TNPSC Current Affairs April 27, 2018

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs April 27, 2018 (27/04/2018)

 

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Topic : Latest Diary of Events

World Immunization Week

World Immunization Week is celebrated from 24th- 30th of April by the World Health Organization (WHO) in order to increase awareness about vaccination.

Aim:

It aims to highlight the collective action needed to ensure that every person is protected from vaccine- preventable diseases.

Theme: “Protected together, #VaccinesWork”.

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Topic : Latest Reports, International Organizations, India’s Foreign Policy

World Press Freedom Index

World Press Freedom Index for the year 2018 has been released.

What is it?

Published every year since 2002 by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the World Press Freedom Index is an important advocacy tool based on the principle of emulation between states.

What does it measure?

The Index ranks 180 countries according to the level of freedom available to journalists.

It is a snapshot of the media freedom situation based on an evaluation of pluralism, independence of the media, quality of legislative framework and safety of journalists in each country.

Press Freedom Index 2018- Highlights:

In this year’s index, Norway is first for the second year running, followed — as it was last year — by Sweden.

India has dropped from rank 136 last year to rank 138 this year.

India fared poorly on indicators such as hate speeches, attacks on journalists on social media, trolling them and targeting their reputation.

SAARC nations: Afghanistan (118), Bhutan (94), Nepal (106), the Maldives (120), and Sri Lanka (131), all performed better than India; with Pakistan (139) and Bangladesh (146) performing worse.

North Korea continues to rank last.

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Topic : Awards and Honours

National Intellectual Property (IP) Award 2018

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is awarded the National Intellectual Property (IP) Award 2018 in the category “Top R&D Institution / Organization for Patents and Commercialization”.

The Indian Intellectual Property Office confers National Intellectual Property (IP) Award on outstanding innovators, organizations and companies in the fields of patents, designs, trademarks and geographical indications on the occasion of World IP Day every year.

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Topic : New Inventions on Science and Health, Environment and Ecology

Fejervarya goemchi

In the Western Ghats parts of Goa, scientists have identified a new species of frog called Fejervarya goemchi.

The new species is named after the historical name of the state of Goa. Although most of these frogs are terrestrial, they need water bodies to continue for survival.

The species is discovered by a senior herpetologist Nirmal Kulkarni.

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Topic : Women in Nation, Latest Diary of Events, Persons in News

First Woman Lawyer to be directly Appointed As Supreme Court Judge

Senior lawyer Indu Malhotra will be the first woman lawyer to be directly appointed as a Supreme Court judge.

About her:

Indu Malhotra is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. Prior to her elevation as a Judge, she was a senior counsel practising in the same Court for the past 30 years.

She was the second woman to be designated as Senior Advocate by the Supreme Court in 2007.

She is the first woman judge to be elevated directly from the Bar.

Key facts:

Of the top court’s 24 judges, only one is a woman, Justice R Banumathi. She was elevated to the top court in August 2014.

Justice Banumathi was the sixth woman to become a Supreme Court judge. Justice Fathima Beevi was the first in 1989.

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Topic : Political Parties in India, Latest Diary of Events, Profile of States

Hamro Sikkim Party

Former Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia launched his political party ‘Hamro Sikkim’.

About Bhaichung Bhutia:

Bhaichung Bhutia is a retired Indian footballer of Sikkimese-Bhutia descent who played as a striker. Bhutia is considered to be the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena.

He is often nicknamed the Sikkimese Sniper because of his shooting skills in football. Three-time Indian Player of the Year I. M. Vijayan described Bhutia as “God’s gift to Indian football”.

Politics:

He has joined the Trinamool Congress and unsuccessfully contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from the Darjeeling constituency.

In 2018 after the break up with TMC he established a new party the name of the party is “Hamaro Sikkim”.