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1.The 19th SAARC summit at Islamabad has postponed
indefinitely after Sri Lanka has joined with India, Bangladesh, Nepal and
Afghanistan who opposed the SAARC Summit after URI Attack .
2. The Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) has
decided to establish training centre in high-altitude at Manjakollaipudur on
Yelagiri Hills.
It is said that the Training center would have 400 mt eight-lane track an
field. It also have Hockey field, volley ball and basket ball courts, kabaddi
court and Gym hall.
1. China has blocked the tributary of Brahmaputra river for
Hydroelectric project. The Lalho project was began on 2014 , investment of $740
million for 42 MW power generation capacity.
TNPSC Note:
Brahmaputra river originates from Angsi Glacier, southeast
of Mt Kailash and Mansarovar Lake in Western Tibet. It flows through Himalayas
and enter into India through Arunachal Pradesh.
2. Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairman of State Bank of India gets one
more year as extension.
TNPSC Current Affairs
1.India the World's third biggest
emitter of Carbon has ratified the Paris agreement on climate
change on Oct 2 2016
India including 62 countries ratified the paris pact which estimate of
world's 52 percentage of Carbon emission committed to stem the Planet's rising
temperature
2. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince is to be Guest for the 2017 Republic
Day of India. The Announcement has made by Union Ministry of External Affairs
spokes person Vikas Swarup.
Guest of last 3 Rpublic day .
2016-Francois Hollande ( France President)
2015-Barack Obama (US President)
2014-Shinzo abe (Japanese Prime Minister)
TNPSC Current Affairs
1.Japanese Researcher Yoshinori Ohsumi of Japan won the Nobel
Prize for Medicinefor the work on Autophagy .
Autophagy is a process where Cells eat themselves - when it is
disrupted can cause Parkinson's and Diabetes.
Yoshinori Ohsumi received a PhD from University of Tokyo. He is the 23rd
Japanese to win Nobel prize and 6th Japanese in Medicine.
2. Reliance Group signed an agreement with Dassault aviation of
France (the makers of Rafale Fighter Jets) for a Joint venture in India to execute
recently concluded Rafale deal of 36 Rafale Jets worth Rs.59,000 Crore.
3.Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh has declared the Urban areas are Open
Defecation Freeby the Union Urban Development Ministry .
These are the first state to become the Open Defecation Free in India. It has
been announced on 2nd anniversary of Swach Bharat also father of our Nation
Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday.
TNPSC Current Affairs
1. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to give Nobel prize for physics to three
British scientist, David J.
Thouless, F. Duncan M. Haldane, J. Michael Kosterlitz
This year
Noble laureates has opened the door on and unknown world where matter can
assume strange states. They have used advanced mathematical methods to study
unusual phases or states, of matter such as superconductors, super fluids
or thin magnetic films – Jury said.
The three Laureates’
usd of topological concepts in physics was decisive for their
discoveries. Topology is a branch of mathematics that
describes properties that only change step-wise.
2. Reserve bank of India’s newly monetary policy committee
cuts the Repo rate at which it lends to other banks by 25
basis point (.25%) bringing down to 6.25% from 6.50%.
It will
helps customer to buy home and vehicle loans cheaper. Reserve bank has reduced
175 basis points since 2015.
What is repo Rate?
Repo
rate (re purchase rate) is the rate which reserve bank of india lends money to
other banks in the time of shortfall of funds
What is Reverse
repo Rate?
Reverse Repo
is the rate at which reserve bank of india borrows money from other bank of the
country
3. Ariane
5 hevy-lift warehorse from Europe is set to launch India's
Communication satellite GSAT-18 from Kourou, French Guiana
This satellite
will help to continuity of services on operational satellites in C-band,
extended C-band and Ku-bands
TNPSC Current
Affairs
1.Jean-Pierre
Sauvage. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard Feringa has won the Nobel
prize for Chemistry for the
work on Machine which is 1000 times small than Human Hair.
Jury said that
they have developed the molecules with controllable movements , which can
perform a task when energy is added.
This world's
smallest machine can one day act as artificail muscle to power tiny robots or
even prosthetic Limbs,
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Jean-Pierre Savage - France
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Fraser Stoddart - Brittain
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Bernard Feringa -
Netherland
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2.Antonio
Guterres is set to become the next United
nation Secretary – General
Antonia
Guterres is the former Prime minister of Portuguese , he is going to succeed
Ban ki Moon
3.'United nation's International court of Justice has rejected the
Nuclear Case against India . The case brought by the tiny Marshall Islands against India,
Britain and Pakistan for failing to halt the Nuclear Arms
'International
court of Justice is in Hague, Netherlands . It is referred to be a
world bank.
4.'Union Government has approved " the HIV and AIDS Bill 2014"
. This will protect he AIDS patients againts any discrimination and could land
in jail for 2 years along with fine upto Rs 2 Lakh for discriminating HIV
positive people.
TNPSC Current
Affairs
1.Srilankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe informed that
India and Srilanka will sign an Enhanced bilateral economic partnership
agreement by end of this
year.
