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TNPSC Current Affairs - August 2017 by TNPSC Guru.

1.Tamil Nadu students to get one year exemption from NEET – Nirmala Sitaraman. 

Union Minister Nirmala Sitaraman said that Union Government will provide 1 year exemption for Tamil Nadu students from NEET, if State government brings an ordinance seeking exemption from NEET.

As per article 213 State Government can promulgate ordinance if the state legislature is not in session

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2.Gorakhpur hospital tragedy and about Japanese Encephalitis. 

There is more than 70 children died in BRD Medical Hospital Gorakhpur ,Uttar Pradesh. Most of the admitted children attacked by virus Japanese Encephalitis. Report said that most of children died because of disease Japanese Encephalitis virus and lack of Oxygen.

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3.India out of Tank Baithlon 2017. 

Indian Army’s T-90 main battle tanks have been eliminated from a multi-nation tank competition due to technical problems held in Russia.

Indian Army has participates in Tank Biathlon 2017 at Alabino range, Russia. Tank Baiathlon is an international Army games event.  It was first held in 2013 at Alabino Ranges, Russia. Indian Army has started participating since 2014. 

4.India and china to participate in IMMSAREX. 

Indian Navy will join the Chinese navy for an inaugural maritime search and rescue exercise of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) on November 2017. This year IONS was chaired by Bangladesh.

The inaugural International Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise (IMMSAREX) will be attended by ships and aircrafts of both members and observers of IONS

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5.16^th century rock work shows use of hookah in Tamil Nadu. 

16^th centrury rock work has found in  Chinnaiyanpettai tank in Tiruvannamalai which shows that use of hookah during the reign of Nayak and Vijayanagar Kings in Tamil Nadu.