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08/10/2025

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Why in news?

• Eighteen states have adopted the ONDLS portal for processing drug-related licenses, marking a significant move towards nationwide digital governance for pharma regulation.
• Despite this adoption, no state is yet fully compliant with the Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) guidelines, which are essential for quality management and ensuring corrective actions after lapses.

Key Features and Functions of ONDLS

• ONDLS is a single-window online system developed jointly by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), Directorate General of Health Services, and State/UT Drug Regulatory Authorities.
• It streamlines applications for manufacturing, sales, and blood bank licenses, as well as certificates like COPP, GMP, WHO-GMP, Market Standing, and supports post-approval changes.
• The portal ensures transparency, uniformity, and accountability in documentation and licensing requirements nationwide

Benefits

• Enhanced patient safety through better regulation and traceability.
• Efficient, transparent, and accountable licensing process nationally.
• Easier compliance monitoring and post-approval flexibility for regulatory changes.

This system plays a crucial role in modernizing India’s drug licensing ecosystem, supporting e-governance, and making regulatory processes more reliable and accessible.

 
   
Why in news?

• About 10 Indian marine and saline fish and shrimp varieties are set to receive MSC certification by 2026.
• This development is expected to enhance seafood exports by opening new global markets, including Europe and Japan, and boosting fisheries sector revenue by an estimated 30%.
• The Indian government supports this initiative under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) by subsidizing the certification costs to promote sustainable fishing practices.

Key Features

• The MSC is an international non-profit organization that sets science-based standards for sustainable fisheries and traceable seafood supply chains.
• Certification is open to all wild-capture fisheries, regardless of location or size, provided they voluntarily undergo third-party assessments.
• The MSC certification is valid for five years, with annual surveillance audits required to maintain compliance.
• Three core principles of MSC are Health of fish stocks, Environmental impacts, Effective management

• It supports differentiation in competitive marketplaces, reinforces eco-conscious branding, and bolsters community trust.

• India’s Astamudi clam fishery (Paphia malabarica) became the first to obtain MSC certification, with other native species set to follow.

Criticisms and Challenges

• The MSC has faced criticism regarding the high costs of certification, its financial ties to the fishing industry, and potential conflicts of interest in the assessment process.
• Certification itself is voluntary, but essential for those seeking to sell products under the MSC label.

 
 
   
Why in news?
Nesolynx banabitanae is a newly discovered species of wasp found in Central Park, Salt Lake, Kolkata, West Bengal.
 
Key facts about Nesolynx banabitanae:

• The species was named Nesolynx banabitanae after "Banabitan," the local Bengali name for Central Park.
• It belongs to the family Eulophidae, which is known for diverse parasitic wasps.
• Nesolynx banabitanae is a hyperparasitoid, meaning it parasitises other parasitoid wasps rather than directly attacking herbivores or plants.
• This adds a fourth trophic level to the ecological interaction, contributing to multitrophic ecological dynamics.
• Advanced techniques such as scanning electron microscopy were used to study the wasp’s antennal sensilla, important for its sensory biology and host location.

The discovery has implications for biodiversity conservation and understanding parasitic wasp diversity in India.
 
 
   
Why in news?
Government banks have approved over 5.79 lakh loan applications worth ?10,907 crore under this scheme by September 2025, showing strong financial support for rooftop solar installations.
 
Key Features of PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana

• Free monthly electricity of up to 300 units for 1 crore homes.
• Subsidy covering 60% cost for solar systems up to 2 kW, and 40% for systems between 2-3 kW.
• Subsidy credited directly into beneficiaries' bank accounts.
• Collateral-free concessional loans up to Rs 2 lakh for solar system installation.
• The scheme encourages employment opportunities through solar panel supply, installation, and maintenance.
• Households can sell surplus electricity back to their local utilities, generating extra income.
• Implementation is integrated with a national online portal to streamline applications and approvals.

The scheme represents a significant step towards India's energy sustainability, enhancing energy independence while reducing household electricity costs and environmental impact.
 
 
   
Why in news?

• The Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare announced the addition of 9 new agricultural commodities to the platform, increasing the total number of tradable commodities on e-NAM from 238 to 247.
• The latest commodities include Green Tea, Tea, Ashwagandha Dry Roots, Mustard Oil, Lavender Oil, Mentha Oil, Virgin Olive Oil, Lavender Dried Flower, and Broken Rice.

