TNPSC Current Affairs October 17, 2019

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs Oct 17, 2019 (17/10/2019)

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

Shinyuu Maitri-2019: Indo-Japan Joint Air Force Exercise

The Indian Air Force will be carrying out a joint military exercise called ‘Shinyuu Maitri’ with Japanese Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) from 17 to 23 October 2019. The joint exercise will be held at Air Force Station, Arjan Singh in Panagarh town, West Bengal.

Topic: World Organizations, International Events

State of the World’s Children report

UNICEF released its State of the World’s Children report for 2019.

Ranking of countries: The report has ranked countries in the order of ‘highest burden of death among children of under-5’ to the ‘lowest burden of death among children of under-5’.

The report analyses the global state of children’s health vis-a-vis malnutrition, obesity, anaemia and other health issues.

Key facts:

In India, every second child is affected by some form of malnutrition. 35% of Indian children suffer from stunting due to lack of nutrition, 17% suffer from wasting, 33% are underweight and 2% are overweight.

Among countries in South Asia, India fares the worst (54%) on prevalence of children under five who are either stunted, wasted or overweight.

It has the highest burden of deaths among children under five per year, with over 8 lakh deaths in 2018. One in five children under age 5 has vitamin A deficiency, which is a severe health problem in 20 states. Every second woman in the country is anaemic, as are 40.5% children.

One in ten children are pre-diabetic. Poverty, urbanisation as well as climate change are some of the factors that are driving poor diet.

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

Project Soli

Recently launched Google Pixel 4 uses a radar-based Soli chip to introduce Motion Sense, a feature that provides similar touchless gesture-based controls.

What is Project Soli?

Google announced Project Soli in 2015. Since then, Google’s ATAP (Advanced Technology and Projects) division has been developing the technology, which can be used in wearables, phones, computers, cars and IoT devices.

What is Google’s Soli chip?

Google’s Soli is a purpose-built chip to track your motion on a microscopic scale. It uses miniature radar for real-time motion tracking of the human hand; it’s able to track sub-millimetre motion at high speeds with great accuracy.

Features:

The Soli chip measures just 8mm x 10mm and it incorporates the sensor and antenna array into a single device, meaning it can be used in even the smallest wearables.

It has no moving parts, consumes very little energy, isn’t affected by light conditions and works through most materials making it a pretty exciting bit of technology.

Why does India not allow the Soli chip?

The Soli radar chip works on the 60 GHz spectrum frequency as it has the least interference for the kind of minute movements Google wants to track. However, the 60 GHz spectrum is not commercially usable in India. The 60 GHz band is also known as V-band or WiGig band (Wi-Fi at 60 GHz) using IEEE 802.11ad protocol.

Topic: Public Awareness and General Administration, Latest Diary of Events

‘Eat Right Jacket’ & ‘Eat Right Jhola’

Eat Right Jacket: Launched recently by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. These jackets will be used by the field staff.

Features: This jacket has a smart design to hold tech devices like tablets/smart phone, a QR code and RFID tag for identification and tracking.

Significance: Apart from providing safety to field staff on duty, this would bring in efficiency, professionalism and transparency in food safety administration and bring in a sense of ownership & visibility of FSOs.

‘Eat Right Jhola’: Launched recently by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It is a reusable cloth bag shall replace plastic bags for grocery shopping in various retail chains. These cloth bags are being provided on rental basis through a private textile rental service company.

Topic: Latest Diary of Events, Places in News

Tulagi Island

It is a part of Solomon Islands. A Chinese company recently signed an agreement to lease this entire island after Beijing recruited the Pacific nation as its latest ally in the strategically important region.

Tulagi, an island about two square kilometres (0.8 square miles) with a population of 1,200, is the site of a former Japanese naval base and was the scene of fierce fighting in World War II.

Topic: Places in News, Profile of States

J&K’s Chenani-Nashri Tunnel to be renamed after SP Mukherjee

The 9.2-kilometer-long Chenani-Nashri tunnel to be renamed after Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. The renaming is homage by Central government to Dr. Shyama Prasad whose battle for Kashmir, One Nation One Flag has immensely contributed in national integration.

About Chenani-Nashri tunnel:

It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2017 and is also known as the Patnitop tunnel. It is the longest tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir and is located on National Highway (NH) 44.

The tunnel bypasses snow-bound upper reaches and provides a safe, all- weather route to commuters travelling from Jammu and Udhampur to Ramban, Banihal and Srinagar.

This bi-directional tunnel reduces distances between Jammu and Srinagar by 30 km and travel time by 2 hours.