UPSC Daily Current Affairs| One Liners 14-08-2025

One Liners 14-08-2025

History, Art and Culture

Jatan - Virtual Museum Builder

It is the software for digitizing records of antiquities that are displayed in a common portal for the public view.
Inaugurated in – 2014, by Ministry of culture.
Nodal unit – Digitization Cell of National Museum.
Developed by – Centre for Development for Advanced Computing (C-DAC).
Integrated in – National digital repository
Significance – It helps in tracking its location, conservation details, etc.

Centre for Development for Advanced Computing

(C-DAC)

C-DAC – It is research & development organization.
Setup in – 1988, by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
Aim – To emerge as the premier R&D institution for the design, development and deployment of world class electronic and IT solutions for economic and human advancement.

Geography

Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP)

Phase II & III

Nodal ministry – Ministry of Jal Shakti.
Co-financed by – World Bank & Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
Funding pattern – 70:30 (External: Counterpart) for General Category, 80:20 for Special Category, & 50:50 for Central Agencies.
Loan disbursements on a quarterly basis.
Objectives – To strengthen the institutional framework for dam safety management.
To rehabilitate and improve dams, enhance dam operations, and promoting better dam management practices.

Economy

e-SHRAM Platform

It is a centralized database of all unorganized workers to be seeded with Aadhaar.
Launched in – 2021, by Ministry of Labour and Employment.
Aim – To create a comprehensive database of unorganised workers.

e-Shram’s “One-Stop-Solution”

‘MSE TEAM (Trade Enablement and Marketing)’ Initiative

Launched by – Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises.
Umbrella scheme – “Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP)” Programme by World Bank.
Aim – To empower Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) with digital tools and guidance to effectively utilize the e-commerce marketplace by integrating them with the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC).

Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP)

RAMP – It is a Central Sector Scheme supported by World Bank.
Nodal ministry – Ministry of Micro, Small, & Medium Enterprises.
Objectives – To improve access to market, finance and technology upgradation by enhancing the outreach of existing schemes.
To strengthen institutions at the Central and State level, and to enhance Centre- State collaboration.

Environment

Jalaj Centers

Holistic centres in Ganga basins – For overall community well-being, conservation education and livelihood trainings.

It represents the culture & communities indigenous to that area.
Established by – National Mission for Clean Ganga, Ministry of Jal Shakti.
Managed by – Ganga Praharis, as local community members trained as volunteers.
Features – Dolphin Safaris, Home Stays, Livelihood Centers, Awareness and Sale Points etc.

National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)

It is an Integrated Conservation Mission, approved as ‘Flagship Programme’.
Established in – 2014, Ministry of Jal Shakti.
Registered under – Societies Registration Act 1860.
Implemented by – National Ganga Council.
Objectives –
- To create sewerage treatment infrastructure & river-front development.
- Biodiversity conservation, afforestation & public awareness.
- Industrial effluent monitoring & establishing Ganga Gram.

Miscellaneous

Fit India Campaign

Recently, 35^th edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle, held ahead of Independence Day.

Launched in – 2019 by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Objectives – To promote fitness as easy, fun and free.
To spread awareness on fitness and various physical activities that promote fitness through focused campaigns.
To encourage indigenous sports.
To make fitness reach every school, college/university, panchayat/village, etc.