TNPSC Current Affairs July 02, 2019

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs July 02, 2019 (02/07/2019)

Topic: General Administration, Welfare Oriented Govt., Schemes and their Utilities

National Skill Development Fund (NSDF)

It was incorporated on 23rd December, 2008 as a trust under the Indian Trust Act, 1882.

It is fully owned by the Government, to act as a receptacle for financial contributions from Governmental sources, bilateral/ multilateral and other agencies and other private sector donors who would prefer to provide funds through the Government.

Its main objective is to enhance, stimulate and develop the skills of Indian youth force by various sector specific programmes.

The Trust accepts donation, contribution in cash or kind from the Contributors for furtherance of objectives of the Fund.

Topic: General Administration, Latest Diary of Events, Profile of States

Public libraries

There are six Public Libraries under administrative control of Ministry of Culture namely National Library, Kolkata, Central Reference Library, Kolkata, Central Secretariat Library, New Delhi, Delhi Public Library, Delhi, Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library, Patna and Rampur Raza Library, Rampur.

Public libraries function under the administrative control of the respective State/UT library authority.

National Mission on Libraries has a scheme for providing financial assistance for upgradation of infrastructure of one State Central Library and one District Library in each State/UT as NML Model Library.

Topic: General Administration, Latest Diary of Events

Shodhganga

It is a digital repository for research scholars across Universities and Institutes to deposit, re-use & share their Theses & Dissertations in digital formats including scanned documents.

It is in open access to the world-wide academic community.

Shodhgangotri:

Under this initiative, research scholars / research supervisors in universities could deposit an electronic version of approved synopsis submitted by research scholars to the universities for registering themselves under the Ph.D. programme.

Topic: General Administration, Welfare Oriented Govt., Schemes and their Utilities

STRIDE scheme

UGC announces new Initiative – Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for India’s Developing Economy (STRIDE) to boost research culture in India.

Key facts:

STRIDE will provide support to research projects that are socially relevant, locally need-based, nationally important and globally significant.

STRIDE shall support creation, development and integration of new ideas, concepts and practices for public good and strengthening civil society.

STRIDE Objectives:

To identify young talent, strengthen research culture, build capacity, promote innovation and support trans-disciplinary research for India’s developing economy and national development.

To fund multi institutional network high-impact research projects in humanities and human sciences.

Topic: Space technology, International Diary of Events

NASA’s TESS space telescope discovers its smallest planet named L 98-59b

The United States (US) space agency, NASA’s (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered a new planet called L 98-59b. It is roughly around 80 percent the size of Earth.

It orbits L 98-59 star, which is about one-third the mass of Sun and lies about 35 light-years away. The planet, called L 98-59b, marks the tiniest discovered by TESS to date.

Key points:

Two other exoplanets were also discovered orbiting the L 98-59 known as L 98-59c and L 98-59d. The discovery was published in The Astronomical Journal.

TESS: It is a space telescope cost $200 million launched as part of NASA’s Explorers program. It is aimed at searching for exoplanets using the transit method in an area 400 times larger than that covered by its predecessor Kepler mission.

Topic: International diary of events

ISALEX 19

Abu Dhabi is hosting International Security Alliance (ISA’s) first joint military exercise named ISALEX 19. Representatives of 50 law enforcement of the ISA are taking part in the first joint military exercise in Abu Dhabi.

About ISA:

ISA was launched in 2017 and headquartered at Abu Dhabi. It is an international working group to confront organised, transnational and extremist crimes.

Topic: India’s Foreign Relations, Latest Diary of Events

Strum Ataka Missile

India has signed Rs. 200 crore deal with Russia for acquiring Strum Ataka anti-tank missile for its fleet of Mi-35 attack choppers of Indian Air Force (IAF).

This would give an added capability to Mi-35 attack choppers of IAF to take out enemy tanks and other armoured elements.