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www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs Dec 12, 2019 (12/12/2019)
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Topic: International Events
World’s New Nation: Bougainville gains independence from Papua New Guinea
The South Pacific Archipelago of Bougainville voted to become independent of Papua New Guinea. Around 98% of 1,81,067 voters voted to get independent from Papua New Guinea.
Bougainville is the largest island of the Solomon Islands Archipelago. The island has the world’s largest copper deposits. The most widely spoken language in the country is Halia. The country is yet to prove its recognition in the United Nations.
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Topic: Historical Diary of Events
Subramaniya Bharathi
Dec 11 is the birth anniversary of Subramanian Bharati.
About Subramaniya Bharathiyar:
He was a poet, freedom fighter and social reformer from Tamil Nadu. He was known as Mahakavi Bharathiyar. His songs on nationalism and freedom of India helped to rally the masses to support the Indian Independence Movement in Tamil Nadu.
“Kannan Pattu” “Nilavum Vanminum Katrum” “Panchali Sabatam” “Kuyil Pattu”are examples of Bharathi’s great poetic output.
He published the sensational “Sudesa Geethangal” in 1908. In 1949, he became the first poet whose works were nationalised by the state government.
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Topic: India’s Foreign Relations, Latest Diary of Events
BIMSTEC: International Seminar on Climate Smart Farming Systems held in New Delhi
A three day “International Seminar on Climate Smart Farming systems” is being held in New Delhi. It was inaugurated on December 11, 2019. The seminar is being organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Key facts:
The seminar is attended by all the seven BIMSTEC countries. It includes Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Thailand and Myanmar. The objective of the seminar is to enable improvement of tropical small holder farming system that are resilient to climate change and will provide greater productivity.
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Topic: Awareness in Space, International Events
RISAT-2BR1
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its fiftieth flight (PSLV-C48), has successfully launched RISAT-2BR1 along with nine commercial satellites from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota.
This is PSLV’s 50th successful mission and the 75 thlaunch vehicle mission from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota.
What is RISAT-2BR1? It is a radar imaging earth observation satellite. It provides services in the field of agriculture, forestry and disaster management. Its mission life is 5 years.
Other satellites on board:
The nine customer satellites were from Israel, Italy, Japan and the USA. These satellites were launched under a commercial arrangement with New Space India Limited (NSIL).
Background:
The RISAT, which was first deployed in orbit on April 20, 2009 as the RISAT-2, uses synthetic aperture radars (SAR) to provide Indian forces with all-weather surveillance and observation, which are crucial to notice any potential threat or malicious activity around the nation’s borders.
Following the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, the launch of RISAT-2 was prioritised over RISAT- 1, as its C-band SAR radar was not yet ready and RISAT -2 carried an Israeli-built X-band radar.