TNPSC

இலக்கிய சிந்தனை ஆண்டு விருதைப்பெற்ற "நான்காவது ஆசிரமம்" சிறுகதையை எழுதியவர், சமீபத்தில் மரணம் அடைந்த பிரபல தமிழ் எழுத்தாளர் ஆர்.சூடாமணி.

International Book Reading Awareness day = September 6.

Ozone Day = September 16.

TURANOR = World's biggest Solar-powered boat. A giant Catamaran launched by the Swiss company PlanetSolar, is planning to circumnavigate the globe simply by harnessing the power of the SUN. The 50,000km journey, expected to take over 160 days, is intended to prove the under-exploited potential of solar energy. Length:31m Width:15m Max.Speed:26km/h
Weight:85tonnes. Crew: 4 capacity:40 people.

57th National Film Awards for 2009. Best Feature Film Award for KUTTY SRANK - a malayala drama starring Mammooty. This film also won award in four other categories.
Amitabh Bachchan - won the best actor award for his role as an ailing 13-year old boy in the film 'PAA'. The malayala film 'Pazhassi Raja' fetched the best audiography award for Resul Pookutty and the best background score award for Ilayaraja.

தமிழ் திரைப்படம் பசங்க 3 தேசிய விருதுகளை பெற்றுள்ளது. சிறந்த தமிழ் படம், சிறந்த குழந்தை நட்சத்திரங்கள் = ஜீவா, அன்புக்கரசு; சிறந்த வசனகர்த்தா= பண்டிராஜா.

இளையராஜவிற்கு இது 4 வது தேசிய விருது. சாகர சங்கமம் (தெலுங்கு), சிந்து பைரவி(தமிழ்), ருத்ர வீணை(தெலுங்கு) - ஆகிய திரைப்படங்களுக்கு அவர் ஏற்க்கனவே தேசிய விருதுகளை பெற்றுள்ளார்.

AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER

Julia Gillard, the first ever Green Member in the House of Representatives, heads the Labour
government , succeeding Mr. Kevin Rudd. Australia's present opposition leader is Tony Abbott.

Former Telecom Secretary, P.J. THOMAS is the 14th Central vigilance Commissioner (CVC).
The present vice-president of India and Chairman of RajyaSabha is Mr. Hamid Ansari.

Film Maker D. Ramanaidu , has been selected for the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2009.
He has produced more than 130 films. His Bengali Film " Asukh" won National Award in 1999.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.

BHIMARAO AMBEDKAR - he was born at MHOW on April 14th, 1891. His birth place MHOW is now at Madhya Pradesh state.

After the reorganisation of States on the basis of Languages in 1956, the leading daily DINAMALAR was launched on April 15, 1957 , from Tirunelveli.

"OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM" had given way to "OPERATION NEW DAWN" - a phase of tranisition that would wind upat the end of 2011. All American troops would then head home form Iraq, which would be free to run its affairs n accordance with the wishes of its people.

Mr. Edward Nino Hernandez (24), a colombian man, has just been officially certified as the World's

Shortest living man by the Guiness world records, measuring 70cm.

Dr. Bhimarao Ambedkar- was elected as a member of the Constituent Assembly form Bengal.

Hindu Code Bill was submitted to the Constituent Assembly in 1948.

On October 14, 1956, Ambedkar embraced Buddhism along with

many of his followers at the place now termed as DIKSHABOOMI.

B.R. Ambedkar's last book " The Buddha and his Dhamma".

TENDULKAR COMMITTEE.

Tendulkar Committee's "Poverty Projections for 2011" - initiated by Planning Commission, has suggessted to expand the PDS ( public distribution system) cover. The present PDS coverage population is 6.52 Crore. This is to be increased to 8.07 crores.

Karadikoottam - is a village in between Palani and Kozhumam of Tamil Nadu. Here traces of arts and drawings of Indus Valley civilization that dates 3000 years back, have been found.

Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrete was crowned MISS UNIVERSE (2010) at a beauty pageant conducted in Las Vegas. Miss India Ushoshi Sengupta from Kolkata didn't make it to the top 15.

RITA TOTO - a woman from the Toto tribe has become the first graduate of the tribe.

TNPSC - T.N- K.S. Sripathi , former Chief Secretary, was sworn in State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC). He succeeds Mr. Ramakrishnan , who demitted office recently.

