Tnpsc current affairs feb. 23, 2017

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www.tnpsc.academy – Tnpsc current affairs feb. 23, 2017 (23/02/2017)

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Topic : Political Science – General Administration

Arun-3 Hydro Electric Project

The union cabinet has approved the Arun – 3 Hydro Electric Project.

About the Project:

The project is located on Arun River in Sankhuwasabha District of Eastern Nepal.

The project will provide surplus power to India strengthening power availability in the country and will also strengthening economic linkages with Nepal.

The power from the project shall be exported from Dhalkebar in Nepal to Muzaffarpur in India.

Employment generation of around 3000 persons is envisaged in construction of the project from both India and Nepal.

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Topic : Political Science – General Administration

Antyodaya Express 

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu launched Antyodaya Express, a new fully unreserved train for the common man with specially designed colourful coaches.

The first Antyodaya Express will be launched between Mumbai and Tatanagar, and the second will be between Ernakulam and Howrah shortly

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Topic : History – Sports and Games

World Championship for Hand ball on Skates

Indian men’s team won the Roll Ball World Cup Championship by defeated Iran.

India also won the tournament in the women’s category, defeating Iran.

About Roll Ball:

Roll Ball is a combination of Roller-skating, handball, and basketball, and it was invented by an Indian sports teacher Raju Dabhade in 2003.

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Topic : History – Sports and Games

India to host 2019 combined World Cup for Shooting

The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) announced that India will be hosting the Combined World Cup for Shooting in 2019.

The Combined World Cup will a qualifying event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The event will be organized in three categories : Shotgun, Rifle and Pistol.

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Topic :  Geography – Geographical Landmarks

NASA discovers 7 Earth-like planets

NASA has announced that scientists have found the existence of another solar system – seven Earth-like planets orbiting a small star in galaxy 40 light years away.

The Spitzer Space Telescope has found that the planets are as large as Earth and at least three of them are in a “habitable zone”.

About these planets:

Five planets have sizes similar to that of the Earth, while the remaining two are intermediate in size between Mars and Earth.

Based on the mass estimates, the six inner planets may have a rocky composition.

The sixth planet has low density suggesting a volatile rich compostion, which is ice layer or atmosphere.

Because they are located outside of our solar system, these planets are scientifically known as exoplanets.

Key facts:

Scientists found three planets passing in front of TRAPPIST – 1, the dwarf star.

This star system is less than 40 light-years from Earth, or 235 trillion miles away, in the constellation Aquarius.

If Trappist-1 were our sun, all these planets would fit inside the orbit of Mercury.

That’s how close they are to their star and why their orbits are so short.

Unlike Earth, which rotates on its axis, the planets are “tidally locked to the star”.

This means that one side of the planet has only day, and one side has only night. It also means the weather conditions are unlike what we experience on Earth.

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