One Liners 18-03-2025
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History, Art and Culture
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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.
- Title – Amarajeevi, for his supreme sacrifice for the cause of the people of Andhra.
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Polity & Governance
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Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC)
Recently, Bodoland Territorial Council chief calls for more funding for tribal languages.
- Established in – 2003, 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Bilateral Relations
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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.
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Environment
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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.
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Security
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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.
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Science
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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.
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Miscellaneous
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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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