TNPSC current affairs april 27, 2017

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www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC current affairs april 27, 2017 (27/04/2017)

Topic : Sports and Medals

US Open Karate Championship – 16 medals for India

India won three Gold, two Silver and 11 Bronze medals at the US Open Karate Championship held in Las Vegas.

Key facts:

Shaifali Agarwal, Abhishek Sengupta won a gold medal, a silver in two different individual events.

India also won a gold medal in the team event.

The other Indian team were Abhishek Sengupta, Rantej Singh, Harcharan Singh Chowhan and Shaifali Agarwal were trained under Sensei Kalsi.

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Topic : Profile of States, National News, Mass media Communication

Haryana’s Ballabhgarh renamed as Balramgarh

Haryana Government announced that Ballabhgarh would be renamed as Balramgarh.

And also announced a number of projects for the development of Ballabhgarh and NIT Faridabad Assembly constituencies.

The government had earlier renamed Gurgaon as Gurugram and Mewat as Nuh.

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Topic : Latest Diary of Events

India’s Srishti Kaur won Miss Teen Universe pageant

Srishti Kaur from India has been selected as Miss Teen Universe 2017, among 25 other contestants from around the world in the annual beauty pageant.

Samantha Pierre from Canada and Ary Trava from Mexico were the runners-up in this event.

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Topic : India and its Neighbour countries

China’s first home built Aircraft Carrier launched

China launched its first domestically built aircraft carrier into the open water in Dailan, a port city in China’s Liaoning Province.

Key facts:

This new carrier aircraft will have a displacement of 50,000 tonnes, which means that this Type 001-A will be mid-sized carrieer.

This is significantly smaller than the super-carriers operated by the U.S. which are above 70,000 tonnes.

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Topic : Latest Diary of Events

18^th World Road Meeting (WRM 2017) hosted by India

The International Road Federation (IRF) announced that India will host the 18^th World Road Meeting (WRM 2017).

This meeting will be held on November 13, 2017.

The Theme of World Road Meeting (WRM 2017) : “Safe Roads and Smart Mobility : The Engines of Economic Growth”.

Key facts:

The WRM will provide an important platform for potential investors to partner and participate in the immmense opportunities that are made available in India.

In addition, it will also provide a platform for sharing cutting edge research, best practices and experiences from around the globe.

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