UPSC Daily Current Affairs| One Liners 03-11-2025

One Liners 03-11-2025

History, Art and Culture

UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy – Lucknow

• Declared during – The 43^rd Session of the UNESCO General Conference, currently under way in Uzbekistan.
• Global recognition celebrates – The city’s centuries-old Awadhi cuisine, living food traditions and inclusive cultural heritage.

Polity & Governance

National Voter Helpline

Election Commission of India (ECI) has activated the National Voter Helpline and all 36 State and District-level helplines with an aim to address all queries/grievances of citizens.

• The National Contact Centre (NCC) will serve as the central helpline for all States and Union Territories.
• Toll-free number – 1800-11-1950.
• SCC & DCC – ECI has issued instructions to each State/UT and District to set up its own State Contact Centre (SCC) and District Contact Centre (DCC) respectively
  • Aim – To ensure timely and localized responses, available in regional languages.
  • Operate during – Office hours on all working days throughout the year.
• Recorded and tracked through – National Grievance Service Portal (NGSP 2.0).
• Launched – ‘Book-a-Call with BLO’ facility using which citizens can directly contact their respective Booth Level Officer (BLO) through the feature available on the ECINET platform.
• Citizens can also connect with Election Officials using the ECINet App.
• Speedy disposal within – 48 hours.
• Existing Email service – complaints@eci.gov.in

International Relations and Issues

International Round Table on Global Genomic Collaborations for Pandemic Preparedness

• Hosted by – International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB).
• Title – “Investigating and translating Genomic Evidence for Public Health Response to SARS=Cov-2”.
• Objectives – To bring together leading researchers, science administrators, and institutional representatives from India and Italy.
• To deliberate on the role of genomic evidence in strengthening global public health preparedness.
• Significance – It underscored the importance of pan-global scientific collaborations in developing coordinated and data-driven responses to emerging infectious diseases.

Economy

India Post Business Meet 2025-26 (Q2)

• It is a strategic gathering brought together Heads of Circles from across the country to deliberate on India Post’s evolving roadmap for business transformation and its expanding role as a premium logistics and citizen-centric service provider.
• Convened by – Department of posts, Ministry of Communications.
• Aim – To transform into a large-scale, future-ready logistics organisation, driven by technology, innovation, and inclusivity.
• Significance – It aligned with Prime Minister’s vision of a Viksit Bharat and an Atmanirbhar Bharat.

Places in News

Mount Chimborazo (a volcano) – A Closest Point to Space

• Located in – Ecuador, home to Mount Chimborazo, a dormant volcano near the equator.
• Reason – Even though Mount Everest is taller above sea level, the peak of Chimborazo is actually farther from the center of the Earth.
• Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador is 2,000 metres closer to space than Mount Everest.
• Because Earth bulges at the equator, this makes Chimborazo the closest point on Earth to outer space.

Geography

Kármán line

• Located at – 100 km above sea level.
• It is an imaginary line that demarcates the earth’s atmosphere from space.
• Established in – 1960s by a record-keeping body called Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI).
• Earth isn’t a perfect sphere — It’s slightly flattened at the poles and bulged at the equator.
  • Because of this shape, the distance from the centre of the Earth to the surface isn’t the same everywhere.
• Closest to space – Doesn’t just depend on a mountain’s height, it depends on where it’s located on the planet.
• Regulate airspace – It marks, roughly, the altitude beyond which a traditional aircraft can’t fly.
  • Any aircraft flying beyond it needs a propulsion system to pull away from the earth’s tug.
  • It also acts as a legal reference that separates airspace that a country can claim to own from space itself.
• Facts –
  • Astronauts at the International Space Station orbit Earth about 400 km above that’s just four times higher than where space officially begins.
  • Planes fly at around 10–12 km, far below the Kármán line.

Science

 MoU between NCA and IIMC

• MoU between – National Communications Academy (NCA), Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC).
• Objectives – To promote joint initiatives in capacity building, research, consulting, policy formulation, and training in emerging domains such as Information and Communication Technologies, Mobile Communication, and Cyberspace.
• To strengthen human resource development in the telecommunication sector.

National Communications Academy (NCA)

• NCA – It is a training institution under Department of Telecommunications.
• Nodal ministry – Ministry of Communications.
• Objectives – To engage in capacity building of officers/officials belonging to Indian Trade Service (ITS), Indian Radio Regulatory Service (IRRS) cadres and civil service - Indian Post & Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service (IP&TAFS).
• To contribute to policy development and human resource capacity for India’s digital growth.

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC)

• IIMC – It is one of India’s premier business schools and is renowned for its excellence in management education, research, and entrepreneurship.
• It is a triple-accredited institution and the only Indian member of the prestigious global CEMS alliance.
• Established in – 1961, as the 1^st national institute for post-graduate studies and Research in Management by Government of India.
• Functions under – Ministry of Education.

Sports

ICC Women's World Cup 2025

The Indian women’s cricket team won by 52 runs and celebrated their 1st-ever ICC Women’s ODI World Cup victory.

• Match between - India and South Africa.
• Held in – DY Patil Stadium, in Navi Mumbai.
• Conducted by – International Cricket Council.
• Format – Each team has 1 inning of 50 overs.