TNPSC Current Affairs May 05, 2018

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

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Topic : General Administration, Latest Diary of Events

National Water Informatics Centre (NWIC)

National Water Informatics Centre (NWIC) has recently been created by Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

About NWIC:

NWIC would be a repository of nation-wide water resources data and would work as a Subordinate Office under the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

The centre would be headed by a Joint Secretary level officer.

Background:

The management of water resources is a highly complex and tedious task that involves expertise of multidisciplinary domains and depend on historical and real time reliable data and information.

For this, the first requirement is to develop, maintain and update regularly a comprehensive “Water Resources Information System” (WRIS) in public domain for awareness and involvement of all concerned for effective integrated water resources management.

This is also prerequisite for scientific assessment, monitoring, modelling and Decision Support System (DSS) and Integrated water resource Management.

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Topic: Security agencies, General Administration, Latest Diary of Events

Narcotics Control Bureau

The third bilateral meeting between Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), India and Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB), Sri Lanka on Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and related matters was recently held in New Delhi.

NCB, India and PNB, Sri Lanka have recognized the challenging drug situation in the region and identified useful areas of future cooperation including in field of information exchange, control delivery operations and training.

About NCB:

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is the nodal drug law enforcement and intelligence agency of India responsible for fighting drug trafficking and the abuse of illegal substances

The Director General of NCB is an officer of the Indian Police Service (IPS) or the Indian Revenue Service(IRS).

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Topic : Latest Diary of Events, Profile of States, Places in News

National Rail Museum

The National Rail Museum is a museum in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi which focuses on the rail heritage of India it opened on the 1 February 1977.

It is located in over 10 acres of land with both indoor and outdoor exhibits.

Why it is news?

National Rail Museum will now be open in evening also for visitors.

Visitors will be able to enjoy indoor gallery, musical fountain, multicolour lighting of exhibits.