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One Liners 13-03-2025
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History, Art and Culture
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National Archives of India (NAI)
NAI celebrates its 135th Foundation Day with the inauguration of the exhibition "Indian Heritage through Architecture"
- Aim – To make historical documents accessible to a wider audience.
- Showcasing – India’s architectural legacy, covering ancient, medieval, Mughal, and colonial-era structures.
- Displayed – Official government files, personal papers of eminent personalities, UNESCO documents, and archaeological excavation records.
- Launch of ‘Gyan Bharatam Mission – A visionary initiative to save and promote the heritage of the country's manuscripts.
- Announced in the Union Budget 2025-26.
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Geography
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Vadhavan Port on PPP Model
Recently Union Cabinet has approved the setting up of Major Port at Vadhavan, near Dahanu, in Maharashtra on PPP mode.
- PPP Framework – Concessions for port terminals are granted via global bidding, with revenue-sharing agreements and assets revert to port authorities after tenure completion.
- Major Ports – India has 12 Major Ports governed by the Major Port Authorities Act, 2021.
- Vadhavan Port Project – Approved in June 2024, the Rs.76,220 crore project in Maharashtra will be developed under PPP model.
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Polity & Governance
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Prime Minister Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojna
Recently Government has launched a programme to improve farmer’s livelihood.
- Objective – To help 1.7 crore farmers through enhanced agriculture productivity, improved irrigation facilities and facilitating long-term and short-term credit.
- Implementation – By converging other schemes and cover 100 aspirational districts with low productivity, moderate crop intensity and below average credit parameters.
- Benefits – Provides quality seeds, fertilizers, and chemicals to boost crop production.
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Rural Prosperity and Resilience Programme
Recently, government has launched a comprehensive multi-sectoral rural programme.
- Purpose – Launched in partnership with states to address under-employment in agriculture.
- Key focus areas – Skilling, investment, and technology to invigorate rural economy.
- Modernizing agriculture with improved productivity and warehousing.
- Target beneficiaries – Rural women, young farmers, marginal & small farmers and landless families.
- Implementation strategy – Adoption of global and domestic best practices, technical & financial assistance from multilateral development banks.
- Phase-1 – Cover 100 developing agri-districts.
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PLI scheme for Specialty Steel
Recently, government has launched the second round of PLI scheme for Specialty Steel.
- Objective – To strengthening domestic production, fostering innovation, and reducing imports.
- Specialty steel – It is a value-added steel wherein normal finished steel is worked upon by way of coating, plating and heat treatment.
- Applications – Used in defence, space, power, automobile, specialized capital goods etc.
- Duration – 2025-26 to 2029-30.
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Agriculture
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Soil Fertility Mapping
- Soil Fertility Maps – It provides detailed spatial information about the nutrient composition, health and delineating natural bodies of soils
- Mapped by – Soil & Land Use Survey of India (SLUSI) under Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare.
- District/village-wise digital soil fertility mapping is done through geo-spatial techniques using Soil Health Card (SHC) data.
- Geospatial techniques:
- Remote sensing
- AI based tools.
- Application – It helps farmers in application of fertilizers and reducing the risk of overuse or underuse of fertilizers.
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AAHAR-2025
Recently, Union Minister of Food Processing Industry inaugurated the AAHAR-2025 event.
- AAHAR-2025 – Advancing Food Safety and Innovation.
- Organized by – Ministry of Food Processing Industries and NIFTEM-Kundli.
- Objective – To focus on innovations in food processing, machinery, packaging, safety, and regulatory frameworks, bringing together experts from various sectors.
- Vision – At least one Made-in-India food product on every global dining table.
- Key Outcomes:
- Importance of aligning regulatory standards with global best practices
- Integrating advanced technologies like Blockchain and AI for food safety
- Fostering collaborations to enhance India's food processing sector.
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Science
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Preprints
Preprints were gaining popularity due to its open-access.
- About – A preprint is a scientific paper shared publicly before undergoing peer review in a journal.
- Advantages – It allows rapid dissemination of research, especially in urgent cases like COVID-19 or Pandemic Like situation , though quality varies.
- Impact – It promote open-access science but also raise concerns about the reliability of non-peer-reviewed studies.
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Polygraph
- Polygraph – It is also called a lie-detector test, is generally used during interrogation by police.
- Working Mechanism – Uses a pneumograph tube, blood pressure cuff, and electrodes to detect deviations linked to deception.
- Significance – Records physiological responses like blood pressure, pulse, respiration and skin conductivity during interrogations.
- Reliability – Scientifically unreliable and inadmissible in court.
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Miscellaneous
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75/25 Initiative
Recently, government unveiled the 75/25 initiative on World Hypertension Day on May 17, 2023.
- Aim – To provide standardized care to 75 million people with Hypertension and Diabetes by December 2025.
- Address Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) – Such as hypertension, diabetes, oral cancer, breast cancer and cervical cancer.
- Screening Drive – A nationwide NCD screening campaign is launched to achieve 100% screening for individuals aged 30+ from Feb 20 to Mar 31, 2025.
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