28th FEBRUARY 2024 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS

28th FEBRUARY 2024 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS

Prime Minister Modi inaugurated projects worth Rs 17,300 crore in Tuticorin

• Prime Minister Modi is in Tamil Nadu on a two-day visit to participate in various programs and lay foundation stones for many projects. On the second day today in Tuticorin Rs. Prime Minister Modi today laid the foundation stone and launched infrastructure development projects worth Rs 17,300 crore.
• V.U.Chitambaranar laid the foundation stone for a cargo terminal at Thoothukudi port.V.U.Chitambaranar inaugurated various infrastructural projects such as sea water desalination plant, hydrogen production center to be built to make the port the country's first green hydrogen port.
• He inaugurated India's first fully indigenously manufactured green hydrogen fueled inland waterway vessel. He dedicated to the nation the twin railway projects including Vanchi Maniachi-Nagkoil railway line, Vanchi Maniachi-Tirunelveli section and Melapalayam-Aralvaimozhi section. 
• This double track project, developed at a cost of around Rs 1,477 crore, will help reduce the travel time of train passengers from Kanyakumari, Nagarkot and Nellai to Chennai.
• Prime Minister Modi inaugurated 4 road projects and dedicated them to the country. These projects are four-laning of National Highway 844 between Jithandahalli-Dharumapuri, two-laning of National Highway 81 between Meensuruti-Chidambaram, four-laning of National Highway 83 between Othanchatram and Madathikulam, and two-laning of National Highway 83 between Nagapattinam and Thanjavur. It has been implemented at a cost of around Rs.4,586 crore.
• Prime Minister Modi also dedicated the newly established tourism facilities at 75 lighthouses in 10 states/union territories to the nation.
• Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, Union Ministers Sarbananda Sonowal, L. Murugan, Tamil Nadu Public Works Minister AV Velu, Thoothukudi MP Kanimozhi participated in this programme. The Prime Minister started his address by saying hello to the program.

Prime Minister Modi laid foundation stone for Kulasekharapatnam Rocket Launch Centre

• Due to ISRO's rapid growth, it was planned to set up a third launch pad in addition to the existing 2 rocket launch pads at Srihari Kota. Accordingly, Kulasekaranpatnam, Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu was selected after various rounds of checks by the authorities. 
• The central government was taking steps to set up a rocket launch pad in an area of about 3,500 acres in Kulasekaranpattinam area. The acquisition of 2,233 acres of land in several villages including Amalapuram, Elluvilai, Goodal Nagar, Alagappapuram, etc. has been done in the last 5 years. Also, the Tamil Nadu government is going to set up a space park with an area of 2000 square meters in the area, Kulasekharapatnam.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone for the Kulasekaranpattinam launch pad.
• All rockets launched from India are launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. Because this place is close to the equator. But explorers discovered a place closer to the equator in India. 
• It is Tuticorin District, Tiruchendur Circle, Kulasekaranumanam area. When rockets are launched from here, they reach the target with less fuel.

Rohini rocket successfully launched into space

• The historic 'RH200 Sounding' Rohini rocket manufactured at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Research Center in Thiruvananthapuram was launched today at 1.30 pm from a small launch pad temporarily constructed with a concrete floor at Kulasekaranpatnam.

Implementation of the agreement brought by India related to the services sector at the WTO meeting

• India's initiative on the first day of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference has yielded huge results.
• An agreement has been reached among member countries of the World Trade Organization to facilitate trade in the services sector. There is a solution to the problems related to trade in services sector. 
• Based on this, henceforth, new rules will be developed in the service sector, according to a report published by the World Trade Organization. 71 countries of the world join this new agreement.
• The agreement, which is seen as a landmark in the services sector, will give India a good boost. This is because India's service sector business is spread across many countries in the world.

Appointment of A. M. Conwilk as Lokpal President

• Lokpal will investigate allegations of corruption against the Prime Minister, Union Ministries, MPs and Central Government employees. Former Supreme Court Justice A.M. Kanvilkar has been appointed as the head of the Lokpal by President Thirelapathi Murmu. 
• Former judges Lingappa Narayana Swamy, Sanjay Yadav and Ritu Raj Awasthi have been appointed as members from the judiciary. Sushil Chandra (former Chief Election Commissioner), Pankaj Kumar and Ajay Tirke have been appointed as non-judicial members in that body. It has been informed that these appointments will come into effect from the day they all take charge.
• Earlier, former Supreme Court Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghosh served as Lokpal Chairperson. He completed his tenure on May 27, 2022. After that, former judge Pradeep Kumar Mohanty has been the responsible head of the organization.