Daily Current Affairs – 25-01-2025

Tamil Nadu

Bharatpol portal launched by Ministry of home affairs

® The portal facilitates faster international cooperation for Indian investigation agencies. ® 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 . ® It streamlines international assistance to tackle rising transnational crimes like cybercrime, drug trafficking, and human trafficking. ® The CBI and the National Central Bureau of India handle Interpol-related affairs.

New student visas for India

® The Ministry of Home Affairs has launched two new special category visas for international students named ‘e-student visa’ and ‘e-student-x visa’. ® Applicants must apply for the visas through the ‘Study in India’ (SII) portal. ® Validity is up to 5 years based on course duration.

New rules for organic exports

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

ONOS launched by MoE

® The Ministry of Education (MoE) has launched Phase I of the ‘One Nation, One Subscription (ONOS)’ Central Sector Scheme (CSS). ® The initiative is coordinated by INFLIBNET (Information and Library Network) . ® It provides access to 13,000+ journals for 6,300 government academic and R&D institutes. ® Phase I will benefit 1.8 crore students, faculty, and researchers. ® ₹150 crore is allocated annually to support researchers publishing in high-quality Open Access (OA) journals.