TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - May 12, 2017 - TNPSC Current Affairs - www.TNPSCGURU.IN

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• GM Mustard
• The Genetic Engineering Appraisal committee has given the approval for GM Mustard for its usage in farmer's field.
• Expert committee on Karuvelam trees
• Scientific name ; Prosopis Juliflorais
• A 7 member committee under the chaimanship of Chief Conservator of Forest has been formed.
• It will study the impact of Karuvelam trees.
• UN Vesak Day - May 10, 2017
• Buddha Purnima or Buddha Day.
• Indian PM Narendra Modi took part in the Vesak Day celebration ceremony of Srilanka.
• V V S Laxman
• Indian Cricketer, was named an Honorary Life member of the Marylebone Cricket club.
• He became the 4th Indian to get this honour
• 1st - Sachin Tendulkar
• 2nd - Rahul Dravid
• 3rd - Sourav Ganguly
• Lunar Palace 365 Project
• Lunar palace or Yuegong 1 is a 160 sq.m Chinese laboratory which has lunar like environment.
• Maitri Station
• It is India's research station located in Antarctica.
• India has planned to replace it in 3/4 years.
• Vikram Vishal
• He has won the Indian National Science Academy Medal for Young Scientists 2017.
• Integrated Case Management Information System (ICMIS)
• PM Narendra Modi has launched this system to make the Supreme court of India to go paperless.