TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - October 22, 2017 - TNPSC Current Affairs - www.TNPSCGURU.in2017

TNPSC Current Affairs - October 2017 by TNPSC Guru

1.Prime Minister to Launch RO RO Ferry services in Gujarat. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate phase 1 of the RO RO (Roll on, Roll off) Ferry service between Ghogha and Dahej in Gujarat.

The Ferry Service which will help to reduce the travel time from  7 or 8 hours to 1 hour between Ghogha in Saurashtra, and Dahej in South Gujarat

The Ro Ro ferry service will help to carry around 100 vehicles including trucks, bikes, buses and 250 passengers between both Ghgha and Dahej ports.

2.Water conserving root-zone irrigation (CRI) technique was launched in Vellore. 

The Water conserving Root-zone irrigation (CRI) technique developed by IAS officer K.Sathyagopal has been launched in Vellore district. It was proved to be successful in districts of Madurai, Tirvarur, Krsihnagiri, Thanjavur .

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3.Fourth world Tamil economic meet at Durban 

Durban South Africa, to host the Fourth World Tamils Economic conference from November 16 to 18, organised by World Tamils Economic federation and Madras Development Society.

4.Police Commemoration Day is observed- October 21.

Police Commemoration Day is observed on October 21 to remember the police personnel who were martyred in Hot springs near ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir in 1959.

In 2017 there were 383 police personnel from various states were martyred. 

5.New Tyrannosaur found in US.

Researchers has discovered new Tyrannosaur fossil Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, US.