UPSC Daily Current Affairs| One Liners 30-08-2025

One Liners 30-08-2025

History, Art and Culture

162^nd birth anniversary of Mahatma Ayyankali

He is a social reformer from Pulaya caste.
Birth – 1863, in erstwhile princely state of Travancore.
Contributions – He fought against caste-based oppression and social inequality and opened a school.
Organised – The Villuvandi (ox-cart) journey and 'Kallumala' struggle, dealt a severe blow to upper caste dominance.
Found – Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangham (Association for the Protection of the Poor), inspired by Sree Narayana Guru.

Economy

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY

It is a government-led financial inclusion initiative.
Launched in – 2014, by Ministry of Finance.
Aim – To provide universal access to banking facilities for all households in the country, especially the unbanked.
Services – It offers basic zero balance savings accounts, remittance services, access to credit, insurance, pensions at affordable costs & Direct Benefit Transfers (DBT).
Business correspondents – To provide a minimum monthly remuneration of Rs 5,000.

SCOPE Eminence Awards

Instituted by – Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) with Department of Public Enterprises (DPE).
Aim – To commemorate the remarkable achievements and contributions of Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) across multiple domains.

Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE)

It is an apex body of Public Sector Enterprises.
Started in – 1973 by Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), Ministry of Finance.
Objectives – To promote competitiveness and excellence amongst its members.
To enhance their efficiencies and operational capacities with the help of conducive policies and strategies.

Security

Emerging Leaders Panel Discussion

Held at – Southern Naval Command, Kochi.
Conducted by – Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS), Ministry of Defence.
Delegates from – 19 member countries.
Aim – To provide an inclusive platform for young naval leaders to exchange ideas, share experiences, and deliberate on the future of maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region.
4 thematic sessions –
- Strategic importance of the Indian Ocean Region & the challenges faced from the perspective of young officers.
- Emerging technologies in maritime security.
- Future role of IONS in fostering collaboration towards maritime security.
- Harnessing training capabilities amongst IONS countries “Future Road Map”.

Science

Independent Drive Test (IDT)

Conducted by – Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
Aim – To evaluate the quality of mobile voice and data services provided by various telecom operators within a licensed service area.
Key Parameters -
- Voice Services – Call Setup Success Rate, Drop Call Rate, Call Setup Time, Call Silence Rate, Speech Quality, Coverage.
- Data Services – Download/Upload Throughput, Latency, Jitter, Packet Drop Rate, and Video Streaming Delay.

Advance India’s Digital Addressing System

MoU between – Department of Posts & MapmyIndia’s Mappls.
Nodal ministry – Ministry of Communications.
Objectives – To utilize MapmyIndia’s mapping platform and products to support the development and implementation of DIGIPIN.
To enhance visibility for users and enable accurate generation of geographic location.
To allow users to search for and navigate to locations.

DIGIPIN

It is a nationwide geo-coded addressing system in India.
Developed by – Department of post with IIT Hyderabad.
Division – It divides India into approximately 4m*4m grids and assigns each grid a unique 10-character alphanumeric code based on latitude and longitude coordinates.
Aim – To simplify the addressing system for public and private services, improving logistics efficiency and emergency response capabilities.

Miscellaneous

National Sports Day

Major Dhyan Chand

He also known as the “Hockey Wizard”.
Born on – 29 August 1905.
Olympic gold medals – In hockey in 1928, 1932, and 1936.
Recognition – Government of India declared his birthday as National Sports Day to inspire future generations.