India and
srilanka has already have Free Trade agreement.
2.Cyclone Hurricane
Mathew has killed more than
300 people in Haiti .
Haiti is
located in North America in Island Hispaniola. Hurricane Mathew
is a strong Tropical cyclone which blown over Atlantic
Ocean.
TNPSC Current
Affairs
1. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has won the Nobel Peace Prize 2016 for his efforts to end conflict with
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
Mr, Santos Signed the landmark Peace deal last month with Revolutionary Armed
Forces leader Rodrigo Londono, alias Timeleon Timochenko Jimenez of Country's
50 years long civil war. However Colombia's Voters rejected the Peace deal
later.
Nobel Prize Fact:
Alfred Nobel from Sweden has
established the Prizes in 1895 to recognize the achivers in various field . The
prize ceremony will held annually on Stockholm, Sweden ( Except Prize for
Peace). Nobel Peace Prize
Ceremony will held in Oslo , Norway
2. Iyyappan Subramaniyan from
Chennai has been named as the winner of World
of Children Humanitarian Award 2016. The
Award for Iyyappan for his extraordinary service towards the mentally retarded
, abandoned children for their wellness.
World of Children Humanitarian award has
recognized as the "Nobel prize for child Advocates". Iyyappan will
get a award with a minimum of $50,000.
3.India Air Force Celebrating
84th year of commission. Indian
Air Force day October 8
TNPSC Current
Affairs
1.U.S President Barack Obama has lifted the Economic sanctions against
the Myanmar.
2. D.Pandian Former CPI State leader has released
his book named "Medai Paechu".
3. Vishnu Vardhan won the singles Fenesta National Tennis
Championship and Riya Bhatia won the womens singles National Tennis
Championship.
Others
Dampa Tiger Reserve is in Lushai Hill Ranges of Mizoram.
It is place for many endangered species like , Hoolock Gibbon which India's
only ape species and more.
TNPSC Current Affairs
1. Himansh the
Glaciological research facility of India started functioning at an altitude of
13,500 feet in Spiti valley of
Himalayas .
The research lab
has been established by the National
Centre for Antartic and Ocean Research (NCAOR). This Lab has advanced automatic
weather Stations, geodetic GPS system, Ground penetrating radars and other
facilities to study about Glaciers and their discharge.
Spiti Valley is mountain valley located in north eastern part of Himachal
Pradesh in Himalayas.
2.Janani
Suraksha Yojana was launched in 2005 as part of National Rural Health Mission to
improve maternal and Neonatal Health.
Three important
areas it covers is Maternal care, Full antenatal care, safe delivery and
Postnatal care.
Sports
1. Nick Krygios won the Japan
open Tennis Tournament
beating Belgian David Goffin by 4-6,6-3,7-5
2.Nico Rosberg Won the Japanese Grand Pix in Suzuko and Mercedes team Seals
the Title.
TNPSC Current
Affairs 2016
1.Nobel Prize
for economics 2016 has given to Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom
Oliver Hart is
from Harvard University, Cambridge , MA, USA. And Bengt Holmstrom is from
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge , MA, USA.
Contract
Theory is studies the design of formal and informal agreements that motivate
people with conflicting interests to take mutually beneficial action.Contract
theory guides us in structuring arrangements between employers and
employees, shareholders and chief executives, and companies and their suppliers
In Simple Contract theory will not see the outcome from employee, it
will motivate or give incentive for the person who works efficiently and punish
if he shirks
for more
understanding click the below link.
2.Under Swachh
rail-Swachh bharat programme ,
Indian railways plan to fit bio-toilets in all trains by 2020-2021.
The Rail route
from Rameshwaram to
Manamadurai section has
declared as the country's first 'Green Train Corridor'. This Section is
absolutely free from human waste discharge.
The first Bio
toilet fit train is Bundelkhand express, between Gwalior and Varanasi in 2011
TNPSC Current Affairs 2016
1.India
and Russia set to sign a deal for 200 Kamov
226 T Helicopters.
As per the defence source nearly $1
billion worth has going to signed on the sidelines of the BRICS 2016 summit in
Goa on Oct 14-16.
This Kamov 226T helicopters is
likely to replace the existing old Cheetah /chetaks herlicopters.
2.BRICS is the association of five major
emerging national economies in World: Brazil
, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
Initially the association has named
as BRIC which doesn’t have South Africa. In 2010 South Africa has been added in
Group hence it is called BRICS. Russia hosted the first meet. In 2016, India is
hosting the Meet in Gao.
Hosting Country and the year
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6/16/2009
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Russia
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4/15/2010
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Brazil
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4/14/2011
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China
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3/29/2012
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India
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26-27 March 2013
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South Africa
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14-16 July 2014
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Brazil
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8-9 July 2015
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Russia
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15-16 October 2016
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India
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TNPSC Current
Affairs 2016
1.India is going to sign with Russia for five
S-400 Surface-to-air missile systems
worth $5-billion to boost country's air defense.
