[CA/GK/Geog] New Set of "Cyclonic Names"

Names of the cyclone
Countries	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4
Bangladesh	Nisarga	Biparjoy	Arnab	Upakul
India	Gati	Tej	Murasu	Aag
Iran	Nivar	Hamoon	Akvan	Sepand
Maldives	Burvi	Midhili	Kaani	Odi
Oman	Yaas	Remai	Sail	Naseem
Pakistan	Gulab	Asna	Sahab	Afshan
Qatar	Shaheen	Dana	Lulu	Mouj
Saudi Arabia	Jawad	Fengal	Ghazeer	Asif
Sri Lanka	Asani	Shakthi	Gigum	Gagana
Thailand	Sitrang	Montha	Thianyot	Bulan
UAE	Mandous	Senyar	Afoor	Nahhaam
Yemen	Mocha	Dtwah	Diksam	Sira

Why & How Cyclones are named?

[CA] Mascots for 2022 Asian Paralympic Games

The organizing committee of Hangzhou Asian Games, has  released ‘Fei Fei’ the bird as an official mascot for 4th Asian Paralympic Games 2022, which is scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, China from 9 – 15 October 2022.

The design inspiration of “Feifei” comes from the motif of the ‘Divine Bird’ in the Liangzhu Culture and represent both Hangzhou city’s heritage and its innovation in technology.

The first fei’ of the mascot represents the birds flying, implying inclusiveness, respect, and fraternity of human society, whereas the second fei’ represents the mental tenacity of the athletes with disabilities pursuing dreams and reaching beyond themselves.

  Mascots for 2022 Asian Games 

[CA] COVID - 19 "Hotspots" in India

The government has decided to divide all districts across the country into hotspots, non-hotspots and green zones. The health and family welfare ministry has identified 170 hotspot districts, 207 non-hotspot districts reporting cases and 359 green zone districts not reporting any cases across the country.  These numbers will increase or decrease based on fresh cases of novel coronavirus infection.

This will help in managing the Covid-19 pandemic as well as partial opening up of economic activities during the extended period of the nationwide lockdown. This would help in management of hotspots and spread of pandemic.

The health ministry used two criteria to classify the districts as hotspots — the absolute number of cases and the speed of growth in cases.

The technical definition followed to classify the districts is any district reporting more than six cases would be classified as hotspot district or red zone. Any hotspot district with more than 15 cases would be treated as a district witnessing outbreak. Tamil Nadu has maximum number of districts (22) under “red zone” (Hotspots).

[CA] USA Vs World Health Organisation

US President, Mr. Donald Trump said that he has instructed his administration to halt funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic while his administration reviews its response to the global crisis. President said the WHO had "failed in its basic duty and it must be held accountable."

He said the group had promoted China's "disinformation" about the virus that likely led to a wider outbreak of the virus than otherwise would have occurred. The United States is the biggest overall donor to the Geneva-based WHO, contributing more than $400 million in 2019, roughly 15% of its budget.

The WHO has been appealing for more than $1 billion to fund operations against the pandemic. The agency needs more resources than ever as it leads the global response against the disease.

[CA] April 14: New Year Festivals

April 14 – New Year in Indian States
State	Name of the Festival
Tamil Nadu	Puthandu
Kerala	Vishu
Karnataka	Bisu
Odisha	Pana Sankranti
West Bengal	Pohela Boishakh
Assam	Bohag Bihu
Punjab	Vaisakhi
April 14 – New Year in Countries
Countries	Name of the Festival
Bangladesh	Pohela Boishakh
Myanmar	Thingyan
Cambodia	Chol Chnam Thmey
Laos	Pi Mai Lao
Maldives	Alathu Ahardhuvas
Nepal	Navabarsha
Sri Lanka	Aluth Avurudhu
Thailand	Songkran

[GK] When the Districts in Tamil Nadu came into force?

S. No	District	Date of Formation
1	Chennai	01-11-1956
2	Coimbatore	01-11-1956
3	Madurai	01-11-1956
4	Kanyakumari	01-11-1956
5	Ramanathapuram	01-11-1956
6	Salem	01-11-1956
7	Thanjavur	01-11-1956
8	Triuchirappalli	01-11-1956
9	Thirunelveli	01-11-1956
10	The Nilgiris	01-11-1956
11	Dharmapuri	02-10-1965
12	Pudukottai	14-01-1974
13	Erode	31-08-1979
14	Sivagangai	15-03-1985
15	Virudhunagar	15-03-1985
16	Dindigul	15-09-1985
17	Tuticorin	20-10-1986
18	Thiruvannamalai	30-09-1989
19	Vellore	30-09-1989
20	Nagapattinam	18-10-1991
21	Thiruvarur	18-10-1991
22	Cuddalore	30-09-1993
23	Viluppuram	30-09-1993
24	Karur	30-09-1995
25	Perambalur	30-09-1995
26	Theni	25-07-1996
27	Namakkal	01-01-1997
28	Kancheepuram	01-07-1997
29	Thiruvallur	01-07-1997
30	Krishnagiri	09-02-2004
31	Ariyalur	23-11-2007
32	Tiruppur	22-02-2009
33	Tenkasi	22-11-2019
34	Kallakurichi	26-11-2019
35	Ranipet	28-11-2019
36	Tirupattur	28-11-2019
37	Chengalpet	29-11-2019
38	Mayiladuthurai*	-----------------------

* à Mayiladuthari became 38th district of Tamil Nadu, when the government notified it in a gazette on April 07, 2020. Mayiladuthari to be bifurcated from Nagapattinam Dt. 

With the announcement of Mayiladuthurai as a separate district, six new-districts have been created under the regime of the Mr. Edappadi K. Palaniswami-led AIADMK government in the past one year.

Tamil Nadu Districts - Based on their Area 
Tamil Nadu Districts - Based on their Population