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One Liners 04-02-2025
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Polity & Governance
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Samudrayaan Project
- Launched in – 2021.
- Umbrella scheme – Deep Ocean Mission.
- Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).
- It is the 1st manned ocean mission of India.
- Aim – To develop a self-propelled manned submersible to carry 3 human beings to a water depth of 6000 meters in the ocean.
- It is a suite of scientific sensors and tools for deep ocean exploration.
- MATSYA 6000 – Manned submersible vehicle used for this mission.
Mission Mausam
- Launched in – 2024.
- Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).
- Aim – To make India Weather Ready and Climate Smart.
- Objective – To mitigate the impact of climate change and extreme weather events and strengthen the resilience of the communities.
- Timeline – 2 years (2024-26).
Chintan Shivir 2.0
- Launched in – 2025.
- Launched by – Ministry of Coal.
- Concept – A platform to foster innovation, sustainability, and collaboration in defining the future roadmap for the coal sector.
National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM)
- Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Culture.
- Aim – To protect and share India's cultural heritage.
- Run by – Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.
- Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar (MGMD) portal - Launched in June 2023, aims to document the cultural assets of 6. 5 lakh villages.
Adopt a Heritage Scheme
- Launched by – Ministry of Tourism in 2017.
- Revamped in – 2023 as “Adopt A Heritage 2.0” by Ministry of Culture.
- Aim – To collaborate with private and public sectors to enhance visitor experience at Protected Monuments.
- 4 broad categories of amenities – Hygiene, Accessibility, Safety and Knowledge.
- The program is open for all protected monuments.
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Economy
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Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
- BIS – National Standards Body of India.
- Established by – Department of Consumer affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs.
- BIS organized a high-level discussion to enhance collaboration in standardization with countries from Africa and Latin America.
- The organization has conducted capacity-building programs, benefiting 30 African and 10 Latin American countries through the ITEC initiative.
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Signed for Financial Literacy Program
- MOU – Signed by Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority with Strategic Educational Professionals Pvt. Ltd, part of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
- Aim - To create a digital program focused on experiential learning.
- The main goal is to enhance financial literacy among school children.
- The program will be introduced in selected schools, including rural areas, through a pilot project.
- Training for school teachers will facilitate the delivery of this program.
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Agriculture
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National Policy on Biofuels
- National Policy on Biofuels-2018 - Updated in 2022, outlines the various materials that can be used to produce biofuels.
- Aim - Identified feed stocks for biofuels include heavy molasses, sugarcane juice, biomass (like rice straw and bagasse), sugar beets, sweet sorghum, corn, and agro waste.
- Also included are damaged food grains, industrial waste, algae, non-edible oilseeds, used cooking oil, animal tallow, and municipal solid waste.
Makhana Board
Union Budget 2025, announced that a 'Makhana Board' will be set up in Bihar.
- Makhana – It is the dried edible seed of the prickly water lily or gorgon plant (Euryale ferox).
- It is referred to as the ‘Black Diamond.’
- Mithila Makhana – It was conferred a Geographical Indication (GI) tag in 2022.
- Makhana Board – To provide training to farmers,
- Making them export-oriented,
- Create an ecosystem that brings investments in the food processing sector,
- Help create required export infrastructure.
- Bihar – It accounts for approximately 90% of India’s makhana production.
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Environment
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International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA)
- Launched in – 2023.
- Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
- Headquarters – Delhi.
- Aim – To strengthen global cooperation and efforts for conservation of 7 big cat species and their habitats.
- 7 big cat species – Tiger, lion, leopard, snow leopard, cheetah, jaguar and puma.
- 5 Member countries – Nicaragua, Eswatini, India, Somalia and Liberia.
- As of now, 27 countries have consented to join IBCA.
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