The agreement
will be finalized on the sidelines of the BRICS
Summit 2016 in Goa. S-400 Surface-to-air missile can destroy incoming
aircraft, missiles and drones up to the range of 400 km.
This is
equipped with Long-range radars than can tracks hundreds of targets at the same
time. It is designed to knock down aerodynamic flying targets .
This includes targets with stealth technologies.
Only RUSSIA, China and USA has such capability to neutralize
aerial strike of multiple targets, including ballistic missiles and stealth
aircraft from a distance
2.Maldives has withdrawn from Commonwealth
.
It has
accusing commonwealth for interfering in domestic matters and “unfair and unjust
treatment”
Maldives has
already warned by commonwealth for failing to progress on democracy, Freedom of
speech, detention of opponents and independence of the judiciary.
Maldives
foreign minister Mohamed Asim said that the decision to leave the commonwealth
was difficult but inevitable.
In Past
Commonwealth has suspended Pakistan,
Fiji, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe for
oppression towards citizens. It doesn’t expelled any country formally but Zimbabwe in 2003 and Gambia in 2013 withdrawn from Common wealth
voluntarily
3.American
Musician Bob Dylan has won the Nobel literature prize 2016 for
creating new poetic expressions with American song tradition
4.World’s longest reigning monarch King from Thailand , Bhumibol
Adulyadej has died
TNPSC Current
Affairs 2016
1.India and
Russia a signed 3 agreements
worth $10 Billion. India
Prime minister
Narendra Modi
and Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a agreement in BRICS 2016 for
five S-400 Triumf Air defence systems and
four Stealth Frigates and also a joint venture to make Kamov-226T Helicopters in India.
S-400 is considered as one of the most advanced long range defence
systems wihch can tackle all Air-borne targets at a range of upto 400 km.
2.Kigali
Agreement, Rawanda
1997 Countries
came to an agreement in Kigali
, Rawanda to limit Global
Warming (HFCsemmission ) mainly from Air conditioners.
HFCs Hydro
fluorocarbons a family of green house gas that are mainly released from
Air-conditioner and Refrigerator. The Agreement would lead to reduction of 0.5
Degree global temperature by end of the Century.
India's Stand:
India will freeze
using HFCs by 2028 on a 2024-2026 baseline which means India will not emit more
HFC after 2031.
US has agreed to freeze HFC on 2019 or ealier.
3.Indian Vice- President Hamid Ansari has
set to sign 2 agreements between India
And Hungary ,one of them is
relating to water management and others in Information Technology.
4. Kudankulam
Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) has started 3rd and 4th units after successfully completing 1st
tow units VVer 1,000- MWe,
TNPSC Current
Affairs 2016
1. 8th BRICS Summit ended
on Sunday in Goa with declaration which pledged opposition to terrorism.
In Last day of Summit India and Russia signed the world's costliest Gas Pipeline
project around $25 Billion.
The Pipeline will transport gas from Siberia to India, the
world 3rd largest energy consumer.
2.China is going to launch Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft. This spacecraft
will take 2 male astronauts Jing
Haipeng and Chen Dong into
spacefrom Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
This mission
will be carried out with Long March- 2f Carrier rocket and will dock with space lab Tiangong-2.
This will be
longest ever crewed one by the country, they will stay for 30 days in space for
research
TNPSC Current Affairs 2016
1. India Made INS Arihant nuclear powered
Ballistic Missile submarine is
quietly commissioned into Indian Navy by Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba.
Arihant is capable of carying Nuclear tipped ballistic missiles (ship
submersible Ballistic Nuclear) SSBN. It has the capablity of hit back after
being hit by nuclear weapon.
It is important for India because India has committed No-first-Use Policy as part of Nuclear
doctrine.
The Arihant weighing 6,000 tonne powered by a 83 MW pressurised
light water nuclear reactor. It asl aremed with K-15 Sagarika missiles with range of 750 km and much longer
range K-4 missiles being developed by DRDO( Defence
Research and Development Organisation ).
Arihant vessel
was built under the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project at the Ship
Building Center in the port city of Vishakapatnam.
Arihant was
launched on July 26 2009 anniversary of Kargil war Victory Day(Vijay
Diwas) by the then Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh.
2. Indian
Vice-President Hamid Ansari 3 days visit to Hungary Concludes by signing two important
agreement. one is on water management and another in Information Technology. He
then Flew to Algeria.
3.BIMSTEC is a Bay of Bengal Initiative for
Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation comprising Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri
Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand held it first Global Diplomatic outreach during the
BRICS Summit with BRICS Countries.
TNPSC Current Affairs
2016
1. Prime minister Narendra
Modi inaugurated 3 hydel projects which was laid foundation by former Prime
Minister Atal Bihari Vajapayee in Himachal Pradesh.
Three Hydro-Electric Projects are:
·
Kol Dam : 800 MW capacity executed by National Thermal
Power corporation(NTPC)
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Parbati : 540 MW capacity executed by National
Hydro power corporation (NHPC)
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Rampur : 412 MW capacity executed by Sutlej Jal
Vidyut Nigam (SJVN)
These Three power projects with generating capacity of 1752 MW
will boost the Himachal pradesh Power supply. All the three power projects are
supported by Bharat Heavy Electrical limited (BHEL) with Equipment.
