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TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - March 30 & 31, 2018 - TNPSC Current Affairs - www.TNPSCGURU.in 2018

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1.GSAT-6A Satellite.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the GSAT-6A communication satellite from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh.
It was launched in Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit(GTO) by India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F08).
GSAT -6A is an communication satellite designed to provide mobile communication service via multi beam coverage.
GSAT-6A Satellite was fixed with S and C band transponders .

2.Interstitium:

Scientists have discovered a new organ in human body called Interstitium.
It is the 80^th organ and probably the biggest organ in human body.
It is a series of fluid-filled compartment found beneath the skin as well as lining the gut, lungs, blood vessels and muscles.
It act as shock absorber for vital tissues

3.Naitwar Mori Hydro Electric Project

Union Minister R K Singh laid foundation stone to 60 MW Naitwar Mori Hydro Electric Project in Uttarkahsi, Uttarakhand.
It is located in Tons River which is a tributary of Yamuna River.

4.First LNG consignment

India received first consignment of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from United States landed at Dabhol terminal in Maharashtra.
It is received based on long term contract with US-based Cheniere Inc.

5.Kadaknath chicken

Kadaknath Chicken from Madhya Pradesh gets Geographical Indication tag.

6.Hindon Elevated Road:

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister inaugurated India’s longest elevated road in Ghaziabad , Uttar Pradesh.
It was 10 km long which will connect National Highway 24(Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border) directly to Raj Nagar extension in UP.

7.Chandra Bhushan Kumar

Chandra Bhushan Kuamar has been appointed as Deputy Election Commissioner of India.

8.NASA’s InSight Mission

NASA is set to launch Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) a stationary lander to explore Mars deep interior.

9.BeiDou-3

China Launched twin BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite into Space.

TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - March 29, 2018 - TNPSC Current Affairs - www.TNPSCGURU.in 2018

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1.MoU with South Asian Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP)

Union Cabinet has given its nod for signing Memorandum of Understanding between India and South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme for Co-operation on the response to Oil and Chemical Pollution in the region of South Asian Seas.
The main objective for the MoU is to protect and preserve the marine environment in South Asian sea by promoting closer cooperation between India and other maritime nation namely Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

About SACEP.

2.Restructuring NSDF and NSDC.

Union Cabinet has given its nod for re-structuring of National Skill Development Fund (NSDF) and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to strengthen governance, implementation and monitoring framework

3.Continuation of KrishiVigyanKendras

Union Cabinet has given its nod for continuation and strengthening of 669 Krishi Vigyan Kendras upto 2019-20.
Krishi Vigyan Kendras act as knowledge and resource centre and also technology uptake and farmers empowerment in the district to support government’s initiative of doubling farmers income.

4.Indus Water Treaty Talk.

114^th meeting of Permanent Indus commission between India and Pakistan on sharing of Indus waters held today.
India and Pakistan has signed Indus Water treaty in 1960 which was brokered by World Bank.
As per the treaty, it covers the sharing and distribution of six rivers including Indus, Beas, Ravi, Sutlej, Chenab and Jhelam.
3 western rivers Indus, Jhelum and Chenab are reserved for Pakistan.
3 Eastern rivers Ravi, Sutlej and Beas reserved for India.

5.Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK).

Union cabinet has allocated Rs lakh crore under Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK) for ensuring safety in Railways.

MoU with South Asian Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP)

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Union Cabinet has given its nod for signing Memorandum of Understanding between India and South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme for Co-operation on the response to Oil and Chemical Pollution in the region of South Asian Seas.

The main objective for the MoU is to protect and preserve the marine environment in South Asian sea by promoting closer cooperation between India and other maritime nation namely Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

About SACEP.

SCEP is an intergovernmental Organisation established in 1982.
The main objective is to promote and support protection, management and enhancement of the environment in the South Asian region including India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
It also developed jointly with with Interntional Maritime Organisation a Regional Oil Spill Contingency Plan" to facilitate international co-operation and mutual assistance in preparing and responding to a major oil pollution incident in the seas around the Maritime States.

TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - March 28, 2018 - TNPSC Current Affairs - www.TNPSCGURU.in 2018

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1.Skill India to support Saubhagya Scheme.

Ministry of Power joined with Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship to train the manpower in six states chosen for speedy implementation SAUBHAGYA scheme.
SAUBHAGYA (Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojna) aims to achieve household electrification across the country by December 2019

About Soubhagya scheme and itsbenefits.

2.National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP)

Madhya Pradesh tops in providing drinking water supply to 55,770 tribal habitation in country under National Rural Drinking water programme.
Madhya Pradesh was followed by Odisha by 52427 , Jharkhand 53476 providing drinking water supply.

3.Cool EMS Service

Union ministry of communication launched Cool EMS Service from Japan to India.
Cool EMS Service is one way service from Japan to India which allows customer to import Japanese food items.

4.Bhikhaji cama decommissioned

Indian Coast Guard Ship Bhikhaji Cama Decommissioned by coast guard in Chennai.
It is a fourth ship of Priyadharshini class of Fast Patrol Vessel.

5.Manu Bhaker wins third gold

Manu Bhaker and Anmol of India won Gold in mixed 10 m air pistol event in ISSF Junior World Cup.
It was Manu Bhaker’s Third gold in this event.

Skill India to support Saubhagya Scheme.

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Ministry of Power joined with Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship to train the manpower in six states chosen for speedy implementation SAUBHAGYA scheme.

SAUBHAGYA (Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojna) aims to achieve household electrification across the country by December 2019

About Soubhagya scheme and its benefits.

SAUBHAGYA Scheme aim to achieving electrification to the entire willing household of rural and urban in the country by December 2019
The beneficiaries for the scheme will identify using SECC (Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 data.
If the households not covered under SECC will be provided free electricity under scheme on payment of Rs 500 in 10 instalments which will be recovered by DISCOMs .
The main objective of the scheme is, it will be substitution to Kerosene which helps to meet India’s commitment towards global Climate change , helps in improvement in education services, health services, connectivity , economic activities and jobs, also improvement in quality of life especially women.
The Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC) is the nodal agency for the operationalization of the scheme.

TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - March 27, 2018 - TNPSC Current Affairs - www.TNPSCGURU.in 2018

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1.Host Country Agreement with ISA

India has signed Host Country Agreement with International Solar Alliance .
The agreement will give ISA a juridical personality and gives it power to contract, to acquire and dispose movable and immovable properties also to institute and defend legal proceedings
It also provides privileges, tax concessions and immunities for independently discharge its function and programmes.
ISA becomes the first international intergovernmental treaty based organization is headquartered in India (Gwal Pahari, Gurgaon, Haryana).

AboutInternational Solar Alliance (ISA):

2.SWIFT expands tracking capabilities

Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) has said that it has expanded the GPI(Global Payment Innovation) Tracker system which helps bank to track its global transaction at all times and keep vigil on its payment activity.

Recently Reserve Bank of India has asked all banks to link its core banking solution with SWIFT(Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications) interbank messaging system by April 30.

About SWIFT.

3.Brazzaville declaration on largest Peatland.

The Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo and Indonesia jointly signed the Brazzaville declaration to protect the world’s largest Peatland from unregulated land use, exploitation, degradation.
This is world’s largest tropical Peatland, which stored equivalent of 3 years of global greenhouse emission in Congo Basin.
The exploitation could result in release of 3 years equivalent Global Greenhouse emission in shorter period.

About Peatlands

4. “E-Tribes India”

The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India, (TRIFED), has launched the “e-Tribes India website and app to sell all the products produced by tribes.

5.National Water Digest Award

Chhattisgarh wins the National 'Water Digest Award' for Water Conservation-Diversion and for increasing the irrigation capacity.

Brazzaville declaration on largest Peatland.

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The Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo and Indonesia jointly signed the Brazzaville declaration to protect the world’s largest Peatland from unregulated land use, exploitation, degradation.
This is world’s largest tropical Peatland, which stored equivalent of 3 years of global greenhouse emission in Congo Basin.
The exploitation could result in release of 3 years equivalent Global Greenhouse emission in shorter period.

