TNPSC Current Affairs February 23, 2018

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs February 23, 2018 (23/02/2018)

 

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Topic: Indian culture, Latest Diary of Events

Khajuraho dance festival begins

The 44th edition of Khajuraho dance festival has begun at the UNESCO world heritage site.

The Dance Festival is being organised by the culture department of the Madhya Pradesh government.

About Khajuraho Dance Festival:

During the festival, dance performances are held in an open-air auditorium, usually in front of the Chitragupta Temple dedicated to the Sun God and the Vishwanatha Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.

It will showcase classical dances, including Kathak, Odissi, Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathakali and Mohiniattam to name a few.

About Khajuraho temples:

Khajuraho Temples are among the most beautiful medieval monuments in the country. These temples were built by the Chandella ruler between AD 900 and 1130.

They are world-wide known for their erotic sculptures. The first recorded mention of the Khajuraho temples is in the accounts of Abu Rihan al Biruni in AD 1022 and the Arab traveler Ibn Battuta in AD 1335.

The Khajuraho group of temples were built together but were dedicated to two religions, Hinduism and Jainism, suggesting a tradition of acceptance and respect for diverse religious views among Hindus and Jains in the region.

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Topic : Latest Diary of Events, New Ecomic Policies in India

YH Malegam committee

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted an expert committee under the chairmanship of Y H Malegam.

To look into the entire gamut of issues relating to classification of bad loans, rising incidents of frauds and effectiveness of audits.

About Y H Malegam:

Yezdi Hirji Malegam, is an Indian chartered accountant who was the president of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India from 1979 to 1980.

He was the chairman of National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards.

Since November 27, 2000, he has been a board member of Reserve Bank of India.

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Topic : Latest Diary of Events, Profile of States

All-Women Railway Station in Jaipur

Gandhi Nagar railway station in Jaipur has now become India’s first and only major railway station run fully by women – from ticket checker to station manager.

It is the country’s first all Women non suburban railway Station.

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Topic : Latest Diary of Events

RBS hires ‘digital human’ Cora on probation

NatWest, a bank in UK, has developed a new “digital human” prototype called Cora to have conversations with customers and help them out with banking queries.

About Cora:

The digital teller answers simple questions on getting a mortgage or what to do if a customer loses their card. The AI-driven personality can answer more than 200 banking queries.

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Topic : General Administration, Latest Diary of Events

UP Cabinet approves ‘one district, one product’ scheme

The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved ‘one district, one product’ scheme to promote products indigenous to every district.

ODOP is aimed at giving a major push to traditional industries synonymous with the respective districts of the state.

Under this, one product indigenous to every district would be showcased at the three-day UP Diwas event.

This will boost economic development of the state, and also help in generation of five lakh new jobs annually.

Background:

ODOP is basically a Japanese business development concept, which gained prominence in 1979.

It is aimed at promoting a competitive and staple product from a specific area to push sales and improve the standard of living of the local population.

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Topic : Mass Communication, Latest Diary of Events

Indian artist creates world’s smallest pencil

Prakash Chandra Upadhyay, a micro-sculptor, from Uttarakhand created the world’s smallest pencil – a functioning writing implement measuring only .2 inches long.

He drilled a minuscule hole in a piece of wood and inserted the graphite to create the pencil, which requires a pair of tweezers to use.

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Topic : Anti-Corruption, Reports of Countries, World Organizations, Latest Diary of Events

Global Corruption Perception Index 2017

India has been ranked 81st in Transparency International’s Global Corruption Perception Index 2017.

Transparency International (TI) has published the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) since 1996, annually ranking countries “by their perceived levels of corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys.

The CPI generally defines corruption as “the misuse of public power for private benefit”. The CPI currently ranks 176 countries “on a scale from 95 (very clean) to 5 (highly corrupt)”.

Pakistan ranked 117th, Afghanistan 177th, Nepal 122, Myanmar 130, Bangladesh 143, Maldives 112 and Sri Lanka 91th.