2.INS Tihayu - Water
Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) was commissioned into the Indian Navy by the
Flag-Officer-Commanding-in-Chief of the eastern Naval Command Vice-Admiral
H.C.S Bisht.
This is the
350-tonne vessel and it is the sixth to be commissioned and allotted to the
Eastern Fleet of the Navy.It can achieve the top speed of 35 knots per hour.
It is fitted
with 3 water jet propulsion systems, powered by marine diesel engines
generating
2720 KW of
power, also loaded with 30mm CRN gun, machine guns, and shoulder launched IGLA
surface to air missile.
3. Saina
Nehwal has been appointed as a member of
International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Athletes commission.
Athletes
commission of International Olympic Committee is chaired by Angelo Ruggiero,
which has 9 vice president and 10 members,.
TNPSC Current
Affairs 2016
1.India and
Myanmar has agreed to cooperate in security and strategic issues and
signed three agreements.
Myanmar State
Counselor, also the Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi has said that Myanmar is behind India in the field of economic and
Political development but we are confident that we will able to make up. India
agreed to assist in Insurance, Power and banking Sector.
India also
offered power supply from Moreh in Manipur to Tamu in Myanmar. India also
partner in pilot LED electrification project in Myanmar Government Site as
Indian Prime Minister Mr. Modi Said.
2.India and
China Conducted first time military exercises in Jammu & Kashmir in
Eastern Ladakh.
Army said that
this Exercise is part to enhance interaction and cooperation between India and
China, under the provision of Border
Defence Cooperation Agreement 2013
3. India and
Algeria is keen on Joint venture arrangment for a multi-billion dollar
fertilizer plant located in Algeria.
India Seeks 49 %
share with Algeria's Phosphate block which having capacity of 6-billion Tonne.
India's
Bilateral Trade with Algeria is currently stands at $1.5 Billion.
4. Indian Prime
minister Narendra modi and Srilankan President Maithripala Sirisenain their recent meeting in sideline of BRICS Summit, they decided
to scrap the coal project in Tincomalee,Srilanka due to environmental issue.
Srilanka has
planned to build Liquefied natuaral gas, solar and wind power without affecting
enironment. India offered to build a solar power plant in Trincomalee.
China already
built power plant in Norocholai with the capacity of 900 MW in Srilanka.
TNPSC Current
Affairs 2016
1.World trade organisation's mini-ministerial
meeting of 2016 has happening at Oslo, Norway on October 21-22.
WTO is the Global International Organisation deals with the rules of Trade
between Nations. Its main motto is to help producers of goods and services,
exporters and importers conduct their business.
WTO s officially started on 1 January 1995 under the Marrakesh Agreement , signed by 123 Nations, which replace
the General Agreement and Tarrifs and Trade (GATT).
"Marrakesh Agreement means, the Agreement which has been Signed in
Marrakesh, Morocco by 124 nations to form World Trade Organisation in
1994."
WTO is located in Geneva,
Switzerland and its current
Director-General is Roberto
Azevedo.
2.Prime Minister Narendra Modi Going
to Launch Regional connectivity Scheme -UDAN (Ude Desh ka Naagrik) on Oct-21 2016.
UDAN will help to increase
the Domestic Air passengers, which reduces the Air Fare as Rs 2500/per Hour. It
also helps to Growth in Tourism, balance Regional Growth and Employment
Oportunities in hinterland.
It connects more than 50 unserved and under-served airports in small and medium
cities.
TNPSC Current
Affairs 2016 October
1.Compensatory
Afforestation fund bill
Union Government
will frame rules for Rs. 40,000 Cr. forest fund to help state within this
month.
Environment
Ministry said that this fund is the follow-up to the Compensatory Afforestation
fund bill which passed by parliament in the monsoon Season.
The Compensatory
Afforestation fund bill proposes to dispense the details which has. over the
years, collected money from various projects which have diverted forest land
for infrastructure development.
What is
compensatory Afforestation ?
Compensatory
Afforestation which means to make up for forest land which was diverted for
"Non forest Purpose".
Non Forest
purpose which means cultivation of coffee, tea, spices, rubber etc.and any
purpose other than Afforestation. so whenever a forest land used for such
purpose, this act tell that another non-forest land should be afforested as a
compensatory measure.
2.Smooth-Coated
Otter Sighted for first time in Krishna Sanctuary- Andhrapradesh
Smooth -coated
Otter has sighted first time in the mangrove forest near the Krishna wildlife
Sanctuary, in Andhra Pradesh.
Smooth Coated
Otter has been listed as "Vulnerable" in Red data book of International
union for Conservation of Nature(ICUN).
Divisional
Forest Officer N,Nageswra Rao said that presence of otter is a key indicator to
the rise of Mangrove forest.
3. Indian coast Guard Ships Aryaman
and Atulya were commissioned
into Indian Coast Guard in Kochi .
