News of The Day: 2nd May2025

News of The Day – 2nd May2025

SOURCES: The Hindu, Indian Express, Live Mint, Business Standard, Economic Times, and PIB.

• About Private member Bill and its significance.
• Roadblocks to private member Bills.
• Way Forward.

• About FATF Grey List.
• Pakistan Status in FATF in recent years.
• Significance of FATF Listing in Curbing Terrorism.

• Annual Tiger Census in Gudalur Forest Division
• About Tiger
• About Nilgiri Tahr

• Recent Visit of Chinese President to South East Asian Countries.
• Chinese Strategy in Asia.
• Significance of South east Asia for Economy.

• US-Ukraine Critical Minerals Deal
• Geopolitical Significance
• About Critical Minerals

• About the WAVES Summit.
• What is the Orange Economy?
• India’s Potential in the Orange Economy.

• Dhruv Helicopters Cleared for Operations
• About Dhruv advanced light helicopter (ALH)

• About India -US deal in Maritime Domain.
• About Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) initiative.
• Significance of IPMDA initiative.

• About COPs 2025 for Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions.
• India’s Role at the COPs.
• Demand for Global Action on Waste and Chemicals.

• About European Red Admiral
• Key Features and Habitat
• Ecological and Biodiversity Significance

• About the UNDP-DoSJE Agreement on Waste Pickers
• Key Initiatives Under the Agreement
• Significance of the Initiative