• Objective: To spread awareness about zoonotic diseases (which spread from animals to humans).
• Participation: Over 1 lakh women livestock farmers attended the program.
• Chaired by: Alka Upadhyaya, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD).

• Article 15(3): The State can make special provisions for women and children.
• Article 16: Guarantees equal opportunity in public employment.
• Article 39(a): Ensures equal pay for men and women.
• Article 39(d): Grants equal rights for women in economic opportunities.
• Article 42: The State shall make special provisions for maternity protection.
• Article 51A(e): It is a fundamental duty of citizens to protect the dignity of women.
• Article 243D: 33% reservation for women in Panchayati Raj institutions (50% in some states).
• Article 243T: 33% reservation for women in municipal bodies.

• In the first phase, this initiative will set up 21 centres in nine states of the country, including Rajasthan (Bikaner, Udaipur), Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal), Maharashtra (Nashik, Jalna, Latur, Goregaon), Haryana (Gurugram), Odisha, New Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram

• Launch of National Fisheries Digital Platform (NFDP) Mobile App
• Fisheries Startup Grand Challenge 2.0 unveiled

Important Facts:

• A total of Rs 2,703.67 crore has been allocated for the fisheries sector in the Union Budget 2025-26, out of which Rs 2,465 crore is exclusively earmarked for PMMSY.
• World Fisheries Day (WFD): November 21

• A decentralized digital currency, developed in 2009 by an unknown person or group named Satoshi Nakamoto.
• It is based on peer-to-peer technology.
• There is no central authority to regulate it.
• All transactions are recorded in a public ledger.
• Only 21 million (2.1 crore) bitcoins can be created.

• Capital: Copenhagen
• Type of Government: Constitutional Monarchy
• National Language: Danish
• Currency: Danish Krone (DKK)

• Continent: Europe
• Residence of Head of State: "Amelienborg Palace"
• Crown Prince/Head of State: Frederik
• Name of Parliament: "Folketing"

• State level first award: Varun Singh of Lucknow Milk Union, Lakhimpur-Kheri (2,30,862 litres of milk supply) – ₹2 lakh
• Second prize: Harvilas Singh of Bareilly Milk Union, Badaun (72,140 litres of milk supply) – ₹1.5 lakh
• District level award: ₹51,000 to selected beneficiaries

Nandbaba Award:

• State level award: Narendra Kumar of Lucknow Milk Union, Raebareli (14,361 litres of milk supply) – ₹51,000
• District level award: ₹21,000

• Announcement: December 2024
• Literaturers of 21 Indian languages were honored.
• In the field of Hindi literature, this award was given to the famous poetess Gagan Gill for her poetry collection 'Main Jab Tak Aayi Bahar'
• English: Easterine Coward for her novel 'Spirit Nights'
• Sanskrit: Deepak Kumar Sharma for his poem 'Bhaskarcharitam'
• Santali: Maheshwar Soren for his play 'Sechad Sawanta Ren Andha Manami'

• Annual multilateral naval exercise
• Main objective: To strengthen Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capabilities
• Host this year: United States Navy 7th Fleet
• Countries participating this year: United States, India, Japan, Australia and Republic of Korea
• Started in: 2019 (United States Navy and Royal Australian Air Force were involved)
• In 2020, the exercise involved the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Republic of Korea Navy (South Korea) and Royal New Zealand Navy

• Chhetri will make his debut for the Indian team during the FIFA International Window in March 2025.
• India will face Bangladesh in the AFC Asian Cup 2027 third round qualifiers on March 25.
• He is the fourth-highest goalscorer in men's football in the world

• Vaishali, a resident of Chennai, started playing chess at the age of just six years
• Received the title of Grandmaster in 2023
• Won the bronze medal in the Women's World Blitz Chess Championship in 2024

Chess:

• An intellectual game played between two players
• Origin: In India in the 6th century
• It was called "Chaturanga"

• Major Tournaments: FIDE World Chess Championship, Candidates Tournament, Chess Olympiad, Grand Chess Tour
• Famous Chess Players: Vishwanathan Anand (India), Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Garry Kasparov (Russia), Bobby Fischer (USA)
• Governing Body: FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs), Founded: 20 July 1924, Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI):

• Founded: 1928
• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• President: Roger Binny

• Founded: 1983
• Headquarters: Colombo, Sri Lanka

• Established: 1992
• Headquarters: Sambalpur, Odisha

• Ownership: A subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL)
• Industry: Coal mining

• Established: 1982
• Headquarters: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
• Owner: Public Sector Undertaking under Ministry of Steel, Government of India

• Industry: Steel manufacturing and production
• Also known as "Vizag Steel"
• RINL's major production centre is Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP)