TNPSC Current Affairs October 08, 2019

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs Oct 08, 2019 (08/10/2019)

Topic: Awards and Honours

Nobel Prizes

The 2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded jointly to William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza “for their discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability.”

Why does this matter?

The oxygen-sensing ability of the body has a role in the immune system and the earliest stages of development inside the womb.

If oxygen levels are low, it can trigger the production of red blood cells or the construction of blood vessels to remedy this.  More red blood cells mean the body is able to carry more oxygen and is why athletes train at altitude.

So, drugs that mimic it may be an effective treatment for anaemia. Tumours, meanwhile, can hijack this process to selfishly create new blood vessels and grow. So, drugs that reverse it may help halt cancer.

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Topic: Awards and Honours

IFS officer Ramesh Pandey to be given Asia Environmental Enforcement Award by UNEP

Senior Indian Forest Service officer Ramesh Pandey has been selected for the prestigious Asia Environmental Enforcement Award by the United Nations Environment Programme.

The 1996-batch IFS officer, posted as Chief Conservator Forests in Lucknow and Secretary, UP State Bio-diversity Board, is known for his investigation and intelligence gathering on poachers.

Pandey will receive the award on November 13 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok.

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Topic: Latest Diary of Events

A Major Discovery: Israel Unveils Remains Of 5,000-Year-Old City – En Esur

Israeli archaeologists unveiled the remains of a 5,000-year-old city, which was among the biggest from its era in the region, including fortifications, a ritual temple and a cemetery.

The archaeological site known as En Esur “is the largest site and the most important from that era” in the region.

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Topic: Latest Diary of Events

Indian air force day 2019

The IAF celebrated its 87th anniversary on October 8, the day Indian Air Force was officially established in 1932. This year, the IAF Day is special as the first of 36 long-awaited Rafale fighter jets will be received by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in France.

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Topic: Places in News, Latest Diary of Events

Latest New Trains in India

Tejas Express:

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged off the Tejas Express, the country’s first “private” train run by its subsidiary IRCTC, on the Lucknow-New Delhi route.

Sarbat Da Bhala Express:

Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Harsh Vardhan and Harsimrat Kaur Badal flagged off ‘Sarbat Da Bhala Express’ train at New Delhi railway station. The ‘New Delhi-Lohian Khas-New Delhi Intercity Express’ was recently renamed as ‘Sarbat da Bhala Express’ by Indian Railways. The renamed train will ply from New Delhi to Lohian Khas via holy city Sultanpur Lodhi.

Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express:

Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off the Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express from the New Delhi Railway Station.

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Topic: Latest Diary of Events

October 7: World Habitat Day

The World Habitat Day is organized by the United Nations. The organization has designated the first Monday of every October to commemorate the day.

Theme: Frontier Technologies as an innovative tool to transform waste to wealth.