www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs April 23, 2019

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs April 23, 2019 (23/04/2019)

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

Mosquirix: World’s first Malaria vaccine

African Nation, Malawi will be undertaking large scale pilot tests for the world’s most advanced experimental malaria vaccine in a bid to prevent the disease. The vaccine has been recommended by WHO for pilot introduction in selected areas of 3 African countries– Ghana, Kenya and Malawi.

About Malaria: caused by the infectious Plasmodium

Spread: Female Anophelesmosquitoes deposit parasite sporozoites into the skin of a human host.

World’s first vaccine against a parasitic disease: Mosquirix

Mosquirix is also engineered using a hepatitis B viral protein and a chemical adjuvant to further boost the immune response for enhanced effectiveness.

Topic: Latest Diary of Events

Earth Day

It is an annual event, organized to show support for environmental protection around the world on April 22. This day commenced on April 22, 1970. In the year 2020, the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day will be celebrated.

Theme of Earth Day 2019: Protect Our Species.

Topic: Environment and Ecology, Latest Diary of Events

The East Asia – Australasian Flyway (EAAF)

In a first, east Asian birds make Andaman stopover. These birds also use Andaman and Nicobar Islands for a few week rest before they can fly along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF).

Key facts:

The routes that migratory waterbirds traverse on an annual basis are known as ‘flyways’. There are nine major flyway around the world.

The East Asian – Australasian Flyway (EAAF) stretches from the Russian Far East and Alaska, southwards through East Asia and South-east Asia, to Australia and New Zealand and encompasses 22 countries.

The EAAF is home to over 50 million migratory waterbirds from over 250 different populations, including 32 globally threatened species and 19 Near Threatened species.

During migration, waterbirds rely on a system of highly productive wetlands to rest and feed, building up sufficient energy to fuel the next phase of their journey.

Topic: Profile of States, Latest Diary of Events

Garia festival

Garia festival is an important festival for the Tripuri tribal community of the state. The Garia dance is very popular among the Tripuris and the Reangs. Symbolic of the worship of deities as well as of the socio-economic activities of the households, these dances represent hunting, fishing, food-gathering and various other activities.

Topic: Sports and Games, Latest Diary of Events

Asian Athletics Championships 2019

Trichy Gomathi Marimuthu has won the India’s first gold medal of the Asian Athletics Championships 2019 held in Doha. She won the 800m finals with a personal best timing of 2:20:70s.