TNPSC Current Affairs May 01, 2020

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs May 01, 2020 (01/05/2020)

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Topic: General Administration, Profile of States

GI tags to new products

GI tag has been given to Black rice of Manipur, also called the Chak-Hao, Gorakhpur Terracotta and Kadalai Mittai of Kovilpatti.

Key facts:

Black rice variety has a deep black colour and is higher by weight than that of other coloured rice varieties like brown rice, etc. This is mainly due to the anthocyanin agent.

Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai is a pea nut candy made in southern parts of Tamil Nadu. The candy is prepared from ground nut and jaggery. The water is exclusively used from the river Thamirabarani.

Gorakhpur Terracotta: The potters of the town make animal figures like elephants, horses.

About GI tag:

A GI is primarily an agricultural, natural or a manufactured product (handicrafts and industrial goods) originating from a definite geographical territory.

Significance of a GI tag: Typically, such a name conveys an assurance of quality and distinctiveness, which is essentially attributable to the place of its origin.

Security: Once the GI protection is granted, no other producer can misuse the name to market similar products. It also provides comfort to customers about the authenticity of that product.

Who is a registered proprietor of a geographical indication?

Any association of persons, producers, organisation or authority established by or under the law can be a registered proprietor. Their name should be entered in the Register of Geographical Indication as registered proprietor for the Geographical Indication applied for.

How long the registration of Geographical Indication is valid?

The registration of a geographical indication is valid for a period of 10 years. It can be renewed from time to time for further period of 10 years each.

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Topic: Latest Diary of Events

1st May: Labour Day

The Labour Day was observed across the world on May 1, 2020. The day is also known as International Worker’s Day and May Day.

In India, the first celebration of the Labour Day was organised in Madras (now Chennai) by the Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan on May 1, 1923.

Why 1 May is observed as Labour Day?

The Labour Day is celebrated to commemorate the happenings of May 4, 1886, the Haymarket affair (Haymarket Massacre) in the Chicago.

It was a big event as workers were on the general strike for their eight-hour workday and police were doing their job of dispersing the general public from the crowd. Suddenly, a bomb was thrown over the crowd and police started firing over the workers and four demonstrators were killed.

It was due to the sacrifice of these workers that eight-hours were declared as the legal time for the workers in the National Convention at Chicago in 1884 by the American Federation of Labor.

To commemorate this event, the Second International, a pan-national organisation of socialist and communist political parties, marked 1 May as the Labour Day in 1891.

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Topic: International Events

Hezbollah

Germany has classified the organization Hezbollah as a terrorist organization in its soil. The Hezbollah is a Shia Islamist political party that is based in Lebanon. The organization was founded by the Iranian effort in 1980s to aggregate Lebanese Shia groups. In the on-going Iran-Israel conflicts, Hezbollah acts as a proxy for Iran.

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Topic: Latest Diary of Events

Actor Rishi Kapoor died of Leukemia

The 67 old Bollywood actor died of Leukemia. He has won several awards including the National Film Award.

About Leukemia:

Leukemia is a type of cancer that is present found in human blood and bone marrow. It is caused due to the rapid production of white blood cells. The white blood cells affected by Leukemia are unable to fight against infection.

White Blood Cells gives immune power to human body fighting against diseases. Leukemia also impairs the ability of the bone marrow to produce platelets and red blood cells.