TNPSC Current Affairs April 29, 2020

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs April 29, 2020 (29/04/2020)

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Topic: World Reports and Summits, Latest International Events

Petersberg Climate Dialogue

The eleventh and first ever virtual Petersberg Climate Dialogue was held on April 28th 2020.

India, along with 30 countries, deliberated over ways and means to tackle the challenge of reinvigorating economies and societies after COVID-19, while enhancing collective resilience and catalysing climate action while also supporting in particular those most vulnerable.

About the Petersberg Climate Dialogue:

This has been hosted by Germany since 2010. The Climate Dialogue was originally an initiative of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. It is hosted by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety.

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Topic: Latest Historical Events

Raja Ravi Varma

April 29 is the birth anniversary of the famed Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906).

Key facts:

He is remembered for giving Indians their western, classical representations of Hindu gods and goddesses.

Through his printing press, Varma’s humanised depiction of Hindu pantheon travelled beyond the surfaces of costly canvases, and into the prayer and living rooms of working-class homes.

He achieved this by making affordable lithographs, which were accessible even to the poor. Ravi Varma first started a press in Mumbai and later shifted it to a place near Lonavala.

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Topic: General Administration, International Events

IMD releases new list of cyclone names

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has released a new list of names of tropical cyclones over north Indian Ocean including Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea.

The new list comprises of 169 names including 13 from India such as Gati, Tej, Aag, Neer, Vyom, Jhar, Jaladhi, Murasu, Probaho, Prabhanjan, Ghumi, Ambud and Vega. The new list starts with Nisarga (shared by Bangladesh), Gati (India), Nivar (Iran).

Background:

Any tropical cyclone that hits the region is known by a name given in the list. Since the earlier list of 2004 is left with only one name – Amphan (shared by Thailand), the IMD being one of the six RSMCs in the world to provide tropical cyclone and storm surge advisories finalised the new list of 169 names.

Why name cyclones?

Naming of tropical cyclones (TCs) helps scientific community, disaster managers, media and general masses to identify each individual cyclone; create awareness of its development; remove confusion in case of simultaneous occurrence of TCs over a region; remember a TC easily and rapidly and effectively disseminate warnings to much wider audience.

How are cyclones named?

Each Tropical Cyclone basin in the world has its own rotating list of names. For cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea, the naming system was agreed by eight member countries of a group called WMO/ESCAP and took effect in 2004.

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Topic: Terms in News, Latest Diary of Events

Immunity passport

A few countries have started considering issuing “immunity passports” or some kind of certificates indicating a person has immunity to COVID-19. However, the World Health Organization has warned against idea of ‘immunity passports’.

What is an “immunity passport”?

The idea for the “immunity passport” or a “back to work” pass is this: If you’ve been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and recover, then you have immunity that will protect you from getting the disease again for some amount of time.