🗞 Daily GK One Liners: March 17, 2025
Your quick summary of the day's important events across National, International, Business, Banking, Defense, Science, Economy, Appointments, and Important Days.
🇮🇳 National News
- Six New Sites Added to India’s UNESCO Tentative List: India’s heritage list now includes 62 sites with new additions like Ashokan Edict Sites, Chausath Yogini Temples, and Kanger Valley National Park.
- Government Launches 'Sashakt Panchayat-Netri Abhiyan' for Women Leaders in PRIs: Aims to empower Women Elected Representatives and promote gender-sensitive governance via model women-friendly Gram Panchayats.
🌍 International News
- China Deploys 5,000 km Range Radar in Yunnan Province: China’s new radar system can monitor India and the Indian Ocean region, raising defense concerns due to its proximity to Indian missile testing zones.
💼 Business News
- LIC, New India Assurance, GIC Re Retain D-SII Status for 2024-25: IRDAI continues to classify these insurers as systemically important due to their financial influence.
- Valueattics Reinsurance Becomes India’s First Private Reinsurer: Backed by Prem Watsa and Kamesh Goyal, it breaks GIC Re’s monopoly in the Indian reinsurance market since 1972.
🏦 Banking News
- RBI Wins Digital Transformation Award 2025 for ‘Pravaah’ & ‘Sarthi’ Initiatives: RBI’s digital tools streamline regulatory workflows, earning global recognition from Central Banking, UK.
- RBI Issues SRO Framework for Account Aggregators: Aims to regulate and coordinate financial data-sharing platforms, enhancing data security and operational efficiency.
📊 Economy News
- Moody’s Forecasts India’s GDP to Cross 6.5% in FY 2025-26: Growth driven by higher capital spending, tax reforms, and easing interest rates, despite minor stress in unsecured loan segments.
👔 Appointments News
- N Ganapathy Subramaniam Appointed Chairman of Tata Communications: His appointment follows the recommendation of the company's Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
🛡 Defence News
- India Successfully Tests Astra Missile from LCA Tejas Prototype: Astra BVRAAM missile test strengthens India’s indigenous air defense, with a strike range exceeding 100 km.
🚀 Science & Technology News
- Google Launches Gemma 3: Lightweight AI Model for Devices: Optimized for smartphones and laptops, Gemma 3 offers low-latency performance powered by Gemini 2.0 tech.
- NASA Launches SPHEREx Space Telescope to Map the Cosmos: The $488 million mission will explore the universe’s origins, studying galactic glow and interstellar ice via infrared tech.
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💡 Quick Summary: Supersolid Light – A Quantum Leap in Photonics
🌟 Key Highlights
- What is Supersolid Light? A newly created state of matter where light behaves both like a superfluid and a solid—exhibiting zero resistance and structured flow at the same time.
- Breakthrough Achievement: Researchers from ETH Zurich and MIT created supersolid light using twisted photons trapped in optical cavities, forming a repeating crystalline light structure.
- Superfluid + Solid Duality: Light maintains coherent flow (superfluid) while arranging into a fixed pattern (solid), opening possibilities for future quantum computing platforms.
- Potential Applications: Includes ultrafast switches, light-based logic gates, and more energy-efficient quantum devices based on non-classical light control.
- Quantum Physics Milestone: Adds to the family of exotic matter states like Bose-Einstein condensates and time crystals—bringing us closer to photonic quantum networks.
📖 Why Read the Full Article?
- Understand Quantum Matter: Explore how light can mimic the behavior of condensed matter systems with revolutionary applications.
- New Era in Photonics: Learn how this experiment reshapes our control of light for computing and communications.
- Frontier Physics: Stay updated with groundbreaking discoveries that will drive future science and technology.
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🎬 Quick Summary: Chiranjeevi Honoured at UK Parliament for Cinematic & Social Impact
🌟 Key Highlights
- Global Recognition: Indian cinema icon Chiranjeevi received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the UK Parliament for his contributions to Indian film and social service.
- South Indian Cinema Pride: Recognized as a pan-India actor who brought Telugu cinema to the global stage through his career of over 150 films.
- Philanthropic Work: Honoured for his Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust, which supports blood donation, eye banks, and COVID-19 relief across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
- Indian Cultural Ambassador: Praised by UK lawmakers and diaspora leaders for promoting Indian culture and social causes internationally.
- Parliamentary Ceremony: The event at the House of Commons featured tributes from UK MPs and Indian High Commission representatives.
📖 Why Read the Full Article?
- Inspiration Beyond Cinema: Discover how a film star’s influence extends to humanitarian action and national pride.
- Soft Power Diplomacy: See how Indian cinema is shaping global narratives and building bridges between nations.
- Honouring Icons: Celebrate a lifetime of achievements by one of India’s most beloved actors and philanthropists.
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