TNPSC Current Affairs April 24, 2018

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs April 24, 2018 (24/04/2018)

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Topic : Latest Diary of Events, Profile of States, General Administration

Adilabad Dokra and Warangal Durries get GI tag

Two craft forms that are unique to Telangana were recently granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the GI registry in Chennai.

Adilabad Dokra:

It is an ancient metal craft that is popular in the state’s tribal regions.

The uniqueness of this art form is that no two sculptures are the same, as they are not made out of a pre-designed cast.

The craftsmen of this art form belong to the Woj community, commonly referred to as Wojaris or Ohjas in the rural areas of Telangana.

Warangal durries:

In this style of durries, weavers create beautiful patterns and dye them using vegetable colours, which are washed in flowing water after the printing process.

Warangal district became a renowned hub for weaving these rugs due to the availability of cotton, which is grown by farmers in the area.

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Topic : Latest Diary of Events, Profile of States, General Administration

AFSPA lifted in Meghalaya

The Government has removed the AFSPA from Meghalaya, from April 1 onwards. Earlier, the Act was effective in the State in the 20 km area along its border with Assam.

In Arunachal Pradesh, the AFSPA has been restricted to eight police stations, instead of 16 earlier.

What does the AFSPA mean?

In simple terms, AFSPA gives armed forces the power to maintain public order in “disturbed areas”.

They have the authority to prohibit a gathering of five or more persons in an area, can use force or even open fire after giving due warning if they feel a person is in contravention of the law.

If reasonable suspicion exists, the army can also arrest a person without a warrant; enter or search a premises without a warrant; and ban the possession of firearms.

Any person arrested or taken into custody may be handed over to the officer in charge of the nearest police station along with a report detailing the circumstances that led to the arrest.

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Topic : Latest International Reports, India’s Foreign Policy

India highest recipient of remittances

As per the World Bank’s latest Migration and Development Brief report, India has retained the top position as a recipient of remittances with its diaspora sending about $69 billion back home last year.

Other countries: India is followed by China ($64 billion), the Philippines ($33 billion), Mexico ($31 billion), Nigeria ($22 billion) and Egypt ($20 billion).

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Topic : Awards and Honours, Persons in News

World Press Freedom Prize

The United Nations’ cultural agency has awarded the World Press Freedom prize to an imprisoned Egyptian photographer- Mahmoud Abu Zeid, known as Shawkan.

UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize:

The UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, created in 1997, honours a person, organization or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to the defence and/or promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world, especially when this has been achieved in the face of danger.

It is named in honour of Guillermo Cano Isaza, a Colombian journalist who was assassinated in front of the offices of his newspaper El Espectador in Bogotá, Colombia on 17 December 1986.

Mahmoud Abu Zeid:

Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as Shawkan an Egyptian photojournalist, was arrested for taking photos at the Rabaa massacre August 14, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt and imprisoned during the post-coup unrest by the Egyptian government since 2013, where he faces the death penalty.

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Topic : Awards and Honours, Persons in News

Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award 2018

L.R. Ravindranath, S. Abilashvaran, S. Aravindh and M. Logesh, received the Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award 2018 at the Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FINE).

They are second-year Electrical and Electronics Engineering students of Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College.

They received the awards from President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan and Union Minister for Science, Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan in New Delhi recently.