Daily Current Affairs – 13-02-2025
Tamil Nadu
International
Conference on Elections
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An International Conference titled “ Global Election Year 2024: Reiteration of Democratic Spaces ” was organised in New Delhi.
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The event witnessed the participation of Election Management Bodies (EMBs) of various countries.
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India’s electoral database reached 99.1 crore in January 2024, with 21.7 crore young voters (18-29 age group).
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Electoral Gender Ratio improved by 6 points to 954 from 948 in 2024.
National Voters Day
celebrated in 25 Jan, 2026
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President Droupadi Murmu and Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal
attended the national event organised by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in New Delhi.
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During the event, a short clip of the upcoming docu-drama series “ India Decides ”, produced by Warner Bros Discovery , was released.
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The President presented the ‘ Best Electoral Practices Awards for 2024 ’.
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The President received the first copy of the ECI Coffee Table Book titled “ India Votes 2024: A saga of democracy ”.
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An ECI publication “ Belief in the Ballot: Human stories shaping India’s 2024 elections ” was also presented to her.
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A short voter awareness film - ‘My Vote My Duty’ produced by ECI in association with renowned filmmaker Shri Raj Kumar Hirani was also screened.
NIFT celebrates
40th anniversary
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The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) celebrated its 40th Foundation Day.
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During the event, it launched ‘ VisionNxt ’, an AI and Emotional Intelligence (EI)- powered fashion forecasting platform.
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Developed under the Ministry of Textiles , the platform offers research and trend insights for the fashion and retail sectors in India.
NHM achievements
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The Union Cabinet has reviewed the achievements of the National Health Mission (NHM) from 2021-22 to 2023-24 and approved its continuation for another 5 years.
Key Health Indicators Improvement:
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Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) decreased by 25% to 97 in 2018-20.
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Under-5 Mortality Rate (U5MR) declined from 45 per 1,000 live births (2014) to 32 (2020).
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Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) decreased from 39 per 1,000 live births (2014) to 28 (2020).
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Total Fertility Rate (TFR) declined from 2.3 (2015) to 2 (2020).
Book on Indias G20 Presidency
® Amitabh Kant has authored a book titled “ How India scaled Mt G20: The inside story of the G20 Presidency”.
® It was published by Rupa Publications India .
® The book covers India’s role in hosting and shaping the Group of Twenty (G20) during its presidency.
New book on food and economics
® Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee , a Nobel laureate, launched his book titled “Chhaunk on Food, Economics and Society” at the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival (AKLF).
® The book was co-authored by Cheyenne Olivier and published by Juggernaut Publication.
® The book explores Indian culinary traditions.
Blue Flag for
Kerala beaches
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Two beaches in Kerala have been awarded the Blue Flag certification by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) :
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Kappad in Kozhikode
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Chal in Kannur
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The certification is given to beaches, marinas and sustainable boating tourism operators who meet 33 stringent criteria related to environmental, educational, safety, and accessibility standards.
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Blue flag beaches in Asia;
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1-South Korea
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2-Japan
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3-UAE
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4-India
Tarun Das receives
Singaporean honour
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Tarun Das , former director-general of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII ), has been conferred the Honorary Citizen Award, the highest civilian honour of Singapore.
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The award was presented by the President of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
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He is the second Indian to receive this award after Ratan Tata.
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The award was established in 2003 .