Daily Current Affairs – 20-01-2025

Tamil Nadu

AWBI partners with NALSAR

® The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has signed a MoU with NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad to provide legal training. ® The training will be provided to members of civil society supporting District Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCAs) and State Animal Welfare Boards. ® The board will celebrate Animal Welfare Fortnight from January 14-30 , 2025.

Cashless treatment for accident victims

® The central government will launch a revised scheme by March 2025 to provide cashless treatment for road accident victims across India. ® The maximum cover will be ₹1.5 lakh per accident per person for maximum of 7 days if reported to the police within 24 hour. ® Families of deceased victims in hit-and-run cases will receive an ex-gratia payment of ₹2 lakh. ® The scheme will be implemented by the National Health Authority (NHA). ® A pilot project was launched in Chandigarh in 2024 , providing cashless treatment up to ₹1.5 lakh per accident per person for a maximum of 7 days. ® The pilot project was later expanded to six states: Assam, Chandigarh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Puducherry and Haryana.

EPFO completes CPPS implementation

® The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has completed the nationwide implementation of the ‘Centralized Pension Payments System (CPPS)’ under the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) 1995. ® This aims to allow pensioners to access their pensions easily from any bank branch nationwide, removing the need for physical verification and streamlining the disbursement process. ® The system enables over 78 lakh pensioners of EPS to receive pension from any bank branch in the country.

India’s first organic fisheries cluster

® Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh launched India’s first organic fisheries cluster in Soreng, Sikkim . ® The cluster is part of the PM Matsya Sampada Yojana ( PMMSY ) scheme. ® It aims to increase farmer income and promote sustainable aquaculture using ecological fish farming methods. ® The project plans to sell organic fish (free from antibiotics, chemicals, and pesticides) in global eco-conscious markets.