UPSC Daily Current Affairs| One Liners 10-03-2025

One Liners 10-03-2025

Social Issues

Women in Indian judiciary

International Relations and Issues

DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency)

It is a newly established U.S. government committee focused on enhancing federal operations.
Led by – Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.
Aims to cut wasteful expenditure from the U.S. federal budget.
It adopts Silicon Valley strategies to streamline operations and reduce inefficiencies, similar to Margaret Thatcher’s 1980s reforms, targeting workforce reductions and government spending cuts.

Convention on Cluster Munitions

Lithuania recently withdrew from the convention due to security concerns over Russia.

International treaty – Prohibits the use, production, transfer and stockpiling of cluster bombs, which cause indiscriminate harm to civilians.
It was adopted in 2008 and came into force in 2010.
Members - 120 countries have joined the convention,
Major military powers like the USA, Russia, and China have not signed it.
India is NOT a member of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM).

Economy

GRIDCON 2025

Organized by – Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID).
Significance – GRIDCON 2025 is a premier event in the power sector, for industry, utilities, professionals, researchers, and academicians across the global.
To shape the future of renewable integration, grid resilience, asset management and digital transformation.

Climate Friendly Green Freight Transport in India (Green Freight Project)

Launched in – 2019.
It is an initiative under the Indo-German Development Cooperation.
Aim - To enhance the efficiency and environmental sustainability of India's freight and logistics sector.
The project focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting sustainable economic development by increasing sector efficiency.

Ponzi Scheme

Fraudulent Investment Scheme – It lures investors with high returns and low risk that pays early investors using money from new investors instead of legitimate profits.
Named After Charles Ponzi – The scheme is named after Charles Ponzi, who conducted a major investment fraud in 1920.
Saradha Scam (2013) is a notable ponzi scams in India which is a multi-crore chit fund scam in West Bengal that defrauded lakhs of investors.

Environment

Rusty-Spotted Cat

The Rusty-Spotted Cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus).
One of the Smallest Wild Cats – Measuring 35-48 cm in length and weighing 0.9-1.6 kg.
Habitat and Distribution – It is found in India, Sri Lanka and Nepal, inhabiting dry forests, grasslands and scrublands, often near human settlements.
IUCN Status – Near Threatened (NT) its population is declining due to habitat loss, poaching and road accidents.

Security

KHANJAR-XII

Joint Special Forces Exercise – 12^th edition of the India-Kyrgyzstan KHANJAR-XII is set to take place in Kyrgyzstan.
Frequency – Held annually in alternating venues between India and Kyrgyzstan.
Aim – To exchange experiences and best practices in Counter Terrorism and Special Forces Operations in urban and mountainous high altitude terrain scenarios.
Focus on developing advanced Special Forces skills of sniping, complex building intervention and mountain craft.

T-72 Tank Engines

India signs deal with Russia to upgrade T-72 tanks from 780 HP to 1000 HP.

The T-72 is the mainstay of the tank fleet of the Indian Army which is at present fitted with a 780 HP Engine.
The T-72 tank, first introduced in India in the 1970s, is the mainstay of the Indian Army's fleet.
India has about 2,500 such tanks.

TROPEX

TROPEX – Theatre Level Operational Exercise.
Goal – Evaluate Indian Navy’s ability to respond to multifarious challenges in a synchronised and integrated manner.
To defend national maritime security interests.
Held in – Indian Ocean, including the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal.