TNPSC Current Affairs 2016 September 29

TNPSC Current Affairs

1.Cabinet has approved India's ratification of Paris Climate Deal on October 2. Once climate deal Gets ratified India should conform to the United Nations agreement to ensure that Global Temperature do not raise more than 2 Degrees

2. After India's Boycott from SAARC. Bhutan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan joined with India to Boycott SAARC Summit to condemn the URI attack in India.

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016 September 27 & 28

TNPSC Current Affairs

1. Yudh Abhyas -2016 is the Joint-military training exercise between India and U.S has taken part to counter terrorism operations at Chaubattia in Uttarakhand.

2.ISRO Successfully launched eight satellites with help of PSLV-C35 Rocket from Sriharikota.

The 8 rockets include SCATSAT-1 which weights 361 kg for Weather studies. 2 satellite PISAT and PRATHAM from Indian Universties, 3 commercial one form Algeria(ALSAT-1B and 1N), one from canada and another from U.S.   

3. India on Tuesday has announced that India will boycott the SAARC meet which is going to held in Islamabad, Pakistan.

4.ISRO's Liquid propulsion systems center and propulsion complex  is at Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu. 

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016 September 26

TNPSC Current Affairs

1. India to ratify Paris Climate change agreement on October 2 2016. India accounts for 6 % of global Green Gas emissions and is going to join the group of countries which accounts of 55 % emission who already ratified the Paris Climate Agreement.

The Next UN convention of Climate change will held in Marrakesh, Morocco. 

2. ISRO will launch 8 satellites in two orbits with the help of PSLV rocket from Sriharikota. The 8 rockets include SCATSAT-1 which weights 361 kg for Weather studies. 2 satellite PISAT and PRATHAM from Indian Universties, 3 commercial one form Algeria(ALSAT-1B and 1N), one from canada and another from U.S.  

3.China has opened the World's Largest Radio Telescope in the Pingtang county in southwest China's Guizhou province.

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016 September 24 & 25

TNPSC Current Affairs

1.India & Russia joint Military exercise Indra -2016 started on Friday in Sergeyevsky in Russia. The Joint military exercise Indra-2016 has more than 500 military personnel involved in Drills from both India and Russia.

2. India , Germany, Japan and Brazil the members of Group of 4(G4) has issued joint statement for UN reforms. G4 leaders wants there should be reform in Permanent membership of the Security council to adopt G4 countries as  permanent members.

3.India's Sania Mirza and Czech's Barbora Strycova clinched the Pan-Pacific title by defeating China's Chen Liang and Zhaoxuan.

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016 September 22

TNPSC Current Affairs

1.The World's Largest Solar Plant at a single location was inaugurated at Sengapadai in Kamudhi Taluk in Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. Kamudhi Solar Power plant has capacity of producing 648 MW Solar Power.

2. ISRO  has planned to launch first time multiple satellites in two difference Orbits using PSLV -C35 satellite launcher. This could be the longest flight to take off on September 26 2016.

First ISRO's 370 kg Scatsat-1 Ocean and weather tracker will be out in first 17 mins and remaining other small satellites will be ejected after about two hours. so for PSLV has launched 39 remote sensing satellites of ISRO which includes Chandrayaan-I and Mars mission. It also orbited 74 foreign commercial and university satellites.

3. Indian government cleared the deal with France to buy 34 Rafale fighter jets in flyaway condition.

4.Cabinet clears Railway budget to be merge with General budget . From next year there will be no separate budget for Indian Railways.

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016 September 21

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016

1. Kamuthi Solar Power project, located at Kamuthi, Rmanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. 360 MW Solar Photo voltaic power generating station to be dedicated to nation today by Hon'ble Chief minister of Tamil Nadu Selvi J Jayalalitha.

Once the full capacity of 648 MW gets completed, it will be the World's Largest solar project.This Project has commissioned by Adani Powers.

2.National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has clears India's first inter-State river(Ken-Betwa) interlinking project.

This would be the first river project will be located within a tiger reserve. The Ken Betwa river project will help to irrigate India's worst Drought hit region Bundelkhand. This project also submerge 10 percent of Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh

3. India has successfully test fired long range Surface-to-air missile form a mobile launcher at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur.

The New Long Range Surface-to-air missile has jointly developed by India with Israel.

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016 September 20

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016

1.The Non-aligned movement (NAM) has wrapped up a two day summit in Venezuela. 