These Ships are
the 18th and 19th in the series of Twenty fast patrol vessel designed and built
by Kochi Shipyard, Kerala.
4. Almati Dam in
Karnataka has been chosen for the World
Bank's award of Excellencefor best utilization of funds for renovation to
enhance the strength of the dam.
Earlier World
bank has provided Rs 72 crore to the Krishna Bhagya Jal Nigam Limited to
prevent seepage which could damage the dam.
TNPSC Current
Affairs 2016 October
1. Kabaddi World Cup 2016
India won the Kabaddi World
cup beating Iran in Ahmedabad, India by points 38 -29.
India has won the 2016 Kabaddi World cup, this is India's Third World Cup
win, previous 2 world cup held in 2004 and 2007, in both occasion India
Triumphed.
2. One India Concept:
Central Government has working with State Government on the most ambitious
concept of 'ease of doing business " in India with concept name
"One India"
As per this concept Central Government is trying to push the state government
under "one form one Portal" Model aimed at attracting huge
investments, and processes will be simplified to an extent where investors just
need to fill only a single
e-form for investing and
doing business all over India. Currently there was multiply forms, Procedures
to be filled.
3. Tawang Festival
Tawang Festival is celebrated
in Tawang Region in Arunachal
Pradesh near Indo-China
Border.
This is tourism festival which was introduced in 2012, this year is the 3rd
edition. This is three day festival which aims to promote tourism and showcase
the culture and tradition of Tawang. It also promote adventure tourism and all
the tribes of the region.
TNPSC Current
Affairs 2016 October
TNPSC
Exam Point of View current Affairs
1. Ujwal Discom
Assurance Yojana (UDAY) - Tamil Nadu Likely to join.
Tamil Nadu
Decided to join the Central Governmen't's Scheme of UDAY (Ujwal Discom
Assurance Yojana) to achieve financial turnaround of state-owned power
distribution Companies.
This Scheme will
help State -owned Power distribution companies that the State shall take over
75 % of DISCOM Debt in 2 Phases and for remaining 25 % state Government will
issue bonds as Guarantee. It also makes the State to take over the future
losses of DISCOMS from 2016-17 next financial year.
Tamil Nadu
Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) -Tamil Nadu Impact
Once the Scheme
implemented the Tamil Nadu state Government has to bear the 30,000 Crore Debt
of TANGEDCO. This Scheme makes the DISCOM's Debt to be moved to State Government
Balance Sheet and increase in liability and debt may increase due to
issue of bond by State Government .
Benefits for
TANGEDCO
This Scheme will
help to move TANGEDCO's Debt to Tamil Nadu State Government which will save Rs
3000 crore annually. From Next fiscal year State Government has to bear the
Losses occurring in TANGEDCO
What is UDAY?
Ujwal Discom
Assurance Yojana is a central Government Scheme to financial turnaround and revival
package for electricity distribution companies of India to get permanent
solution for financial Crisis for Electricity board. It is introduced in
November 2015 by Power, Coal & New Renewable Energy, Minister of State,
Shri Piyush Goyal.
Four Important
Initiatives:
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Improving Ooperational efficiencies
·
Reduction of Cost Power
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Reduction of Interest Cost
·
Enforcing Financial Discipline
2. HABITAT III
HABITAT III is
a United nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable urban
Development which is held in Quito, Ecuador on Oct 17-20 2016. The Challenges
of rapidly urbanising world and providing people with equal opportunities in
cities were the central theme 2016
This is United
Nations 3rd in the series since 1976 to reinvigorate the global political
commitment to the sustainable development of town, cities, and other human settlements
both rural and urban.
3. INS VIRAT
The World's
Oldest Aircraft Carrier , INS Virat has given the Grand send-off in Kochi . INS Virat was towed by 3
tugs to Mumbai from Kochi. It was First commissioned in 1959. This was the last
British Built Ship serving for Indian Navy.
4. President
of India , Pranab Mukherjee is to
visit the Nepal in November to address the differences between Groups in Plain
and Kathmandu Valley that led the Month - long blockade in 2015.
Not
Important to Exam: But to Know
1. The recently concluded 36 Rafael French Fighter Deal,
Reliance group and French Partner Dassault will be commissioned in Reliance
Nagpur SEZ as joint venture as Dassault Reliance Aerospace.
2.State
Postal Department has
introduced to get Post Cards, Revenue stamps, Envelopes, postage stamps and
inland letters to their Door Steps by Post man.
TNPSC Current
Affairs 2016
1. Neutrino in Tamil Nadu
India-Born Australian Physicist Chennupati Jagadish has backed the India-based Neutrino
Observatory(INO) which is
proposed to come in Bodi East
hills in Theni District, Tamil Nadu.It is a particle physics research
project to study about the atmospheric Neutrino.
What is Neutrino?
Neutrinos are elementary particle like electron, but which is not the part of
Electron. An Elementary particles which is not broken further.
