TNPSC Current Affairs January 22, 2020

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs January 22, 2020 (22/01/2020)

 

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Topic: General Administration, Profile of States

Three capitals for Andhra Pradesh

The Andhra Pradesh Assembly has passed The Andhra Pradesh Decentralisation and Equal Development of All Regions Bill, 2020. This law paves the way for three capitals for the state.

The three capitals:

Amaravati– legislative capital.

Visakhapatnam– executive capital.

Kurnool– judicial capital.

Need for three capitals:

The government says it is against building one mega capital while neglecting other parts of the state. Three capitals ensure equal development of different regions of the state.

Decentralisation has been the central theme in recommendations of all major committees that were set up to suggest a suitable location for the capital of Andhra Pradesh.

These include Justice B N Srikrishna Committee, K Sivaramakrishnan Committee, G N Rao Committee etc.

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Topic: Latest inventions on Science and Technology

Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT)

India, a partner in the construction of one of the largest telescopes in the world, TMT, has said it wants the project to be moved out of the proposed site at Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano in Hawaii.

About TMT:

The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) is an astronomical observatory with an extremely large telescope (ELT). It is an international project being funded by scientific organisations of Canada, China, India, Japan and USA.

Planned location: Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii in the US state of Hawaii.

Purpose: The TMT is designed for near-ultraviolet to mid-infrared observations, featuring adaptive optics to assist in correcting image blur.

Significance:

TMT will enable scientists to study fainter objects far away from us in the Universe, which gives information about early stages of evolution of the Universe.

It will give us finer details of not-so-far-away objects like undiscovered planets and other objects in the Solar System and planets around other stars.

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Topic: Latest diary of Events

Carbon Disclosure Project

The CDP India annual report has been released by CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) India. The report examines carbon reduction activities of companies.

Top 4: United States of America secured the top spot followed by Japan, United Kindom and France.

Key findings:

The boards of 98% of the firms directly monitor climate change risks with top management integrating these concerns in performance evaluation. 2/3rd of the 59 firms that were surveyed use climate analysis tools to formulate their business strategies.

Among the key focus areas of Indian firms is renewable energy. According to the report, 23 companies reported renewable energy targets in 2019, a 44% rise over 2018. Of these, Infosys, Dalmia Cement and Tata Motors have reported 100% RE consumption.

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Topic: Persons in News

Republic Day parade: Tania Shergil and CRPF bikers

The Republic Day parade held at Rajpath every year is one of the largest parades of the world. The parade marches from Rashtrapati Bhawan along Rajpath until India Gate.

This year the parade has certain events to express the woman power in the defence sector.

Tania Shergil:

In 2020 republic day parade, Tania Shergil becomes the first woman officer to lead all-men contingent. The Contingent was commissioned in March 2017 from Officer Training Academy, Chennai.

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Topic: India and its Neighbouring Countries

India Nepal inaugurate new check post Jogbani-Biratnagar

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nepalese PM Oli inaugurated an integrated check post (ICP) at Jogbani-Biratnagar. This is the second check post that is being built at the border with Indian Assistance.

Key facts:

The aim of the new integrated check post is to facilitate trade and movement of people across the border. The check post was built under assistance of India.

India helped in the construction based on its “Neighbourhood First Policy”. The check post was built over 260 acres with Indian assistance of Rs 140 crores.

The first integrated check post of the countries was built at Raxaul-Birgunj in 2018.