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TNPSC Current Affairs - August 2017 by TNPSC Guru 

Doklam Standoff ends and its issues.

India announced that both India and China has agreed to pull back its troop from Doklam and also China has halted its construction of road on Doklam which spark the issue between both nation. The move comes ahead of the BRICS summit in China.

Doklam is a narrow plateau locoated at tri-junction between India’s Sikkim, Bhutan and China.

It is a disputed territory which was depicted in Bhutanese Map since 1961 but it also claimed by China as its Territory.

More about Current Issue and India's Intervention

2.India and Germany signed an agreement on technical cooperation under IGEN-GEC.

India and Germany has signed an agreement on technical cooperation under Indo-German Energy Programme-Green Energy Corridors (IGEN-GEC) with the objective to  improve the conditions for grid integration of renewable energies.

It was signed by  Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH India on behalf of Germany.

More about Grid Integration

3.Geological stresses along Indo-Australian tectonic plate boundary. 

N. Purnachandra Rao, Director, National Centre for Earth Science Studies said that Geological stress building along Indo-Australian tectonic plate boundary in Indian Ocean. The stress will cause a powerful earthquake and trigger a tsunami across south India.

About Indo-Australia Plate stress.

4.TN State Ground and Surface Water Resources Data Centre, to get Massive tank to collect rainwater

Tamil Nadu State Ground and Surface Water resources data Centre, Taramani (Chennai) to get massive tank with a capacity of 6lakh litre to be constructed to collect rainwater for solution to urban flooding and water shortage.

5.Mr. Miroslav Lajcak elected as President of the 72nd UN General Assembly. 

Mr.Miroslav Lajcak has elected as the President of the 72^nd United Nation General Assemble. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Congratulated him on his election.

6.Uber’s New CEO.

Dara Khosrowshahi has selected as new CEO of Uber.