TNPSC Current Affairs November 09, 2019

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs Nov 09, 2019 (09/11/2019)

Topic: Latest Diary of Events

Kalapani Territory

Nepal government has strongly objected to the inclusion of ‘Kalapani’ under the Indian Territory as per the newly released political map of India.

What’s the issue?

In the latest map, India included Kalapani into the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. Nepal government says that Kalapani is an integral part of the country and that talks are still on between New Delhi and Kathmandu over this “unresolved” area.

Foreign secretaries of both countries have been assigned the responsibility to resolve the remaining border-related issues between India and Nepal.

Where is it located?

Kalapani is located at an altitude of 3600m on the Kailash Manasarovar route. It borders Uttarakhand in India and Sudurpashchim Pradesh in Nepal. Since the Indo-China war of 1962, Kalapani is controlled by India’s Indo-Tibetan Border Police.

Nepal claims that the river located towards the west of the territory is the main Kali river and thus it falls in its territory, India claims a ridgeline towards the east of the Kalapani territory and hence, includes it in the Indian Union.

Way ahead:

While the two countries have made a lot of headway in ties, sensitive issues such as border need to be handled carefully and New Delhi has to be mindful of Nepal’s concerns.

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Topic: General Administration, World Organizations

“No Money For Terror” Conference

India will host the next edition of the “No Money For Terror” conference to be held in 2020. The announcement was made at the “No Money For Terror” conference in Melbourne, Australia.

Key facts:

The “No Money For Terror” conference is organised by Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) of over 100 countries, jointly called The Egmont Group.

Recognising the importance of international cooperation in the fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism, a group of FIUs met a few years ago at the Egmont Arenberg Palace in Brussels, Belgium, and decided to establish an informal network of FIUs for the stimulation of international co-operation.

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Topic: Latest Diary of Events

Cyclone bulbul

It is the seventh named storm of the unusually active 2019 North Indian Ocean cyclone season.

The season has seen Cyclone Pabuk (South China Sea-Andaman Sea), Cyclone Fani (Bay of Bengal), Cyclone Vayu (Arabian Sea), Cyclone Hikka (Arabian Sea), Cyclone Kyarr (Arabian Sea) and Cyclone Maha (Arabian Sea).

Bulbul name was contributed by Pakistan. If IMD’s predictions hold true, Bulbul will also be the sixth storm to reach an intensity of very severe cyclonic storm.

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Topic: Latest Diary of Events

Sathaya Vizha begins in Thanjavur

The 1,034th Sathaya Vizha marking the birth anniversary of King Raja Raja Chola started.

Rajaraja I (Raja Raja Chola):

Rajaraja I, born Arulmozhi Varman was a Chola emperor from present day south India who ruled over the Chola kingdom of medieval Tamil Nadu, parts of northern India, two thirds of Sri Lankan territory, Maldives and parts of East Asia, between 985 and 1014 CE.

During his reign, the Cholas expanded beyond the Kaveri delta with their domains stretching from Sri Lanka in the south to Kalinga in the north.