TNPSC Current Affairs October 31, 2019

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs Oct 31, 2019 (31/10/2019)

Topic: Latest Diary of Events

October 31: World Cities Day

The World Cities Day (WCD) is being celebrated by the United Nations to promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization. It also intends to address the challenges of urbanization and to contribute to sustainable urban development around the world. It was established in 2013.

The general theme of WCD is “Better City, Better Life”. However, every year a different sub-theme is selected. The sub theme is in such a way to either promote the success of urbanization or address specific challenges from urbanization.

Topic: Awards and Honours, Persons in News

Vyas Samman 2018 conferred on Leeladhar Jagoori

The 28th Vyas Samman for the year 2018 was conferred on noted Hindi poet and writer Leeladhar Jagoori for his poetry collection ‘Jitne Log Utne Prem’, in New Delhi. Jagoori was conferred the prestigious award for his poetry collection by renowned author and scholar Govind Mishra.

Jagoori’s award citation reads- He presents a new world of experience, language, narrative and that his poems are ever-changing sounds of experiments and progress.

Topic: New Inventions on Science and Health, Mass Communication

Malware

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) has confirmed that a malware had infected its system at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP). It was infected by DTrack, a North Korean virus.

What is a Malware?

It is short for “malicious software,” also known as malicious code or “malcode.” It is code or software that is specifically designed to damage, disrupt, steal, or in general inflict some other “bad” or illegitimate action on data, hosts, or networks.

Some of the more commonly known types of malware are viruses, worms, Trojans, bots, ransomware, backdoors, spyware, and adware.

Topic: Places in News, Latest Diary of Events

Mekong river

Mekong’s water levels fall as new Laos dam begins operations. The Mekong originates in Tibet and flows through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.

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

Indian brain atlas

IIT-Hyderabad creates the first Indian brain atlas. It is named as IBA100. Other brain atlases include Chinese, Korean and Caucasian. The first digital human brain atlas was created by the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI).

Key facts:

The atlas reveals that Indian brain is smaller in height, width, and volume compared to the western and eastern populations. This study will help in the early diagnosis of brain diseases like Alzheimer’s.

The India-specific brain atlas was created by using the MRI scans of 50 individuals of different genders.

Topic: Latest Diary of Events

Cyclone Maha

The depression over Arabian Sea has intensified into a cyclonic storm. It is named Maha. The name is given by Oman. This year, Maha will be the fourth Cyclone in Arabian Sea to form after Vayu, Hikaa, Kyaar.