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Monday, April 17

TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - April 16, 2017 - TNPSC Current Affairs - www.TNPSCGURU.IN

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  • Malabar Exercise
    • It is a joint trilateral naval exercise among India , Japan and the US.
    • Australia has requested the observer status for this exercise which scheduled to be held in July 2017.
  • Qalbu Maryam Mosque
    • It is the second mosque inaugurated in US which is completely led by woman.
    • It is located at Berkely in California.
  • Robert Taylor
    • He is a pioneer in modern computing who passed away recently.
  • 171 Million Dollars hacked
    • 171 Million US Dollars was hacked from the Union Bank of India in July 2016.
    • Chairman of Union Bank of India: Arun Tiwari.
  • Abbreviations
    • SWIFT - Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication.
  • Kamala Awards 2017
    • It is awarded by the Crafts Council of India.
    • Awardees
      • Kabiraj Nayak - Shanta Prasad Award for excellence in craft 
      • M R Ranganatha rao - for contributions to crafts
      • Arun Pal - for craftmanship
      • Ketha Lakshmi
  • TN Tops MGNREGS
    • Tamil Nadu tops the list in generation of person days (39.59 crore) under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarentee Scheme for the financial year 2016-2017.
  • Telangana Reservation
    • Telangana Cabinet has recently approved for the increase in reservation for ST and Muslims
    • for Muslims from 5% to 12%
    • For ST 6% to 10 %.
  • Srinagar Byelection
    • Farooq Abdullah of  JK National Conference won the election.
  • Love Hormone - Oxytocin
  • Belle-II
    • It is the name of the experiment to be launched by the High energy accelerator research organisation of Japan.
    • In this experiment, highly intense electron and positron beams will be made to collide with each other.
    • As a result B-meson quarks will be produced.
  • Sultan Of Johar Cup 2017
    • It is scheduled to be held in Malaysia.
  • Dr. Mark Wainberg
    • He is a pioneer in AIDS/HIV Drugs, who passed away recently.
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Sunday, April 16

TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - April 15, 2017 - TNPSC Current Affairs - www.TNPSCGURU.IN

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  • Gurudwara Guru Nanak Darbar Sikh Temple
    • Located in Dubai sets Guinness World Records by serving free breakfast to over 600 people from 101 nationalities.
  • S Nandagopal
    • He is famous sculptor who passed away recently.
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TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - April 14, 2017 - TNPSC Current Affairs - www.TNPSCGURU.IN

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  • Malala Yousafzai
    • She is a nobel laureate from Pakistan who was given the honorary Canadian Citizenship.
    • She became the 6th person in the world to get the honorary Canadian Citizenship.
  • Birth and Death Certificate
    • The Madras high court directed that the issue of birth and death certificates can be ordered only by the Executive magistrate not below the rank of RDOs (Revenue Divisional Officer) .
  • Book
    • Let's eradicate Completely, the Semai Karuvelam Tree - It is a book which contains a essays about Semai Karuvelam.
    • It was compiled by Advocate Commissioner K Swamidurai and Professer S Vincent.
  • Mother of all bombs
    • It is the nick name of the US's largest non-nuclear bomb 'GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb'.
    • Weight: 21600 pounds
    • US Army dropped this bomb targeting the IS in Nangarhar province of Afghan.
  • Rajnivas
    • It is the name of the website launched by the Lieutenant governor of Puducherry Kiren Bedi for grievance redressal.
    • Address: www.rajnivas.py.gov.in
  • Habibganj Station
    • It is located in Bhopal of Rajasthan.
    • The Railways has planned to hand over this railway station to private for operating it.
    • It would become the first railway station in India to be operated by the private players.
  • Koradi Thermal Power Plant
    • It is located in Nagpur of Mumbai.
    • Capacity: 3300 MW.
    • It was dedicated to the nation recently.
  • Sachin - A billion Dollar Dream
    • Film About - Sachin Tendukar directed by James Erskine
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Friday, April 14

TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - April 11, 2017 - TNPSC Current Affairs - www.TNPSCGURU.IN

