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November 14 , 2026 8 hrs 0 min 13 0
  • Kazakhstan released its second Amur tiger, named Amur, into the wild in the Ile-Balkhash State Nature Reserve, following the release of the first female tiger, Umit, on July 31, 2026.
    • The programme aims to restore the population of the extinct Caspian (Turanian) tiger using Amur tigers, which are genetically closely related.
  • The Tamil Nadu government appointed retired Madras High Court judge Justice M.V. Muralidharan as the chairperson of the Tamil Nadu State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
  • M. Surenthiran, a 22-year-old Civil Engineering graduate from Erode, Tamil Nadu, won a Medal of Excellence in the Plastering and Drywall Systems category at the 48th WorldSkills Competition held in Shanghai, China.
  • India plans a 489-km Bilaspur–Manali–Leh railway corridor connecting Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh, with a station near Tanglang La Pass at 17,244 feet (5,359 metres).
  • World Immunization Day is observed annually on November 10 to highlight the importance of vaccines and timely immunisation.
    • It aims to raise awareness about vaccine-preventable diseases and promote vaccination across all age groups.

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