TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - February 28, 2018 - TNPSC Current Affairs - www.TNPSCGURU.in 2018

TNPSC Current Affairs - February 2018 by TNPSC Guru

1National Science Day 2018 

• National Science Day is celebrated on February 28 to commemorate discovery of the Raman Effect by Sir C.V Raman.
• The Theme of National Science Day 2018 is “Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future”.               

2.Swajal Yojana 

• Union Minister Uma Bharati has launched Swajal Yojana project at Bhikampura, Karauli, Rajasthan.
• The projects aims to provide clean drinking water to every household round the year.

3.GOBAR-Dhan Yojana. 

• Union Government has launched Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan (GOBAR-DHAN) scheme.
• The Scheme aims  to make the villages open defecation free and improve the lives of villagers.
• Also with this scheme it will manage and convert cattle dung and solid waste in farms to compost, bio gas and CNG.  

4.Food parks in TN 

• Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam said that government will setup 10 mega Food parks across state.
• He also said that efforts are on in setting up first food park in Tindivanam with cooperation of  Ministry of Food Processing Industries and with NABARD (National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development).