TNPSC Current Affairs February 05, 2018

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs February 05, 2018 (05/02/2018)

 

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Topic : Indian Cultural Panorama, Latest Diary of Events, Places in News

Pelican festival 2018

‘Pelican Bird Festival-2018’ was recently organized at Kolleru lake. It was jointly organised by the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Authority (APTA) and Krishna district administration.

Background:

Thousands of pelicans, painted storks and other birds will visit the lake during winter season, roost, breed and fly with their off springs.

Recently, officials identified that Atapaka is one of the largest pelicanry in the world.

About Kolleru lake:

Kolleru lake is one of the largest fresh water lakes in the country.

It is located between Krishna and Godavari delta. It was declared as a wildlife sanctury in 1999.

Key facts:

The Grey Pelican also called the Spot Billed Pelican is listed in Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act and in the Red Data Book.

It is also considered a “globally threatened species” under the “vulnerable” category.

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Topic : Persons in News

Demetrios Galanos

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) is organizing an International Conference on, ‘Demetrios Galanos and His Legacy’.

The convention is being held in Delhi and Varanasi, in addition to organizing the exhibition and folk music of Greece.

The conference is being organized by Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts (IGNCA) under the Bharat Vidya Prayojana, a long term academic program of the IGNCA.

The aim of the conference is to focus on academic and cultural exchanges between India and Greece made by scholars and artists both Indian and Greek, in modern times since Demetrios Galanos.

About Demetrios Galanos:

Demetrios Galanos (1760–1833) has a special place among the European Indologists of the nineteenth century.

He was the only one who stayed in India for 47 years, and except for the first seven years when he lived in Calcutta, for 40 years he lived in the city of Varanasi, mastering Sanskrit, Hindi and Persian, from local scholars.

His Contributions:

He translated the Bhagvad Gita into Greek among many other Sanskrit texts. His major contribution was the compilation of a Sanskrit-English-Greek lexicon of about 9000 words.

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Topic : Books and Authors

‘Exam Warriors’ – Prime Minister Narendra Modi

It is a book authored by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for students facing exams.

It aims to get through to students across the country on the threshold of examinations, and hopes to help them thread the needle with ease.

Topic : Awards and Honours, Persons in News, Latest Diary of Events

Paul Rudd awarded Hasty Pudding Man of the Year 2018

Actor and screenwriter Paul Rudd selected as the Man of the Year award 2018 from the U.S.’ oldest collegiate theatrical organisation at Harvard University.

About Hasty Pudding Man of the Year:

The Hasty Pudding Man of the Year award is bestowed annually by the Hasty Pudding Theatricals society at Harvard University.

It has been awarded since 1967 to performers deemed by the society members to have made a “lasting and impressive contribution to the world of entertainment.”

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Topic : Latest Diary of Events

Cosmonauts break record of longest Russian spacewalk

With a spacewalk lasting eight hours and 13 minutes, two Russian astronauts, Alexander Misurkin and Anton Shkaplerov, aboard the ISS broke the previous record and repaired an antenna system on the service module.

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Topic : Latest Diary of Events

Japan launches micro satellite rocket

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched the world’s smallest rocket with the ability to put a micro-satellite into orbit.

The rocket measured 10 metres in height and 53 cm in diameter.

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Topic : Records and Honours, Latest Diary of Events

Mumbai airport created the record

On January 20, the Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji airport created a world record for single-runway operations by handling 980 arrivals and take-offs in 24 hours, or almost one flight every minute.

With this, the Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji airport bettered its own feat of 974 flights in 24 hours, recorded on December 6, 2017.

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Topic : Sports and Medals

2018 India Open (badminton)

The 2018 India Open is officially known as YONEX-SUNRISE DR. AKHILESH DAS GUPTA India Open 2018 was a badminton tournament.

This is took place at Siri Fort Indoor Stadium in India from 30 January to 4 February 2018.

India Open is a badminton event held annually at the Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi.

In women’s singles P V Sindhu was defeated by American Beiwen Zhang and won the Silver Medal.