Daily Current Affairs – 22-01-2025

Tamil Nadu

AICTE declares 2025

as AI year

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The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has declared 2025 as the “Year of Artificial Intelligence (AI)” to make India a global leader in AI.

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The initiative will involve all

14,000 AICTE-approved colleges and 40 million students.

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A nationwide campaign, “ AI for all: The Future Begins Here,”

will be conducted, including workshops, hackathons, and guest lectures to promote AI awareness.

Jammu Railway

Division inaugurated

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The new Jammu Railway Division , spanning 742.1 km was inaugurated

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This brings the total number of Indian Railways divisions to 70 .

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The division includes the Pathankot-Jammu-Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla section (USBRL) (423 route km).

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The 6.5 km long Z-Morh tunnel in Sonamarg, Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir was also inaugurated.

Key facts:

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India’s longest transportation tunnels: Sumber-Arpinchala T49 (12.75 km) and Pir Panjal T-80 (11.2 km)

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World’s highest railway bridge

Chenab Bridge

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India’s first cable-stayed rail bridge - Anji Bridge

Chhattisgarh adopts

Green GDP model

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Chhattisgarh is the first Indian state to include its forests’ ecological services in its economic framework using the Green Gross Domestic Product (Green GDP) model.

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This initiative aims to connect environmental contributions

(such as clean air, water conservation, and biodiversity) with the state’s economic growth.

Renewable energy

addition in 2024

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Total renewable energy capacity in India reached nearly 218 GW .