UPSC Daily Current Affairs| One Liners 13-01-2025

One Liners 13-01-2025

Social Issues

Chintan Shivir 2025

It is a national review conference, a platform to foster dialogue and cooperation between different stakeholders.
Hosted by – Ministry of Women and Child Development.
Objective – To review the work of the Ministry and evolve an action plan to implement the “Vision 2047”.
To discuss challenges hindering the development and welfare of women and children across the nation and devise optimal solutions.

Environment

Bharat Cleantech Manufacturing Platform

Launched at – Bharat Climate Forum 2025 in New Delhi.
Aim – To enhance India's cleantech value chains in the solar, wind, hydrogen, and battery storage sectors.
Role – It will provide an opportunity for the Indian firms to collaborate, to co-innovate and will help provide a platform for financing, to share ideas, technologies and resources.
Significance – It will help India become an attractive business case and a global leader in the sustainability and cleantech sector.

Science

UN Committee of Experts on Big Data and Data Science
(UN-CEBD)

Aim - To further investigate the benefits and challenges of Big Data, including the potential for monitoring and reporting on the sustainable development goals (SDGs).
India - It has joined the prestigious committee recently.
It is a step toward revolutionizing statistical production and dissemination, ultimately contributing to a more resilient and data-informed world.
It helps in aligning India’s domestic advancements in big data & data science with international goals.

Miscellaneous

100 years of Srinagar Meteorology Centre

Functions under – Ministry of Earth Sciences.
Recognition – It is recognized as a Centennial Centre by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Recently, Government announced about the establishment of a Regional Meteorological Centre in Jammu.

Places in News

Rottnest Island – It is in Australia, where a seaplane crashed with 3 people getting seriously injured and 3 others remain missing.
Ramree Island – It is located in Myanmar, an area controlled by the ethnic Arakan Army in western Rakhine state.