UPSC Daily Current Affairs| One Liners 14-02-2025

One Liners 14-02-2025

Polity & Governance

Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY)

• Launched in – 2021-22.
• Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
• PM-AJAY – It is a merged scheme of 3 centrally sponsored scheme namely,
  • Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY).
  • Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCA to SCSP).
  • Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana (BJRCY).
• Aim – To reduce poverty of the SC communities by generating additional employment opportunities through skill development, income-generating schemes, and other initiatives.

Amrit Sarovar Scheme

• Launched in – 2022.
• Initiated by – Ministry of Rural Development.
• Aim – At developing/rejuvenating 75 Amrit Sarovars (ponds) in each district, totaling 50,000 across the country.
• Objective – To conserve water for the future.
• Phase II – To continue with a renewed focus on ensuring water availability, with community participation (Jan Bhagidaari) at its core.
• Mission involves collaboration - Ministry of Rural Development and the Ministry of Water Resources, Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Application & Geo-informatics (BISAG-N).

Pradhan Mantri Dakshata Aur Kushalata Sampanna Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH)

• Launched in – 2020-21.
• Launched by – Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
• Aim – To empower target marginalized session by boosting their skills to improve their employability and income prospects.
• Target Groups:
  • Artisans – who can enhance their revenue in their trades.
  • Women – who can achieve self-employment and financial empowerment while balancing domestic responsibilities.
  • Youth – who can gain training and specialization for better job market prospects.
  • SCs & OBCs.
• Age criterion – 18-45 years.
• Timeline – 5 years (2021-2026).

Madak-Padarth Nished Asoochana Kendra (MANAS)

• Operated by – Narcotics Control Bureau.
• Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Home Affairs.
• MANAS – It is a National Narcotics Helpline Portal stands as a digital initiative.
• Aim - To stop drug supply by catching importers and preventing production and sales.
• Features – It is an integrated system providing a single platform for citizens to log, register, track and resolve drug related issues/ problems through various mode of communications like call, SMS, Chat-bot, email & web-link.
• To provide toll-free 24x7 telecom service to drug addicts, informers, and citizens seeking support and information.

Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA)

• Launched on – 15^th August 2020 (Independence Day) Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
• Launched by – Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
• Objective- Preventive measures, mass education, service provider training, partnerships, and treatment facilities.
• It is for 272 Districts across 32 State/UT  that have been identified as the most vulnerable in terms of usage of drugs in the country.

Schedule ‘M’ of Small And Medium Manufacturers

• Part of – Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1945.
• Schedule M – It outlines Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for pharmaceutical products in India.
• Coverage – The requirements for premises, plants, and equipment used in the manufacturing process.
• Types:
  • Schedule M – 1 is titled “Good Manufacturing Practices and Requirements of Premises, Plant and Equipment for Homoeopathic Medicines”.
  • Schedule M - 3 is titled “Quality Management System –For Notified Medical Devices And In-Vitro Diagnostics”.
• Revised Schedule M – GMP was upgraded to “good manufacturing practices and requirements of plan and equipment for pharmaceutical products”.

Science

Epilepsy

• Epilepsy – It is a chronic non-communicable disease of the brain that affects people of all ages.
• Conditions – Recurrent seizures of involuntary movement that may involve a part of the body or the entire body.
• Symptoms – Vary and depend on where the disturbance first starts in brain and how far it spreads.
  • Loss of awareness, consciousness, disturbances of movement, sensation (including vision, hearing & taste), mood etc.
• Around 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy which make it one of the most common neurological diseases globally.

International Epilepsy Day

• Celebrated on – 2^nd Monday of February every year.
• Organised by:
  • International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE)
  • International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE).
• Theme 2025 – My Epilepsy Journey.
• Aim – To raise awareness about epilepsy, a common neurological disorder that can affect anyone, at any age.
• An estimated 4.7 million people with epilepsy live in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

Index

Devolution Index Report

• Released by – Ministry of Panchayati Raj & Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
• It specifically examines how autonomous panchayats are to make and implement independent decisions, reflecting the true spirit of Article 243G of the Constitution.
• Evaluation – Based on 6 critical dimensions:
  1. Framework
  2. Functions
  3. Finances
  4. Functionaries
  5. Capacity Building
  6. Accountability of the Panchayats.
• It provides insights into the progress of decentralization across states and union territories.