TNPSC Current Affairs March 06, 2018

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs March 06, 2018 (06/03/2018)

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Topic : India’s Cultural Panorama, Latest Diary of Events

6th editon of India by the Nile festival

Sixth edition of the India by the Nile (IBN) festival 2018 is being held in Cairo, Egypt.

About India by the Nile festival:

The annual festival showcases a range of Indian cultural output, including contemporary and classical music, dance, puppet theatre, visual arts, food and yoga.

It is the biggest foreign festival in Egypt and encourages artistic collaborations between the two countries.

This year, the festival will also bring two new events, a fashion show and screening of the Indian movies.

The festival is organised by the Embassy of India in Egypt and the Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture in collaboration with entertainment company Teamwork Arts.

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

India’s first helitaxi launched in Bengaluru

IT capital Bengaluru has become the first city in the country to have a HeliTaxi.

The first helitaxi service is being provided by a Bell 407 helicopter.

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Topic : Latest Diary of Events

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam

The two-day national seminar “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” was recently conducted at New Delhi.

The seminar was organised to spread the message that indigenous values and teachings of Vedas can only help India achieve its lost glory and attain the status of “Vishwa Guru” once again.

About Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam:

It is a Sanskrit phrase found in Hindu texts such as the Maha Upanishad, which means “the world is one family”.

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Topic : Mass Communications, Latest Diary of Events

Saposhi

It is a new malware detected by cybersecurity agencies.

How it affects?

It is capable of taking over electronic devices and turning them into ‘bots’, which can then be used for any purpose, including a Distributed Denial of Service attack which, with enough firepower, can cripple entire industries.

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

Shri Ravi Thapar appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Panama

Shri Ravi Thapar has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Panama.

He is currently working as the Additonal Secretary in Ministry of External Affairs.

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

Indian-origin U.K. officer is new anti-terror chief

Neil Basu, a senior Indian-origin Scotland Yard officer, was appointed as the counterterrorism chief.

He will take charge as the force’s National Lead for Counter Terrorism and the Head of the Met Police’s Specialist Operations after the resignation of Mark Rowley on March 21.

About Counter Terrorism Command:

The Counter Terrorism Command (CTC) or SO15 is a Specialist Operations branch within London’s Metropolitan Police Service.

According to the Counter Terrorism Command’s website the Command’s overriding priority is to keep the public safe and to disrupt terrorist related activity in the United Kingdom.

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Topic : Space Technology and its Latest Diary of Events

SpaceX Recent Launch

SpaceX successfully launches Spanish communications satellite Hispasat 30W-6 into orbit on a Falcon 9 Full Thrust rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

What is Hispasat 30W-6?

Hispasat 30W-6 (formerly Hispasat 1F) is a Spanish communications satellite by Hispasat that launched on a Falcon 9 on March 6, 2018.

It is replacing Hispasat 1D at 30° West longitude and will provide service for television, broadband, corporate networks and other telecommunications applications.

This mission also carried a small (90 kg) technology demonstration satellite called Payload Orbital Delivery System Satellite (PODSat), which was deployed from its mothership when still in a sub-geostationary transfer orbit.