18 November 2022 : Latest Current Affairs 18th November
Important Current Affairs 18th November 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 18th November about national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 18th November 2022 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 18th November – National News
1. India’s first elephant death audit framework was created in Tamil Nadu.
◉ An Elephant Death Audit Framework was introduced by Tamil Nadu, the first state in the nation, and it offers a complete inquiry and scientific documentation of each elephant death.
◉ One of the crucial choices made and included in the framework is to post all postmortem interim reports of elephants on the website of the forest department within 24 hours of the autopsy being completed.
2. The Amar Sarkar portal was launched by the Tripura CM.
◉ Manik Saha, the chief minister of Tripura, has introduced the “Amar Sarkar” website.
◉ Goal: To act as a conduit between the people and the government.
◉ The webpage will assist users in contacting village committee representatives to submit their issues and complaints.
◉ The panchayat department is one of the 78 departments that are included on the website.
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International News
3. “Homer” was named the 2022 Word of the Year by the Cambridge Dictionary.
◉ The word “Homer” has been named the Word of the Year 2022 by the Cambridge Dictionary.
◉ A home run is referred to as a “homer” in the well-known American sport of baseball.
◉ Due to the fact that “homer” was a Wordle answer, it was about 75,000 times searched for during the first week of May 2022.
◉ The “Wordle effect” also caused additional five-letter terms to rise in search volume in 2022, according to Cambridge Dictionary. The second-highest jump in 2022 was produced by the American spelling of “funny,” which was followed by the third-, fourth-, and fifth-placed spellings of “caulk,” “tacit,” and “bayou.”
Appointment
4. Head of ONGC Arun Kumar Singh appointed
◉ Arun Kumar Singh, formerly the chairman of BPCL, has been named the new chairman of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
◉ He will take over for Alka Mittal.
◉ He left BPCL in October 2022 after reaching retirement age and was already chosen to lead the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB).
◉ For the first time, a senior PSU board-level position will be led by a person over the age of 60.
5. IFS official Bandaru Wilsonbabu has been appointed as India’s ambassador to Comoros.
◉ The upcoming Indian ambassador to the Union of Comoros is Bandaru Wilsonbabu.
◉ At the moment, Wilsonbabu serves as the Indian ambassador to Madagascar.
◉ Three islands make up the autonomous nation of The Comoros, which is located in southeast Africa.
6. West Bengal’s new governor is C V Ananda Bose.
◉ C V Ananda Bose, a former member of the IAS, has been chosen to lead West Bengal.
◉ He is an officer in the Kerala cadre of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), class of 1977.
◉ He has taken over for Manipur Governor La Ganesan, who assumed extra responsibility for West Bengal after the incumbent Jagdeep Dhankhar was named a contender for vice president.
Awards
7. The NTPC team took home the Gold at the 47th ICQCC-2022.
◉ The Unchahar ABHYUDAYA-based NTPC Quality Control Team took home the Gold medal at the 47th International Convention on Quality Control Circle (ICQCC-2022).
◉ The convention’s theme, “Built Back Better via Quality Efforts,” is being hosted in Jakarta.
◉ The 30th Session of the World HRD Congress named NTPC the “Dream Employer of the Year” in March 2022.
Defence
8. INS Trikand took part in the anti-terrorism exercise “Sea Sword 2”
◉ The Combined Maritime Forces-led Operation “Sea Sword 2” in the Northwest Arabian Sea included the INS Trikand.
◉ The purpose of the operation was to stop the smuggling of drugs and the use of the seas for other illegal purposes.
◉ Earlier, on November 15, Japan hosted the conclusion of the 26th iteration of the international maritime exercise “MALABAR 22.”
Sports
9. Phrygian Caps have been announced as the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic mascots in Paris.
◉ The 2024 Paris Olympics & Paralympics mascot has been revealed as the Phrygian cap.
◉ These historic red caps served as a representation of the French Revolution’s quest for independence.
◉ The mascot for the Paralympics has a prosthetic leg.
◉ The Paralympics are from August 28 to September 8, and the Olympic Games are from July 26 to August 11.
Important Days
10. The day of National Naturopathy is November 18.
◉ Every November 18, National Naturopathy Day is honored.
◉ The fifth National Naturopathy Day was observed this year.
Promoting good mental and physical health through drug-free therapy is the goal.
◉ The Ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga, and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy), Government of India, established National Naturopathy Day on November 18, 2018.
11. Week of World Antimicrobial Awareness, November 18–24, 2022
◉ Every year from November 18 to November 24, people around the world mark World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW).
◉ Objective: To raise public awareness of the issue of rising antibiotic and other antimicrobial drug resistance.
◉ Theme 2022: Working together to prevent antimicrobial resistance
Obituary
12. Abbas Moontasir, an Indian basketball player, passed away.
◉ Gulam Abbas Moontasir, a former captain of India’s basketball team and recipient of the Arjuna award, went away at the age of 80.
◉ In 1969 and 1975, he led the Indian basketball team as its captain in the Asian Basketball Championships.
In 1960, he made his basketball debut against Australia in an exhibition game.
◉ In 1970, he became the first basketball player from his nation to win the Arjuna Award.
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