About Peatlands

Peatlands are wetlands that contains mixture of decomposed plants that has accumulated in water saturated environment in absence of oxygen.
Peatlands contains largest natural terrestrial carbon store.
It is grown in course of more than 10,000 years and it can be destroyed in a few days if it is not protected.

Host Country Agreement with International Solar Alliance .

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India has signed Host Country Agreement with International Solar Alliance .
The agreement will give ISA a juridical personality and gives it power to contract, to acquire and dispose movable and immovable properties also to institute and defend legal proceedings
It also provides privileges, tax concessions and immunities for independently discharge its function and programmes.
ISA becomes the first international intergovernmental treaty based organization is headquartered in India (Gwal Pahari, Gurgaon, Haryana).

About International Solar Alliance (ISA):

ISA is an Indian Initiative jointly launched by India and France in sideline of COP-21 on November 30 2015 at Paris, France
International Solar Alliance (ISA) has become treaty –based international Intergovernmental organization in December 2016 which is headquartered in India located in the campus of National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurgaon.
ISA aims at addressing obstacles on using solar energy efficiently and will help to utilise Solar energy efficiently in the solar energy rich countries. .
In simple, it is an association of countries with the aim to increase the production of Solar Energy.
As of now 44 countries have signed and 15countries ratified the framework agreement of the ISA.
Most of the member countries are who either fully or partially lay between Tropic of Capricorn and Tropic of Cancer.
India has taken leadership to share its technology and funds to some African Countries ( which lack in fund and technology) to harness the solar energy.
Currently it has 4 ongoing programmes Scaling Solar Applications for Agricultural Use, Affordable Finance at Scale, Scaling Solar Mini Grids and Scaling Solar Rooftop.
The founding day of ISA Celebrated on 11^th March 2018.

SWIFT expands tracking capabilities

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Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) has said that it has expanded the GPI(Global Payment Innovation) Tracker system which helps bank to track its global transaction at all times and keep vigil on its payment activity.

Recently Reserve Bank of India has asked all banks to link its core banking solution with SWIFT(Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications) interbank messaging system by April 30.

About SWIFT.

SWIFT is a messaging networks that financial institution use to securely transmit information and instructions through an identification codes.
SWIFT Codes mostly used for international wire transfers which consists of 8 to 11 alphanumeric characters.
It is founded in 1973, headquarters in La Hulpe, Belgium.
International Organisation of Standardization which approves the creation of SWIFT Codes.

TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - March 25 & 26, 2018 - TNPSC Current Affairs - www.TNPSCGURU.in 2018

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1.Krem Puri Cave:

World’s longest sandstone cave have been discovered in Laitsohum in the Mawsynram area of East Khasi Hills district,Meghalaya.
It has a length of 24,583 meters, which is 6000 m longer than the Cueva El Samán, (18,200m) in Venezuela.

2.SARAS Aajeevika Mela 2018

DeendayalAntyodayaYojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) have organising SARAS Aajeevika Mela 2018 in New Delhi from March 23^rd to April 1^st 2018.
In this Self Help Group (SHG) of Women from across the country will be participating for exhibition and sale their products.
It was organised to empower the rural women and increase their income by showcasing their products in various stalls installed.
It is one of the flagship programmes of the Ministry of Rural Development to remove rural poverty.

3.GSAT-6A

GSAT 6-A , S-band Communication satellite set to be launch on March 29 by ISRO.
It will be put into the orbit with the help of Indian rocket, Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F08).
According to sources from ISRO, It is much like its predecessor GSAT-6, but it is designated for armed forces and will not add any transponder for normal use.

4.Print Biennale India 2018’

The first International Exhibition of Graphic Prints ‘Print Biennale India 2018’ inaugurated at Rabindra Bhavan Galleries of the Lalit Kala Akademi in New Delhi.

5.Manu Bhaker wins wins gold.

