Under this system, processes such as new licensing, renewal, retention fee submission, and issuance of various certificates related to medical stores, drug manufacturing, and blood banks can be carried out online.

• Aluminium Plant: A smelter with a capacity of 3 million tons per year will be established in Dhenkanal.
• Alumina Refinery: A refinery with a capacity of 6 million tons per year will be set up in Rayagada.
• Ferro-Alloy Plant: A modern plant will be established in Khonjhar at a cost of ₹2,000 crore.
• Aluminium Parks: The company will establish two new aluminium parks.

• Full Form: Automatic Train Protection (ATP) System
• Development: Indigenously developed by the Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO) of Indian Railways
• Objective: To prevent train accidents, particularly head-on collisions, and reduce accidents caused by human error
• Latest Version: Kavach 4.0 is the most advanced version, approved by RDSO in July 2024

• Location: A Union Territory in the northern part of India
• Formation: 31 October 2019 (under the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019)
• Capital: Leh
• Geography: Region surrounded by the Himalayas, Zanskar, and Karakoram mountain ranges

• Special Feature: One of the world’s highest cold deserts
• Rivers: Indus, Shyok, Zanskar
• Monasteries: Hemis, Thiksey, Alchi, Likir, Spituk
• Festivals: Hemis Festival, Ladakh Festival, Losar

Logo:

• Comprises three panels representing the culture of Goa.
• Includes a coconut tree, a chess pattern, and the sun symbol.
• Reflects the spirit of Goa and the essence of chess.
• FIDE World Cup 2025:
• Organizer: International Chess Federation (FIDE)

• Host Country: India (after a gap of 23 years)
• Host City: Goa (North Goa)
• Dates: 30/31 October to 27 November 2025
• Total Participants: 206 top players

• The journey spans approximately 10 days and will conclude at Patna Sahib on 1 November 2025.
• The total distance covered is around 1,500 kilometers.
• The “Jode Sahib”, sacred wooden shoes, are nearly 300 years old and have been preserved by the family of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.

• A great social reformer, saint, and philosopher of India (especially Kerala).
• He led movements against caste discrimination, untouchability, and religious narrow-mindedness.
• Born: 20 August 1856
• Birthplace: Chettammal, Thiruvananthapuram (present-day Kerala)
• Died: 20 September 1928
• Death Place: Sivagiri Mutt, Varkala (Kerala)
• In 1888, he established a Shivalinga at Aruvippuram.
• In 1903, he founded SNDP Yogam (Sri Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam).
• Sivagiri Mutt (Varkala) remains his major pilgrimage site.

• Theme: “Secure Banking: Powered by Identity, Integrity, and Inclusivity”
• Objective: To develop secure, innovative, and consumer-centric financial solutions using emerging technologies

Problem Statements: The hackathon focuses on three main challenges:

• Tokenized KYC: Solutions for secure and reliable customer identification
• Offline CBDC: Solutions for using central bank digital currency without internet connectivity
• Building Trust: Solutions to enhance customer trust in digital financial services

• Established: 24 October 1945
• Headquarters: New York, USA
• Founding Members: 51 countries
• Current Members: 193 countries

Six Principal Organs of the UN:

• General Assembly – Headquarters: New York
• Security Council – Headquarters: New York

• Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) – Headquarters: New York
• International Court of Justice – Headquarters: The Hague, Netherlands
• Secretariat – Headquarters: New York
• Trusteeship Council – Now inactive

• Established: 24 October 1962, after the India-China war
• Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs, India
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Motto: “Valour – Steadfastness – Commitment”
• Primary Role: To secure the India-China border (Line of Actual Control – LAC)

Deployment Area:

• ITBP guards the 3,488 km long India-China border, from Karakoram Pass in Ladakh to Jachep La in Arunachal Pradesh.
• Deployed across high-altitude regions of Jammu & Kashmir/Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh.

• The first World Development Information Day was observed on 24 October 1973.
• It helps in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

• Affected System: Nervous system
• Cause: Infectious virus called poliovirus
• Three Serotypes of Poliovirus: PV1, PV2, PV3
• Most Affected: Children under 5 years of age

• Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) Inventor: Dr. Jonas Salk
• Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) Inventor: Dr. Albert Sabin
• Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI): Started in 1988

• In this innings at Adelaide, he hit 7 fours and 2 sixes.
• He also became the highest run-scorer as an opener in ODIs.
• As an opener, Rohit has scored 9,219 runs in 186 innings
• Sourav Ganguly: 9,146 runs in 236 innings

• Australian batsman Adam Gilchrist: 9,200 runs in 259 innings
• Rohit Sharma is the second-highest six-hitter in ODIs with 346 sixes.

• She is the first Indian and Asian judge to reach this prestigious global position.
• She has been serving as a permanent judge of the Delhi High Court since 2017.
• She is also Co-Chair of the Executive Group on ‘Regulatory Considerations of AI in Health’ set up by the World Health Organization (WHO).