Daily Current Affairs – 10-02-2025
Tamil Nadu
IMD celebrates
150th anniversary
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) celebrated its 150th Foundation Day at Bharat Mandapam in
New Delhi .
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PM Narendra Modi attended the event and launched “ Mission Mausam ” to transform India into a ‘ Weather-Ready’
and ‘ Climate-smart’ country.
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He released a commemorative postage stamp and a ₹150
circular coin .
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IMD organised an ‘ Undivided India’ seminar.
Two Permanent
Judges Appointed to Chennai High Court
New Appointments:
® V. Lakshminarayanan and P. Vadamalai, previously serving as additional judges, have been appointed as permanent judges in the Chennai High Court.
® Total Judges: 65 judges in the Chennai High Court.
® With the appointment of these two, the number of permanent judges increases to 56 (out of 65).
Collegium System:
® High Court Collegium: Led by the Chief Justice (CJ) and four senior judges of the respective court.
® Article 124: The President appoints Supreme Court and High Court judges after consultation.
® Article 217: High Court judges appointed through the President’s order after necessary consultations.
New Members to
SC/ST Commission – Tamil Nadu
New Appointments:
® Vice-Chairperson:
® Imayam (V. Annamalai), noted writer and Sahitya Akademi Award recipient.
Other Members:
® S. Selvakumar (Coimbatore), S. Ananda Raja (Thanjavur), M. Pon Dhous (Nilgiris), and P. Ilanchezhian (Tirunelveli).
® Re-nomination: P. Ilanchezhian has been re-nominated.
® Tenure: Members serve a three-year tenure.
® Constitution of Commission: The Tamil Nadu State Commission as per the SC/ST Act 2021 formed the commission.
® Chairperson: S. Tamilvanan, a retired Madras High Court Judge.
Role and Responsibilities:
® Address violations of rights under the Protection of Civil Rights Act (1955) and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (1989).
® Investigate negligence by public servants in preventing such violations.
NAKSHA Pilot
Project
® The NAKSHA Pilot Project for modernizing urban land records was launched in Thanjavur.
® Part of the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme by the Union Ministry of Rural Development.
Objective:
® Ensure accurate and up-to-date urban land records, empowering citizens and enabling better urban planning.
Implementation:
® The one-year pilot programme will be implemented in 150+ cities across India.
® Drones for geospatial mapping and creating accurate property records.
® Advanced land survey devices to develop detailed maps.
® Data integration with property tax records of urban local bodies.
Youngest pilot in India
® Samaira Hullur , at the age of 18 , has become the youngest person in India to obtain a commercial pilot license .
Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya
Yojana (PM-JAY):
® Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) was launched on 23rd September 2018.
® PMJAY is the world largest health assurance scheme, aims at providing a health cover of ₹5 lakhs per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to poor and vulnerable families.
® There is no cap on family size, or age or gender.
® National Health Authority , an attached office of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, is the apex body implementing AB-PMJAY across the country.
PM surya Ghar: Muft
Bijli Yojana:
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The scheme was launched on febraury 2024
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It aims to boost sustainable development and ensure the well – being of people by offering free electicity.
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Benefit- Provide up to 300 units of free electricity every month
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Subsidy cover
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₹30,000 subsidy for a 1 KW system
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₹60,000 for 2 KW systems
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₹78,000 for 3 KW system or higher.
UJALA and SLNP
complete 10 years
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The Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) scheme and the Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP), both implemented by Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) , have completed 10 years of implementation.
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Both were launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 5, 2015.
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UJALA is the world’s largest zero-subsidy domestic lighting programme.
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As of January 2025, UJALA has achieved the following:
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Annual reduction in CO2 emissions by 3.87 crore tonnes
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Annual energy savings of 47,883 million kWh
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The SLNP aims to reduce energy consumption and operational costs for public lighting by replacing conventional street lamps with LEDs.
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As of January 2025, SLNP has achieved the following:
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Over 1.34 crore LED streetlights installed
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Annual reduction in CO2 emissions by 6.2 million tonnes.