Manu Bhaker wins 10 M gold in women’s air pistol in ISSF junior world cup .

6.P.V Sindhu

P.V Sindhu to be a flag bearer of India in Commonwealth Games 2018 Opening Ceremony.

7.National hockey champion.

Punjab wins National Hockey Championship beating Petroleum Board by 2-1 at Mohd Shahid Statdium in Lucknow.

8.Sebastian Vettel .

Sebastian Vettel wins Australian Grand prix for the seventh time.

9.World’s largest Cruise ship.

World’s Largest Cruise Ship named Symphony of Seas sets sail from shipyard Saint Nazaire in France.

TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - March 24, 2018 - TNPSC Current Affairs - www.TNPSCGURU.in 2018

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1.Earth Hour on March 24

Earth Hour to be observed globally today at 8.30 PM by turning off lights for for one hour from 8.30 Pm to 9.30 PM to create awareness about the Global climate Change.
Earth hour was first started in Australia in 2007 and now observed around 187 countries in world including India.
This year’s theme of Earth Hour is the impact of Warming on Biodiversity and Wildlife.

2.First Indian Sign Language (ISL) Dictionary

Union Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot launched India’s “First Indian Sign Language Dictionary of 3000 words” .
It was developed by Indian Sign Language Research & Training Centre (ISLR&TC).
The aim of dictionary is to remove the communication barriers between Deaf and hearing communities s as it is focused on providing more information in Indian sign language ,said by Union Minister.

More about ISL

3.Space Grade Lithium-Ion Cells.

Indian Space Research Organisation has entered an agreement with Technology Transfer Agreement with BHEL(BHARAT Heavy Electricals Limited) to transfer the technology for manufacture the space Grade Lithium-Ion Cells.
Due to the high energy density, reliablilty and Long life , Lithium –Ion Batteries are used as the power sources for Satellite and launch vehicle application

4.Chandrayaan-2 Postponed.

Indian Space Research Organisation has said that Chandrayaan -2 launch has been postponed to October 2018 due to requirement of more test.
Chandrayaan 2 will be the challenging mission, as it will carry first time an orbiter, a lander and a rover to the moon.

5.NAIPUNYA RATHAM

Andhra Pradesh has launched Multi-utility vehicle Naipunya Ratham or World on Wheels to bring technology to each corner of rural areas.

6.Abel Prize 2018

Robert P Langlands from Canada wins the prestigious Abel Prize 2018.
Abel Prize is an annual award given by Norway government to outstanding mathematician across the world.

7.INS Ganga

Indian Navy’s war ship INS Ganga have been De-commissioned.
It was commissioned on December 1985

First Indian Sign Language (ISL) Dictionary

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Union Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot launched India’s “First Indian Sign Language Dictionary of 3000 words” .
It was developed by Indian Sign Language Research & Training Centre (ISLR&TC).
The aim of dictionary is to remove the communication barriers between Deaf and hearing communities s as it is focused on providing more information in Indian sign language ,said by Union Minister.

Dictionary consists of words of five categories:

Everyday Terms – useful for everyday communication.
Legal Terms – useful for explaining complicated legal terminology like “Affidavit”, “Acquittal”, and more.
Academic Terms – useful to understand complex academic concepts like explaining nervous system, Revolution, Rotation, and more.
Medical Terms – useful for better understanding medical terminology used in hospitals and in medical situations.
Technical Terms – useful to understand technical terms that are used in vocational training or in computer courses

TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - March 23, 2018 - TNPSC Current Affairs - www.TNPSCGURU.in 2018

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1.Indigenous Seeker Technology.

India has successfully test fired BrahMos Supersonic cruise missile with indigenous seeker at the polkhran test range in Rajasthan.
Inigenous seeker have been jointly developed by DRDO and BrahMos Aerospace.
Seeker is one of the important element in Missile which will improve the precision strike capability of the weapon.

