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One Liners 21-01-2025
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History, Art and Culture
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Excavations of a Buddhist complex in Ratnagiri, Odisha
- Focus on – Uncovering relics and evidence of ties to Southeast Asian cultures.
- Recent Discoveries - Colossal Buddha head, 5 foot palm, and inscribed relics from the 8th and 9th centuries.
- Previous Excavations - 1958 to 1961 excavations by Debala Mitra revealed a brick stupa, monastic complexes, and votive stupas.
History of Ratnagiri in Odisha
- Time period – 5th to 13th centuries.
- Politically associated with – Mauryan Emperor Ashoka.
- Culturally significant for – Buddhist learning, especially between the 7th and 10th centuries.
Maritime Trade of Odisha (Kalinga)
- Trade ties with – Southeast Asia, exchanging spices, silk, and metals.
- Baliyatra festival – It celebrates historical links to Bali and Sri Lanka.
- Spread of Buddhism – Merchant brothers Tapassu and Bhallika of kalinga were recognized as Buddha's early disciples.
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Social Issues
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8th edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha
- It is a nationwide movement to transform exam-related stress into a festival of learning and celebration.
- Organized annually by – Department of School Education & Literacy under the Ministry of Education.
- Role – It reinforces its message of resilience, positivity, and joy in learning, ensuring that education is celebrated as a journey rather than a pressure-driven task.
- 2025 Edition – It concluded with a record-breaking over 3.5 crore participation from students, teachers and parents.
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Economy
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Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT)
- It is the premier Telecom R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
- Role in 6G development – It has signed an agreement with the IIT Delhi for the development of "Building Blocks for THz Communication Front Ends" for 6G.
- It is signed under the Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF).
- Aim – To develop basic devices and components for THz systems envisaged for 6G communications, as well as other THz systems such as military communications and material characterization.
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Agriculture
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India's Coffee Production Boom
India ranks 7th largest globally in coffee production, exports reaching $1.29 billion in FY24.
- Top buyers – Italy, Belgium, and Russia.
- Production – Arabica and Robusta beans make up three-fourths of India's coffee production.
- Karnataka leads in production, contributing 248,020 MT in 2022-23.
- Consumption trends - Domestic consumption increased to 91,000 tonnes in 2023 from 84,000 tonnes in 2012.
- Integrated Coffee Development Project (ICDP) – It focuses on improving yields, expanding cultivation, and ensuring sustainability.
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Environment
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Goby Fish Species
- Discovered by – Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), about 2 unrecorded goby fish species.
- Discovered at – Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, hosts 53 of the 95 goby species recorded in India.
- 2 species – Hemigobius hoevenii and Mugilogobius tigrinus.
Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary
- Located in – Andhra Pradesh
- Its mangroves, coastal trees, provide habitats for marine life and protect shorelines from erosion.
- It is India's 3rd largest mangrove forest.
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