Dear Students, only 14 days are left for SSC CGL Exam 2017. In GA section of Tier-I Exam questions are asked from current affairs as well. So, We've decided to provide "CURRENT AFFAIRS" of last one year. These notes will help you in GS/GK section a lot. We wish you all the very best for your upcoming exam.
Odisha to have first automatic coastal warning for disasters in India
i. Odisha is the first State in India to have developed an automatic public address system that can be activated along its entire coast.
ii. The State government is all set to commission the ambitious Early Warning Dissemination System (EWDS) that would enable loud sirens go off simultaneously from towers at 122 locations by July 2017.
iii. Odisha can now warn the vast population residing along its 480 km-long coast by pressing a single button from a control room in the State capital in the event of the occurrence of natural disasters like a tsunami or a cyclone. Japan launches satellite for high-precision positioning system
ii. A 'H-IIA' rocket blasted off from the Tanegashima space center in southern Japan carrying the 'Michibiki' No.2 satellite. The Michibiki system is capable of covering the Asia-Oceania region and works with the US-operated Global Positioning System (GPS).
Varanasi to get India’s 1st freight village
i. Varanasi will get the country's first 'freight village' spread over around 100 acres.
ii. The plan to set up this project close to the upcoming multi-mode terminal along the Ganga has attracted major players including Dubai Port World and IL&FS.
iii. It will be developed by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
- Odisha CM is Naveen Patnaik and Governor is Senayangba Chubatoshi Jamir.
- PM of Japan is Shinzo Abe
- The Capital of Japan is Tokyo and its Currency is Yen.
- Simlipal National Park is situated in Odisha
- IWAI was created by Government of India on 27 October 1986 for development and regulation of Inland waterways for shipping and navigation.
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