Daily Current Affairs – 23-02-2025

Tamil Nadu

Bharat Mobility

Global Expo 2025

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PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025 , India’s largest and world’s 2nd largest mobility expo at Bharat Mandapam

in New Delhi .

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The expo theme was “ Beyond Boundaries: Co-creating Future Automotive Value Chain ”.

Skill India

Programme outlay increased

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The central government has restructured its skilling initiatives, merging three schemes into the Skill India Programme .

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The Cabinet has approved an outlay of ₹8,800 crore for the programme for a three-year period ending in 2026 .

The following schemes are now components of the Skill India Programme:

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PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0 (PMKVY 4.0)

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PM National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (PM-NAPS)

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Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme

NMM to become

autonomous

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The central government has initiated steps to make the National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) autonomous , allocating ₹491.6 crore until 2031

through a Special Finance Committee.

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The NMM, established in 2003 by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture , aims to unearth and preserve India’s manuscript wealth.

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Earlier, it functioned as a part of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA).

NCSK tenure

extended

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The Union Cabinet has approved a 3-year extension for the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) , functioning under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

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The extension, aims to:

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Improve the socio-economic status of sanitation workers

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Improve working conditions of sanitation workers

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Achieve zero fatalities during hazardous cleaning

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The NCSK is headed by M Venkatesan .

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The first NCSK was established in 1994 and functioned as a statutory body till 2004.