UPSc Daily Current Affairs| One Liners 11-01-2025

One Liners 11-01-2025

Social Issues

Drug Trafficking and National Security Conference

• Conducted in – New Delhi
• Organized by – Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)
• Aim – To address the growing concern of drug trafficking and its impact on national security, with a special focus on 8 states and Union Territories of northern India.

Anti-Narcotics Measures in India

• Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is implementing a 3-pronged strategy to achieve a drug-free India by 2047.
• MANAS portal - National Narcotics Helpline.
• ANTF - Anti-Narcotics Task Force of States and Union Territories.
• NCORD - Narcotics Coordination Mechanism.
• PIT-NDPS Act - Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.
• Special NDPS courts – For speedy trial of drug-related cases.
• Policy - Zero Tolerance Policy against drug trafficking.

Polity & Governance

National Financial Reporting Authority

• Constituted in - 2018 under Companies Act, 2013.
• Functions and Duties - Recommend accounting and auditing policies & standards to be adopted by companies for approval by the Central Government.
• Monitor and enforce compliance with auditing & accounting standards.

Environment

Cleanliness Measures at Mahakumbh 2025

• Under – Namami Gange mission.
•  Over 28,000 toilets
  • Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) toilets.
  • Prefabricated steel toilets with soak pits
• 20,000 community urinals.
• 37.75 lakh liner bags – For waste collection and disposal.

Miscellaneous

18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention

• Pravasi Bharatiya Divas – It is also known as Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Day, is celebrated on January 9.
• Commemorates – Of the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to India in 1915.
• 1^st celebrated in – 2003.
• Revised in – 2015, to celebrate the event once every 2 years.
• Importance – To mark the contribution of overseas Indian Community towards the development of India.

Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards

• Award – It is the highest honour conferred on overseas Indians.
• 2025 awardees -  It include, among others,
  • President of Trinidad & Tobago
  • Christine Carla Kangaloo in public affairs
  • Baroness Usha Kumari Prashar from the UK in politics
  • Dr Sharmila Ford from the U.S. in community service.

National Youth Day (12th January)

• Commemoration – On the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
• Declared in – 1984
• Since 1985 the event is celebrated in India every year.

Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue

• Indian PM to interact with 3000 young leaders selected through a merit-based, multi-level selection process from over 30 lakh participants.
• Aligns with – Indian PM’s Independence Day call to engage 1 lakh youth in politics without political affiliations.
• Importance – It provides them a national platform to make their ideas for Viksit Bharat, a reality.

World Hindi Day 2025

• Day – It is celebrated every year on January 10.
• It is an important day that celebrates the promotion of the Hindi language at a global level.
• 2025 theme – A Global Voice of Unity and Cultural Pride.

Khelo India ASMITA Women’s League

• Conducted by – Sports Authority of India (SAI), in collaboration with National Sports Federations (NSFs).
• Objectives - To increase the participation of women in sports by organising leagues in various disciplines.
• To provide competition exposure to women athletes of different age categories across the country.
• Event – ASMITA Khelo India Women's Yogasana League 2024-25 sees over 7000 participations.