Previous Scientific Discoveries has found that there is 2 more particles
similar to Electron called Muon and Tau. These 3 has Neutrino partner called
Electron Neutrino , Muon Neutrino, and Tau Neutrino. The Electron, Muon and Tau
are negatively charged particles and Neutrino is chargless an doesnt have mass.
Neutrons are found in abundance, because of weakly interactive nature, it is
very difficult to study about it. Initially there was a thought that neutrino
is maseless particles but recent studies reveal that it has small mass.
Neutrino Oscillation :
Recent Discovery that neutrino changes from one type to another as they travel.
An electron neutrino which is produced in sun which converts into Muon Neutrino
or Tau Neutrino on its flight to the earth which is called Neutrino
Oscillation. This is the discovery which reveals that Neutrino has Mass.
Observtory:
INO has going to construct the Detector to detect the naturally Producing
Neutrino in atmosphere. It will be very difficult to detect neutrino signals
which is produced in atmosphere becasue of other particles signals in
atmosphere. To come over this difficulty scientist has planned to built the
observatory inside the mountain so they can detect Neutrino signal easily ,
because it can penetrate easily anything because of its weakly interactive
nature.
About Bodi Lab:
The lab is under mountain about 1300 m deep. The Neutrino Detector is called
Calorimeter. It consists of detector called RPC(Resistiv plate chamber)
arranged in stack of layers and it also consists of ,50,000 tonnes of
magnetised iron plates arranged in stack layer spaces. This is massive detector
weighing 50ktons and its the world's largest electromagnet.
2. ISRO has
Started Landing test for Chandrayan-2 Mission.
Indian Space Research Organisation has started the landing test for Chandrayan - 2 in its new
site Challakere in Chitradurga district , 400 km near Bangaluru.
It has started the series of ground and aerial tests which is linked to the
landing of Chandrayan-2. The ISAC
(ISRO satellite Center) which
is the lead center for the 2nd moon mission, has artifically created ten
craters to stimulate lunar terrain and test the lander's sensors.
ISAC will conduct many tests on avionics and electronics, testing the lander's
leg followed by full test in Bangaluru and Chitradurga.
3. URJA Ganga Ambitious gas Pipeline Project:
Prime minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the ambitious Gas Pipline
Project Urja Ganga in his lokh sabha constituency Varanasi.
This Gas Pipeline project is aimed to bring the piped Cooking gas to the people
of Varanasi within 2 year and in another year to provide million of people in
state of Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkand.
An 800 km MDPI pipeline will be laid and 50,000 household and 20,000 vehicle
will get PNG and CNG(Compressed Natural Gas) gas respectively which cheaper and
cleaner. It will be environment friendly.
4.Indo-Tibetan Border police (ITBP) 55th Raising Day.
Indo- Tibetan Border Police celebrated its 55th Raising day on Ocotber 24
2016.
ITBP has deployed on October 24 1962 to safegaurd the karakoram pass in ladakh
to Jalep la in Arunachal pradesh covering 3488 km. This is 55th year of
raising.
TNPSC Current
Affairs 2016
1.National
Tribal Carnival 2016, New Delhi
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi inaugurated the first National
Tribal Carnival in Indra
Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New
Delhi.
Main Motive
about the Carnival
As per Indian Government Press release, the main purpose of this carnival is to
promote a sense of inclusiveness among the tribal. The carnival will showcase and
promote various facets of tribal culture on a large scale. The underlying idea
is to preserve and promote various facets of the tribal life relating to
culture, tradition, customs and their skills and to expose it to the general
public with a view to utilizing the potential for overall holistic development
of the Scheduled Tribe
Prime minister about Tribal Carnival
Prime Minister complemented the
Tribal Group for their role in conservation the
nature.He said that tribal had the skill to make innovative products from local
material. he also informed that Government will not disturb tribal settlement.
Government will use modern
technology such as underground mining and coal gasification, which would
minimize disturbance to tribal settlements.
2. Heart of Asia
-Istanbul Process Conference , Amritsar, India- 2016.
Pakistan has
announced that it will attend the "Heart of Asia Conference" which is
going to held in India. Pakistan Foreign minister Sartaj Aziz said that
Pakistan decision to attend the conference , which is focused on the future of
Afghanistan.
What is Hear of
Asia - Istanbul Process?
It is
established to provide the platform to discuss regional issues, security,
political and economic cooperation among Afghanistan and neighbor countries.
Members
countries are , Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Soudi Arabia, Tajikistan , Turkey, Turkmenistan, UAE.
1st Conference -
Istanbul, Turkey
2nd Conference -
Kabul, Afghanistan.
3rd Conference -
Almaty , Kazakhstan.
4th Conference -
Beijing , China.
5th Conference -
Islamabad, Pakistan
6th Conference -
New Delhi, India.
7th Conference
to be held- Amritsar, India.
3. World Bank
Ranking - Ease of Doing Business
AS per world bank survey, India has inches up one rank at 130 in ease of doing business among 190
nation.
India has performed better in providing commercial power supply,
simplifying tax payments, trading across border and enforcing contracts.
India is lacking in limited micro financing, outdated labor laws, high cost of labor, and 85 Percent agri labor in informal sector.
