TNPSC Current affairs Apr 12, 2017

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www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current affairs Apr 12, 2017 (12/04/2017)

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Topic : Public Awareness, General Administration

HIV/AIDS Bill passed in Parliament

The Lok Sabha has passed the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2017, which will strengthen the rights of the people infected with the disease.

Rajya Sabha has already passed the Bill.

Key facts:

Role of courts:

Cases relating to HIV positive persons shall be disposed off by the court on a priority basis.

When passing any order with regard to a maintenance application filed by an HIV infected or affected person, the court shall take into account the medical expenses incurred by the applicant.

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Topic : Profile of States, Places in News

Haldia Port cleanest in India

The Haldia port of West Bengal has declared as the cleanest in a country by the Ministry.

It is the first-ever ranking of all major Indian ports on sanitation parameters.

Vizagapattinam port came second in this ranking.

Key facts:

The ranking of all 13 Indian ports was conducted by the Quality Council of India (QCI).

The ranking was based on the efforts made by these ports to address waste generating sources with respect to port operation, office area, township area and the response to incoming ships.

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Topic : Govt., Welfare Oriented Schemes and their Utilities, Public Awareness

URJA MITRA

URJA MITRA App was launched recently by the Ministry of Power, empowers citizens by real time information sharing on power supply.

The app provides for State Power Distribution utilities to circularize power usage information to urban/rural power consumers across India through SMS notifications.

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Topic : Govt., Welfare Oriented Schemes and their Utilities, Public Awareness

Web Portal “Nakshe” – SOI

The Survey of India (SOI) has launched new web portal called Nakshe to make open series maps available to Indians for free.

The portal was launched by Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Harsh Vardhan on the occasion of 250th anniversary of SOI.

Key features:

It will offer free download of 3,000 Topographic maps or Open Series Maps (OSM) in a pdf format on 1:50,000 scale through Aaadhar enabled user authentication process.

Topographic maps or OSM comprise natural and man-made geographical features including terrain or topography.

About SOI:

SOI is the principal mapping agency of the country.

It comes under the Department of Science & Technology.

SOI has surveyed and mapped each and every part of the country and these maps have played valuable role in nation building.

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