Daily Current affairs for 26th & 27th March 2017 ( English )
Prepared by D.Sarala, Viluppuram
1. The Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO) has joined the 36th Indian
Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (36-ISEA) organised by the
National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR). It has send four
teams-one team each from Space Applications Centre (SAC), National Remote
Sensing Centre (NRSC), Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) and and Space
Physics Laboratory(SPL). The main
objective of this expedition is to install stakes on ice for Differential
Global Positioning System (DGPS) measurements around two Indian bases Bharati
and Maitri in Antartica. ISRO teams will also study of snow melt and freeze
dynamics in Antarctica using space-based and ground-based observations. It will
also study measurements of Atmospheric Black Carbon (BC), greenhouse gases and
solar radiation fluxes at Antarctica on a long-term basis. India had
constructed Dakshin Gangotri Antarctic research base in 1983. It was superseded
by the Maitri base from 1990,India’s newest base in Antarctica, Bharati, was
commissioned in 2015.
2. West Bengal won
the 2017 Santosh Trophy of football by defeating Goa by 1-0
goals. It was 71st edition of Santosh Trophy and overall record 32nd win of
West Bengal.
3. Carrie Lam (
Beijing based civil servant ) was chosen as the first female
Chief Executive of Hong kong.
4. India and World Bank have
signed Financing Agreement for IDA credit of $100 million for the “Uttarakhand
Health Systems Development Project”. The project aims to improve access to
quality health services, particularly in the hilly districts of the state and
to expand health financial risk protection for residents of the State.
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5. The Union Finance
Minister has approved re-organisation of field formations of the
Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) for the implementation of
Goods & Services Tax (GST). Under it, CBEC will be renamed as the
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) after getting required
legislative approval.
6. Scientists of Germany switched
on the world’s largest “ Artificial Sun “ recently.
7. A Court in Yemen has
passed a rule of Sentencing the Country’s own President to death for
high treason
8. Australian Grand Prix is
a Formula One motor race that took place on 26th March 2017 in
Melbourne. The title was one by Sebastian Vettel.
9. The Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO) has handed over three
naval systems to the Indian Navy. These latest systems will
significantly enhance the navy’s navigation and communication network. The
systems were handed over to Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba by
Union Defence Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi. IP-based
secure phone: It incorporates an indigenous encryption algorithm on a
“trustworthy hardware platform”. It will provide high level of secrecy to voice
and data, for communication of strategic and tactical plans of the Armed
Forces. Gallium Nitride Technology: It will substantially help
in the development of next generation radars, seekers and communication
systems, for application in Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and the third one is USHUS-II submarine
sonar.
10. The Indian Navy is
preparing for de- induction of TU142M a long range Maritime
Patrol Aircraft after 29 years of dedicated service to the nation.
11. The Supreme Court of India advised
that the government cannot make Aadhaar mandatory for availing benefits of
welfare schemes.
12. Hatsun is planning to set
up two green field projects in 2017-18 in Coimbatore and Ongole.
13. Anthony ammal won
Gold in Beach Kabadi held in South Africa. She belongs to the
district of Villupuram.
14. India stands at third
position in Aviation market in terms of domestic
passenger traffic.
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