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TNPSC Current Affairs - October 2017 by TNPSC Guru

1.Nobel prize in economics 2017 

The 49^th Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to Richard H. Thaler from University of Chicago ,U.S "for his contributions to behavioural economics". Richard H.Thaler has combined psychology with economics to better understand human Decision making on Economics.

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2.PM  launches Intensified Mission Indradhanush. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Intensified Mission Indradhanush, with aim to accelerate the progress towards achieving full immunization coverage on Urban Areas and other low immunization coverage region.

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3.NLC shelved Sirkazhi Thermal Power project. 

NLC India limited (formerly known as Neyveli lignite corporation limited) has shelved the Sirkazhi Thermal power project which has a capacity of 3,9600MW.

NLC also said that it will implement 2 thermal power project of 3,400 MW capacity in Neyveli and Thoothukudi to compensate the loss.

4.UAV base shifted to Bastar, Chhattisgarh. 

The Unnamed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has been shifted to Naxal botbed of Bastar in Chattisgarh, to provide security forces an aerial surveillance to conduct anti-Moist operations.

 5.Fourth International Conference on Dialogue of Civilizations, India. 

The Fourth International Conference on Dialogue of Civilization will be hosting by the Archaeological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with Natinal Geographic society from 8^th to 15^th Oct at Delhi, Gandhinagar, and Dholavira.

The main objective of the conference is to educate the public about the five ancient literate civilization of the world, Egypt, South Asia, Mesopotamia, china and Mesoamerca .

The conference was initiated by National Geographic Society in  2013, first conference of this series was held in Guatemala in 2013, 2^nd in Turkey and 3^rd in China 2015.