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One Liners 04-01-2025
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Social Issues
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Digitalisation of Schools in India
- Functional computers – only 57.2% of schools in the country.
- Internet access – Only in 53.9% of the schools.
PMAY-G program
- Nodal ministry - Ministry of Rural Development
- Extension – It aims to construct 2 crore additional houses by 2029, with revised eligibility rules.
- The budget for housing schemes for 2024-25 is the highest at Rs 54,500 crore.
- Sanctioned houses – As of December 2024, only 31. 65 lakh houses had been sanctioned against a target of 42 lakh.
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Economy
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Quality Control Order (QCO) for Steel
- Standardization – Uniform specifications, testing methods, and manufacturing processes for steel production.
- Manufacturers are required to obtain BIS license for manufacturing.
- So far, 151 such steel standards formulated by BIS, have been incorporated in the QCO.
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Agriculture
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National Bureau for Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR)
- Established in – 1983.
- Umbrella organisation - Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
- Aim – To undertake research related to the conservation of fish germplasm resources of the country.
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Environment
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Black-collared yellow catfish
- Endemic to - Chalakudy River in Kerala.
- IUCN Status – Endangered
- Captive breeding programme – Began in 2020.
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Security
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2025 as Year of Defence Reforms
- Aim – To revamp its armed forces.
- Key focus – On implementing integrated theatre commands to improve collaboration among the Army, Navy, and Air Force, making the military more advanced and ready for combat.
Integrated Theatre Commands
- It seeks to combine the strengths of all three services within a unified operational framework.
- Each theatre command will include units from the Army, Navy, and Air Force to tackle security challenges in specific regions.
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Science
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K2-18 b
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has observed that K2-18 b may have conditions suitable for liquid water and possibly life.
- It is an exoplanet found in a habitable zone.
- Discovered by - Kepler Space Telescope in 2009
- Features – It is about 124 light-years away from Earth, with a radius 2. 6 times that of Earth and a mass 8. 6 times greater.
MeerKAT radio telescope
- It is a 64-dish array.
- Located in – Karoo semi-desert in South Africa
- Built and operated by – South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO).
- Precursor to – The Square Kilometre Array (SKA), which is expected to be the world's most powerful radio telescope when it's fully operational.
- Significance – It is the largest radio telescope in the Southern Hemisphere
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Miscellaneous
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Awardees from Indian Railways
- They have the largest number of awardees of government for any single organization in India.
- Awardees - 183 Arjuna, 28 Padma Shri, 12 Dhyan Chand, 13 Dronacharya and 9 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Awardees.
- Sports wing in railways - Railway Sports Promotion Board
Railway Sports Promotion Board
- Started in - 1928
- Affiliation – With 28 National Sports Federations and with USIC (World Railways Sports Association).
- Sportsperson – More than 9000 sportspersons are on roll of Indian Railways in 29 game disciplines of whom about 3000 are active sportspersons,
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