TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - March 27, 2017 - TNPSC Current Affairs - TNPSCGURU.IN

TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - March 27, 2017 - TNPSCGURU.IN for TNPSC Exams

• Ian Grillot
• He is an American who was honoured as 'A True american Hero' by the Indian-American Community in USA and also awared 1Lakh US Dollar.
• He got a bullet injury while protecting an Indian during a gun shooting by a US navy veteran.

• India Govt hasplanned redefined the definition of Blindness
• India's Present definition for Blindness as per the National Programme for Control of Blindness is 'a person unable to count fingers from a distance of Six meters is categorised as Blind'.
• As per WHO definition 'a person unable to count fingers from a distance of Three meters is categorised as Blind'.
• Now Indian govt has planned to take the definition as stated by the WHO.
• WHO Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.

• March 26, 2017
• Bangladesh celebrated its 46th Year of Independence.
• It announced its Independence on March 26, 1971.

• Shanti Prayas-II
• It is the Joint Military Exercise Between Nepal and USA.

• Carrie Lam
• She became the first Women chief executive of Hong Kong.

• Australian Grand Prix 2017
• Sebastin Vettel (Germany- Ferrari) finished in the first place.
• Second Place - Lewis Hamilton (Britain - Mercedes)

• Brown Dwarf
• It is an intermediate between the Planet and a fully fledged star.
• Recently scientist found a brown dwarf named SDSS J0104+1535 at 750 Light years away.