TNPSC Current Affairs October 09, 2017

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs October 09, 2017 (09/10/2017)

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Topic : Latest Diary of Events, National News

Indian Air Force Celebrates the 85th Anniversary : 08th October 2017

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is celebrating its 85th anniversary on 08th October 2017.

The celebrations would be marked by a stellar show in the skies by various aircraft at the Hindon Air Force Station in Ghaziabad.

President Ram Nath Kovind has greeted the Indian Air Force on its 85th Anniversary.

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Topic : Latest Diary of Events, National News

BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise- 2017

India is all set to hold the first ‘BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise- 2017’.

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This Exercise will be a platform for sharing Best Practices on all aspects of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), strengthening regional response and coordination for Disaster Management among the BIMSTEC member countries.

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Topic : Awards and Honours, Persons in News

Economics Nobel prize for Richard Thaler

Richard H. Thaler from University of Chicago has been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics for his valuable contributions in Behavioral Economics.

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Richard Thaler has integrated psychologically realistic assumptions into analyses of economic decision-making.

His work to bridge the gap between psychology and economics won him the Nobel Economics Prize.

Richard Thaler is a Behavioral Science and Economics Professor at University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

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Topic : Welfare Oriented schemes and their utilities, General administration

Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI)

The government has launched Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI).

Through this programme, the Government aims to reach each and every child under two years of age and all those pregnant women who have been left uncovered under the routine immunisation programme.

The special drive will focus on improving immunization coverage in select districts and cities to ensure full immunization to more than 90% by December 2018.

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Under IMI, special strategies are devised for rigorous monitoring of the programme.

States and districts have developed coverage improvement plans based on gap self-assessment.

These plans are reviewed from state to central level with an aim to reach 90% coverage by December 2018.

Topic : Awards and Honours, Persons in News

India’s Anupama Ramachandran won under 16 World snooker championship 2017

Anupama Ramachandran of India won the World Open Under-16 Snooker Championship title in the girls category, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Federation of Billiards Sports of Russia (FBSR) hosted the first ever World Open championships for Under-16 boys and girls.

In the girls category, Anupama Ramachandran of India won the World Open Under-16 Snooker Championship title.

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Topic : Latest Diary of Events

World Post Day – October 9, 2017

World Post Day was celebrated all over the world on October 9^th 2017.

Key facts:

The World Post Day is celebrated to mark the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874 in the Swiss Capital, Bern.

It was declared World Post Day by the UPU Congress held in Tokyo, Japan in 1969.