News of The Day – 3rd August 2024

News of The Day – 3rd August 2024

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

• About Pingali Venkayya, the Man Behind Tricolour
• Evolution of Flag

• What is the Privilege Motion?
• Breach of Parliamentary Privileges
• Role of the Speaker/Rajya Sabha (RS) Chairperson
• Rules Governing Privilege
• Committee of Privileges in Parliament
• About Parliamentary Privileges
• Cases where the Passing of Motion led to the Expulsion from the House

• What is Hamas?
• Reason for Hamas Creation
• India’s stand on Hamas
• Key takeaways from assassination of Hamas chief 
• Impact on ​​West Asia 
• India to carefully frame its response

• About National Green Tribunal (NGT) 
• What is the composition of NGT?
• Powers & Jurisdiction 
• What led the NGT to revisit the green clearance?
• What orders did the NGT pass on these appeals?
• What petitions on the project are pending before the NGT?
• Geography of the Great Nicobar Island
• What is the significance of Great Nicobar Island Development Project?
• What are the associated concerns with the project?
• What Should be the Way Forward?

• Key Projects Overview
• Advantage of high-speed road corridor
• Impact on Economy: Transportation, Connectivity & regional integration.

• About Western Ghat
• Draft Notification, 2022
• Issues
• What are Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZs)?
• Activities Allowed in ESZs
• Significance of ESZs
• Challenges and Threats to Eco-Sensitive Zones
• Way Forward

• About Axiom-4 Mission
• Mission Objectives
• Key Features
• About International Space Station (ISS)
• Gaganyaan Mission
• Who is part of the Gaganyaan mission?

• About mRNA Vaccine technology 
• About mRNA Technology Transfer Programme (MTTP) of WHO
• About human avian influenza (H5N1)
• About Vaccine equity

PIB

• About India’s seafood exports
• About Major export items
• Major Export Destinations
• Challenges to  India’s seafood exports
• Various Government Initiatives to boost India’s seafood exports

PIB

• About Indian Naval Ship Taba
• About Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) 
• About the Russian Naval Ship Soobrazitelny.
• Significance of this Exercise