2.Smart India Hackathon 2018

Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has announced that Smart India Hackathon 2018 to be held on March 30 & 31 .
The aim of the Smart India Hackathon 2018 is to harness creativity and expertise of students, Builds funnel for ‘Startup India’ campaign, crowdsources solutions for improving governance and quality of life and provide opportunity to citizens to provide innovative solution to India’s daunting problems (official statement. Source Pib).
Smart India Hackathon launched in 2017 with aim to provide opportunity to citizens to identify new and disruptive digital technology innovations for solving the challenges faced by India.

3.Okhla Bird Sanctuary

Union Minister Harsh Vardhan lays foundation stone for redevelopment and up gradation of Okhla Bird Sanctuary located in Noida, border of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.

4.Fluorimeter:

Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) developed the device to measure Uranium traces in water called Fluorimeter.
It has been developed by an Indore based the Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT), of the DAE.

5.Global carbon emissions.

The International Energy Agency has said that Global energy-related carbon emission has rose to historic high of 32.5 gigatonnes in 2017.

6.Elavenil Valarivan.

Elavenil Valarivan has wins gold in women’s air rifle event junior world cup held in Sydney , Australia.

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1.World Water Day- March 22

World Water Day has been celebrated across the world on March 22 with the theme as “Nature for Water”.
It is celebrated focusing attention on the importance of water and to preserve it.

2.Parivara and Talawara.

Union Cabinet has given its nod for including Parivara and Talawara community into ST list of Karnataka.
Parivara and Talawara which means Nayaka.
People belongs to Parivara and Talawara can get Scheduled Tribe Certificate from State Government of Karnataka.

3.Paramparagat Krishi Vikash Yojana

Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Radha Mohan Singh has said that government started Paramparagat Krishi Vikash Yojana scheme to promote organic farming in India.

4.Ayushman Bharat – National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM)

Unoin Cabinet has launched the Ayushman Bharat – National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM)
Scheme which will benefit 10 crore families.
It will give health benefit cover of 5 Lakhs per family per year.
This scheme will subsumes RashtriyaSwasthyaBimaYojana (RSBY) and the Senior Citizen Health Insurance Scheme (SCHIS),

5.18 new missions in Africa by 2021

Union Cabinet has given its nod for opening 18 new missions in Africa by 2021 to implement commitments of India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-III).
This will help in outreach African continent and engage with Indian diaspora.
It also helps moving towards strengthening cooperation and engagement with Africa.
18 new missions are in Burkina Faso, Chad, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Republic of the Congo , Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Rwanda, Sao Tome& Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Swaziland and Togo

6.Jack fruit as State Fruit.

Kerala Government has announced Jack fruit is Kerala;s State Fruit.

TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - March 21, 2018 - TNPSC Current Affairs - www.TNPSCGURU.in 2018

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1.POSHAN Abhiyan.

The first National workshop on POSHAN Abhiyan conducted by Ministry of women and Child development held in New Delhi.
The aim of the POSHAN Abhiyaan is to address the malnutrition through Convergence, Use of Technology and a Targeted approach

About POSHAN Abhiyaan.

2.World’s First Trusted Digital Repository.

National Cultural Audiovisual Archives (NCAA) becomes the first Trusted Digital Repository in the World as per ISO 16363:2012 standard.
It was granted by Primary Trustworthy Digital Repository Authorisation Body Ltd. (PTAB), United Kingdom.
It is the project of Ministry of Culture of India implemented by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA)
The aim of NCAA is to identify and preserve the cultural heritage of India and made available in Audio visual form through digitization and make accessible to all.

3.Plastic Park

Union Government is planning to set up Plastic Park in Deoghar district of Jharkhand.
It also set up set up Central Institute for Plastic Engineering & Technology (CIPET) and Plastic Recycling unit at Deoghar district.

4.106th Indian Science Congress.

The next Indian Science Congress to be held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

POSHAN Abhiyan.

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The first National workshop on POSHAN Abhiyan conducted by Ministry of women and Child development held in New Delhi.

The aim of the POSHAN Abhiyaan is to address the malnutrition through Convergence, Use of Technology and a Targeted approach

About POSHAN Abhiyaan.

