TNPSC Current Affairs April 20, 2018

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs April 20, 2018 (20/04/2018)

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Topic : Latest Space Technology, World Organizations

Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)

TESS, NASA’s planet-hunting satellite was recently launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

About TESS mission:

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is a NASA mission that will look for planets orbiting the brightest stars in Earth’s sky.

Mission:

The mission will monitor at least 200,000 stars for signs of exoplanets, ranging from Earth-sized rocky worlds to huge gas giant planets.

TESS, however, will focus on stars that are 30 to 100 times brighter than those Kepler examined.

This will help astronomers better understand the structure of solar systems outside of our Earth, and provide insights into how our own solar system formed.

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Topic : Latest Diary of Events, Awards and Honours

Film Friendly Award

Most Film Friendly Award:

State of Madhya Pradesh was conferred the award for the Most Film Friendly State for its efforts towards easing filming in the State by creating a well-structured web site, film friendly infrastructure, offering incentives, among others.

Special Mention Certificate:

State of Uttarakhand is given a Special Mention Certificate to recognize the efforts made by the State of Uttarakhand towards creating a film friendly environment.

Jury:

The jury for selecting the Most Film Friendly State Award 2017 was chaired by acclaimed filmmaker Shri Ramesh Sippy and comprised of renowned filmmakers.

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Topic : Latest Diary of Events, Awards and Honours

Kayakalp awards

Kayakalp awards were recently given to felicitate Public Health Facilities for maintaining high standards of sanitation and hygiene.

Key features:

Three Community Health Centres (CHC) and two Primary Health Centres in Vellore Health Unit Division (HUD) have been selected for the “Kayakalp” commendation awards for 2016-2017.

About Kayakalp awards:

Kayakalp – Award to Public Health Facilities” was  instituted as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan  on 15th May 2015 as a National Initiative to give Awards to those public health facilities that demonstrate high levels of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control focuses on promoting cleanliness in public spaces.

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Topic : New Appointments, Persons in News, Latest Diary of Events

Ravi Thapar appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Nicaragua

Shri Ravi Thapar (IFS : 1983), presently Ambassador of lndia to Panama, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to Nicaragua.

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Topic : New Inventions on Science and Health, Latest Diary of Events

Discoveries of exoplanets

A study has been revealed that WASP-104b, a hot Jupiter exoplanet, has been discovered as one of the darkest exoplanets ever seen.

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Topic : Latest Diary of Events

World Book Day

World Book Day or World Book and Copyright Day (also known as International Day of the Book or World Book Days) is a yearly event on April 23rd, organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), to promote reading, publishing and copyright.

In the United Kingdom, the day is recognized on the first Thursday in March. World Book Day was celebrated for the first time on 23 April 1995.