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TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - March 3, 2017

• Kurukh
• It is an endangered tribal language spoken by the Oraon tribal community in West Bengal.
• This language belongs to the dravidian family. 
• Miracle Drug
• The Penicilin is also known as the Miracle Drug.
• It was discovered by Alexander Flemming.
• Recently the mould in which the penicilin was created was sold for 97.5 Lakh.
• GST
• The Central Govt has planned to roll out the Goods and Services Tax from July 1, 2017.
• Sweden to Reintroduce Conscription
• Conscription means compulsory enlistment of people in Military service.
• Earlier Sweden has ended the compulsory military service in 2010.
• Now they have planned to reintroduce it.
• SAARC New Chief
• Amjad Hussein B Sial of Pakistan  was appointed as the new chief of SAARC.
• SAARC - South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
• HQ: Kathmandu (Nepal).
• Chandryaan II
• It is India's 2nd mission to Moon which is expected to be launched in 2018.
• ISRO Chairman: A.S Kiran Kumar.
• Anjali Amir
• She is a transsexual women who is going to do a lead role (Heroine) in Tamil film 'Peranbu' strarring Mamooty.
• Aadhaar Compulsary for Rail Tickets
• The Railway minister Suresh Prabhu has announced that for availing the concessions for senior citizens they have to produce their aadhaar.
• It will come effect from April 1, 2017.
• Very soon for online ticket booking also the Aadhaar will be made compulsory.
• Swati
• It is a Weapon Locating Radar WLR system developed by the DRDO.
• It can accurately locate all enemy weapons in its range like mortars, shells and rocket firing.
• Kalvari
• It is India's first Scorpene submarine.
• An anti ship missile was test from it recently.
• Permanent Indus commission 2017
• It is to be held at Lahore in March 2017.
• Pakistan and India will discuss about the Indus water treaty in the meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission.
• The talks will be negotiated by the World Bank.