NAM has 120 member Group has issued a statement at end of the meeting that call for Peace, urging world powers not to intervene in other countries affairs and voicing concern over violence in Syria, Iraq and the Palestine.

2. St.Joseph's College, Devagiri , Kozhikode in Kerala has bagged the prestigious A++ Grade from NAAC(National Assessment and Accreditation Council).

St. Joseph's college is the only college which bagged this prestigious award in the whole country among the total of 328 educational Institution.

3. Lancet Series on maternal health says that one third of total Maternal Deaths in 2015 has happened in India.

Lancet is one of the oldest and well know medical Journal, founded in 1823 by Thomas Wakley

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016 September 19

TNPSC Current Affairs

1.Davis Cup world Group Play-off-  Spain Thrashed Indian Tennis Team and completed 5-0 Whitewash.

2.Nico Rosberg won the Singapore Grand Prix 2016. He completed the race in 1:55:48:.950 sec.

3. India wins three golds in Junior World cup shooting Championship in Gabala, Azerbaijan. Subhankar Pramanick and Sambhaji Patil are the shooters from India who won Gold.

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016 September 18

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016

1. Niti Aayog going to start rank States as per the outcomes in Social Sectors such as healthcare, water and Education. Amitabh Kant the Chief Executive Officer of Niti Aayog said that " if 39 percent of the population is stunted and nutrition is poor, you cant move up the ladder and will lose the advantage of a young demographic"

2.INS Mormugao India's largest guided missile destroyer ship constructed by Mazagon dockyard Ship builders Ltd under project P-15B introduced in Mazagon Dockyard Mumbai. It has the capable of achieving speed more than 30 Knots with a maximum endurance of 4000 nautical Miles.

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016 September 17

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016

1. Sagar Kavach the Joint Coastal Security Exercise to begin with September 27 2016. This Exercise which involves both Central and State Agencies to check the Operational preparedness and coordination among security and Defence Agencies.

This exercise conducted once in six months which will bring together personnel, equipment and resources of he Navy, Coastal Security Group, CISF(Central Industrial Security forces, Coast Guard and officials from all the ports. It aims to bringing Coordination and Preparedness among the forces.

2.Annual BRICS summit to be held in Goa, India on October 15-16. BRICS will bring together the heads of country of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. This year summit's theme is "Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions". India has invited BIMSTEC leaders as a Guest .

BIMSTEC is a Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation comprising Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand.

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TNPSC Current Affairs 2016 September 16

TNPSC Current affairs 2016

1.The Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kumar Dahal Prachanda has visited India, this is his first visit abroad since being sworn in.

India had promised to help Nepal in constructing the 5600-MW Pancheswar multi-purpose dam project , Upper Karnali and Arun III projects .

2. Finally France has agreed for the sale of 36 Rafale Fighter Jets to India worth of Euro 7.87 billion.

3. China has successfully launched Tiangong-2 space lab. Long March-2F T2 Rocket lifted the pace lab from the Jiquan Satellite Launch Center to establish a manned Space Station in 2022.

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016 September 15

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016

1.Devendra Jhajharia won the Gold medal in Para Olympics for Javelin at Rio.

He thrown 63.97m to win the Gold for India in Para Olympics and bettered his own world record. He is the only Indian who won 2 Gold  in Olympics. He hails from Rajastan Shekhawati Region.

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016 September 14

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016

1. ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation ) announced that India's advanced and Heaviest communication spacecraft GSAT-II weighing 5,700 kg is to be launched next year using European Ariane Launch Vehicle.

It is designed to generate a bandwidth of more than 12gbps fir Internet users, VSAT operation and rural connectivity.


2. BRICS summit to be held on Goa this year. This is the 8th summit for the BRICS Countries.

BRICS Countries include Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.


3. Deepa Malik had won a Silver in RIO Para Olympics for Shot Put. She is the first women to won a medal in Para Olympics for India. The distance she thrown is 4.61 m.

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016 September 13

TNPSC Current affairs 2016

1. India has signed the Extradition Treaty with Afghanistan which will boost the security and legal cooperation with Afghanistan.

"The treaty would provide a legal framework for seeking extradition of terrorists, economic offenders and other criminal from and to Afghanistan ". ( press release from Indian Government).

2.India and U.S joined military exercise will be held in Chaubattia in Uttarakhand. This is the first Military exercise after signing of LEMOA(Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Understanding.

This is the 12th edition of the annual bilateral exercise Yudh Abhyas.

