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www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC current affairs april 28, 2017 (28/04/2017)
Topic : Awards and Honours
Indian City got Pierre L’enfant International Planning excellence award-2017
Bhubaneswar has become the first Indian city to won the Pierre L’enfant International Planning excellence award given by the American Planning Association (APA).
Smart city Bhubaneswar has been chosen for the award for its good and advanced town planning and engaging its residents in the planning process.
Key facts:
Pierre “Peter” Charles L’Enfant was a French-born American architect and civil engineer.
He was best known for designing the layout of the streets of Washington.
The American Planning Association (APA) has created an award named in L’Enfant’s honor which recognizes excellence in international planning.
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Topic : Defense, National Security
Agni III Ballistic Missile test fired
India successfully test fired the 3,000-kilometer range Agni-III ballistic missile from Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast.
The missile has a strike range of 3000 km to 5000 km and is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads upto 1.5 tonnes.
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Topic : Profile of States, General Administration, Latest Diary of Events
Fifteen public holidays cancelled by the Uttar Pradesh Government
The Uttar Pradesh government cancelled 15 public holidays in educational institutions that commemorated the birth and death anniversaries of eminent personalities.
The decision was taken by the state’s cabinet during its meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
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Topic : Awards and Honours
Indian businessman won Queen’s Enterprise Award
Indian businessman’s food processing plant in Britain has won the Queen’s Enterprise Award 2017 for its exceptional contribution to the UK’s trade, industry and economy.
Yusuff Ali M.A. is an Indian businessman from Nattika in Thrissur district of Kerala.
He is the Managing Director of Abu Dhabi-headquartered EMKE LuLu Group of companies
About this Award:
The Queen’s Award for Enterprise is conferred annually by Queen Elizabeth II on her birthday.
This awards given in the recognition of businesses that display great enterprise across the fields of innovation, international trade, promoting opportunity through social mobility and sustainable development.
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Topic : Awards and Honours
Vani Jairam – Ghantasala national award
Playback singer Vani Jairam was selected for the Ghantasala national award instituted by the Ghantasala National Art Academy
She is known in the North as Meerabai for her rendition of songs sung by the medieval poet in praise of Lord Krishna.
About this award:
The award was instituted in the memory of the legendary singer Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao who ruled the cinema for over three decades the Telugu world.
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