The top 5 countries are
1.New Zealand,
2.Singapore,
3.Denmark,
4.Hong Kong,
5.South Korea.
130.India.
4. Mother Teresa Award:
Dr. Sarada Menon founder of Schizophrenia Research
foundation (SCARF) has won the Mother Teresa Award from Indian Development
foundation
She said after receiving award that Compassion and kindness are
languages that the deaf can hear and the blind can see and the mentally ill can
understand
TNPSC Current
Affairs 2016
1. India And New
Zealand Signed three Agreements
India has signed three agreements with New Zealand on
·
Avoidance of Double Taxation,
·
Co operation in field of youth and sport
affairs, and
·
Food safety cooperation between FSSAI (Food
Safety and Standards Authority of India) in the presence of Indian Prime
minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart John Key.
John Key is also said
that New Zealand supports India's membership in NSG (Nuclear Supplier Group).
2.Man Booker
Prize 2016 - Paul Beatty
Paul Beatty the
writer from U.S has won the 2016 Man Booker Prize for the novel Sellout
Sellout a intense
satire novel which explore the legacy of Slavery and racial and economic
inequality in America. The Sellout Novel is published in 2015 which drew
ecstatic praise from critics and writers and also it won the National Book
Critics Circle Award for Friction.
About Man Booker
Prize:
Man Booker is a
prestigious award in Literature which is established in 1969. It is a literary
Prize awarded each year for the best novel written in English Language and
published in UK. Initially it was awarded only to commonwealth countries ,
Irish and Zimbabweans . From 2014 it was awarded to all the English Language
novel.
The winner will
receive 50,000 Pound and pound 2,500 for each shortlisted authors.
3.India - South
Korea - Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement(DTAA).
The Double
Taxation Avoidance Agreement which signed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in
2015 at Seou will have effect in India in Respect of income derived in fiscal
years beginning after April 11,2017.
What is Doouble
Taxation Avoidance Agreement?
DTAA is also
referred as Tax Treaty which is a bilateral economic agreement between 2
nations that aims to avoid double taxation for the same income in Two
Countries.
4. Central
Government Approved Establishment of IISER Berhampur, Odisha
Government of India( The ministry of Human
Resource Development), has proclaimed Indian Institute of Science Education and
Research (IISER) Berhampur Odisha.
The main objective was to promote quality education
and cutting edge research in basic sciences and to provide a platform for the
faculty to engage in high quality education, at undergraduate and postgraduate
levels.
Facts:
The Kaliyattam
Festival is celebrated in North Malabar, Kerala. Theyyam performed
in Kaliyattam festival was most popular.
TNPSC Current
Affairs 2016
- only exam point
of view Current Affairs.
1. National Food Security Act - Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu Government
is finally announced that it would implement the National Food Security Act
(NFSA) effective November 1.
What is National Food Security Act (NFSA)?
National food Security Act is also called Right to Food Act, which aims to
provide subsidized Food grains to 1.2 billion people.
Highlights of Food Security Act
This act ensure that the two- third of nation population will get
5kg of Food Grain Everymonth
The poor households would continue to recieve monthly entitlement of 35
Kgs under the "Antyodaya
Anna Yojana" at
a subsidized price of Rs. 1 per Kg for millets, Rs. 2 per Kg for wheat and Rs.
3 per Kg for rice
It is world's largest
social welfare scheme with the government spending estimated at Rs 125,000
crore annually on supply of about 62 million tonnes of rice, wheat and coarse
cereals to 67 per cent of the population.
Ø
Pregnant women and lactating mothers would receive a maternity benefit of at
least 6,000 rupees.
Ø
Children aged six months to 14 years would get take-home ration or hot cooked
food.
Ø
It will give more authority to women in running their households, the oldest
adult woman in each house would be considered the head of that household when
issuing the ration card.
Ø
The work of identification of eligible households is left to the states/UTs,
which may frame their own criteria or use social,economic and caste census
data.
Ø
The central government will provide money to states and union territories if it
runs low on grain . It also provided assistance in cost of inter-state
transportation.
Tamil Nadu
Stand:
At Present in
Tamil Nadu, the maximum rice entitlement per card is 20 kg, but after the
implementation all beneficiaries should get 5kg irrespective of age every
month.
Tamil Nadu
Government also decided to keep minimum 12 kg per month for card has one
Beneficiary.
Below is the
detailed list which Tamil Nadu Government going to follow after November 1.
|
No of person
|
Rice Supplied under NFSA(kg)
|
Rice supplied present in T.N(kg)
|
T.N gvt from Nov1(kg)
|
|
1
|
5
|
12
|
12
|
|
2
|
10
|
16
|
16
|
|
3
|
15
|
20
|
20
|
|
4
|
20
|
20
|
20
|
|
5
|
25
|
20
|
25
|
|
6
|
30
|
20
|
30
|
|
7
|
35
|
20
|
35
|
|
8
|
40
|
20
|
40
|
|
9
|
45
|
20
|
45
|
|
10
|
50
|
20
|
50
|
2. European
Union Prestigious Sakharov Human Rights Prize
Nadia Murad and
Lamia Haji Bashar , human rights activists from Iraq, has won the European union's
Prestigious Sakharov Human Rights Prize.
