UPSC Daily Current Affairs| One Liners 06-08-2025

One Liners 06-08-2025

History, Art and Culture

Buddhist Relics Piprahwa Gems

Buddhist relics, which an Englishman took from their resting place in India, have been brought back to the country.

• Unearthed in – 1898.
• Located in – Piprahwa, in UP, near the border of Nepal.
• Illegal possessed by – An Englishman William Claxton Peppé.
• Gemstones were taken out of India long before India’s Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 came into being.
• Returned by – Godrej through Public-private partnership.

Chowkhang Vihara Monastery

Recently, 14^th Dalai Lama in Leh laid the foundation of the Chowkhang Vihara for reconstruction.

• Located in – Ladakh.
• Founded by – Bakula Rinpoche in 1957.
• Primary deity – Chow Rinpoche of Lhasa(deity).
• It is the seat of the Buddha statue, in association to Tibetan Buddhism of Nalanda tradition.

PM Ekta Mall (Unity Mall)

• Announced in – Union Budget 2023-24.
• Nodal ministry – Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
• Aim – To promote and sale One District One Product, Geographical Indication products, and other handicrafts from across the country.
• Funding – Rs.5000 Cr.
• Location – State capital or a prominent tourism Centre of the State on basis of ‘First-come First-served’.
• Unlike other states U.P, being a large state, to construct 3 Ekta Malls.
• Recommended by – Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Department of Expenditure has approved Detailed Project Reports’ (DPRs) for 27 States.
• Land allocation – Made available by the State Government.

Geography

Krasheninnikov Volcano

The eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano was recorded for 1^st time after 600 years.

• Type – Complex stratovolcano system as part of “Pacific Ring of Fire”.
• Structure – It is composed of two overlapping cones within a large caldera.
• Location – Kamchatka, in Russian.

• Aviation hazard code – “orange”.

Polity & Governance

Right to Access Safe Motorable Roads

Supreme Court has clarified that access to safe, motorable and well-maintained roads is an essential part of the fundamental right.

• Under Fundamental rights – Article 19(1)(g) & Article 20.
• Article 19(1)(g) – Right to access any part of the country.
• Article 21 – Right to safe, well-maintained, and motorable roads.

Environment

Red Panda

Birth of red panda cubs after a gap of 7 years at a conservation programme at the Himalayan Zoological Park.

• Scientific name - Ailurus fulgens.
• Taxonomic family – Ailuridae.

• Range countries – Nepal, Bhutan, India, Burma, and China.
• India’s distribution – Sikkim, Darjeeling Hills, and Arunachal Pradesh.
• Conservation status
  • IUCN – Endangered.
  • Wildlife Protection Act – Schedule I.
  • CITES – Appendix I.

• Rare male activity – Male was observed participating in nest-building, generally do not engage in cub-rearing.

Red Panda Conservation Programme

• Initiated in – 1997.
• Aim – To increase the genetically healthy population.
• To donate stock to other zoos.
• Need – Habitat loss and fragmentation.
• Mission – To breed genetically and demographically viable to augment the in-situ and ex-situ population.

Matri Van Initiative

• A theme based urban forest dedicated to nurturing generations through mother-nature-inspired green efforts.
• Launched by – Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
• Umbrella scheme – ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ Programme.
• Aim – To provide a unique ecological and cultural space thereby enhancing biodiversity, public well-being, and urban sustainability.
• Coverage – Aravalli Hill area, along the Gurugram-Faridabad Road.
• Collaboration – A multi-stakeholder collaboration involving school children and government organizations.
• Van mitra – To encourage citizens to imbibe the tradition of preventing deforestation and planting more trees to become part of this initiative.
• Initiatives – Green buildings, eco-tourism through wildlife safaris, theme-based biodiversity parks etc.

Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam

• It is an effort that shows our respect and dedication towards our motherland and nature.
• Aim – To plant a tree in the name of a mother and create a lasting memory.
• It will protect the environment also contribute to building a greener and more prosperous future.

Science

Canine Distemper

• Caused by – Virus.
• Impacts – It affects the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and nervous systems of dogs and other carnivores.
• Symptoms – Fever, coughing, reduced appetite, vomiting, diarrhoea, nervous disorders and discharge from the eyes & nose.
• Transmitted by – Airborne exposure to the virus from an infected dog or wild animal.
• Treatment – No cure, and no antiviral drugs.