UPSC Daily Current Affairs| One Liners 11-08-2025

One Liners 11-08-2025

History, Art and Culture

Bhasha Samman

Instituted in – 1996, by Sahitya Akademi.
Awarded to – Writers, scholars, editors, collectors, performers or translators who have made considerable contribution to the propagation, modernization or enrichment of the languages concerned.
Price – Rs.1 lakh.
Annual award – Given for 3-4 persons in different languages on the basis of recommendation of experts' committees.

Sahitya Akademi

It is an autonomous body under Ministry of Culture.
Established in – 1954.
Registered under – Societies Registration Act, 1860.
Objectives – To promote of Indian literature in 24 languages.
To encourage the preservation and promotion of languages, not only the recognized languages but specially the unrecognized and tribal language of India.

Environment

Sustainable Alternative to Plastics

IIT-Madras have developed an agriculture waste-based packaging material using 2 fungal mushrooms.

Two strains –
- Ganoderma lucidum, known for its medicinal properties.
- Pleurotus ostreatus, recognized for its edibility, nutritional value, and medicinal properties.
Production – These strains were allowed to grow on 5 different substrates such as cardboard, sawdust, paper, coco pith, and hay.
Alternative material – Ganoderma on cardboard achieved a compressive strength greater than expanded polystyrene (EPS).
Significance – Reduce the 4 million-odd tonnes of plastic waste.

Science

Criteria for Setting up Nuclear Plant

Geography – Topography & accessibility.
Infrastructure – For transportation & construction facilities.
Resources – Township for staff, and availability of power,
Feasibility of power evacuation and availability of cooling water.
Safety aspects related to – Geology, seismology (not falling in seismic zone V) and meteorology.

Steps to Enhance Gestation Period for Nuclear Plant

Tech-Driven Design – Use of extensive application of computers in speeding design process.
Workflow Optimization – To provide sophisticated tools for project management.
Construction Innovation – Enhance advancement in civil construction methodology and mechanization.
Concurrent Construction – To build a parallel civil and mechanical erection & open top construction.

Computer & Information Security Advisory Group (CISAG)

It is a specialist groups under Department of Atomic energy (DAE).
Aim – To focus on the cyber security and information security of DAE units, including nuclear facilities.
To regulate cyber security audit of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited.

Seismic Microzonation Data

Total 3032 earthquakes were recorded within India including Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea during last 5 years.

Seismic microzonation – It is a process of classifying a region into zones of relatively similar exposure to various earthquake-related effects.
Released by – National Centre for Seismology, Ministry of Earth Science.
Seismic observatories – 168 stations across India.

Miscellaneous

Field Marshal Manekshaw

Recently, Field marshal Manekshaw has been included in class 8^th Urdu NCERT curricula.

Birth – 1914, Amritsar.
Recognition – 1^st Indian military officer to be promoted to the rank of field marshal, the highest rank in the Indian Army.
Participated in – World War II, India-Pakistan War in 1947 & 1965.
Awarded - Padma Bhushan in 1968 and Padma Vibhushan in 1972.

Brigadier Mohammad Usman

Recently, Brigadier Mohammad Usman has been included in class 7^th Urdu NCERT curricula.

Birth – 1912, in Azamgarh, UP.
Participated – Battle of Nowshera, Indo-Pak war of 1947-48.
He was commanding the 50 (Independent) Parachute Brigade in Jammu and Kashmir.
He was the highest-ranking officer of the Indian Army to be killed in action during the 1947-48 war.
Awarded posthumously – Maha Vir Chakra (MVC), India’s second-highest wartime gallantry award.

Major Mohit Sharma

Recently, Major Mohit Sharma has been included in class 8^th English NCERT curricula.

His code name was “Iftikhar Bhatt”.
Birth – 1978 in Rohtak, Haryana.
Participated in – Covert operation, died while leading Bravo Assault team and saved 2 soldiers.
Awarded – 1^st medal for gallantry COASM (Chief of Army Staff Commendation Medal) in the year 2002.
“Sena Medal” gallantry for his act of bravery.
Ashoka Chakra (posthumously) which is highest peacetime gallantry award.