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One Liners 21-11-2025
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Social Issues
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Gen Z–Themed Post Office
Recently, the 2nd campus Post Office to be transformed under the nationwide initiative to connect more deeply with Generation Z.
- Inaugurated by – Indian Post, Ministry of Communication.
- Part of – A larger initiative that covers 46 existing Post Offices in educational institutions to be revamped by January 2026.
- Aim – To re-imagine Post Offices as vibrant, student-centric, technology-enabled spaces that resonate with young citizens.
- Modern features –
- Free Wi-Fi access,
- Dedicated student service counters,
- Parcel packing services,
- Discounted Speed Post document services make the facility more contemporary and accessible.
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Economy
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Aluminium Imports
FIMI, has urged the government to increase the basic customs duty on primary aluminium and products made from it to 15%.
- Import to India – In recent years, there has been a surge from China, Russia, ASEAN nations and the Middle East.
- It reflects that even though India has enough capacity to produce aluminium domestically, about 55% of its demand in 2026 is expected to be met through imports.
- Reason for increasing the duty –
- To counter the sharp rise in aluminium imports.
- To protect domestic manufacturing industries.
- To reverse the “declining domestic market share.
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Agriculture
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World Fisheries Day
- Celebrated annually on – 21th November.
- Objectives – To highlight the importance of sustainable stocks of fisheries in the world.
- To strengthen human rights for the small-scale fishing communities.
- Key highlights –
- India is the 2nd largest fish-producing country and one of the largest shrimp producers in the World.
- India’s fish production has more than doubled from 96 lakh tonnes in 2013–14 to 195 lakh tonnes in 2024–25.
- GST on key fish products has been reduced from 12 % to 5 %, making value-added seafood more affordable at home and strengthening India’s export competitiveness.
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Environment
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Cheetah Mukhi
Indian-born Cheetah Mukhi, aged 33 months gives birth to 5 Cubs.
- This event is the 1st instance in recent history of an Indian-born Cheetah successfully reproducing.
- It reflects strong signs of adaptation, health, and long-term viability of the species within Indian habitats.
- Significance – This event reinforces optimism about establishing a self-sustaining and genetically diverse cheetah population in India.
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Security
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7th Colombo Security Conclave NSA meet
- Held in – New Delhi
- Hosted by – National Security Adviser (NSA).
- Objectives – To make a comprehensive review of the security situation in the Indian Ocean Region.
- To focus on cooperation under 5 pillars –
- Maritime safety and security,
- Countering terrorism and radicalisation,
- Combating trafficking and transnational organised crime,
- Cyber security and protection of critical infrastructure and technology,
- Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
- To enhance cooperation through training and capacity building.
- 1st time – Malaysian team that participated as a guest country.
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SWAVLAMBAN 2025
- It is the 4th edition of Indian Navy’s Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) Seminar.
- Conducted in – New Delhi.
- Theme – ‘Strength and Power through Innovation and Indigenisation’.
- Aim – To bring together innovators, industry partners, academia, MSMEs and Start-ups, enabling them to collaborate, deliberate, and contribute towards shaping future naval capability development.
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Bilateral Technical Agreement
- Signed between – Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Directorate General of Armaments (DGA), France.
- Objectives
- To leverage the combined expertise and resources of both nations/entities to develop innovative solutions for future defence challenges.
- It provides a formal framework for joint research and training programs, testing activities, exchange of information, organisation of workshops, seminars etc.
- To enhance the skill and knowledge in defence R&D.
- Key areas of cooperation
- Aeronautical platforms, Unmanned vehicles, and Advanced Materials for defence applications.
- Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, Space & Navigation.
- Advanced Propulsion, Advanced Sensors, Quantum Technologies, Underwater Technologies and other areas of mutual interest.
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Science
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2nd Regional Open Digital Health Summit (RODHS) 2025
- Held in – New Delhi.
- Organised by – National e-Governance Division (NeGD) under the Ministry of Electronics & IT, National Health Authority (NHA), WHO South-East Asia Regional Office and UNICEF.
- Participants – Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal, and Maldives.
- Aim – To explore Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), open standards, and technologies like Generative AI can boost Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and regional health systems.
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Miscellaneous
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4th World Statistics Day
- Observed every 5 years on – 20th October.
- Started in – 2010, by United Nation General Assembly (UNGA).
- Theme – "Quality statistics and data for everyone".
- Aim – To acknowledge that the production of reliable, timely statistics and indicators of countries’ progress is indispensable for informed policy decisions.
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75th Anniversary of the National Sample Survey (NSS)
- Held at – Udaipur.
- Organised by – Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
- Observance with – World Statistics Day.
- Aim – To recognised the contribution of generations of field staff, statisticians and institutional partners who have upheld the integrity and credibility of the NSS over 75 years.
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