UPSC & others - 'The Grand Design' - by Stephen Hawking, is Co-authored with U.S Physicist Leonard Mlodinow. Mr. Hawkins - won global recognition with his 1988 book " A Brief History of Time", which is an account of the origins of the universe. He is renowned for his work on the blackholes, cosmology and quantum gravity. His another book is " A Brief History".

Where is CAPE TOWN? - It is in Mumbai.

India, as in the lines of its Development Cooperation Committee, that is sent to SriLanka to streamline, monitor and to help Srilanka, has already sent a committee to KATMAANDU - Nepal Capital.

POLITY - Zero Hour - It is a Questionless Question hour in Indian Parliament. That is, at midday the 12'O Clock, without any prior notice, any member can raise any question that is of urgent importance on day to basis or any other type of this kind.

பௌர்ணமி

2010 ஆம் ஆண்டின் மிகச்சிறிய பௌர்ணமி நிலவு 24- ஆகஸ்ட் 2010, செவ்வாய் அன்று காணப்பட்டது. இது 'தானிய நிலவு' (grain moon) என்று அழைக்கபடுகிறது.


India's TEJAVINI SAWANT (29) has become the First Indian Women to win a Gold in World Rifle (Shooting) competition. This was held at Germany's Munich City.

MATHEMATICIANS CONFERENCE

International Mathematicians Conference was recently held at Hyderabad - from Aug-19th to Aug 27th. 12 years old KAVVYA JAYARAM submitted her research report on " Integer Partioning".

GARIMA -II = a cloned buffalo calf = cloned at NDRI-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal.

TNPSC = மதுரையைச் சேர்ந்த மாற்றுத்திறனாளியும், குண்டு எறிதல் வீராங்கனையுமான தீபாவுக்கு "கல்பனா சாவ்லா" விருது வழங்கப்பட்டது.
மாற்றுதிறனாளிகளின் நலனில் சிறப்புக் கவனம் செலுத்தி அவர்களின் மறுவாழ்விற்கு சிறப்பாக பணியாற்றியதற்க்காக தருமபுரி மாவட்ட ஆட்சியர் அமுதா, தேனி மாவட்ட ஆட்சியர் முத்து வீரன், கிருஷ்ணகிரி மாவட்ட ஆட்சியர் சண்முகம் ஆகியோருக்கு " சிறந்த மாவட்ட ஆட்சியர்" விருது வழங்கப்பட்டது.

Common Wealth Games Mascot ' Shera' - theme song " Swagatham" composed by A.R. RAHMAN.

Recently concluded Soccer (FOOT BALL ) World Cup theme song "Waka Waka" by Shakira.

Dr.Dwarkanath Kotnis was one of the Five Indian doctors who helped Chinese troops during the 1938 war.

LOUIS NIRENBERG = is the first receipient of the award - Chern Medal Award that was newly instituted by the International Mathematical Union (IMU) and the Chern Medal Foundation (CMF) in memory of the outstanding Chinese-American Mathematician Shiing-Shen Chern (1911-2004).

Saina Nehwal will be the brand ambassador for Andhra Pradesh Tourism.

TNPSC = Kundhukal in Rameswaram island - Where Swami Vivekananda landed on his return after attending the Parliament of World Religions at Chicago in 1893 and a series of lectures in the US and England, has turned out to be a major attraction for tourism. It was on 26th January 1897, Swami Vivekananda returned to India by a steamer from Srilanka.

TNPSc = Kanyakumari Collector = Mr. Rajendra Ratnoo was in news for making the K.K district as the only "plastic bags free" district in the State.

New Super Bug = (controversial ) = a new class of anti-biotic resistant that are beleived to spread from India & Pakistan. NDM -1 (gene) - first identified by Cardiff University's Timothy Walsh in two types of bacteria - KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE & ESCHERICHIA COLI - in a Swedish Patient admitted to hospital in India. NDM stands for New Delhi Metallo-Betalactamase - 1.

Recent Books Dr. A.P.J ABDUL KALAM.

INDOMITABLE SPIRIT
SPIRIT OF INDIA = Former President A.P.J's 30th book.

PERSEID = It's a name of a Meteor = A Shooting Star = எரி நட்சத்திரம்.

Who is CHITRA MSC ? = a Container Ship = எண்ணைக் கப்பல் = that collided with MV Khalijia -III , leading to a massive oil spill in the Arabian Sea, Mumbai.