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  • Neil M Gorsuch
    • He sworn in as the 113th Judge of the Supreme court of US.
  • US Masters 2017 (Golf)
    • Sergio Garcia (Spain) won the title against Justin Rose (UK) in the final round.
    • Green Jacket was also presented to the winner.
  • Anantnag
    • It is a Lok Sabha constituency located in Jammu and Kashmir.
    • Recently the bypoll which was scheduled to be held on April 12 was postponed to May 25 after broke out of large scale violence.
  • Australian PM : Malcolm Turnbull
    • Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visited India on an official tour.
  • Nakshe Portal
    • It is a web portal set up by the Survey of India, which is India's official Map Maker.
    • This portal have more than 7000 maps.
    • The Survey of India announced that the persons with aadhaar can only access the 3000 maps of the 7000.
    • The Survey of India was set up in 1767.
    • It recently celebrated its 250th anniversary of foundation.
  • The Motor Vehicle Amendment Bill 2016
    • The lok sabha has passed the amendment bill recently.
  • Silk Road Train
    • The First freight trian from UK to Britain was flagged off from the London Gateway Container port.
    • It will reach Yiwu of China after 18 days journey of over 12000 km distance.
    • Earlier the first train from china to UK reached on Jan 18 2017.
    • It will travel across several countries like
      • France
      • Belgium
      • Germany
      • Poland
      • Belarus
      • Russia
      • Kazakhstan.
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Thursday, April 13

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    • Madras Exchange Light House (1796)
      • It is a book on light houses written by D Hemchandra Rao.
    • TN Chief Minister's Farmer Security Scheme.
      • Tamil Nadu govt has increased the monetary assistance given under this scheme.
      • The amount was increased to Rs 20000 from Rs. 10000 for natural death.
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    TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - April 12, 2017 - TNPSC Current Affairs - TNPSCGURU.IN

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    • Kulbhushan Jadhav
      • He is a former Indian Navy Officer who was given death sentence by the Pakistan's Military court.
    • Brabo
      • It is India's First indigenously made industrial articulated robot for micro, small and medium scale industries.
      • It was developed by TAL, a subsidiary of Tata Motors.
      • It can handle payload - 10 kgs.
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    Monday, April 10

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      • R K Nagar Byelection cancelled
        • The Election commission has cancelled the RK Nagar byelection which is scheduled to be held on April 12, 2017.
        • It cited the reason as large scale bribing for voters by the parties.
      •  Emergency Declared in Egypt
        • Emergency was declared in Egypt for 3 months following a terror attack in two churches
        • over 44 killed in two bomb attacks.
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      Sunday, April 9

      TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - April 9, 2017 - TNPSC Current Affairs - TNPSCGURU.IN

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      • Sangam Radio
        • It is India's First Community radio launched in 2008.
        • Located at the Machnoor Village in Sangareddy district of Telangana.
      • Tu-142M (Nick named Bear)
        • It is Indian Navy's long range anti-submarine aircraft which was decommissioned at Vishakapatnam recenlty.
        • Andhra pradesh has planned to convert it into a museum. 
      • Trincomalee oil tank farm
        • This is a world war era oil storage facility located in the Trincomalee port in colombo.
        • India and Srilanka has planned to jointly develop this port.
      • Feldheim Village
        • It is a village located in Berlin of Germany.
        • This village has become self sufficient in electricity that too from renewable energy.
      • Tribe and their Location
        • Onge tribe - Andaman
        • Toda tribe - Tamil Nadu.
      • N Krishnaswami
        • He is a former Inspector General of Police of Tamil nadu who passed away recently.
        • He also belongs to the first batch of IPS officers recruited after the Independence.
      • Maitree Express II
        • Also called as Friendship express II, is a trian service between India and Bangladesh from Khulna to Kolkata.
        • It travels 176 km.
      • World's Largest Artificial sun.
        • It was set up at German Aerospace centre.
        • Consists of 149 solar powered Xenon Short arc lamps, which can generate a temperature of about 3000 deg C on targets.
        • Used to produce Hydrogen fuel.
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      TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - April 8, 2017 - TNPSC Current Affairs - TNPSCGURU.IN

