UPSC Daily Current Affairs| One Liners 10-02-2025

One Liners 10-02-2025

Polity & Governance

The Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (PM-NAPS)

Launched in – 2016 under the umbrella scheme Skill India Programme (SIP).
Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
Aim – To promote apprenticeship training in the country, by providing partial stipend support to the apprentices engaged under the Apprentice Act, 1961.
Eligibility - 14-35 years
To support both apprentices and establishments in India, 25% of the stipend, up to Rs.1, 500 per month per apprentice, will be provided through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) during the training period.

Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS)

It originally launched as Shramik Vidyapeeth (SVP) in 1967.
Umbrella scheme – Skill India Programme (SIP).
Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
Aim - Community-centric skilling initiative designed to make vocational training accessible, flexible, and inclusive, particularly for women, rural youth, and economically disadvantaged groups.
Key Initiatives - PM JANMAN, Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society (ULLAS),
Targeted beneficiaries – Non-literates, neo-literates, individuals with rudimentary education, and school dropouts up to class 12^th, aged 15-45 years.

Yuva Sahakar – Cooperative Enterprise Support and Innovation Scheme

Launched in – 2018.
Implemented by – National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC).
Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Cooperation.
Aim – To encourage newly formed cooperative societies with new and/or innovative ideas and young entrepreneur cooperative societies which are in operation for a minimum of 3 months.
Loan – Long-term loan (up to 5 years).
Interest subvention – 2% on rate of interest.

Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF)

Launched in – 2020 as a central sector scheme.
Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying.
Merged with – Dairy Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF).
Aim – To support investments in infrastructure related to animal husbandry, including dairy, meat processing, and animal feed plants.
Eligible entities – Individuals, Private companies, cooperatives, section 8 companies, MSMEs, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), and Dairy Cooperatives & dairy farmers.
Loan – Up to 90% of the estimated/ actual project cost.
Timeline – 6 years.

Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF)

Launched in – 2018.
Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying.
Implementing agency – National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB).
Aim - It helps in the creation of fisheries infrastructure facilities both in marine and inland fisheries sectors.
Nodal Loaning Entities
- NABARD - State/UT government projects.
- National Cooperative Development Corporation – Cooperative Sector either through State Governments/UTs or directly to Eligible Cooperative Societies & Federations
- Scheduled Banks – All the Private Beneficiaries/ Private Entrepreneurs.
Loan – Up to 80% of the estimated/ actual project cost.
Interest Subvention- Up to 3% per annum for development of identified fisheries- based infrastructure facilities.
Repayment period - 12 years inclusive of moratorium of 2 years on repayment of principal.

Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY)

Launched in – 2024 as a central sector sub-scheme.
Umbrella scheme – Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY).
Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying.
Aim – To formalize the fisheries sector and to support fisheries micro and small enterprises.
Timeline – 4 years (2023-2027).

GLOF Mitigation Project

GLOF-NGRMP – National Glacial Lake Outburst Flood-Risk Mitigation Project.
Launched in – 2025.
Funding -National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF).
Aim – To reduce the risks associated with glacial lake outburst floods, particularly in regions that are highly susceptible to such natural disasters.
Implemented states – Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Uttarakhand.
Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) – It is a sudden release of water from a glacial lake due to the failure of a natural dam, resulting in flooding.

CRIDA Mission

Agriculture

Pisciculture

Pisciculture – It is the commercial breeding of fish.
It is a type of aquaculture in which aquatic creatures, including fish, crabs, and molluscs, are carefully cultivated and harvested.
It can be done in either a natural or a simulated natural context.
Process – It is the process of breeding, producing, and shipping fish for both home and commercial purposes.
It is also known as aquaculture, fish farming, or mariculture.

Security

TROPEX-25

TROPEX-25 – Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise, 2025.
It is an operational level exercise conducted biennially with participation by all operational Indian Naval units.
Substantial participation – Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Coast Guard assets.
Conducted in – Indian Ocean Region.
Aim – Validate Indian Navy's core warfighting skills, ensuring a synchronised, integrated response to preserve and protect national maritime security interests.
- Against conventional, asymmetric as well as hybrid threats.