Daily Current Affairs – 14-01-2025

Tamil Nadu

Battlefield tourism

in India

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The Ministries of Defence and Tourism , along with the Indian Army, have launched the “Bharat Ranbhoomi Darshan”

app and website.

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It allows civilians to visit battlefield locations along India’s borders.

Kisan Samriddhi

Market Portal Launched

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The Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ICAR-ATARI) , Bengaluru has launched the Kisan Samriddhi Market Portal.

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The portal aims to enhance market reach, transparency, market access , and fair pricing.

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The portal is currently operational in Karnataka , Kerala , and Lakshadweep .

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It connects KVKs, farmers, agri-entrepreneurs, and consumers.

Improved SARAT launched

®      INCOIS , under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), has developed an upgraded version of the Search and Rescue Aid Tool (SARAT) .

®      The upgraded tool offers improved accuracy and utility to Indian Search and Rescue (SAR) agencies.

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Users can choose from 60 types of missing objects based on their shape and buoyancy.

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SARAT was launched in 2016 and has been actively used by the Coast Guard.

Kisan Kavach launched

®      Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Dr Jitendra Singh launched India’s first anti-pesticide bodysuit, “Kisan Kavach”.

®      It was developed by the Regional Centre for Biotechnology (BRIC)-inStem, Bangalore , in collaboration with Sepio Health Pvt Ltd .

®      The suit costs ₹4,000 , is washable, and reusable for up to a year.

®      It deactivates harmful pesticides upon contact.

®      The number of biotech startups in India has crossed 8,500.

®      The goal is to achieve a $300 billion bioeconomy.