UPSC Daily Current Affairs| One Liners 29-01-2025

One Liners 29-01-2025

Geography

Dibrugarh

Dibrugarh will be the Assam’s 2^nd capital sport an assembly complex by 2027.

Located in – Upper Assam.
Adjoining to – Tinsukia district.
Part of – Brahmaputra River basin.
Background – The British-era hub of tea, oil and coal trade.
Land forms - Flood plain of Brahmaputra River and the terrace deposits and denudational hills in the southern part.
Economy – It was one of the highest revenue-collecting centers.

Polity & Governance

Village Water and Sanitation Committee (VWSC)

Umbrella of – Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).
Under – State Panchayat Raj Act.
Recognized by – Gram Sabha.
VWSC – It play a lead role in planning, implementation, management, operation and maintenance of in-village water supply infrastructure.
Objectives – Assist Village Panchayat in effective management of water supply and sanitation facilities.
Forum for community involvement in water and sanitation issues.
Link between the Village Panchayat and users of water and sanitation installation.

Bhashini

Tripura became the 1^st North East State (NES) to sign MoU with Bhashini.

Launched in – 2022.
Under – National Language Technology Mission.
Concept – It is an AI-tool designed to break the barrier between the diverse languages that people speak across the country.
Aim – To provide technology translation services in 22 scheduled Indian languages.
Tool used – Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP).
It uses voice as a medium.

Agriculture

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)

Launched in – 2017.
SAMPADA – Scheme for Agro-marine processing and Development of Agro-processing Clusters.
SAMPADA renamed as Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY).
Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI).
PMKSY – It is a comprehensive package in creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet.

Creation/Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC)

Umbrella scheme - Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY).
Objective – It is creation of processing and preservation capacities and modernisation/ expansion of existing food processing units.
The processing activities undertaken by the individual units covers a wide range of post-harvest processes.
Features - Increase the level of processing
- Reduce wastage
- Induction of modern technology
- Improving the quality of the end product.

HRMN-99

HRMN-99 – It is an apple variety developed by Hariman Sharma from Himachal Pradesh.
Patent by – Protection of Plant Variety, Farmer Right Authority and Ministry of Agriculture.
Features – It is striped red-over-yellow skin, soft and juicy pulp.
Ability to produce up to 75 kg of fruit per plant annually.
Over 1 lakhs of saplings of the variety have been planted in all North East State (NES).
It has empowered thousands of farmers across India.

Environment

Wetland City Accreditation (WCA)

Indore and Udaipur became the first 2 Indian cities to join the global list of wetland accredited cities.

Established in – 2015.
Established by – Ramsar Convention.
WCA – It is a voluntary scheme provides an opportunity for cities that value their natural or human-made wetlands to gain international recognition and positive publicity for their efforts.
Validity – 6 years, after it must be renewed.

Science

National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP)

Established in – 1983.
Umbrella of – National Health Mission (NHM).
Vision – Leprosy-free India.
Mission – To provide quality leprosy services free of cost to all sections of the population.
Objectives - To reduce prevalence rate less than 1/10,000 population at sub national and district level.
National level – To reduce Grade II disability% < 1 among new cases and cases < 1 case per million population.

Deep Sea Radar

Chinese scientists claim the build of world’s 1^st deep sea radar.

Concept – It sits on the seabed and detect & track aircraft flying high above.
Capable of – Detecting high-altitude aircraft.
Consists of – A specially designed acoustic sensor array that can be deployed at depths of 3,280 feet (1,000 meters).
Tested – These sensors detected and tracked incoming aircraft at altitudes of 5,000 meters.
Acoustic sensor – It is a device designed to detect and measure sound waves or acoustic signals in the surrounding environment.

Miscellaneous

World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES)

Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
WAVES – It is a dynamic platform that aligns with Prime Minister vision of showcasing and economically empowering India's creative talents.
It is globally recognized as the Orange Economy.
It enhancing cultural strength, providing a foundation for our creators to earn respect and recognition worldwide.