TNPSC Current Affairs October 26, 2019

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs Oct 26, 2019 (26/10/2019)

Topic: Awards and Records, Latest Diary of Events

Lucknow-based school enters Guinness Book of World Records

Lucknow-based City Montessori School (CMS) has won the Guinness World Record for becoming the ‘world’s largest school’ in terms of strength of students. City Montessori School (CMS) has won the global award for having largest number of students in 2019-20. At present, the CMS has 18 branches and approximately 56,000 students all over the city.

Topic: World Organizations, Latest International Events

UNEP Colombo Declaration

UN Environment Programme (UNEP) member states recently adopted the “Colombo Declaration” which calls for tackling global nitrogen challenge.

Highlights of the declaration:

The Colombo Declaration has been developed with the technical support of the International Nitrogen Management System (INMS), a joint activity of the UNEP and the International Nitrogen Initiative supported by the Global Environmental Facility.

The aim is to halve nitrogen waste by 2030.

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

Indians no longer require Visa to visit Brazil

Indian tourists will be now be exempted from visas to enter Brazil for tourism or business purposes. The exemption is also available for Chinese tourists. Both India and China are part of BRICS, an association of 5 major emerging national economies.

Other three are Brazil, Russia and South Africa.

Key facts:

South American nation will drop its requirement that visiting Indian and Chinese tourists or business people must compulsorily obtain visas.

The announcement in this regard was made by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro during an official visit to China. He also clarified that there will be no reciprocity in the beginning. This was the first time Brazilian government has expanded that policy to the developing world.

Topic: New Inventions on Science and Health, Latest Diary of Events

Bio Bricks from Agri waste

The researchers from IIT Hyderabad and School of Architecture, Bhubaneswar have developed bio-bricks from agricultural waste. The product serves dual purposes of development of eco-friendly sustainable material and also waste management.

The Process:

The Bagasse from agricultural waste is chopped to desired size. A lime-based slurry is prepared. The chopped agro-waste is added to the slurry and mixed thoroughly using a mixer to form a homogenous mixture.

The mixture is then poured into the molds. The molds are then rammed with wooden blocks to create compact bricks. The bricks attain strength after a month of air drying.

Topic: Books and Authors, Latest Diary of Events

William Dalrymple – The Anarchy

“The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company” is written by William Dalrymple. Simply saying this story revolving around two other sides. The rise of the Company is the main one, but it is told against its mirror image, which is the fall of the Mughals.

About the author:

William Dalrymple is the author of nine books about India and the Islamic world, including Return of a King, which won the Hemingway Award and was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson, PEN Hessell-Tiltman, and Duff Cooper Prizes.

He writes regularly for the New Yorker, the New York Review of Books, and the Guardian and is one of the founders and a codirector of the Jaipur Literature Festival.

William Dalrymple is a Scottish historian and writer, art historian and curator, as well as an award-winning broadcaster and critic.

Topic: Books and Authors, Latest Diary of Events

Viswanathan Anand authors book titled “Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion’s Life”

Indian Chess player, Viswanathan Anand has written a book titled “Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion’s Life”.

The book is based on the experience he had in the game of Chess. In the book, he revisits his greatest games and worst losses, his unique experiences of playing against the best minds, and the methods he employs to prepare for wins, cope with disappointments and, simply, stay in the game.