TNPSC 8th JANUARY 2022 CURRENT AFFAIRS TNPSC SHOUTERS ENGLISH PDF

 

Indian Institute of Mathematical Sciences Professor Ramanujath receives 'Time' Lifetime Achievement Award

• The International Conference on Technology and Innovation in Math Education (TIME) is held every 2 years to bring together mathematicians and scientists from around the world.
• The Nalini Bala Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to those who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical education at this conference.
• Accordingly the 10th Time Conference was held online last December by Corona Spread. It discussed innovative teaching methods, problems in integrating mathematics with technologies and its research.
• In addition, Professor of Mathematics R. Ramanujath was honored with the 'Nalini Bala Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award' at the conference. Similarly, he was awarded the Indira Gandhi Award in 2020 for his work in science campaigning.

Launch of e-rental processor for booking agricultural machinery

• The target is to cultivate pulses such as paddy, black gram and green gram in 11 lakh acres. Agricultural implements including seeds required for this are provided at subsidized rates.
• It is planned to procure the produced pulses through regulated outlets at minimum support price.
• Chief Minister Stalin initiated the project by providing inputs to 5 farmers from Chengalpattu and Tiruvallur districts.
• The Chief Minister inaugurated the Rs. 97.01 crore Agricultural Marketing, Commercial Buildings and Agricultural Engineering Department office building constructed by the Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board.
• Chief Minister Stalin launched the e-rental online processor for booking agricultural machinery for rent by farmers through the Department of Agricultural Engineering, as if they were at home.
• Chief Minister MK Stalin launched the 'Sustainable Cotton Movement' at a cost of Rs 11 crore for the benefit of cotton farmers
• At the Chennai General Secretariat, Chief Minister MK Stalin launched a new project called 'Sustainable Cotton Movement' at a cost of Rs 11 crore for the benefit of cotton farmers by providing inputs to 5 farmers.
• Minister of Agrarian Welfare MRK Panneerselvam, Chief Secretary His Excellency and other government officials were present.
• One of them is the special, long-lasting cotton movement to implement long fiber cotton cultivation and integrated techniques over an area of ​​25,000 hectares.

Discovery of 2 thousand year old elderly minions near Manamadurai

• Pandianad Cultural Center historians Manamadurai Meenakshi Sundaram and Usilankulam Thamaraikkannan visited Kalkurichi near Manamadurai in Sivagangai district.
• The thickness of the thali found in the Kalkurichi village cemetery is one inch. The forelimbs of these thali are found to be one inch, three quarters of an inch, half an inch, and a quarter inch thick.
• The interior of the tiles is dark and the exterior is red. There are also beautiful carvings on the neck of the maid. These minions are thought to date back to about 2,000 years ago. '

Economic growth of 9.2% in the current financial year - National Statistics Office forecast

• As a complete curfew has been enforced by the corona epidemic, rich nations as well as poor nations around the world are facing economic downturn.
• India is no exception. Various industries are facing huge material losses. In this context, the National Statistics Office has forecast that the Indian economy will grow by 9.2 per cent in the current financial year.

Manipur-Tripura first Jansadapti Express train flagged off by Union Minister Shri G Kishan Reddy

• Manipur - The first Jansadapti Express train connecting the states of Tripura via Assam was inaugurated by Railway Minister Mr. Aswini Vaishnav and North Eastern Region Development Minister Mr. G. Kishan Reddy in the presence of Manipur Chief Minister Mr. Nangthombam Pran Singh and Tripura Chief Minister Mr. Biplob Kumar Dev.
• The long-standing demand of the people of Manipur, Tripura and South Assam for Agartala-Jiribam-Agartala special trains has been met with the launch of Jan Sadhapati. These special trains were launched simultaneously from Agartala and Jirimam railway stations.

The 24th National Conference on e-Governance 2021 concluded successfully in Hyderabad

• The 24th National Symposium on e-Governance 2021 concluded on January 7 and 8 in Hyderabad, Telangana.
• The theme of the seminar was "India's Decade of Technology: Digital Management in the Post-Epidemic World". The ‘Hyderabad Declaration’ on e-Governance was adopted after in-depth discussion in the two-day sessions.
• The sessions of the seminar were all about implementing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of ‘Minimum Government, Maximum Administration’ and learning from the experience of sharing e-governance tools that benefit citizens.