26 November 2022 Current Affairs by Westbengaljob.in 

1) The Tamil Nadu Government issued a notification declaring Arittapatti and Meenakshipuram villages in Madurai district the first biodiversity heritage site in the State.
➨ It is Tamil Nadu's first and India's 35th Biodiversity Heritage Site.

Tamil Nadu :-

➨ CM - M K Stalin
➨ Guindy National Park
➨ Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park
➨Sathyamangalam tiger reserve (STR)
➨Mudumalai National Park
➨Mukurthi National Park
➨ Indira Gandhi (Anamalai) National Park
➨Kalakkad Mundanthurai tiger reserve (KMTR)

2) Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the UNESCO-India-Africa Hackathon 2022 at the Gautam Buddha University in Greater Noida.

Uttar Pradesh :-

Governor - Smt. Anandiben Patel
➨Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Dudhwa National Park
➨National Chambal Sanctuary
➨Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar Lake
➨Kashi Vishwanath Temple

3) The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights launched a web portal for digital tracking and monitoring of children.
➨ The portal - "GHAR - Go Home and Re-Unite" will be a platform for information on children from every district to smoothen the process of their repatriation and restoration.

4) Best-selling author Rakhi Kapoor released her latest Book "Now You Breathe: Overcoming Toxic Relationships and Abuse".
➨This book is dedicated to all those broken souls who cry themselves to sleep, the ones who wear their heart out in their sleeves.

5) The Army Red Team won the 72nd Inter Services Volleyball Championship 2022-23.
➨ Two teams of Indian Army, Red and Green besides one team each of Indian Navy and Indian Air Force participated in the event.

6) Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced India's first National Centre of Excellence for Green Port & Shipping (NCoEGPS) a major initiative by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping towards providing greener solutions at the recently concluded "INMARCO 2022" in Mumbai.

7) ICICI Bank launched two new products- Loan against Deposits (LAD) and Dollar Bonds for its NRI customers at its branch in GIFT City, the Gujarat-based emerging global financial and IT services hub.

8) IIT Guwahati Director Professor TG Sitharam has been appointed as the new chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

9) Indian Navy and Royal Navy of Oman participated in the 13th Edition of bilateral exercise "Naseem Al Bahr" or Sea Breeze.
➨ The exercise was conducted from 19th to 24th November 2022 off the coast of Oman and had three phases: harbour phase, sea phase and debrief.

10) Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers officer Vineet Kumar has taken over as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) at its central office in Mumbai.

11) Museum maker AP. Shreethar has been honored with Economic Times Inspiring Leaders Award - 2022 in Delhi.

12) The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has launched a call for startup applications for registration on the MAARG portal, the National Mentorship Platform by Startup India.

13) International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is observed every year on November 25 to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls around the world.
➨ The theme for the year 2022 is "UNITE! Activism to end violence against women and girls". > Current Affairs: 14) National Milk Day is observed every year on November 26 with the aim of providing information concerning the need and importance of milk in human life.

➨ National Milk Day is observed and celebrated to honour Dr Verghese Kurien. He was the father of India’s White Revolution.

15) Assam's leading conservationist Purnima Devi Barman has been awarded the UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) 2022 Champions of the Earth award in the Entrepreneurial Vision category.

Assam
CM - Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma
Governor - Prof Jagdish Mukhi
➨Dibru Saikhowa National Park
➨Kaziranga National Park
➨Nameri National Park
➨Manas National Park