TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - April 5, 2017 - TNPSC Current Affairs - TNPSCGURU.IN

TNPSC Current Affairs - April 5, 2017 - TNPSCGURU.IN for TNPSC Exams

• Dalai Lama
• Tibetian leader visited Bomdila in West Kameng District Arunachal Pradesh.
• Earlier the chinese foreign minister has warned his visit as it could cause serious damage to bilateral ties.

•  Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
• This university has decided to fully waive the fee for transgenders.

•  Al Kausar
• It is an Indian cargo ship which was hijacked by the somalian pirates.

• Sheikh Hasina
• Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to visit India for a 3 day official visit.

• S Jaishankar - Indian foreign secretary.

• Economic Emergency
• The Colombia Govt has declared economic emergency in Mocoa town in southern colombia.
• It was affected by mudslides which took over 270 lives.

• International Kite Festival
• International Kite festival to be held at Kozhikode in Kerala in september 2017.
• Uttarayan Festival - It is the name of the international kite festival held at Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

• Pink Star
• It is a 59.6 carat diamond which fetched 71.2 Billion US dollars in an auction.
• It was discovered in 1999 in Africa.

• Kani Maranjandu
• It is the name of a tree dwelling crab discovered in Western ghats of Kerala.
• It was named after the Kani tribe of kerala.
• Jhargram
• It is the new district (22nd) district of West Bengal.