TNPSC Current Affairs February 02, 2018

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs February 02, 2018 (02/02/2018)

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Topic : Awards and Honours, Persons in News

Bhasha Samman

Magahi writer Shesh Anand Madhukar, who has been working extensively for the development of the language, has been honoured with this year’s Sahitya Akademi Bhasha Samman award.

He is the second writer of Magahi language to be given the award.

About Bhasha Samman:

Sahitya Akademi currently honours writers from 24 regional languages, but Bhasha Samman identifies those languages which are equally spoken in different parts of the country.

The award is an attempt to make the writers of other languages feel equally important.

About Magahi language:

The Magahi language, also known as Magadhi, is a language spoken in Bihar-Jharkhand region of eastern India.

Magadhi Prakrit was the ancestor of Magadh, from which the latter’s name derives.

It is believed to be the language spoken by Gautama Buddha.

It was the official language of the Mauryan court, in which the edicts of Ashoka were composed.

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Topic : Awards and Honours

Geospatial world excellence award

Odisha has bagged Geospatial World Excellence Award-2018 for successful IT application on tracking of mineral production, dispatch and value accrued on real time basis through its i3MS website based software.

Geospatial World Excellence Awards:

Initiated in 2007, Geospatial World Awards is an internationally-acclaimed private award recognizing exemplary innovations and practices in the global geospatial industry.

With the ceremony taking place at Geospatial World Forum every year, Geospatial World Awards have recognized over 150+ individuals and organizations till date.

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Topic : Environment and Ecology, Profile of States, Latest Diary of Events

New wildlife sanctuary at Ghodazari

The Maharashtra government has approved Ghodazari in Chandrapur district as a new wildlife sanctuary in the state.

The sanctuary, in the North East of Tadoba, will include 159 sq km of Brahmapuri forest.

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Topic : Latest Diary of Events

Sela pass

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today announced the government’s plan to build a tunnel through the Sela Pass located at an elevation of 13,700 ft which will ensure faster movement of troops in Tawang, a strategically- located town in Arunachal Pradesh bordering China.

About the Sela pass:

The Sela pass is located between the Tawang and West Kameng districts of Arunachal Pradesh and considered crucial from strategic perspective.

Sela Lake, near the summit of the pass, is one of approximately 101 lakes in the area that are sacred in Tibetan Buddhism.

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Topic : General Administration, Welfare Oriented Schemes and their Utilities

Ashgabat agreement

India has been admitted to Agreement on the Establishment of an International Transport and Transit Corridor” between Iran, Oman, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan signed on April 25, 2011, known as the Ashgabat Agreement.

All the four founding members have consented to the accession of India and India’s accession to the Agreement will enter into force on February 3, 2018.

About Ashgabat agreement:            

The Ashgabat Agreement aims to develop a shortest trade route between Central Asian countries and Iranian and Omani ports.

The Ashgabat Agreement has Oman, Iran, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan as founding members.

Kazakhstan has also joined this arrangement subsequently. In October 2016, Pakistan also formally joined the Ashgabat Agreement.

The Iran-Turkmenistan-Kazakhstan (ITK) railway line will be the major route according to the Ashgabat Agreement, which became operational in December 2014 and was also included as part of India-funded North-South international transport corridor (NSITC).

Key Facts:

Ashgabat, known as Poltoratsk between 1919 and 1927, is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan in Central Asia, situated between the Karakum Desert and the Kopet Dag mountain range.