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www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs Oct 12, 2019 (12/10/2019)
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Topic: Awareness in Space, World Organizations, Latest Diary of Events
NASA ICON Mission
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has launched a satellite ICON to detect dynamic zones of Earth’s Ionosphere. The satellite Ionosphere Connection Explorer (ICON) was launched from an aircraft over the Atlantic Ocean near the Florida coast.
About ICON Mission:
The ICON satellite will study the Earth’s Ionosphere. It includes various layers of the uppermost atmosphere where free electrons flow freely. The ICON mission is the 39th successful launch and satellite deployment by Pegasus rocket. It is equipped with 780-watt solar arrays to power the instruments.
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Topic: Latest Diary of Events
Emperor penguins
It is one of Antarctica’s most iconic species. It is listed as ‘near threatened’ in the Red List of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Recent demands:
Experts have demanded that the IUCN status of species should be changed to ‘vulnerable’ from ‘near threatened’.
The experts also advocated that the emperor penguin should be listed by the Antarctic Treaty as a Specially Protected Species.
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Topic: Latest Diary of Events
DHARMA GUARDIAN – 2019
It is a Joint Military Exercise between India and Japan. Exercise DHARMA GUARDIAN is an annual training event which is being conducted in India since 2018.
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Topic: Latest Diary of Events
PM Modi – President Xi Informal Summit
The Chinese President Xi Jing Ping arrived at the Chennai airport along with 90 delegations for a 2 day long informal summit. His welcome ceremony was grand and was organized by the Tamil Nadu Government in a traditional way.
Ahead of the summit 2,000 children wore Xi Jing Ping masks on their faces and created formations of “Welcome” in Mandarin.
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October 12: World Migratory Bird Day
World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) is an awareness – raising campaign organized by CMS (Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of wild animals) and AEWA (Agreement on the Conservation of African – Eurasian Migratory water birds) that highlights the conservation of migratory birds, threats faced by them, their ecological importance the need for international cooperation to conserve them.
Different Countries organize different activities based on the theme to mark the WMBD all around the world. This year theme is as: “Protect birds – Be the solution to plastic pollution”.
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Topic: Awards and Honours, Latest Diary of Events
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu receives highest civilian award of Comoros
The Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has been awarded Comoros’ highest civilian honour ‘The Order of the Green Crescent’ recently on October 12, 2019. Comoros President Azali Assoumani presented this award to him.
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu was on the official visit of Comoros and Sierra Leone from 10 October to 14 October. India and Comoros have signed six agreements during his visit, including defence cooperation and health. Apart from that, India has assured Comoros to give USD 2 million lines of credit.