One Liners 30-12-2025

Polity & Governance

IS 19262: 2025 ‘Electric Agricultural Tractors — Test Code’,

• Released on – National Consumer Day 2025, held at New Delhi.
• Developed by – Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
• Objective – To ensure the safety, reliability, and performance of electric agricultural tractors through uniform and standardized testing protocols.

IS 19445:2025 – Bomb Disposal Systems — Performance Evaluation and Requirements

• Released on – National Consumer Day 2025, held at New Delhi.
• Bomb disposal systems such as bomb blankets, bomb baskets, and bomb inhibitors are commonly used to mitigate explosive threats.
• Key Provisions of IS 19445:2025
• A comprehensive framework for evaluating bomb disposal systems, particularly with respect to blast loads and splinter effects.
• It specifies:
  • Requirements for test equipment and test range conditions.
  • Evaluation procedures to objectively assess system performance.
  • Defined test methodologies, apparatus, test specimens, and acceptance criteria.
  • The standard serves as a reference for test sponsors, manufacturers, and accredited testing agencies, enabling uniformity in testing, certification, and procurement practices.

Economy

Yuva Business Maha Sammelan–2025

• Organized by – Vishwa Umiya Foundation, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
• Aim – To provide youth with opportunities for business and technological exposure.
• Launched – An app developed by the Vishwa Umiya Foundation will enable direct connectivity between youth and clients, mentors, careers, and the market.

Environment

Sambhar Lake

Sambhar Lake as a crucial habitat for migratory Flamingos, highlighting ecological significance.

• It is the largest inland saltwater lake.
• Located in – It sits west of Jaipur (Rajasthan, NW India).
• Designated as – A Ramsar site in 1990.
• Surrounded on – All sides by the Aravalli hills.
• Species – Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) and Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor).
• Migration – Winter visitors, attracted by saline conditions and abundant food (algae, brine shrimp).

Flamingos

Security

Mutual Support in Testing and Evaluation Services

• MoU signed between – National Test House (NTH) and Defence Materials and Stores Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE).
• MoU aims to facilitate -
  • Collaborative research and testing activities.
  • Sharing of laboratory and instrumentation facilities.
  • Exchange of scientific and technical expertise.
  • Capacity building through seminars, workshops and training programmes.
  • Cooperation in areas of mutual interest and national importance.
• Significance – It contributes to self-reliance and national development through structured institutional collaboration.

National Test House (NTH).

• An institution under the Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.
• It an NABL-accredited and BIS-recognised laboratory.
• Established in – 1912.
• Operates through – A network of regional laboratories across the country.
• Objectives – To provides testing, inspection and quality assurance services for a wide range of industrial and consumer products in accordance with national and international standards.

Defence Materials and Stores Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE)

• It is a laboratory of the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), Ministry of Defence.
• Established in – 1929.
• Objective – To engage in research and development of non-metallic materials, including polymers, composites, elastomers, ceramics, technical textiles, fuels, lubricants and other speciality materials critical for defence applications.

Science

24×7 Passenger Assistance Control Room (PACR)

• Established by – Ministry of Civil Aviation.
• Fully integrated with – AirSewa system, enabling seamless handling of passenger grievances received through it.
• Guided by –
  • The principles of Passenger First,
  • Collaborative Action,
  • Stakeholder Convergence and a Future-Ready,
  • Technology-driven framework that enables real-time coordination,
  • Data-supported decision-making and scalable operations for sustained improvement in passenger assistance.
• Objective – To accelerate passenger grievance redressal.

Microrobot

• A dust-grain-sized robot with integrated onboard electronics, representing an advancement toward practical robot swarms.
• Manufacturing – Chip fabrication techniques are employed, which enable scalable mass production.
• Power and Reprogramming – The robot is powered by solar cells and can be reprogrammed using light signals transmitted by LEDs.
• Capabilities – It can store memory, execute code, measure temperature, and detect warmer regions.
• Applications – Anticipated uses include micro-sensing, environmental monitoring, and future medical applications.
• Significance – A step towards creating functional robot swarms.