6th FEBRUARY 2023 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS
Earthquake in Syria and Turkey
- The first earthquake struck in the early hours of the morning with a magnitude of 7.8. Another 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck in the afternoon. And for the 3rd time, an earthquake of magnitude 6.0 has been reported. The Geological Survey reported that the earthquake in Turkey was felt as far as Greenland.
- Most of the rubble is reported in central Turkish cities. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced seven days of national mourning following the earthquake that killed more than 2,600 people in Turkey and neighboring Syria.
- An entirely indigenously developed aircraft carrier INS was recently dedicated to the country. In this context, Tejas, a light fighter aircraft belonging to the Indian Navy, successfully landed for the first time aboard INS Vikrant on trial basis.
- Built at a cost of Rs 20,000 crore, the 45,000 tonne aircraft carrier INS Vikrant was dedicated to the country in September last year. With a length of 262 meters and a beam of 62 meters, the Vikrant is the largest warship built in India. Of this, it can carry 30 aircraft.
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin issued an executive order to set up a dedicated Geographical Information System control station at the headquarters in Chindarippet under the Amruth 2.0 project management and office expenditure plan to improve the progress of the work being carried out in all the structures of the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board.
- Through this project, the information in the structure of Chennai Water Supply and Sewerage Board will be created in high technology and the generated information will be added to the Geographical Information System technology. Implementation of this scheme will improve the Board's revenue and reduce expenditure
- The 65th Grammy Awards ceremony was held in Los Angeles, USA. The award is presented annually to outstanding pop-rock classical music artists. In the award ceremony that started yesterday, the famous musician and producer from Bengaluru, Ricky Cage, has been awarded the Grammy Award for the third time.
- He got this award for the song collection Divine Tides published by him. Last year too he won the award in the Best New Album category for the same album. Ricky Cage has been awarded the Grammy Award for Best Deep Sounding Audio Album of the Year.
- Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi inaugurated the India Energy Week 2023 in Bengaluru today. The Prime Minister also unveiled Indian Oil Company uniforms made from used plastic bottles.
- He dedicated the Indian Oil Corporation's indoor solar energy cooking system's double-stove model to the country and launched its commercial sale.
- The Prime Minister also introduced E-20 fuel at 84 retail petrol stations in 11 states/UTs under the Ethanol Blending Scheme. He flagged off the Green Transport Rally with vehicles powered by green energy sources. This will help create awareness among the public about green fuel.
- The event was attended by Karnataka Governor Mr. Dawar Chand Khelat, Karnataka Chief Minister Mr. Basavaraj Bummy, Union Petroleum and Gas Minister Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Petroleum and Gas Minister Mr. Rameshwar Theli and others.
- India Energy Week is being organized from February 6 to 8 with the aim of showcasing India's growing power in the energy transition.
- The event will bring together leaders from the conventional and non-conventional energy industry, governments and academic institutions to discuss the challenges and opportunities of the country responsible for the energy transition. More than 30 ministers from all over the world will attend.
- 500 speakers, 1000 exhibitors and 30,000 delegates will discuss the challenges and opportunities for the future of Indian energy.
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated to the country the helicopter factory set up by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited company known as HAL at Tumkur. Similarly, he also laid foundation stone for 2 Jaljeevan schemes at Tumkur Industrial Estate, Diptur and Chikkanayakanahalli.
- After visiting the infrastructural facilities of the helicopter factory, the Prime Minister also inaugurated a light helicopter.
- The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Mr. Basavaraj Tommy, Minister of Defense, Mr. Rajnath Singh, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Mr. Narayanasamy, Karnataka State Ministers and others participated in the event.
- In another move towards self-reliance in the defense sector, the Prime Minister dedicated Hindustan Aeronautics' helicopter factory at Tumkur to the country. The foundation stone was laid in 2016.
- The new green helicopter factory will improve the productivity and environment of helicopters. It is the largest helicopter factory in Asia. In the next 20 years, Hindustan Aeronautics plans to manufacture more than a thousand helicopters of 3 to 15 tons capacity at Tumkuru. This will provide employment to around 6,000 people in the area.
- The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare has signed an MoU to develop a national-level digital approach with private participation to achieve the Green India goal. The MoU also envisages setting up a digital library to provide online certificate training through the disciplines of agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, animal husbandry and rural livelihoods.
