|
One Liners 06-10-2025
|
|
History, Art and Culture
|
|
Tiruppur Kumaran
Prime Minister Narendra paid tribute to Tiruppur Kumaran on his birth anniversary.
- He was freedom fighter and devoted follower of Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals.
- Born on – 4th October, 1904, at Chennimalai.
- Founded – Desa Bandhu Youth Association.
- Contribution – On 10th January, 1932, he led a protest march in Tiruppur defying police restrictions and was fatally injured during a British police attack.
- Even in his final moments, he held the national flag aloft without letting it touch the ground, earning him the title “Kodi Kaatha Kumaran".
|
|
Subramanya Siva
Prime Minister Narendra paid tribute to Subramanya Siva on his birth anniversary.
- He was an eminent writer, Tamil patriotic poet and freedom fighter.
- He actively involved in freedom struggle inspired by the speech of Sri Thahurkhan of Arya Samaj in Trivandrum in 1906.
- Born on – 4th October 1884, at Vathalagundu, Madurai.
- Established – “Dharma Paribalana samaj” in Trivandram in 1907.
- Literary works – Ramanuja Vijayam & Madhva Vijayam.
|
|
Social Issues
|
|
Operation DigiScrap
DRI in Mumbai seized consignments valued at approximately Rs 23 crore of e-waste.
- Conducted by – Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI).
- Seized under – Section 110 of the Customs Act, 1962.
- Import of old/used electronic components is prohibited under
- Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023,
- E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022,
- Electronics and IT Goods (Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021.
- Aim – To prevent public health hazards, environmental damage, & unfair threats to the domestic electronics manufacturing sector.
|
|
Economy
|
|
Coal India’s First All-Women Operated Central Store Unit
- Inaugurated at – South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL).
- Launched under – Government of India’s Special Campaign 5.0.
- Aim – To promote women’s leadership in core industrial sectors.
|
|
1st Commercial Coal Mine in Arunachal Pradesh
- Launched at – Namchik-Namphuk.
- Reserve capacity – 1.5 crore tonnes of coal.
- Aim – To mark a new chapter of growth, energy security, and local prosperity.
- Significane – It carries forward PM’s vision of EAST (Empower, Act, Strengthen, Transform), a guiding philosophy for every initiative in the Northeast.
|
|
Environment
|
|
"Namo Van" Biodiversity Park
Rajasthan’s 1st ‘Namo Biodiversity Park’ in Alwar was inaugurated.
- Inaugurated by – Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
- Aim – To enhance local greenery and contribute to cleaner air, while also promoting environmental awareness among visitors.
- Significance – It marks an advancing Rajasthan’s green infrastructure and strengthening India’s broader commitment to biodiversity conservation and climate action.
|
|
Security
|
|
KONKAN-2025
First-ever joint exercise between HMS Prince of Wales and INS Vikrant in Western Indian Ocean.
- It is a bilateral Exercise between Indian Navy & Royal Navy of United Kingdom.
- 2 phases
- Harbour phase – Professional interactions between naval personnel, cross-deck visits, sports fixtures, and cultural exchanges.
- Sea phase – Complex maritime operational drills focusing on anti-air, anti-surface, and anti-submarine warfare, flying operations, and other seamanship evolutions.
- Objectives – To reaffirms the shared commitment of both nations to ensuring secure, open, and free seas.
- To exemplifies the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership outlined in the India-UK Vision 2035.
|
|
Androth
Indian Navy set to commission Androth.
- It is a 2nd Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC).
- Held at – Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam.
- Built by – Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.
- Objecttives –
- To enhance indigenous capability through innovative technologies and home-grown solutions.
- To counter threats in littoral waters.
- Significance – It is a testimony to India’s growing maritime self-reliance with over 80% indigenous content.
|
|
National-Level Defence Manufacturing Conference
- It is a national-level conference on ‘Opportunities in Defence Manufacturing in the Country’.
- Organised by – Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence (MoD).
- Launched
- Defence Exim Portal – Designed to streamline the process of issuing export and import authorisations.
- Srijan DEEP (Defence Establishments and Entrepreneurs Platform) portal – A digital repository mapping the capabilities and products of Indian defence industries.
- 2 key publications
- Aerospace & Defence Sector Policy Compendium of States and Union Territories.
- iDEX Coffee Table Book ‘Shared Horizons of Innovation’.
- Aim – To bring together senior officials from the Departments of Industries of all States and Union Territories to discuss their crucial role in advancing India’s defence manufacturing ecosystem.
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
|
Regional Meeting with Southern Waqf Boards
- It is a one-day regional meeting, held in Bengaluru.
- Organized by – Ministry of Minority Affairs.
- Participants from – Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.
- Part of – Ministry’s efforts under the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development (UMEED) Act, 2025.
- Aim – To focus on strengthening Waqf Boards and ensuring efficient management of Waqf properties through the recently launched UMEED Central Portal.
|
