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One Liners 14-10-2025
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Social Issues
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Manthan–2025
- Held at – Regional Ayurveda Research Institute (RARI), Lucknow.
- Organized by – Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS).
- Objectives – To focus on comprehensive performance review, strategic planning, and alignment of research activities for the financial year 2026–27.
- To strengthen coordination, streamline processes, and ensure effective planning to advance the Council’s research mandate.
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National Homoeopathy Conference
- A 2-day National Homoeopathy Conference on the occasion of World Mental Health Day 2025.
- Organised by – National Homoeopathy Research Institute in Mental Health (NHRIMH).
- Nodal ministry – Ministry of AYUSH.
- Central theme – ‘Access to Services – Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies’.
- Aim – To focus on the growing relevance of Homoeopathy in psychiatric emergencies and explored innovative research and integrative approaches to mental health care.
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National Homoeopathy Research Institute in Mental Health
- An apex institution under the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH).
- Established in – 1974.
- Upgraded as - National Homoeopathy Research Institute in Mental Health (NHRIMH), in 2016.
- Aim – To introduce academic courses to enhance the academic standards in Homeopathy along with quality research activities.
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Polity & Governance
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‘Fare Se Fursat’ initiative
- Initiative by – Alliance Air, India’s government-owned regional carrier, under Ministry of Civil Aviation.
- Implemented on – A pilot basis from October 13 to December 31, 2025 across select routes, to evaluate its operational feasibility and passenger response.
- Aim – To give passengers freedom from the stress of fluctuating airfares and promote ease of flying in the country.
- Significance – It perfectly aligns with the core principles of the UDAN scheme.
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Economy
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'Employees' Enrolment Campaign, 2025' (EEC 2025)
- Announced by – Ministry of Labour and Employment.
- Aim – To bring a large number of workers under the ambit of organized social security through EPFO.
- Operational from – November 1, 2025, to April 30, 2026.
- Legal basis – Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, to voluntarily declare and enroll eligible employees.
- Registered employers – Eligible to avail the benefits of Pradhan Mantri-Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojana.
- Eligibility – All establishments irrespective of facing inquiries under section 7A of the Act or under paragraph 26B of the scheme or under paragraph 8 of the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995.
- Previous successful enrolment campaign conducted in – 2017 for enrolment of left-out eligible employees from 2009 to 2016.
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PM Gati Shakti - National Master Plan for Multi-modal Connectivity
DPIIT, commemorated the completion of 4 transformative years of the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) and launched PM GatiShakti Public.
- A digital platform to bring 16 Ministries including Railways and Roadways together for integrated planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects.
- Launched in – October 2021.
- Developed by – Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N).
- Powered by – National Geospatial Data Registry (NGDR).
- Objectives – To provide integrated and seamless connectivity for movement of people, goods and services from one mode of transport to another.
- To facilitate the last mile connectivity of infrastructure and also reduce travel time for people.
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PM GatiShakti Public
- PM GatiShakti Public through the Unified Geospatial Interface (UGI).
- This is a query-based web platform provides regulated access to selected non-sensitive data sets from the PM GatiShakti national master plan (NMP).
- It enables private entities, consultants, researchers, and citizens to leverage advanced analytics for infrastructure planning and investment decisions.
- Launched by – Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
- Aim – To Democratize Access to Geospatial and Infrastructure Data.
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Miscellaneous
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World Standards Day 2025
- Observed on – 14th October.
- 1st celebration in – 1970.
- Established by – International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- Aim – To raise global awareness about the importance of standards in ensuring safety, quality, and international trade.
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World Standards Day programme
- Held at – National Institute of Training for Standardization (NITS).
- Organized by – Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
- Theme 2025 – “A Shared Vision for a Better World: Standards for Sustainable Development Goals,”.
- It emphasizes the crucial role of international standards as enablers of cooperation and progress.
- Launched – Learning Management System (LMS) and the Online Standards Development (OSD) Module of the BIS Standards Portal.
- Released – National Lighting Code of India 2025.
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‘Samarth’ Program
- A cutting-edge Incubation Program for startups in Telecom & ICT Sector in March 2025.
- Launched by – Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), an autonomous telecom R&D institution under Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
- Implementation partners – Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) and The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE).
- Aim – To offers holistic support to startups and innovators working in telecom applications, cybersecurity, 5G/6G technologies, artificial intelligence, IoT, and quantum technologies.
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