports said.
Cyclone Arnab's death toll in Andhra Pradesh rose to at least five on October 29, 2026, as power returned to most districts and crop damage estimates climbed.
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