3. The government of India has rolled out a helpline number for Postal Complaints, Dial 1924.

4. Stan Wawrinka won the Men's US Open Tennis Tournament beating Novak Djokovic. This was his 3rd Grand Slam Title.

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016 September 12

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016

1.Angelin Kerber won the Women's U.S Open Tennis Tournament 2016. She defeated Karolina Pliskova. This was her second Grand Slam title of the year and rose to no 1 position in World Ranking .

Others:

ISRO Makes India Proud after the successful launch of weather satellite INSAT-3DR using a Geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV)equipped with indigenous cryogenic upper stage.It makes India to join in elite club of countries that have used Cryogenic Technology.

Maintaining structural and thermal integrity of the engine at very high temperature during combustion for a prolonged period is  a daunting task. this launch had fully utilized the maximum payload carrying capacity of the GSLV-Mk II by carrying the heaviest satellite 2,211 kg ever from Indian Soil. This became possible only because  the cryogenic upper stage was used.

Unlike solid and liquid propellants, the specific impulse or thrust provided by cryogenic rocket stage is much higher and is therefore more efficient to carry heavier payloads.

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016 September 11

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016

1.Thangavelu Mariyappan won the Gold Medal in RIO Para Olympics 2016 in High Jump. It was the Proud moment for the country which doesnt won any Gold medal in recently concluded Rio Olympics.

Thangavelu Mariyappan who hails from Tamil Nadu near Salem met an accident when he was 5 years old . He will inspire to everyone especially Differently able persons. Thangavelu Mariyappan made India proud . State Government of Tamil Nadu Announced 2 Crores Cash award to Thangavelu Mariyappan.

2. Varun Sing Bhatia also won Bronze in RIO Para Olympics 2016 in High Jump who hails from Noida

3 North Korea Tested its fifth nuclear Test and justified as their nuclear programme is defence against United States. meanwhile U.S send as strong message that it will face the consequences. 

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016 September 07

TNPSC Current Affairs September 2016

1. India is Set to Launch GSLV-F05 , the 29 hour count-down for the GSLV-F05 rocket Launch has been started.

GSLV-F05 Rocket is going to carry the INSAT-3DR advanced Weather Satellite from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota on Thursday at 4.10 P.M. 

The Rocket with the indigenously developed cryogenic upper stage as its fourth stage, would place the satellite, weighing 2,211kg in the Gestationary Transfer Orbit(GTO) ,

GSLV-F05 would be the tenth GSLV flight. On being placed in the intended orbit, INSAT-3D would use its own propulsion system to reach its final geosynchronous orbital home and will be stationed at 74 deg East Longitude.

The advanced weather satellites expected to provide a variety of meteorological services to the country

                                                                                                                         Source- The Hindu.

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016 Sep 5

TNPSC Current Affairs September 2016

1. Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa as a Saint on Sunday 04 September 2016, for her extraordinary service to the Poor's.

Other three saints from India,

1.Saint Alphonsa- canonised on October 12,2008.(First Canonised as Saint)
2.Saint Kuiakose Elias Chavara- canonised on November 23,2014
3.Saint Euphrasia Eluvathingal- canonised on November 23,20014.

2. Nico Rosberg Won the Italian Grand Prix 2016.

TNPSC Current Affairs 2016 Sep 4

TNPSC Current affairs September 2016

1. India Granted $500 million to Vietnam to deepen their Defense Cooperation and also signed 12 new Agreements.

Vietnamese Prime minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said that India and Vietnam decided to elevate their strategic ties to Comprehensive strategic partnership. Vietnam had  Comprehensive strategic partnership only with Russia and China.

2. US and China has ratified the Paris climate Deal during G-20 meet held in Hangzhou (China).

Paris Climate Deal aims to limit the Global Temperature increases to 2 degree centigrade. India is yet to ratified the Paris climate Deal.

3.Pope Francis will declare Mother Teresa as Saint today in Vatican city for the extraordinary service done by Mother Teresa to the poor and needy people. Earlier she was awarded Noble prize for Peace in 1979.

TNPSC Current affairs 2016 Sep 3

TNPSC Current affairs September 2016

1. National Green Tribunal (NGT) has given clearance for the construction of Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd(VISL) . NGT has said that it is crucial for economic development of the country.

Vizhinjam International Seaport is located near Trivandrum, Kerala.

2.Goa organizing its first Bird watching Festival from November 11 to 13.
   
   It is taken place in Goa's

1. Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary, 
2. Mollem National Park
3. Salim ali Bird Sanctuary.