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UPSC Daily Current Affairs| One Liners 18-03-2025

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March 18, 2025

One Liners 18-03-2025

History, Art and Culture

Potti Sriramulu

Tributes paid to Potti Sriramulu on his birth anniversary.

  • Born on – 16th March 1901, in Madras.
  • Freedom fighter – Potti Sreeramulu was a freedom fighter known for his pivotal role in the creation of Andhra State.
  • He sacrificed his life after undertaking a hunger strike for 56 days to form separate Andhra state.
  • It was the 1st step towards the formation of States on linguistic basis across the country.
  • Died on – 15 december 1952.
  • TitleAmarajeevi, for his supreme sacrifice for the cause of the people of Andhra.

Polity & Governance

Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC)

Recently, Bodoland Territorial Council chief calls for more funding for tribal languages.

  • Established in2003, under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution of India.
  • It is an autonomous region in Kokrajhar district, Assam.
  • Aim – To bring accelerated progress to one of the most backward region in the state of Assam with special focus on the development of the Bodo people.
  • Administration – It administers the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), comprising 4 districts
    • Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa, and Udalguri, located on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River.
  • Communities coverage – Bodos , Assamese , Bengalis, Koch-Rajbongshis, Rabhas, Garos , Adivasis, Muslims and Nepalies, etc.

Promotion of Research and Innovation in the Pharma-MedTech Sector (PRIP) Scheme

Recently, an Industry dialogue organised on the PRIP Scheme in Mumbai.

  • Launched in – 2023.
  • Launched by – Department of Pharmaceuticals.
  • Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
  • Goal – To transform India into a global powerhouse for Research & Development (R&D) in the Pharma MedTech sector.
  • 2 components:
    • To establish Centres of Excellences (CoEs) at the 7 existing National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPERs)
    • To accelerate investments in the R&D ecosystem within the sector.

Hyperloop Project

Union Minister of Railways visited the Hyperloop testing facility at IIT Madras.

  • Hyperloop – It is a high-speed train that runs in a vacuum in a tube.
  • Hyperloop Project – It is to be developed at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai.
  • The Ministry has been provided financial funding and technical assistance to the project
  • Hyperloop test tube – It is 410 meters long and is the longest Hyperloop test facility in Asia.
  • It will soon be the world's longest tube.

National Consumer Helpline (NCH) 3.0

  • NCH – It is a hassle-free, speedy, and cost-effective platform created to resolve consumer grievances.
  • NCH 3.0 – It is a technological transformation of NCH with Artificial Intelligence (AI) to resolve complaints in a shorter time.
  • Aim – To reduce resolution time from 45 to 7 days.
  • It is a place where the consumer complaints to be resolved at the pre-litigation stage itself.

Bilateral Relations

India-New Zealand Ties

  • India-New Zealand announced a launch of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations.
  • Aim – To achieve balanced outcomes that enhance supply chain integration and improve market access.
  • It is a longstanding partnership founded on shared democratic values, strong people-to-people ties, and economic complementarities.

Environment

Indian Roller

  • Scientific name – Coracias Benghalensis.
  • It is a non-migratory bird, but it moves seasonally and formerly known as Neelkanth (in Hindi) and Blue Jay.
  • Distribution – West Asia to the Indian Subcontinent.
  • State bird of – Karnataka, Telangana, and Odisha.
  • Conservation status – Least Concern.

Security

Bongosagar 2025

  • It is an India-Bangladesh Naval Exercise going to be conducted in the Bay of Bengal.
  • Participation:
    • INS Ranvir – Indian Navy.
    • BNS Abu Ubaidah – Bangladesh Navy.
  • Range of operations – Surface firing, tactical manoeuvres, underway replenishment, Visit- Board-Search- Seizure (VBSS) cross boarding and communication drills.

Science

Resuscitation Academy in India

  • Established by – Emergency Management and Research Institute Green Health Services (EMRI GHS), is a pioneer in ambulance service provider in India.
  • It is the India’s 1st Resuscitation Academy, Hyderabad.

Resuscitation means to revive someone from apparent death or from unconsciousness.

  • Objective – To enhance cardiac arrest survival rates in India.
    • Telangana currently has one ambulance for every 64,500 people.
  • Goal – To further improve this ratio to one ambulance per 50,000 people.

Miscellaneous

Gora Techno Hub

  • It is an interactive workshop, engaging lectures and hands-on experiments the Techno Hub plans to ignite curiosity and passion in young minds.
  • Launched by – Atheist Centre, Vijayawada.
  • Objective – To promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education and scientific advancements for children.
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