28th SEPTEMBER 2023 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS
Asian Games - Day 5
- The Asian Games Festival is in full swing in Hangzhou, China. India got three medals including one gold on Thursday, the 5th day.
- In shooting, Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Singh Seema and Shiva Narwal represented the Indian men's team in the men's 10m air pistol category. During the competition, they scored points by shooting accurately at the target and challenged their fellow competitors.
- The Indian men's team continued to perform well and finished first with a total of 1734 points and kissed the gold medal. With this, the tricolor flag flew high and the National Anthem was played at the Hangzhou Stadium.
- In the same category, the Chinese team won the silver medal and the Vietnamese team won the bronze medal. Indian players shined in the men's 10m air pistol event, giving India its fourth gold in shooting at the ongoing Asian Games.
- India's Roshipina takes on China's Jiawei in the women's 60kg Wushu final. Roshipina missed out on the gold medal in the yarn after a slight slip in the fast-paced competition. He finished second in the competition and bagged the silver medal around his neck. Also, while the Arunachal Pradesh player was denied entry in Wushu, Roshibina won a medal in the same category.
- India gets yet another medal in Equestrian at the Asian Games. India's Anush Aggarwal bagged 73 points to finish third in the dressage individual category. With this, he grabbed the bronze medal and attracted attention.
- Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu's Sarath Kamal and Sathyan advanced to the pre-quarterfinals by winning the singles and men's doubles in the table tennis competition.
- On the fifth day alone, the Indian team won 3 medals, including one gold and one silver each. Also, India is at the fifth position in the medal list with a total of 25 medals including 6 gold, 8 silver and 11 bronze.
- The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting yesterday issued a notification to amend the Cable Television Network Rules, 1994. It introduced a procedure for updating the Multi System Operator (MSO) registrations. Also, provisions have been included for cable operators to share infrastructure with broadband service providers.
- The salient features of the revised rules for MSO registration are as follows:-
- MSOs have to apply online for registration and renewal of registration through Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Broadcasting Seva portal.
- MSO registrations are issued or renewed for ten years.
- The processing fee is Rs.one lakh.
- Application for renewal of registration must be made within seven to two months before the expiry of the registration.
- This renewal process is in line with the government's commitment to ease of doing business as it will give assurance to cable operators to continue their services uninterrupted.
- MSOs whose registration expires within 7 months will have to apply online through the Broadcast Seva portal, the ministry added. If any assistance is required, the helpline number on the portal can be contacted, or an email can be sent to sodas-moiab[at]gov[dot]in.
- Earlier, only new MSO registrations were granted under the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994. The rules do not specify the validity period for MSO registrations, nor do they authorize mandatory filing of online applications.
- Adding a provision regarding sharing of infrastructure by cable operators with broadband service providers will provide dual benefits of improved Internet penetration and efficient use of resources. It will also reduce the need for additional infrastructure for broadband services.
- India has retained the 40th position among 132 economies in the 2023 Global Innovation Index ranking published by the World Intellectual Property Organization. India has moved up from 81st position in 2015 to 40th position in 2023 in the Global Innovation Index (GI).
- The Prime Minister's call for a self-reliant India shows that innovation will be at the forefront and critical in driving the country's resilience in our battle against the worst crisis since the pandemic.
- Vegetable and fruit cultivation is the main industry in Kandalur Panchayat, bordering Tamil Nadu in Kadakodi, Idukki District, Kerala State.
- As various fruits including apples are produced according to the season, tourists are fond of buying them. The area has recently seen great growth in tourism. In this case, the central government is awarding the best tourist villages.
- Out of 2.5 lakh panchayats in the country, 767 panchayats competed. Among them, five selected tourist villages were awarded gold, 10 villages were awarded silver and 20 villages were awarded bronze.
- At the end of eight months of various rounds of competitions, Kandalur panchayat was chosen as the best tourist village and won the gold award. Mohandas, president of Kandalur panchayat received the award from Central Tourism Secretary Vidyavathy at a ceremony in New Delhi.