POSHAN Abhiyaan was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on International Women’s day (March 8 2018) in Jhunjhunu , Rajasthan, to boost nutrition among children and women.
It targets to reduce stunting ,under nutrition, anaemia.
It also targets to reduce the low birth weight by 2% per annum.
It also targets to come down stunting among children in 0-6 years from 38.4 % to 25% by 2022.

TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - March 20, 2018 - TNPSC Current Affairs - www.TNPSCGURU.in 2018

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1.Informal WTO Ministerial Meet.

The 2 day largest Informal World Trade Oganisation’s Ministerial Meeting begins in New Delhi.
Delegations from 52 countries and Director General of WTO Roberto Azevedo are participated in Meet.
This meet will provide opportunity for participating countries to engage in free and frank discussion.
It also explores option to reinvigorate the World Trade Organisation.

2.Exercise 'Varuna'

Indian Navy to host bilateral maritime exercise called Varuna 2018 with French Navy in India.
In 2017 Varuna is conducted in 3 areas in European waters.
This year also Varuna exercise will be conducted in 3 areas namely, the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and South Western Indian Ocean

3.Agreement on Earth Observation Data.

India and European union has signed an agreement on cooperation to share Earth Observation Data from each other’s Satellite.

4.First India-Japan Workshop on DRR

First India and Japan workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction inaugurated
Discussion mainly on cooperation on disaster Risk reduction mainly on earthquake Safety.

5.Gulf Shield 1 military exercise .

Saudi Arabia organised Guld Shield 1 military exercise with the aim to raise the military readiness, modernisation, cooperation and coordination among the participating countries.

6.Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin wins the presidential election again in Russia.

Tamil Nadu reconstituted Bhoodan Board

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Tamil Nadu government has reconstituted Bhoodan Board after its expiry of more than 4 years.
Bhoodan Board was reconstituted under the Chairmanship of Hon'ble Minister for Khadhi G.Baskaran and other 14 other official and non-official members
The aim of the board is to regulate the lands received through donation, transfer the title to the name of Bhoodan board and to distribute it to the landless poor

About Bhoodan board:

Bhoodan Board is formed after Bhoodhan Yagna Movement started by Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1951 at Pochampally,Telangana.
It is also known as Land gift Movement.
Acharya Vinoba Bhava started padha yatra across several disctrict of Tamil Nadu from 1956 to 1957 and received land as donation for movement.
To regulate such lands and transfer of name title to the Bhoodan Board and to distribute the lands to the landless poor, Tamilnadu Bhoodan Yagna Act, 1958 was enacted .

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1.Bhoodan Board

Tamil Nadu government has reconstituted Bhoodan Board after its expiry of more than 4 years.
Bhoodan Board was reconstituted under the Chairmanship of Hon'ble Minister for Khadhi G.Baskaran and other 14 other official and non-official members
The aim of the board is to regulate the lands received through donation, transfer the title to the name of Bhoodan board and to distribute it to the landless poor

AboutBhoodan board:

2.Philippines withdraws ICC

Phillipines has given official notification to United Nation for its intention to withdraw from International Criminal court (ICC).
The decision was taken after ICC has opened probe against 1000 of judicial killing taken place after war on drugs launched by Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte.

About ICC

3.SATH-E Roadmaps.

NITI Aayog has released the roadmaps for the Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital in Education (SATH-E) Project in partnership with three participating States of Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha.
The aim of the project is to make the governmental school education system responsive, aspirational and transformational for every child.
The road map was jointly prepared by NITI Aayog, the knowledge partners of the SATH Initiatives, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Piramal Foundation For Education Leadership (PFEL) and the participating 3 states.

4.Pobitora wildlife sanctuary

Forest officials conducts Rhinoceros census at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary .
Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Moigoan district of Assam.

5.Li keqiang

Li keqiang elected as China’s Prime Minister for second time.

6.Irani Cup

Vidarbha cricket team wins Irani Cup beating Rest of India.

7.ISL 2018.

Chennaiyin Football Club wins 2018 Indian Super league cup.

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