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One Liners 03-10-2025
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History, Art and Culture
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Dussehra
- It celebrates the triumph of the Hindu deity Rama over the demon king Ravana, who abducted Rama’s wife, Sita, as recounted in the Sanskrit epic Ramayana.
- Observed on – 10th day of the Hindu calendar month of Ashvina (September–October), following the nine nights of Sharad Navratri.
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Social Issues
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Central Secretariat Service (CSS) Forum
CSS Forum strongly condemned the workplace harassment.
- CSS Forum – It is the representative body of all Central Secretariat Service Officers.
- Registered under – Societies Registration Act of 1860.
- Encompasses – Members of Central Secretariat Service Group B Officers & Central Secretariat Service Organised Group A Officers.
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Polity & Governance
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Central Secretariat Service (CSS)
- It is one of the earliest organized services in the country.
- Origin – In 1919, Imperial Secretariat Service came into being as one of the off-shoots of the Lewllyn-Smith Committee which had been set up on the eve of the introduction of the Montague Chelmsford Reforms.
- Renamed – After independence as Central Secretariat Service.
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Economy
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Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA)
IRDAI alerts public to fraudulent consumer education website.
- It was constituted as an autonomous body under the Recommendation of Malhotra Committee report, in 1999.
- Incorporated as – A statutory body in 2000.
- Objective – To promote competition so as to enhance customer satisfaction through increased consumer choice and lower premiums, while ensuring the financial security of the insurance market.
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Agriculture
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Minimum Support Prices (MSP)
Government has increased the MSP of Rabi Crops for Marketing Season 2026-27.
- MSP – It is a form of market intervention by the Government of India to insure agricultural producers against any sharp fall in farm prices.
- Include – All paid out costs such as those incurred on account of hired human labour, bullock labour/machine labour,
- Rent paid for leased in land,
- Expenses incurred on use of material inputs like seeds, fertilizers, manures, irrigation charges,
- Depreciation on implements and farm buildings, interest on working capital, diesel/electricity for operation of pump set,
- Miscellaneous expenses and imputed value of family labour.
- Announced by – Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired the Prime Minister, on recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP).
- 6 Rabi crops covered – Wheat, Barley, Gram, Lentils, Rapeseed & mustard and safflower.
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Miscellaneous
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NIELIT Digital University
- Launched by – Ministry of Electronics & IT.
- Aim – To democratize access to high-quality digital education.
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National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT)
- It is an Autonomous Scientific Society of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
- Status – "Deemed to be University" under the distinct category by Ministry of Education.
- Aim – To revolutionize higher education in E&ICT domain using digital technologies.
- 5 new Centres at – Muzaffarpur (Bihar), Balasore (Odisha), Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Daman (Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu), and Lunglei (Mizoram).
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National Dhanwantari Ayurveda Awards 2025
- Instituted by – Ministry of AYUSH, in 2016.
- Aim – To recognise expert’s outstanding contributions to the field of Ayurveda across academic, traditional, and scientific domains.
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International Day of Non-Violence
- Observed on – 2nd October celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti & globally as International Day of Non-Violence.
- Commemorate to – Mahatma Gandhi.
- Adopted in – UN General Assembly resolution in June 2007.
- Celebration alive in – Belgium, USA, Spain, Serbia, Switzerland, Thailand, Kazakhstan and the Netherlands.
- Objectives – A dual tribute that reflects both national pride and global respect for the Mahatma.
- To uphold non-violence as a universal principle and promoting a global culture of peace and tolerance.
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International Day of Older Persons
- Observed globally on – 1st October
- Celebrated by – Department of Social Justice & Empowerment.
- Aim – To recognizes the invaluable contributions of older people and reaffirms society’s responsibility to ensure their well-being.
- Launched
- NAITIK PATAM – A game to promote the inter-generational bonding as well as to capture the Annual Grand Parents Teachers Meeting in schools.
- GPTM QR Code – To capture the events being held across various schools during Grand Parents Teachers Meeting (GPTM).
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