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www.Tnpsc.Academy – Quick Notes of Current Affairs for Jan 2017
TNPSC Current Affairs Jan 2017 Quick Notes – Video.
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Awards and Honors
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Name of the Person |
Name of the Award |
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1. |
A. Kanyakumari |
SangitaKalanidhi Award |
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2. |
National Awards on e-Governance 2016-17 (Silver) |
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas |
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3. |
National Awards on e-Governance 2016-17 (Silver) |
Income Tax Department |
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4. |
25 children from various part of the country |
National Bravery Awards 2016 |
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5. |
Workers of Departmental Undertakings & Public Sector Undertakings of the Central and State Governments and Private Sector Units |
Shram Awards – 2015 |
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6. |
Sadhguru Jaggi vasudev |
Padma vibhushan |
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7. |
Late Cho Ramaswamy |
Padma bhushan |
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8. |
T K Murthy |
Padma shri |
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9. |
Michel Danino |
Padma shri |
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10. |
Nivedita Ragunath Bhide |
Padma shri |
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11. |
Mariappan Thangavelu |
Padma shri |
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12. |
Late Sunithi Solomon |
Padma shri |
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Science & Tech
S.no |
New Invention/ Discoveries/Current events in Sci & tech |
By Whom |
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1. |
104thIndian Science Congress |
At Tarakarama Stadium in Thirupati |
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2. |
Missions Lucy and Psyche (Started working to launch) |
NASA |
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3. |
Cosmic double whammy |
Indian Astronomy |
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4. |
New species of Zingiber(Ginger) |
Botanical Survey of India (BSI) |
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5. |
Test Firing of Guided Pinaka |
ISRO |
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6. |
ATM machine installed onboard INS Vikramaditya |
SBI |
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7. |
GSLV MK III’s cryogenic upper stage C-25 stage level test |
ISRO |
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8. |
Vampire star
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Captured by ASTROSAT |
Eminent person in NEWS
S.no |
Name of the Person |
About the Person |
NEWS about the Person |
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1. |
Mariappan Thangavelu |
Paraolympic gold medalist 2016 |
Biopic of Mariappan Thangavelu is being made by Aishwarya Dhanush |
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2. |
Savitribai Phule |
Social Reformer |
186th Birth Anniversary |
Latest Diary of events
S.no |
Event |
Date |
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1. |
World Braille Day
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4th January (Louis Braille, birthday) |
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2. |
12th World Hindi Day |
10 January 2017 |
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3. |
National Youth Festival |
birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda on January 12 |
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4. |
International Kite Festival (Uttarayan) |
Jan 12 |
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5. |
Indian harvest festivals |
Jan 14 |
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6. |
Saksham – 2017 |
Jan 16 |
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7. |
2016 was the Warmest year in India |
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8. |
Ordinance promulgated to lift the ban on jallikattu |
Jan 23 |
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9. |
Republic Day 2017 |
68th Republic Day (Jan 26) |
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10. |
7th National Voters’ Day (NVD) |
Jan 26 |
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11. |
World Leprosy day |
last Sunday of January |
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12. |
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bill 1960 Act Amendment
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To lift ban on Jallikattu |
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Books and Authors
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Books |
Authors |
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1. |
The People’s President: Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam |
Shri S.M. Khan |
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2. |
Akhada- Biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat |
Sourabh Duggal
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Sports
S.no |
News on Sports |
Name of the Person |
Read More |
1. |
First woman player won a record of 23 Grand Slam titles |
Serene Williams |
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