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        • 64th National Film Awards
          • Best popular Film - Santhamanam Bhavathi (Telugu Film)
          • Best Actor - Akshay Kumar for film Rustom
          • Best Actress - Surabhi Lakshmi for film Minnaminungu (Malayalam)
          • Best Director - Rajesh Mapusar for film Ventilator (Marathi)
          • Best Film in Tamil - Joker (Director - Raju Murugan)
          • Best film on a social issue in the non-feature film category - I am jeeja.
        • US Attacked Syrian base
          • After an suspected chemical attack in Syrian town if Khan Sheikhoun which killed over 80 people, US attacked a base in Syria.
        • Deadline for BS VI
          • The BS VI norms will come to effect from April 1, 2020.
        • L&T 's New CEO
          • S. N Subramaniyam to become the new CEO of Larsen & Toubro company.
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        TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - April 7, 2017 - TNPSC Current Affairs - TNPSCGURU.IN

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        • April 7 - World Health Day
        • Rajya Sabha Passed 4 GST Bills
          • The Rajya Sabha has passed the 4 GST bills which was earlier passed by the Lok Sabha
            1. Central GST Bill
            2. Integrated GST Bill
            3. GST Compensation Bill
            4. Union Territory GST Bill.
        • RBI Governor: Urjit Patel.
        • Kirti Chakra Award
          • Lance Havildar Prem Bahadyr Resmi Magar was award the Kirti Chakra Award.
          • This award is the second highest peacetime gallantry award in India.
        • India Takes Full control of Kudankulam Unit 1
          • India has signed the agreement with Russia to takeover the full control of Unit 1 of Kudankulam Nuclear power plant.
        • AB17
          • It is a mobile app launched by South African Cricket Player, A B De viliers.
        • Keibul Lamjao National Park.
          • It is located in Loktak lake in Manipur.
          • It is the only floating national park in the World.
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        Friday, April 7

        TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - April 6, 2017 - TNPSC Current Affairs - TNPSCGURU.IN

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        • Eleven Madison park
          • It is the name of the restaurant which was named the World's Best restaurant for the year 2017.
          • It is located in New York.
        • Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 
          • It is given for literature aimed at children.
          • Wolf Erlbruch was awarded this prize.
        • Wisden's Leading Cricketer in the world for 2016
          • Virat Kohli was named the Wisden's Leading Cricketer in the world in male category.
          • Ellyse Perry (Australia ) was named the Wisden's Leading Cricketer in the world in female category.
        • 200 Rs Notes
          • Central Govt is examining the proposal of RBI to introduce New 200 Rs Denominations.
        • Green Growth Equity Fund
          • It is the joint fund to be contributed by India and UK.
          • The funds will be used to develop green infrastructure.
        • ICGS Shoor
          • It is the ship that helped Srilanka to fight the fire caught in m.v .Daniella a cargo ship off the colombo coast.
          • Indian Coast gaurd helped after the request from the Srilanka for assistance.
        • Justice Indira Banerjee - CJ of Madras HC
          • She was sworn in as the chief justice of the Madras High court.
          • She became the second women to be appointed as the Chief Justice of Madras High Court.
          • First Women Chief Justice of Madras HC: Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar.
          • Article 217: Appointment of Judges of the High court.
          • The Madras High court was established in the Year : 1862.
        • Jallikattu violence Probe Commission
          • Justice S. Rajeswaran was the head of the commission of inquiry to probe the caused that led to the violence during the Jallikattu protest.
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        Wednesday, April 5

        TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - April 5, 2017 - TNPSC Current Affairs - TNPSCGURU.IN

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        • Dalai Lama
          • Tibetian leader visited Bomdila in West Kameng District Arunachal Pradesh.
          • Earlier the chinese foreign minister has warned his visit as it could cause serious damage to bilateral ties.
        •  Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
          • This university has decided to fully waive the fee for transgenders.
        •  Al Kausar
          • It is an Indian cargo ship which was hijacked by the somalian pirates.
        • Sheikh Hasina
          • Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to visit India for a 3 day official visit.
        • S Jaishankar - Indian foreign secretary.
        • Economic Emergency
          • The Colombia Govt has declared economic emergency in Mocoa town in southern colombia.
          • It was affected by mudslides which took over 270 lives.
        • International Kite Festival
          • International Kite festival to be held at Kozhikode in Kerala in september 2017.
          • Uttarayan Festival - It is the name of the international kite festival held at Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
        • Pink Star
          • It is a 59.6 carat diamond which fetched 71.2 Billion US dollars in an auction.
          • It was discovered in 1999 in Africa.
        • Kani Maranjandu
          • It is the name of a tree dwelling crab discovered in Western ghats of Kerala.
          • It was named after the Kani tribe of kerala.
        • Jhargram
          • It is the new district (22nd) district of West Bengal.
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        Tuesday, April 4

        TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - April 4, 2017 - TNPSC Current Affairs - TNPSCGURU.IN

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        • National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2017
          • The 2nd edition of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2017 was published recently.
          • Category wise toppers follows
            • Common Overall Ranking 2017
              1. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
              2. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
              3. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
            • University Ranking 2017
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        Monday, April 3

        TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - April 3, 2017 - TNPSC Current Affairs - TNPSCGURU.IN

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        • April 2 - World Autism Day 
        • India's Longest Road Tunnel
          • India's longest road tunnel was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi in Jammu.
          • It is an all weather road tunnel of length 9.28 Km connecting Chenani with Nashri.
        • 150th Anniversary of Allahabad HC
          • The 150th Anniversary of the Allahabad High Court was celebrated recently.
          • The Allahabad High Court was established in 1866.
        • Myitsone Dam
          • It is the dam proposed to be constructed over the Irrawaddy river in Myanmar.
          • China has planned to finance the project.
        • Miami Open 2017
          • Men's single
            • Rojer Federer (Switzerland) won the title against Rafael Nadal (Spain) in the final.
          • Women's single
            • Johanna Konta (UK) won the title against Caroline Woznaicki (Denmark) in the final.
        • Indian Open 2017 (Badminton)
          • Women's Single
            • P V Sindhu defeated Caolina Marin of Spain to win the title.
          • Men's single
            • Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) defeated Chou Tien Chen in the final
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        TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - April 2, 2017 - TNPSC Current Affairs - TNPSCGURU.IN

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        • Cyclone Debbie
          • It is the cyclone which attacked Northern Australia Recently in March 2017.
        • Nilam Poothu Malarnna
          • It is malayalam novel written by Manoj Kuroor about imaginary sangam period.
          • It was translated to tamil by K V Jeyasri titled 'Nilam Poothu Malarantha naal'
        • Malaysian PM's India Visit -
          • Malaysian PM Mohd Najib bin tun Abdul Razak (Najib Razak) visited India.
          • He held talks with PM Narendra Modi and signed 6 Bilateral agreements.
        • Australian Grand Prix 2017
          • Sebastian vettal (Germany) won the Australian Grand Prix 2017.
        • Champaran Satyagraha 100th Celebration
          • The Bihar Govt has planned to celebrate the centenary of the Champaran Satyagragh headed by Mahatma Gandhi.
          • On April 17, 1917 the champaran satyagragha was started for the indigo planters.
        • Book
          • Mr and Mrs Jinnah - written by Sheela Reddy.
        • P Iniyan
          • He is a 14 Year old chess player from erode district of Tamil nadu won the International Master Title.
        • Uttarakhand HC declared natural resources as Legal entities.
          • Uttarakhand HC declared the following natural resources in the stare as Legal entities .
          • Glaciers, rivers, streams, air, rivulets, lakes, meadows, dales, jungles, forests wetlands, grasslands, springs and waterfalls in the state.
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        Sunday, April 2

        TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - April 1, 2017 - TNPSC Current Affairs - TNPSCGURU.IN

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        • Justice Indira Banerjee - CJ of Madras HC
          • She was appointed as the chief justice of the Madras High court.
          • She became the second women to be appointed as the Chief Justice of Madras High Court.
          • First Women Chief Justice of Madras HC: Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar.
          • Article 217: Appointment of Judges of the High court.
          • The Madras High court was established in the Year : 1862.
        • G20 Finance Ministers and Central Governors Meeting 2017
          • The G20 Finance Ministers and Central Governors Meeting was held at Baden-Baden in Germany
          • During March 17-18, 2017.
        • 100 MB
          • It is a mobile app launched by the former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.
          • MB is the short form of 'Master Blaster'
          • 100 denotes the 100 international centuries.
        • Peggy Whitson
          • She is an american astronaut who set two records recently.
            1. Oldest women to perform spacewalk - 57 Years Old.
            2. most number of spacewalks by a women - eight.
        • Pradan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana
          • The last date for declaring assets under this scheme is - March 31, 2017.
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