UPSC Daily Current Affairs| One Liners 01-02-2025

One Liners 01-02-2025

Polity & Governance

Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance Amendment Rules, 2025

Government has amended the Aadhaar Act to allow private entities.

• Under – Section 57, Aadhaar Act, 2016.
• Examined by – Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity).
• Objective – To provide Aadhaar Authentication to private entities based on the approval of their proposal for the facility.
• To ensure good governance, prevention of dissipation of social welfare benefits, enablement of innovation and spread of knowledge.

SwaRail

• Launched by – Ministry of Railways.
• Developed by – Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS).
• It is a SuperApp for a one-stop solution offering comprehensive railway services to the public.
• Applications – It integrates all public-facing services of including,
  • Reserved and Unreserved Ticket Booking
  • Platform and Parcel Booking
  • Train and PNR Enquiries
  • Help through Rail Madad.

Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG)

• Launched in – 2018.
• Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Jal Shakti.
• Umbrella scheme – Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM).
• SSG – It is an annual national ranking of all districts and states of India on the basis of quantitative and qualitative sanitation (swachhata) parameters.
• Ranking – Based on a comprehensive set of parameters includes,
  • Self-reporting by districts
  • Data from the Swachh Bharat Mission – Grameen (SBM-G).
  • Integrated Management Information System (IMIS).
  • Village-level surveys of public places like schools, anganwadi centres, panchayat and citizen’s perception of swachhata.

e-Shram Microsites

• These are State-specific digital platforms integrated with national e-Shram database.
• Aim – Allow unorganized workers to access central and state welfare programs.
• Benefit – Simplify registration process and provide single point of access to employment opportunities.
• Multilingual Platform for Workers – Caters to diverse linguistic backgrounds Ensures comfortable navigation in preferred language.

Hive to Home: Vision 2030 - Building a Scientific & Sustainable Honey Industry

• Hosted by – India Honey Alliance (IHA), in collaboration with NIFTEM-K.
• Aligns with – PM Honey Mission.

Science

Gaur

• It is also known as Indian bison, a keystone species.
• Inhabit – Western Ghats, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and South India.
• Features – They are the world's largest bovines, with males reaching up to 1.8 meters tall.
• Threats - Deforestation and human encroachment.
• IUCN status – Vulnerable.

Miscellaneous

Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)

• CDSCO – It is the central drug authority for discharging functions assigned to the Central Government.
• Established in – 1940, under Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
• Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
• The regulation of the manufacture, sale and distribution of drugs is primarily the concern of the State authorities.
• Functions – Regulatory control over the,
  • Quality of import of drugs.
  • Approval of new drugs and clinical trials.
  • Laying down the standards for drugs.

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)

• Established in – 2016, under Aadhaar Act, 2016.
• Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
• Powers & Functions – Responsible for issuing a unique identification number called Aadhaar to all residents of India.
• To robust enough to eliminate duplicate and fake identities.
• To verifiable and authenticable in an easy, cost-effective way.

9^th Asian Winter Games (AWG) 2025

• It is going to be held in Harbin, China.
• Emblem– Siberian tigers named Binbin and Nini.
• Slogan – Dream of Winter, Love among Asia.
• Newly added games– Ski mountaineering held for the 1^st time.
• Harbin will be hosting the AWG for the 2^nd time, after 1996.
• India has decided to provide financial support for the first time to Indian contingent participation under Assistance to National Sports Federations (ANSF) Scheme.

53^rd  Annual Conference of Indian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (IAPMRCON) 2025

• IAPMR – It is an apex body of medical doctors having a specialization in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR).
• IAPMRCON – It stressed on the need for rehabilitation to be kept affordable while being made available across the country.
• Held at – NIMHANS, Bengaluru.
• Organized by – Department of Neurological Rehabilitation.
• Under – Kaveri Association of Rehabilitation Medicine (Karnataka Chapter of IAPMR).
• Theme – Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges: Advancing Rehabilitation for all.