TNPSC Current Affairs June 02, 2018

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs June 02, 2018 (02/06/2018)

Topic : General Administration, Govt., Welfare Oriented Schemes and their Utilities

Centre notifies Cauvery authority

Union government issued a notification for the Cauvery Water Management Authority.

Background:

On 16th February, 2018 the apex court had directed the government to form the authority within six weeks. The Supreme Court through its verdict marginally increased Karnataka’s share of Cauvery water, reduced the allocation for Tamil Nadu and sought to settle the protracted water dispute between the two southern states.

Significance of notification:

This would help to solve the long running conflict on distribution of Cauvery waters. It will make the management of Cauvery water scientific.

Topic : India’s Foreign Policy, Latest Diary of Events

PM’s Singapore visit

PM Modi hailed Singapore as a strategic partner of India.

India and Singapore agreed to deepen their economic and defense ties as they signed 8 agreements including an agreement on logistic cooperation’s.

India and Singapore recently concluded the second review of Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA).

PM’s Shangri-La Dialogue address

Singapore is our springboard to ASEAN:

Singapore, for centuries has been a gateway for India to the broader east. We have a growing political, economic and defence ties with each Southeast Asian country.

India and China must work together:

Global transit routes must be peaceful

Globalisation key to development

This is a world of inter-dependent fortunes and failures. No nation can shape and secure it on its own. It is a world that summons us to rise above divisions and competition to work together.

Equal access as a right

The Prime Minister also called for equal access as a right under international law to the use of common spaces on sea and in the air that would require freedom of navigation, unimpeded commerce and peaceful settlement of disputes in accordance with international law.

Topic : Latest Diary of Events, Profile of States, General Administration

Deccan Queen completes 88 years of service

The introduction of ‘’Deccan Queen’’ between the two premier cities of Maharashtra on 1st June 1930 was a major landmark in the history of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, the forerunner of the Indian Railways.

This was the first deluxe train introduced on the railway to serve two important cities of the region and was aptly named after Pune, which is also known as ‘Queen of Deccan’.

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

Foundation laid for India’s First Advanced Forensic Lab in Chandigarh dedicated to women related cases

Hon’ble Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi laid foundation of Sakhi Suraksha Advanced DNA Forensic Laboratory in the campus of Central Forensic Science Lab, Chandigarh.

Key facts:

Forensic analysis plays critical role in criminal investigation and the Advanced Lab will contribute to address the gap in forensic DNA analysis of pending sexual assault cases in the country.

Topic : Games and Sports, Awards and Honours, Persons in News

Indian-American wins U.S. spelling contest

Indian American Karthik from Texas, won the 91st edition of the Scripps National Spelling Bee held in the U.S.

Key facts:

Just one day before finals, Karthik won the contest by spelling “koinonia”, which is a body of religious believers.

His victory put the spotlight back on the new wild-card programme that Scripps launched to give a chance to spellers like him, who have to compete against some of the nation’s best spellers at the local level.