These two Yazidi
women has survived sexual enslavement by IS (Islamic State) after escaping from
IS. they become advocates for their people. To honor their work European union
has given this prestigious prize.
About Sakharov
Human Rights Prize
It is
established in 1988 by European union named after Russian Scientist Andrew
Sakharov to honor individuals and groups of people who have
dedicated their lives to the defense of human rights and Freedom of thoughts.
First award was
given jointly to Nelson Mandela and Russian Anatoly Marchenko on
1988.
3. Indian
Government has approved the Transit Pact with Bhutan.
Cabinet
has approved a new agreement on trade, commerce and transit between India and
Bhutan.
The
Agreement will provide a free trade regime btw India and Bhutan and duty free
transit of Bhutanese Merchandise for trade with 3rd Countries
TNPSC Current
Affaris 2016
1. India and
Russia BrahMos super-sonic cruise missile
India and Russia
have agreed to double the extension to the range of the BrahMos Super-sonic
cruise missile that the two countries produce together.It is going to double
its range to 600 km.
Previously India
was denied access to the missile technology with range more than 300 km which
is not the member of MTCR(Missile
Technology control Regime). India has recently joined in MTCR.
About Brahmos:
The BrahMos
super-sonic Cruise missile project is developed by India based BrahMos
Aerospace which set up in 1998. It is joint venture between India's DRDO
(Defense Research and Development Organisation) and Russia's NPO
MAshinostroyenia.
Previously India
has the range limited to 290km because India was not the member of MTCR.
About MTCR:
Missile
Technology Control Regime is a multilateral export control regime . It was
created to curb unmanned delivery system which could carry payload of 500 kg
for a distance of 300 km. MTCR has 35 Member Countries.
2. India is all
set for 2nd Mars Mission on 2020 - MOM-2.
ISRO has
Planned to launch its Mars Orbiter Mission-2 (MOM-2) in 2020. The MOM-2 will
focus on new ways to look at Mars from its orbit which closer than MOM-1. It
was designed more for reaching and orbiting the Mars.
3.Prime Minister
Visit to Japan
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi planned to visit Japan to strengthen bilateral ties with
Japan.
The visit will
be for annual Meet and it will third Annual Summit meeting between Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and with his Counterpart Shinzo Abe. The Visit is
significant which will give opportunity to take up the civil nuclear deal which is pending clearance from Japan.
The Last Summit
in New Delhi in 2015 had outlined a "vision of working together for
peace and prosperity in Indo-Pacific region and the world".
4. World's
Biggest Marine Reserve.
The European
Union and other 24 nations came an agreement to establish the World's Biggest
Marine reserve in the Ross Sea in Antarctica.
TNPSC Current
Affairs 2016
1. Kate Rubins, Roscosmos anatol Ivanishin and Takuya Onishi Astronauts
returned from ISS.
Kate Rubins from
America, Roscosmos anatol Ivanishin and Takuya Onishi of Japanhas
landed safely after spending 115 days in International Space Station.
Three Astronauts has landed safely in Southeast of the Kazakh steppe town of
Zhezkazgan, which NASA has Confirmed.
DNA Sequence:
Kate Rubins first time
Sequenced DNA in Space for the Biomolecule Sequencer investigation, using
MinION Sequencing Device.
What is DNA Sequencing?
It is the process of determining the order of nucleotides within DNA. It is the
method used to determine the order of four bases Adenine, Guanine, Ctosine
and Thymine in a strand of DNA
2. Singapore Navy's Stealth frigate RSS Formidable (SIMBEX-16)
Singapore Navy ship RSS Formidable has reached Vishakapatnam for a Five-day
visit to Eastern Naval Command as a part of ongoing Singapore- India Maritime
Bilateral Exercise.
The Bilateral Exercise has first started when the Singapore Navy Ship began
training with Indian Navy in 1994. This year was the 16th edition of Bilateral
Exercise (SIMBEX-16)
During Excercise Singapore is represented b RSS Formidable and maritime patrol
aircraft fokker 50.The Indian Navy represented by INS Ranvija, missile
destroyer, INS Kamorta, and many navy aircrafts, helicopter, etc.
3. India won the Hockey Asian Champions Trophy 2016.
India beaten Pakistan by 3-2 to reclaim the Hockey Asian Champions
Trophy 2016 title. This is the second time India has won this title
after its inaugural edition of the champions trophy in 2016 by beating
Pakistan.
Goal Scorer:
Rupinder Pal Singh
Yousuf Affan
Nikkin Thimmaiah
4. Dominika Cibulkova won WTA in Singapore.
Dominika Cibulkova won WTA finals by defeating Germany's
Angeline Kerber b points 6-3 and 6-4.
5. United Nation has celebrated the Diwali first time. The Headquarters was illuminated
with bright hues and the word "Happy Diwali"
