TNPSC Current Affairs August 16, 2017

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs August 16, 2017 (16/08/2017)

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Topic : Awards & Honours

Tamil Nadu Independence Day Awards 2017

Kalpana Chawla Award:

Preethi Srinivasan, the former State under 19 cricket captain awarded with the “Kalpana Chawla Award” for her courage & Daring Enterprise.

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam award:

Former Vice Chancellor of University of Madras, Professor S.P. Thyagarajan, an eminent scientist and academic, received the State Government’s A.P.J. Abdul Kalam award.

Key facts:

These awards were given by the Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami during the Independence Day celebrations at Fort St. George.

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Topic : India’s Foreign Policy, India & its Neighbours

TAPI gas pipeline

India will host the next steering committee meeting of the proposed 1,814 kilometre-long Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline.

With this, India has reaffirmed its strong commitment to TAPI — first proposed in 1995.

About TAPI gas pipeline project:

The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Natural Gas Pipeline (TAPI) Project is a natural gas pipeline being developed by the Asian Development Bank.