TNPSC Current Affairs May 15, 2018

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs May 15, 2018 (15/05/2018)

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Topic: Women related issues

Bharosa

Aimed at empowering vulnerable and marginalised women by imparting skills training, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will soon set up a skill development centre at ‘Bharosa,’ an integrated support centre for distressed women and children in Hyderabad.

Bharosa:

‘Bharosa,’ an initiative of Hyderabad City Police, is a state-of-the-art centre to support women and children who are victims of violence. Since its inception in 2016, a total of 3,560 victims have approached ‘Bharosa’ centre with a range of problems.

‘Bharosa’ provides under one roof, 24X7 services related to police, medical, legal, prosecution, psycho-therapeutic counselling and relief and rehabilitation services in completely private counselling rooms to maintain confidentiality and privacy.

The centre is equipped with well-trained staff and modern gadgets, including facilities like video conferencing, so that the victims need not go to the court.

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Topic: New Economic policies

Frozen Semen Station

Frozen Semen Station is being set up in Maranga, Purnea in Bihar under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission with 100% contribution from the Central Government.

Key facts:

The frozen semen station in Purnea will be the first state-of-the-art semen production center of the country.

The center will develop highly modern bull shade, semen processing lab, feed and godown, agricultural equipment, and other facilities.

About Rashtriya Gokul Mission:

To conserve and develop indigenous bovine breeds, government has launched ‘Rashtriya Gokul Mission’ under the National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development (NPBBD).

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Topic : Awards and Honours, Persons in News, Latest Diary of Events

DRDO Awards – 2016 & 2017

The DRDO Awards- 2016 & 2017 to various DRDO scientists for their outstanding contributions presented while commemorating the National Technology Day.

Some of the prominent scientists:

Former Secretary Department of Defence R&D, Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri and Director General, DRDO Dr VKSaraswat for DRDO Lifetime Achievement Award – 2017

Former Secretary Department of Defence R&D, Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri and Director General, DRDO Dr VasudevKalkunteAatre for DRDO Lifetime Achievement Award – 2016.

The Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri, Distinguished Scientist & Director General (Missiles & Strategic Systems) Dr G Satheesh Reddy for Technology Leadership Award – 2016, etc.

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Topic : Latest Diary of Events, Persons in News

Eminent physicist Sudarshan dead

Ennackal Chandy George Sudarshan, popularly known as E.C.G. Sudarshan, who made path-breaking discoveries in the realm of quantum optics, died in Texas.

About him:

Mr. Sudarshan was a Professor at the University of Texas for the past 40 years.

A globally-recognised theoretical physicist, Professor Sudarshan had often pointed out that Physics meant everything to him.

He was recommended for the Nobel Prize for Physics nine times, but never awarded.

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Topic : New Records and Events, Persons in News

Australian sets fastest summit record

An Australian mountaineer scaled Mount Everest, completing his quest to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents in record time.

Australian climber Steve Plain scaled 8,850-metre (29,035-foot) Everest 117 days after beginning his mission in Antarctica.