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TNPSC Current Affairs - May 2018 by TNPSC Guru

1.KishanGanga Hydropower Station. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 330 MW Kishanganga Hydropower project in Srinagar to address the electricity requirement of Jammu and Kashmir.

2.Pakal Dul Power Project 

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays foundation stone for Pakal Dul Hydreo Electric Power Project  in Jammu and Kashmir.
• Pakal dul dam is built in Marusadar River which is tributary of Chenab River.

3.Zojila tunnel Project 

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Zojila Tunnel project which is India’s longest road tunnel.
• It will bring down the travelling time to pass Zojila pass from 3 hours to 15 mins.
• Zojila pass is located in National Highway 1D between Srinagar and Leh at an altitude of 11,578 feet.
• The tunnel will give all weather connectivity to Kashmir because during winter Zojila pass closed down due to heavy snowfall. 

4.‘Green Good Deeds’ Movement 

• Environment minister Harsha Vardhan launched “Green Good Deeds” movement to protect environment and promote good Living in the country.
• BRICS Ministerial on Environment held in Durban , South Africa has agreed to include “Green Good Deeds” in official agenda in the next BRICS Ministerial in Brazil and another meeting in Russia, said by Minister.

 5.Rajinder Singh 

Rajinder Sing named as new President of Hockey India.

6.Akademik Lomonosov: 

Russia Inaugurated World’s First Floating Nuclear Power Plant called Akademitk Lomonosov in northern city of Murmansk.