TNPSC Current Affairs May 21, 2020

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs May 21, 2020 (21/05/2020)

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Topic: Places in News, Profile of States

Konark Sun Temple

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has taken up the Complete Solarisation of Konark sun temple and Konark town in Odisha.

Key facts:

The Scheme envisages setting up of 10 MW grid connected solar project and various solar off-grid applications like solar trees, solar drinking water kiosks, off-grid solar power plants with battery storage etc.

The Project will be taken up with a 100% Central Financial Assistance (CFA) support of around Rs. 25 Crores from Government of India through Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE).

Implementation of this Project will be done by Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA). The Scheme will meet all the energy requirements of Konark town with solar energy.

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Topic: Latest Diary of Events

International Tea Day (ITD)

1st International Tea Day (ITD) is being celebrated by United Nations on 21st May. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will lead the observance of the Day. The aim is to raise awareness of the long history and the deep cultural and economic significance of tea around the world.

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Topic: Latest inventions on Science and Health

Agappe Chitra Magna

It is a magnetic nanoparticle-based RNA extraction kit for use during testing for the detection of COVID-19.

Developed by Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) along with Agappe Diagnostics Ltd, an in vitro diagnostics manufacturing company based in Cochin.

The kit can be used for RNA extraction for RT-LAMP, RT-qPCR, RT-PCR and other isothermal and PCR based protocols for the detection of SARS-COV-2.

Significance: Agappe Chitra Magna RNA Isolation Kit priced at around Rs. 150 per kit is expected to reduce the cost of testing and the country’s dependence on imported kits which cost around Rs 300.

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Topic: Latest Historical Diary of Events

China’s May Fourth Movement

It is an intellectual revolution and sociopolitical reform movement that occurred in China on May 4th in 1919.

The Movement unfolded sparked by the refusal of delegates at the Paris Peace Conference to return former German colonies in China to Chinese sovereignty at the conclusion of World War I. The students protested not only Western imperialism but their own government’s weakness.

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Topic: Latest Diary of Events

Sonic Boom

A sonic boom is said to occur when an object travels through the air faster than the speed of sound and creates shock waves. This can lead to a huge emission in energy, usually in the form of sound, which can be similar to an explosion of thunderclap.

Effects: The sonic boom is a continuous sound which is emitted by the aircraft all the while it is travelling at a supersonic speed. If the aircraft is flying at a low altitude, the sonic boom may also lead to tremors similar to earthquakes and shattering of glass.

Why in News?

Many parts of Bengaluru had heard a loud noise and the nature of the sound, as described by people, was like thunder or a really fast fighter aircraft. The sound effect caused due to such high-speed flights is known as ‘sonic boom’.

These (test flights) are done well beyond the city limits in specified sectors. However, considering the atmospheric conditions and reduced noise levels in the city during these times, the aircraft sound may become clearly audible even if it happened way out from the city.

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Topic: Latest Diary of Events

May 21: National Anti-Terrorism Day

Every year on May 21, India observes National Anti-Terrorism Day. The day is observed to mark the death anniversary of the former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Rajiv Gandhi was the sixth prime minister of India. He served as the prime minister of the country between 1984 and 1989. He was assassinated in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu in May 1991.