TNPSC Current Affairs October 04, 2019

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs Oct 04, 2019 (04/10/2019)

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Topic: Public Awareness and General Administration

Swachh Iconic Places

Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop the Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir has been named country’s ‘Best Swachh Iconic Place’.

About Swachh Iconic Places (SIP):

It is an initiative of Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation under Swachh Bharat Mission.

Aims to take iconic places and their surroundings to higher standards of Swachhata, so that all visitors benefit and also take away home the message of cleanliness.

Phase I iconic places are: Ajmer Sharif Dargah, CST Mumbai, Golden Temple, Kamakhya Temple, MaikarnikaGhat, Meenakshi Temple, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, Shree Jagannath Temple, The Taj Mahal and Tirupati Temple.

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Topic: Public Awareness and General Administration

One Nation-One Ration Card scheme

Four more States join ration card portability. Ration card holders in Kerala and Karnataka, as well as in Rajasthan and Haryana, will be able to buy subsidised food from ration shops in the neighbouring State from next month.

About the scheme:

One Nation One Ration Card (RC) will ensure all beneficiaries especially migrants can access PDS across the nation from any PDS shop of their own choice.

Benefits: no poor person is deprived of getting subsidised foodgrains under the food security scheme when they shift from one place to another. It also aims to remove the chance of anyone holding more than one ration card to avail benefits from different states.

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Topic: Latest Diary of Events

ASEAN-US Maritime Exercise (AUMX)

The first ASEAN-US Maritime Exercise (AUMX) between regional bloc- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and United States is being held at the Sattahip Naval Base in Thailand.

Topic: Latest Diary of Events

National Nutrition Month

The Government is celebrating the month of September as the National Nutrition Month under the Poshan Abhiyan. The programme- an initiative of WCD Ministry and NITI Aayog is supported by 18 line Ministries/Departments/Government Organizations.

National Nutrition Survey:

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare organized first National Nutrition Survey. The survey was conducted between 2016 and 2018. In India, for the first time the ministry measured malnutrition that included micro nutrient deficiencies. It was done by collecting urine samples and blood samples.

Apart from this, details of non – communicable diseases like hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol, kidney function in children were also collected during the survey.

Key facts:

Around 10% of children in the age group of 5 to 9 years and adolescents in the age group 10 to 19 years are pre – diabetic. 5% of them were overweight and 5% suffered from blood pressure. The survey for the first time proved the coexistence of obesity and under nutrition.

One in five children in the age group 5 to 9 years were stunted. Tamil Nadu and Goa had the highest number of adolescents who were obese or overweight.

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Topic: Latest Diary of Events

India Gets Its First-ever Floating Basketball Court In Mumbai

The National Basketball Association (NBA) brought to India the first-ever Floating Basketball Court in the Arabian Sea near Bandra Worli Sealink.

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Topic: Latest Diary of Events

World Space Week

World Space Week (WSW) is an annual holiday observed from 4 to 10 October in various parts of the world, including Europe and Asia. World Space Week is officially defined as “an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to the betterment of the human condition”.

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Topic: Awards and Honours, Profile of States, Latest Diary of Events

Tamil Nadu wins Swachh Bharat award for rural sanitation

Tamil Nadu has been adjudged the best in rural sanitation after the Centre’s rural cleanliness survey.  This is a significant jump from the 11^th spot it held in 2018.

The swachhta survey this year was conducted in 17,200 villages and 690 districts across the country. Tamil Nadu also achieved the status of 100 Open Defecation Free (ODF) as per the swachh bharath mission website.

As per the data in website, over 53.46 lakh toilets have been built in the state after Prime Minister Modi announced Swachh Bharat Mission in 2014.

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Topic: General Administration, Latest Diary of Events

$150 million line of credit to group of Pacific island nations

Modi, who attended the India-Pacific Islands Developing States (PSIDS) Leaders’ Meeting, also announced a total allocation of USD 12 million to the member states towards implementation of high impact developmental project in the area of their choice.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a USD 150 million line of credit to the group of Pacific island nations for undertaking solar, renewable energy and climate related projects based on their requirement.

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Topic: Awards and Honours

Scientist Thanu Padmanabhan gets MP Birla Memorial Award

The Physicist and Cosmologist Thanu Padmanabhan was conferred the prestigious M P Birla Memorial Award 2019 for his contributions to the world of cosmology.

About Thanu Padmanabhan: He is a professor of Inter-university Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Pune, Maharashtra. He is a Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awardee as well as a Padma Shri-recipient scientist (2007).