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One Liners 26-08-2025
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History, Art and Culture
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Paryatan Mitra and Paryatan Didi
- Launched by – Ministry of Tourism.
- Aim – To provide training and awareness on the importance of tourism, general cleanliness, safety, sustainability and highest standards of hospitality and care towards tourist.
- Coverage – Local service providers such as cab drivers, auto drivers, airports, bus stations, hotel staff, restaurant workers, etc.
- Piloted in 6 tourist destinations – Orchha (MP), Gandikota (AP), Bodh Gaya (Bihar), Aizawl (Mizoram), Jodhpur (RJ) and Shri Vijaya Puram (A & N Islands).
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Bharat Rannbhoomi Darshan initiative
- Launched by – Ministry of Defence with Ministry of Tourism.
- Aim – To promote tourism to historically significant battlefields.
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Polity & Governance
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E-Dossier System
- It is an online centralized system for secure, tamper-proof, and transparent handling of candidate dossiers of recruitment examinations.
- Developed by – Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
- Dossier – It is a collection of papers containing information about a person, an event or a subject.
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Security
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Udaygiri
- It is state of the art Project 17A multi-mission stealth frigates.
- Name after – Earlier INS Udaygiri (F35).
- Built by – Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL), Mumbai.
- 100th ship designed by – Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau (WDB).
- Features – Modern Combined Diesel or Gas (CODOG) propulsion plants.
- State of the art Integrated Platform Management System.
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Himgiri
- It is state of the art Project 17A multi-mission stealth frigates.
- Name after – Earlier INS Himgiri (F34).
- Constructed by – Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.
- Designed by – Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau (WDB).
- Features – Modern Combined Diesel or Gas (CODOG) propulsion plants.
- State of the art Integrated Platform Management System.
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Miscellaneous
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Operation “WeedOut”
72 kg of hydroponic weed worth around Rs. 72 crores were seized.
- Conducted by – Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Ministry of Finance.
- Aim – To dismantle a syndicate involved in smuggling of hydroponic weed into India.
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Hydroponic Weed
- It is cannabis grown using a hydroponic method in a fully controlled environment, often called hydro weed.
- Cultivation method – Weed is grown in a soil-free system, focusing on nutrient-rich solutions to sustain the plants.
- Medium – Water-based solution or using inert mediums such as rockwool, clay pellets, peat moss, or perlite.
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Shubhanshu Shukla
- 1st Indian astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS).
- He serves as a pilot on Axiom Mission 4 crew.
- Spacecraft – SpaceX Dragon
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MAR-a-THON 2025
- Launched by – Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, with National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways & Coasts, IIT Madras, the National Maritime Complex, & Chennai Port Authority.
- Organised by – Sagarmala Start-up Innovation Initiative (S2I2).
- Aim – To foster maritime innovation and act as catalysts in identifying industry challenges and supporting scalable, innovative solutions.
- Significance – It aligns with vision of Maritime AmritKaal 2047.
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Sagarmala Startup and Innovation Initiative (S2I2)
- Launched by – 2015, by Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways
- Aim – To revolutionize and create an ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship in the port and maritime sector in India.
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