TNPSC Current Affairs – Oct.17, 2016 (17/10/2016)

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www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs – Oct.17, 2016 (17/10/2016)

Topic: History- Latest diary of events

World Food Day- October 16

On October 16 World Food day is globally observed to mark the foundation of Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nation in 1945.

Aim of the Day:

To create awareness among public about the hunger difficulties and involve then to eradicate the hunger.

Theme of 2016 year:

“Climate is changing. Food and Agriculture must too.”

About FAO (Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations)

It is an agency of United Nations that leads International efforts to defeat hunger. Its headquarters is in Rome,Italy.

Its main goals are

Eradication of hunger, food security and malnutrition.

The elimination of poverty and the driving forward of economic and social progress for all

The sustainable management and utilization of natural resources, including land, water, air, climate and genetic resources for the benefit of present and future generations

Topic- Political Science- India’s Foreign Policy

India – Russia Defence Deal

On 17^th India- Russia annual summit in Goa BRICS, India has signed to purchase S-400 missile system from Russia.

And also signed agreement to purchase Kamov 226T helicopters and 4 Krivak class stealth frigates from Russia.

Topic: History- Diary of Events

International Day for the eradication of  poverty- October 17

Every year October 16 is observed as International Day for the eradication of  poverty by United Nations which adopting a resolution on December 1992.

The  International Day for the eradication of  poverty was observed in 1993 for the first time.

2016 Theme:

“Moving from humiliation and exclusion to participation: Ending poverty in all its forms”

Topic- Political Science- India’s Foreign Policy

BRICS- BIMSTEC

Along with BRICS summit on Goa, BIMSTEC outreach summit also held on two days. In that all members of BRICS- BIMSTEC participated.

 About BIMSTEC:

 BIMSTEC – Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation.

 BIMSTEC member countries are Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal.

Topic- History- Eminent Persons in News

BSI celebrates Janaki Ammal’s contributions

Botanical survey of India (BSI) in Kolkatta celebrating the contribution of Janaki Ammal  by making exhibition with her achievements and inventions and her contributions to the society

About Janaki Ammal:

She organized BSI before 60 years. She worked as a head of BSI fore several years.

She was one of the first women scientists who got padma shri in 1997.

She wrote “The chromosomal Atlas of Cultivated Plants” by studied thousands of species of flowering plants.

Her best works  on Sugarcane and eggplants were most remembered work.

She  born on 1897 and died in the year 1984.

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