UPSC Daily Current Affairs| One Liners 05-02-2025

One Liners 05-02-2025

History, Art and Culture

State Emblem of India

Home Ministry asked state governments to prevent misuse of State Emblem of India.

It is the official seal of the Government of India, and an adaptation from the Sarnath Lion Capital of Asoka.
Structure – Lion Capital showing 3 Lions mounted on the abacus,
- Centre – Dharma Chakra.
- Right – Bull.
- Left – Galloping horse.
Motto – Satyameva Jayate (in Devanagari script), inscribed below the profile of Lion Capital.
Respective Act – Prohibition of Improper Use Act, 2005.

Geography

Indo- Bangladesh Border

India and Bangladesh have a border that spans 4,096.7 km, making it the longest land border India has with any neighboring country.
Bordering States - West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura & Mizoram.
Fencing -A total of 3,141 kilometers has been fenced along the India-Bangladesh border, which encompasses all eastern states, from the total 4,156.
Over 800 km of the India- Bangladesh border still needs fencing.

Polity & Governance

Gyan Bharatam Mission

Union Budget 2025-26, announced new Gyan Bharatam Mission.

Launched in – 2003.
Launched by – Ministry of Tourism and Culture.
Aim – To preserve and digitize India’s rich manuscript heritage, ensuring knowledge accessibility for future generations.
Purposes – Documentation and conservation of our manuscript heritage with academic institutions, museums, libraries and private collectors.
It will be undertaken to cover more than 1 crore manuscripts.

Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATLs)

50,000 (ATLs) will be set up in government schools in next 5 years.

Launched in – 2016.
Umbrella scheme – Atal Innovation Mission (AIM).
Nodal Ministry – NITI Aayog.
Vision – Cultivate one million children in India as Neoteric Innovators.
ATL – It provides activity-based learning in the identified schools across the country where young minds can give shape to their ideas for societal problems.

National Bamboo Mission (NBM)

Launched in – 2018.
Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
Objectives – It provides assistance to both the government & private sectors for the propagation and cultivation of,
- Bamboo in non-forest land
- Bamboo treatment
- Establishment of markets
- Incubation centers
- Value added product development & processing
- Development of tools & equipments.
Funded by – Both Centre and State government for all states except North Eastern & Hilly states.

Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme

Launched in – 2014.
Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
Umbrella scheme – Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY).
SHC – A massive programme of soil sampling, testing and generation of SHCs.
Assist State Governments to issue soil health cards to all farmers in the country.

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM)

Launched in – 2010.
Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Rural Development.
Aim – To reduce poverty by enabling poor households to access gainful self-employment and skilled wage employment resulting in sustainable and livelihood options for the poor.
NRLM – It was renamed as Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) in 2016.
Funded by – Both central and state governments.

International Relations and Issues

India's Contribution to UN Regular Budget

The General Assembly approves the budget, which is funded by contributions from member states.
It funds agencies like the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency, and the children's fund (UNICEF).
India has paid USD 37.64 million for the 2025 United Nations Regular Budget.

India is now on the "honour roll" of 35 member states that paid their assessments fully and on time.

Agriculture

Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI)

Established in – 1946.
Established at – Bidhyadharpur, Cuttack, Odisha.
Under – Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
CRRI – It is committed to provide the highest quality analysis of rice conforming to international standards.
3 sub-stations at – Hazaribag (Jharkhand), Gerua (Assam), and Naira (Andhra Pradesh).
Accredited from – National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) under the standard for chemical testing.

Security

Indian Army to Use Bamboo Based Composites