www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs August 16, 2017 (16/08/2017)
Topic : Awards & Honours
Tamil Nadu Independence Day Awards 2017
Kalpana Chawla Award:
Preethi Srinivasan, the former State under 19 cricket captain awarded with the “Kalpana Chawla Award” for her courage & Daring Enterprise.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam award:
Former Vice Chancellor of University of Madras, Professor S.P. Thyagarajan, an eminent scientist and academic, received the State Government’s A.P.J. Abdul Kalam award.
Key facts:
These awards were given by the Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami during the Independence Day celebrations at Fort St. George.
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Topic : India’s Foreign Policy, India & its Neighbours
TAPI gas pipeline
India will host the next steering committee meeting of the proposed 1,814 kilometre-long Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline.
With this, India has reaffirmed its strong commitment to TAPI — first proposed in 1995.
About TAPI gas pipeline project:
The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Natural Gas Pipeline (TAPI) Project is a natural gas pipeline being developed by the Asian Development Bank.