TNPSC Current Affairs May 27, 2020

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs May 27, 2020 (27/05/2020)

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Topic: Profile of States, Latest Diary of Events

Chardham tunnel

It is a 440-m tunnel constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) below the densely populated Chamba town on the Rishikesh-Dharasuroad National Highway in Uttarakhand.

The tunnel is part of the efforts to boost the annual Chardham yatra to connect Gangotri, Kedarnath, Yamunotri and Badrinath.

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Topic: Welfare Oriented Govt Schemes and their Utilities

Bug bounty programme

The government has launched the bug bounty programme that will be hosted by the MyGov team.

The programme will enable security researchers to avail rewards for finding security vulnerabilities within the aarogya setu app.

The programme will be open to Indian and foreign nationals, but only Indians will be eligible for rewards offered under the scheme. Anyone who points out a security vulnerability in the app source code will be eligible for a reward of up to ₹3 lakh, and up to ₹1 lakh for pointing out a suggestion or improvement in the source code.

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Topic: Latest inventions on Science and Health

Spectrin and Axons

Researchers have found that spectrin can act as ‘shock absorbers’ to protect axons from stretch-induced damage. The study can help in understanding and treatment of concussion from head injuries as well as stretch-induced nerve injuries.

Key facts:

Spectrin are flexible rod-shaped molecules present in axons. Axons are long tubular extensions of nerve cells that transmit electrical signals across long distances and can be up to a meter long in the case of humans. At such lengths, they are subjected to large stretch deformations during limb or other bodily movements.

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Topic: Books and Authors, Latest Diary of Events

J.K. Rowling announces “The Ickabog”

British author J.K. Rowling released first two chapters of her new Children’s book “The lckabog”. The story is to be published in installments on The Ickabog website for free before its official publication in November 2020. The Ickabog is her first children’s book since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was published in 2007.

K. Rowling (original name Joanne Rowling) is a British author, film & TV producer, screenwriter and philanthropist, best known for writing the Harry Potter fantasy series. He first book in Harry Potter series is Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone published in 1997.

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Topic: Profile of States, Latest Diary of Events

Saharan Cheetah

For the first time in a decade, the naturalists have filmed a Saharan Cheetah in a Hoggar Mountains national park in Algeria.

What is Saharan Cheetah?

Saharan cheetah (Zoological name: Acinonyx jubatus hecki) or Northwest African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki) is a subspecies of Cheetah endemic to Sahara and the Sahel regions of Africa.  It is a critically endangered fauna and its total population was suspected to be less than 250 in 2008.