TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - April 9 & 10, 2018 - TNPSC Current Affairs - www.TNPSCGURU.in 2018

TNPSC Current Affairs - April 2018 by TNPSC Guru

1.New source of global nitrogen 

• Researchers found that the 26 % of Nitrogen present in the ecosystem are sourced from weathering of Earth’s bedrocks and remaining are from atmosphere.
• Earlier it is believed that nitrogen available for plant growth worldwide comes from the atmosphere.
• The discovery helps to improve the climate change projection which is rely understanding the carbon cycle.

 2.Project Dhoop. 

• FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India )has launched the project Dhoop to address the deficiency of Vitamin D among the young people.
• To address this incidence it urges the school to shift their morning assembly to noon time mainly between 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to ensure maximum absorption of Vitamin D in student’s through Sunlight.
• Sunlight is the natural source of Vitamin D for children. 

3.Theatre Olympics concludes 

• The 8^th edition of Theatre Olympics and first in India has been concludes in Mumbai.
• The Theme of the theatre Olympics held in India is “Flag of Friendship”.
• The Theatre Olympics established in 1993 at Delphi, Greece, it is an international Theatre festival which brings theatre practitioner’s around the world.
• It is an initiative of Greek theatre director Theodoros Terzopoulos 

4.Parker Solar Probe 

NASA is all set to launch Humanity’s first flight to Sun Parker Solar Probe in July 2018

5.Ban Ki-moon 

• Ban Ki-moon has been elected as Chairman of Boao Forum for Asia.
• Boao forum is a non-profit organisation for Asia that host high level forums for Asian leaders, businessman, and academic people to share their views on important issues of the regions.
• Boao Forum for Asia founded in 2001, headquartered in Beijing China.          

6.M Sathiyavathy 

M Sathiyavathy appointed as member of Union Public service commission.