TNPSC Current Affairs April 17, 2018

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs April 17, 2018 (17/04/2018)

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Topic : General Administration, Latest Diary of Events, India’s Foreign Policy

Wiesbaden conference 2018

Wiesbaden Conference 2018 was recently held in India. Representatives from the 39 countries, as well as experts from the UNSC 1540 Committee and UN Office for Disarmament Affairs in New York, participated in the conference.

The conference provides an opportunity to participants to share experiences on their export control systems and to identify legal and technical assistance, action plans and challenges in the national implementation of UNSC 1540.

Key facts:

The title of the Conference is ‘Securing Global Supply Chains through Government-Industry Partnerships towards Effective Implementation of UNSC Resolution 1540’.

About Wiesbaden process:

The Wiesbaden Process was initiated by the Government of Germany in 2012 to strengthen the implementation of UNSC 1540 through Government-Industry partnerships.

Wiesbaden is the city, capital of state Hesse in central Germany. It is situated on the right bank of Rhine River and on the foot of Taunus Mountains.

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Topic : World Organizations, Latest Reports and India’s Foreign Policy

Commonwealth innovation index

A new Commonwealth Innovation Index has been launched as part of a new Commonwealth Innovation Hub on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) being held in London.

About the index:

The index has been created in partnership with the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and its annual Global Innovation Index (GII).

It is aimed at providing a tool that allows member states, organisations and citizens to benchmark themselves against 53 countries of the Commonwealth, with the new innovation hub offering a dedicated online space for Commonwealth countries to showcase what they have to offer and share with other members.

Performance of countries:

India is ranked 10th.

Bangladesh has been ranked 24th.

The index is topped by the UK, Singapore and Canada.

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Topic : India’s Foreign Policy, Latest International Events

Visit of Prime Minister of India to Sweden (April 16-17, 2018)

At the invitation of Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Lofven, Prime Minister of India visited Sweden on 16-17 April 2018.

This was Prime Minister’s first visit to Sweden as well as a visit to Sweden by Indian Prime Minister after three decades.

Prime Minister’s discussions with PM Lofven focused on strengthening bilateral ties with special emphasis on building closer economic relations as well as important global and regional issues.

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Topic : Latest International Events

Former U.S. First Lady Barbara Bush died

Former U.S. First Lady Barbara Bush died recently.

Who is U.S. First Lady?

The First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) is the title held by the wife of the President of the United States, concurrent with the president’s term of office.

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Topic : Latest International Events, Space Technology

BFR Rocket for carries humans to Mars

In Los Angeles, SpaceX announced that they will build a massive rocket named BFR capable of sending humans to Mars.

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Topic : Awards and Honours, Persons in News

Teesta Setalvad honoured

Social activist Teesta Setalvad was honoured with a medal of courage by Radical Desi publications and Indians Abroad For Pluralist India at an event organised in commemoration of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Surrey, Canada.

About Teesta Setalvad:

Teesta Setalvad is an Indian civil rights activist and journalist.

She is the secretary of Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), an organisation formed for fighting for justice for the victims of communal violence in the state of Gujarat in 2002.

On the occasion, the Punjabi edition of Foot Soldier of the Constitution was launched.

It was originally authored by Ms. Setalvad in English, it has been translated by Buta Singh, editor of Lok Kafila, a Punjabi magazine.