TNPSC Current Affairs July 05, 2018

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs July 05, 2018 (05/07/2018)

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

Agartala Airport renamed

Cabinet approves renaming of Agartala Airport, Tripura as Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore Airport, Agartala.

Background:

Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore, who ascended the throne of the erstwhile Tripura Princely State in 1923, was an enlightened and benevolent ruler.

Agartala Airport was constructed in 1942 on the land donated by Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore.

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Topic : Information and Technology, Latest Diary of Events

Khan Prahari

It is a Mobile Application ‘Khan Prahari’ developed by CMPDI, Ranchi a Subsidiary of CIL and Bhaskarcharya Institute of Space Application and Geo-informatics (BISAG).

Khan Prahari is a tool for reporting any activity taking place related to illegal coal mining like rat hole mining, pilferage etc. One can upload geo-tagged photographs of the incident along with textual information directly to the system.

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Topic : Awards and Honours, Persons in News, Sports

TNCA awards for 2016-17 announced

Dinesh Karthik was honoured by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) as the ‘Cricketer of the Year for 2016-17’.

Other awardees: Woman Cricketer of the Year: D. Hemalatha.

These awards are given away at the TNCA’s annual day but because of the impasse over the Lodha panel recommendations, the TNCA opted for a quiet announcement.

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Topic : Reports and Summits, India’s Economic Policy, Latest Diary of Events

Moody’s survey shows oil prices as the main risk to India’s economy

Oil prices, pace of banks’ balance sheet clean-up and investment remain the key credit risks in India, according to an investor survey by Moody’s Investors Service.

While market participants in Singapore and Mumbai were unanimous in pegging high crude price as the main risk to India’s economy, views varied on the second biggest risk, according to the ratings agency.

Participants at Moody’s 4th Annual India Credit Conference, conducted by the credit ratings agency along with its Indian affiliate ICRA Ltd. in Mumbai and Singapore in June 2018, were polled on some of the most pressing credit issues facing India.

Almost 175 people representing more than 100 local and international financial institutions attended the conference.