TNPSC Current Affairs February 11, 2020

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs February 11, 2020 (11/02/2020)

 

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Topic: Latest Diary of Events

National Deworming Day

NDD is observed bi-annually on 10th February and 10th August in all states and UTs followed by mop-up activities.

About the National Deworming Day:

The National Deworming Day is a single fixed-day approach to treating intestinal worm infections in all children aged 1- 19 years. It will mobilize health personnel, state governments and other stakeholders to prioritize investment in control of Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) infections one of the most common infections.

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Topic: Latest inventions in Science and Technology

Solar Orbiter Mission

Solar Orbiter mission was launched recently. The mission is a collaboration between ESA (the European Space Agency) and NASA. The spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.

About Solar Orbiter:

Solar Orbiter is a mission dedicated to solar and heliospheric physics. It was selected as the first medium-class mission of ESA’s Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 Programme.

This is the first mission that will provide images of the sun’s north and south poles using a suite of six instruments on board that will capture the spacecraft’s view.

It is a seven-year mission and will come within 26 million miles of the sun.

It will be able to brave the heat of the sun because it has a custom titanium heat shield coated in calcium phosphate so that it can endure temperatures up to 970 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Topic: Eminent Personalities in News, Latest Diary of Events

Sham Singh Atariwala

174th death anniversary of Sikh General Sardar Sham Singh Attariwala observes on Feb 10th. Sham Singh Attariwala (1790 – 1846) was a general of the Sikh Empire.

Attariwala participated in many campaigns, including the Battles of Multan, Kashmir and the Frontier Province.

Owing to his courage and influence over the Khalsa army, Sham Singh was nominated to the Council of Regency set up by Maharani Jind Kaur for the minor sovereign Maharaja Duleep Singh.

During the first Anglo-Sikh war, he crossed the Sutlej, vowing to lay down his life rather than return in defeat.

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Topic: Profile of States, Latest Diary of Events

Chindu Yakshaganam

Chindu Yakshaganam, (Chindu Bhagavatam) is a form of theatre practised by members of the Chindu Madiga community. It is a form of entertainment in villages across Telangana, with the artists skilfully depicting classic tales from the epics and entertaining the masses.

The art form probably started when people enacted acts of hunting, wars and other acts of valour. The Chindu community has traditionally been a nomadic community.

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Topic: Places in News, Latest Diary of Events

Gagarin Research and Test Cosmonaut Training Centre (GCTC)

It is in Moscow, Russia.

Why in News?

Four Indian pilots have begun astronaut training here. The full programme includes basic or generic astronaut training followed by activities specific to the first Indian human space mission, Gaganyaan.

At the end of all training modules in India and Russia, one or two of the four will be finally named to circle the earth in the first crewed Gaganyaan, which is planned around 2022.

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Topic: Latest Diary of Events

Integrated Air Defence Weapon System

The Integrated Air Defence Weapon System, also known as the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS), provides integrated air missile defence and is currently deployed around Washington, DC.

The IADWS system includes radar, launchers, targeting, and guidance systems, advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) and Stinger missiles, and related equipment and support.

Why in News?

The U.S. Department of State has approved the potential sale of a $1.867 billion Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS) to India.

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Topic: Latest Diary of Events

Exercise AJEYA WARRIOR – 2020

The fifth edition of the Joint Military Exercise AJEYA WARRIOR – 2020 between India and the United Kingdom will be conducted at Salisbury Plains, United Kingdom in February 2020.

The aim of this exercise is to conduct company level joint training with emphasis on counter terrorists operation in urban and semi-urban areas.

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Topic: Latest Diary of Events

World Pulses Day

Established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to recognize the importance of pulses as a global food. It has been designated on February 10 each year since 2019 by the seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly on December 20, 2018.