Daily Current Affairs – 25-01-2025

Tamil Nadu

Bharatpol portal

launched by Ministry of home affairs

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The portal facilitates faster international cooperation for Indian investigation agencies.

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Developed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the portal allows central and state agencies to  connect with the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)   for real-time information sharing,  replacing the previous system where  only the CBI had this access .

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It streamlines international assistance to tackle rising transnational crimes like cybercrime, drug trafficking, and human trafficking.

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The CBI and the National Central Bureau of India handle Interpol-related affairs.

New rules for

organic exports

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The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has made it mandatory for organic product exporters to obtain a

Transaction Certificate (TC) from a National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) certification body.

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India aims to achieve $2 billion in organic food product exports by 2030.

ONOS launched by

MoE

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The Ministry of Education (MoE) has launched Phase I of the ‘One Nation, One Subscription (ONOS)’

Central Sector Scheme (CSS).

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The initiative is coordinated by INFLIBNET

(Information and Library Network) .

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It provides access to 13,000+ journals for 6,300 government academic and R&D institutes.

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Phase I will benefit 1.8 crore students, faculty, and researchers.

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₹150 crore is allocated annually to support researchers publishing in high-quality Open Access (OA) journals.

New student visas

for India

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The Ministry of Home Affairs has launched two new special category visas for international students named ‘e-student visa’ and ‘e-student-x visa’.

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Applicants must apply for the visas through the ‘Study in India’ (SII) portal.

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Validity is up to 5 years based on course duration.