TNPSC Current Affairs November 22, 2018

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs November 22, 2018 (22/11/2018)

Topic: Indian Cultural Panorama, Places in News, Profile of States

Sentinelese

An American national was killed allegedly by the Sentinelese tribe in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands after he illegally entered the protected zone on November 16.

Who are the Sentinelese?

The Sentinelese are a negrito tribe who live on the North Sentinel Island of the Andamans. The inhabitants are connected to the Jarawa on the basis of physical, as well as linguistic similarities.

Their numbers are believed to be less than 150 and as low as 40.

Based on carbon dating of kitchen middens by the Anthropological Survey of India, Sentinelese presence was confirmed in the islands to 2,000 years ago. Genome studies indicate that the Andaman tribes could have been on the islands even 30,000 years ago.

How are they protected?

The Govt. of India issued the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Regulation, 1956 to declare the traditional areas occupied by the tribes as reserves. It prohibited entry of all persons except those with authorisation.

Photographing or filming the tribe members is also an offence. The rules were amended later to enhance penalties.

Topic: India’s Foreign Policy, Latest Diary of Events

e-registration must for jobs in 18 countries

Ministry of External Affairs is planning to bring in a rule according to which Passport holders with “non-Emigration Check Required (non-ECR)” status will have to get themselves registered with the Ministry of External Affairs before taking up jobs abroad.

The non-ECR category of passengers include Indians paying income tax and those with educational qualification above matriculation.

As of now only ECR category passport holders were required to get emigration clearance from the office of the Protector of Emigrants to seek employment abroad.

Key facts:

The rule, which takes effect on January 1, is aimed at the welfare of Indians going abroad. It applies to jobs in 18 countries, including the six Gulf Cooperation Council nations, which have the largest number of expats.

The objective of the directive is to protect workers with higher educational qualification from not getting into blue collar jobs. Previously only ECR stamped passport holders had to go through the mandatory e-migrate registration since 2015.

All those seeking employment will have to register online via the website www.emigrate.gov.in. Those failing to register at least 24 hours prior to actual departure will be off-loaded at the airports.

Indians working abroad- relevant stats:

Statistics available with the Ministry of External Affairs showed that UAE is one of the five top destination countries for Indians taking up employment.

Nearly 1.5 lakh Indians had taken up employment in that country last year. This was followed by Saudi Arabia (78,611); Kuwait (56,380); Oman (43,332) and Qatar (24,759).

The other countries where registration is required are Afghanistan, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Thailand and Yemen.

Topic : New Appointments, Persons in News, Latest Diary of events

Interpol – New president

Interpol chosen Kim Jong-yang of South Korea as its new president.

Interpol:

The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO-INTERPOL), more commonly known as Interpol, is the international organization that facilitates international police cooperation.

It was established as the International Criminal Police Commission (ICPC) in 1923; it chose INTERPOL as its telegraphic address in 1946, and made it its common name in 1956.