TNPSC Current Affairs April 23, 2018

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs April 23, 2018 (23/04/2018)

Topic : Latest Diary of Events

Earth Day 2018

Earth Day was celebrated on April 22nd across the globe. It is considered to be the largest secular world event.

Theme of Earth Day 2018: “End Plastic Pollution”.

Background:

This day was first celebrated on April 22, 1970 and has ever since been an annual event. The person credited for organising the event 48 years ago is US Senator Gaylord Nelson.

Topic : Persons in News, International Events

First Indian IT Company To Touch 100 Billion Dollar Market Value

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has become the first Indian IT Company to Touch 100 Billion Dollar Market Value.

About TCS:

Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS) is an Indian multinational information technology (IT) service, consulting and business solutions company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is a subsidiary of the Tata Group and operates in 46 countries.

Topic : Indian Constitution, Latest Diary of Events, General Administration

Madras HC to introduce e-court fee payment

The Madras High Court has become the first court in south India and eighth in the country to introduce e-court fee payment facility.

So far only the Supreme Court and the High Courts in Delhi, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh had introduced the e-court fee payment facility.

Topic : World Organization, General Administration, Latest Diary of Events

G7 foreign ministers’ summit

G7 foreign ministers’ summit is being held in Toronto. Participants discussed tensions with Moscow, Iran and North Korea.

About G7:

The Group of 7 (G7) is a group consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The European Union is also represented within the G7.

These countries are the seven major advanced economies as reported by the International Monetary Fund: the G7 countries represent more than 64% of the net global wealth ($263 trillion).

A very high net national wealth and a very high Human Development Index are the main requirements to be a member of this group.

Topic : General Administration, Latest Diary of Events, New Amendments in India

Death penalty for rape of girls under 12 years

In response to the outrage over recent cases of rapes in Kathua and Unnao the Union Cabinet approved the promulgation of an ordinance to provide death penalty for rapists of girls below 12 years, according to a senior government official.

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance provides for stringent punishment of a jail term of minimum 20 years or life imprisonment or death for rape of a girl under 12 years.

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

New crabs discovered on Java expedition

A hermit crab, a shiny-eyed shrimp and a crab with fuzzy spines are among over a dozen new species discovered in a deep-sea expedition off the Indonesian island of Java.

The team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) carried out the expedition.

Topic : Latest Diary of Events

Queen Elizabeth II 92nd birthday

Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 92nd birthday in London on 21^st April, 2018.

About her:

Elizabeth II is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

Elizabeth was born in London as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and she was educated privately at home.

Elizabeth, the world’s longest-reigning living monarch, attended the show with other members of the royal family.

Topic : Latest Diary of Events

Paraguayan general election, 2018

Colorado Party candidate Mario Abdo Benítez is elected as the President of Paraguay.

About him:

Mario Abdo Benítez is a Paraguayan politician. A former president of the Senate of Paraguay, as the presidential candidate of the Colorado Party in the 2018 elections, he has won the presidency and will take office in August.