TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - June 15, 2018 - TNPSC Current Affairs - www.TNPSCGURU.in 2018

TNPSC Current Affairs - June 2018 by TNPSC Guru

1.NLCIL’s three 100 MW Solar Power projects. 

• Union Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited (NLCIL)’s three 100 MW Solar Power Projects for commercial operation.
•  The 3 power projects are located in Thoppalaakkarai and Sethupuram in Virudhunagar District and Sellaiya Sezhiyanallur in Tirunelveli District which has the capacity of 100 MW each.

2.Swajal Launched in 115 Aspirational Districts 

• Swajal Scheme has been launched in 115 aspirational districts in country with aim to provide piped water supply to village powered by solar energy.
• Swajal is a community owned drinking water programme for continuous water supply , in which 90% of cost borne by Government and 10 % by community .

3.Report on the Composite Water Management Index 

• NITI Ayog releases the report on the Composite Water Management Index, in which Gujarat top’s list and it is followed by Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh.
• The worst performer of water management states are Jharkhand, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
• The Composite Water Management Index launched by NITI Ayog as a useful tool to assess and improve the performance of management of water resources.
• It also said that Index is an attempt to inspire the states in efficient and optimal utilization of water, and recycling it.

4.Mount Deotibba Summit 

• Indian Naval Women Mountaineers summited Mount Deotibba which is located in Himachal Pradesh with the height of 6001 Mts.
• It is the second highest peak in Pir-Panjal range in Himachal Pradesh.

5.106th Indian Science Congress 

Lovely Professional University to host 106^th Indian Science congress  on Jan 3 to 9 2019 with the theme “Future India: Science & Technology”

6.Football world cup 2018 

2018 FIFA world cup inaugurated in Russia, this is the 21^st FIFA World cup.