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1321. Konkan Railway’s special Ro-Ro service finishes inaugural run, offering convenient festival travel
- On august 24, 2025, Konkan Railway’s special roll-on roll-off (Ro-Ro) train service for private cars successfully completed its maiden journey from neighbouring Maharashtra, arriving in Goa.
- The Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) introduced this new service to ease travel for motorists and passengers ahead of the Ganesh festival season in the Konkan region of Maharashtra and Goa.
- The service includes a dedicated air-conditioned coach and a second seating coach, ensuring comfort for passengers while their vehicles are securely transported, The cost for transporting a car is Rs 7,875 for the Kolad–Verna route and Rs 5,460 for the Kolad–Nandgaon route.
1322. CM launches ‘BharatNetra initiative’ to boost digital economy
- On August 22, 2024, Odisha Chief Minister launched ‘BharatNetra initiative’, an Integrated Global Financial Technology Capability Hub, in Bhubaneswar. Terming it a transformative initiative that will shape the future of finance in Odisha, Majhi said it will strengthen India’s global leadership in the digital economy.
- The hub has been launched by the Odisha government in collaboration with Global Finance & Technology Network Singapore (GFTN), National University of Singapore and Asian Institute of Digital Finance.
- The project will also establish a Global Capability Centre (GCC), the Chief Minister said. The GCC here will act as a strong foundation for attracting global financial institutions and new investments into Odisha,
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1323. India's seafood exports touch $7.5 b in FY25
- On August 24, 2025, it was reported that India exported 16,98,170 metric tonnes of seafood worth ₹62,408.45 crore ($7.45 billion) during the financial year 2024-25, with frozen shrimp continuing to dominate the country's export basket.
- The United States and China emerged as the top importers, according to the Marine Products Export Development Authority. Frozen shrimp alone fetched ₹43,334.25 crore ($5.17 billion), accounting for 43.67% of export volume and nearly 70% of the dollar earnings.
- Exports of shrimp rose by 8.3% in rupee value and 6.06% in dollar terms compared to the previous year. The US remained the largest buyer, importing 3,11,948 MT of frozen shrimp, followed by China with 1,36,164 MT, the European Union with 99,310 MT, South East Asia with 58,003 MT, Japan with 38,917 MT, the Middle East with 32,784 MT, and other destinations together accounting for 64,403 MT.
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1324. Madhya Pradesh Transforms Rural Life Over 78 Lakh Homes Get Tap Water
- Madhya Pradesh has provided piped and potable drinking water connections to more than 78 lakh rural households under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), accounting for 70.13% of its total target, according to the data provided by the state government.
- Every home in MP’s 19,760 villages now receives tap water. The state has ensured piped water supply to every household in 19,760 villages, out of which 12,702 villages have been certified as ‘Har Ghar Jal’, the data further revealed.
- The government has approved 27,990 single-village tap water schemes, with 15,542 already completed. These are particularly effective for small villages relying on local water sources. Of the 147 group water supply schemes executed by the state’s Water Corporation, 38 have been completed, benefiting 23,164 villages.
1325. India develops handheld brain injury scanners to avoid delays in treatment
- On august 24, 2025, India has developed a handheld portable brain scan device to detect internal bleeding, offering a low-cost diagnostic tool for traumatic brain injuries in rural and underserved areas.
- Speaking to about the made-in-India handheld brain scan machine, Dr Rajeev Bahl, DG, ICMR, said, "This is a very new technology, which is completely Indian and was developed in an incubator at an IIT in India, supported by ICMR, including its clinical validation and further health technology assessment for cost-effectiveness.
- Developed through a collaboration between ICMR-MDMS, AIIMS Bhopal, NIMHANS Bengaluru, and Bioscan Research, CEREBO has undergone clinical validation, regulatory approvals, and feasibility studies, paving the way for global adoption in emergency and military healthcare systems.
1326. Remote Tribal Village Libra in Chhattisgarh Gets Piped Drinking Water for the First Time
- In a feat that could not be accomplished in the past seven decades, the Centre’s flagship ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ started supply of potable tap water in areas inhabited by the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) ‘Pando’, a special backward tribe in Chhattisgarh’s Balrampur district.
- Pando community is a backward tribe with a population of just over 35 houses. They inhabit the Dhauli village of Libra in North Chhattisgarh, which is situated merely 1 km away from the Jharkhand border.
- The villagers had to toil and face and lot of hardship to fetch drinking water. Rural women had to travel 1-2 km to fetch water from handpumps.
- Now, with the supply of tap water through the Centre’s Jal Jeevan Mission, water connections have been provided to all residents of Libra village. The villagers are now receiving an uninterrupted supply of water through taps.
1327. MP gets ₹56,414 cr investment proposals at Katni mining conclave: CM Yadav
- On august 23, 2025, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister said the state received investment proposals of ₹56,414 crore from eight companies during the Mining Conclave 2.0' held in the Katni district.
- The state government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Coal India Limited for the exploration, processing and development of critical minerals. Another MoU was signed with TexMin ISM, Dhanbad, for the use of Artificial Intelligence, IoT (Internet of Things), blockchain and remote sensing in the mining sector,
- The state signed one more MoU with the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal, for mineral exploration and research. These colleges, with attached hospitals under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode, would be given 25 acres of land at a cost of Re 1 per acre
1328. Jharkhand Boosts Tap Water Coverage to 49% in 2024 Under Jal Jeevan Mission
- With over 34.4 lakh rural households now receiving water through taps, Jharkhand is steadily progressing in implementing the Jal Jeevan Mission, a Union govt initiative launched in August 2019 to provide functional tap water connections (FHTCs) to every rural home, school, and anganwadi centre.
- So far, Jharkhand has taken up 97,535 schemes under the mission, of which 56,332 have been completed. Around 24,781 completed schemes have already been handed over to village committees for operation and maintenance.
- The state has a total of 29,398 villages and 6,963 of them have been fully covered with piped water supply. Moreover, of the 62,54,059 rural households in the state, tap water now reaches 34,42,332 of them.
- In Ranchi (west), out of the 2,68,999 rural households in the area, only 1,59,899 have been connected, translating to 59.44% coverage.
1329. DRDO successfully tests Indigenous Integrated Air Defence Weapon System off Odisha coast
- On August 23, 2025, The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) achieved a significant milestone with the successful maiden flight-tests of the Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS) off the Odisha coast .
- The IADWS integrates three advanced components: Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missiles (QRSAM), Advanced Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missiles, and a high-power laser-based Directed Energy Weapon (DEW).
- The system’s operations are seamlessly managed by a Centralised Command and Control Centre, developed by the Defence Research & Development Laboratory, which serves as the nodal laboratory for the programme.
1330. Isro conducts air drop test ahead of December Gaganyaan launch
- On August 24, 2025, in a major step towards India’s ambitious maiden human spaceflight mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted its first Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01) of the parachute-based deceleration system designed for Gaganyaan.
- The test marks a critical phase in validating the safety mechanisms that will ensure astronauts’ secure return to Earth. The Gaganyaan mission, scheduled for launch in December 2025, will mark India’s first venture into testing human expeditions to low Earth orbit.
- The demonstration was carried out in close coordination with the Indian Air Force, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Indian Navy, and Indian Coast Guard, reflecting the collaborative spirit underpinning the Gaganyaan programme.
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