Daily Current Affairs in Telugu | 12 February 2025

Summary of YouTube Video: Current Affairs - Harish Academy

Video Title: హరీష్ ది బెస్ట్ అకాడమీ హాయ్ ఫ్రెండ్స్ వెల్కమ్ టు హరీష్ అకాడమీ ఈరోజు వార్తలు వెలిసిన జాతీయ అంతర్జాతీయ రాష్ట్రీయ అంశాల గురించి

Channel: Harish Academy

Published Date: Feb 15, 2025 (Assumed based on context)

Key Topics:

This video summarizes important current affairs related to defense, focusing on exercises, defense imports, defense-related reports, and recent approvals by the Defence Acquisition Council. It emphasizes topics relevant to competitive exams, particularly for those preparing for various levels of government jobs.

Exercise Cyclone 2025

• Exercise Name: Exercise Cyclone 2025 (Cyclone Exercise).
• Participating Countries: A joint military exercise between India and Egypt.
• Nature of Exercise: Joint military exercise for special forces, focusing on army collaboration.
• Location: Hosted by India in 2025, specifically at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan. India also hosted the first edition in 2023. Egypt hosted the 2nd edition in 2024.
• Edition: 3rd edition of the exercise, started in 2023.
• Historical Context: The exercise began in 2023, coinciding with the visit of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as the chief guest for India's Republic Day celebrations.

Procurement of Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles

• Missile System: India is in contract with Russia for the procurement of Club-S anti-ship cruise missiles.
• Missile Capabilities: The Club-S missile system can carry a warhead payload of 400 kg and target surface ships, submarines, and ground targets up to 300 km away.

Lumpy Skin Disease and Vaccine

• Lumpy Skin Disease: A disease affecting cattle, caused by the Capripoxvirus.
• Impact: Affects cattle, leading to economic losses. Characterized by lumps on the skin, which can rupture and lead to fatality.
• Indigenous Vaccine: India's first indigenous vaccine to combat Lumpy Skin Disease has been developed by Biovet, an entity associated with Bharat Biotech International Limited, founded by Krishna Ella and Suchitra Ella.
• Vaccine Name: BioLumpyVac vaccine.
• Approval: Approved by the CDSCO (Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation).
• Significance: Considered safe and effective, extensively tested at ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) - IVRI (Indian Veterinary Research Institute). Millions of cattle have died in the past two years due to this disease.

First Indigenous Biomedical Waste Treatment Plant

• Plant Name: Srujan, the first indigenously developed biomedical waste treatment plant in India.
• Location: Established at AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) Delhi.
• Developed By: Developed by CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) - NIST (National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology), Thiruvananthapuram.
• Launch: Launched by Union Minister Jitendra Singh, who heads the Ministry of Science and Technology.
• Waste Type: Designed to treat biomedical waste, including tissues and cancer cells.

NITI Aayog Report on State Performance in Higher Education

• Report By: A report released by NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India).
• Focus: Report on the performance of states in higher education, specifically on Gross Enrolment Ratio for 2021-22.
• Key Findings:
  • College Density: Karnataka has the highest college density, followed by Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
  • Top Performing States: Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Kerala are top performers in higher education enrollment.
  • Next in Line: Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, and Karnataka follow closely.
  • Bottom Performing States: Chhattisgarh, Nagaland, Jharkhand, and Bihar are at the bottom.
  • Student-Faculty Ratio: States with the lowest student-faculty ratio include Tamil Nadu, Goa, and Karnataka.
• NITI Aayog Details:
  • Established on January 1, 2015, replacing the Planning Commission.
  • Non-constitutional and non-statutory body, formed through a cabinet resolution.
  • Current Vice Chairperson: Suman Bery.
  • Current CEO: BVR Subrahmanyam.

Household Debt in India

• Data Source: Central Government's Ministry of Finance informed the Lok Sabha about increasing household debt.
• Average Household Debt: As of March 2024, the average per capita debt per household is ₹86,713.
• Debt Increase: Household debt has increased by 85% in the last five years.
• Debt to GDP Ratio: Current household debt is 41% of GDP (Gross Domestic Product).

Age of Shivashakti Point on Moon

• Shivashakti Point: The landing site of Vikram Lander from Chandrayaan-3 mission, named Shivashakti Point.
• Age Estimation: ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) scientists estimate the age of Shivashakti Point to be approximately 3.7 billion years old.
• Significance: This region is older than the emergence of life on Earth.
• Geological Mapping: The first geological map of the region near the Moon's South Pole was created by the Physical Research Laboratory, India.
• Coincidence: The period of formation of this lunar region coincides with the emergence of the first life forms on Earth.

Gulf of America - Renaming of Gulf of Mexico (Incorrect Information)

• Gulf of America: The video incorrectly states that the Gulf of Mexico has been officially renamed "Gulf of America" by the former US President. [Note: This information is incorrect and likely misinformation. There is no credible source to support the claim that the Gulf of Mexico was officially renamed "Gulf of America".]
• Context Given in Video: It was mentioned that February 9th was declared as "Gulf of America Day" and attributed to the former US President, with claims that this was done to honor American greatness.

AI Summit in Paris

• Event: AI (Artificial Intelligence) Summit in Paris, France.
• Focus: Ethical AI, global collaboration, and bilateral talks.
• Indian Participation: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi co-chaired the summit on February 11th with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Sahitya Akademi Award in Dogri Language

• Award: Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 in Dogri language.
• Recipient: Chaman Arora.
• Work: Awarded for his book "Ik Hor Ashwthama" (Incorrectly mentioned as [Ikar Ashwathama]).

This is a comprehensive summary of the current affairs discussed in the YouTube video by Harish Academy. For detailed information, please refer to the original video.