About eNAM platform

• The platform is a pan-India electronic trading portal that networks existing Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) mandis to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities.
• eNAM aims to streamline and integrate agricultural markets across India through a common online platform.

Key features of eNAM

• Facilitating better price discovery by promoting transparent auctions based on actual demand and supply.

• Enabling farmers, traders, and buyers to transact online across different markets.
• Reducing information asymmetry and transaction costs.
• Providing online payment to farmers and quality assaying systems for produce.
• Enhancing market access to multiple buyers and mandis beyond state borders to boost farm income.
• Mobile app support for remote bidding, real-time price and arrival information, and gate entry facilitation.

The platform continues to align with government initiatives to digitize and formalize agricultural trade, ultimately empowering farmers with better market access and price realization.
 
 
   
Why in news?
The National e-Governance Division (NeGD) under the MeitY and National E-Governance Services Limited (NeSL) have signed a landmark MoU to integrate NeGD’s cloud-based Entity Locker platform with NeSL’s Digital Document Execution (DDE) system for e-BGs.
 
Key points about the e-BG system

• e-BGs are fully digital, legally valid, tamper-proof bank guarantees that eliminate physical documentation.
• The time for issuance, renewal, and invocation is drastically reduced from days to just minutes.
• Beneficiaries and applicants can securely access their digitally executed bank guarantees through their Entity Locker accounts.
• This paperless process benefits over 60 institutions including banks, NBFCs, capital market, and corporate entities.
• It promotes faster turnaround, increased transparency, eco-friendliness, and compliance with relevant regulations such as the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
• The system is especially beneficial and accessible for MSMEs.
• The collaboration also envisages expansions like e-stamp paper procurement and real-time digital contract signing using e-signing facilities.

This digital integration represents a major step in India's digital governance journey, enhancing ease of doing business, security, and efficiency in bank guarantees management.
 
 
   
Why in news?
World Habitat Day 2025 was observed on October 6, 2025.
 
Key Points of World Habitat Day 2025

• Date: October 6, 2025 (First Monday of October)
• Theme: Urban Crisis Response
• Focus: Addressing urban challenges such as climate change, conflicts, displacement, and inequality.
• Objective: Promote resilient, inclusive, and sustainable cities.
• Observance includes high-level UN panels, workshops on green infrastructure and housing innovation, community programs for displaced populations, and awareness events.
• Part of Urban October campaign, concluding with World Cities Day on October 31.
• The UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour recognizes exceptional contributions in urban development and shelter provision.

This day reminds that adequate shelter is a basic human right while fostering global action toward sustainable urbanization and preparedness for urban crises.
 
 
   
Why in news?

• The 8th Rashtriya Poshan Maah was observed in India from September 12 to October 11, 2025.
• It is a nationwide campaign to promote nutrition awareness, especially targeting women, children, and adolescents as part of the broader POSHAN Abhiyaan mission to combat malnutrition and improve health outcomes.

Key points about the Rashtriya 8th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2025:

• The campaign was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17, 2025, alongside the Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar (Healthy Women, Empowered Families) initiative, emphasizing women's nutrition and family health.
• The focus is on a holistic approach toward nutrition, addressing issues such as undernutrition, overnutrition (including obesity prevention by reducing sugar and oil consumption), anemia prevention, growth monitoring, complementary feeding for young children, and promoting nutrition education ("Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi").
• It includes community engagement activities, technology use (like the Poshan Tracker app for real-time monitoring), environmental initiatives such as “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” (one tree in the name of mother), and involvement of men to encourage shared family responsibility in nutrition and caregiving.
• Various activities at village, block, and district levels include awareness rallies, quiz competitions, health checkups, vaccination camps, nutrition counseling, and environmental plantation drives.
• The campaign promotes breaking the cycle of malnutrition linked to poverty, early marriage, and gender discrimination by focusing on the critical first 1,000 days from conception to the child's second birthday.

The 8th Rashtriya Poshan Maah is a key government effort to create a widespread movement for better nutrition literacy and healthy habits, contributing to a healthier, well-nourished India with active community participation and innovative governance.
 

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