News of The Day – 4th August 2025

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

• About Pingali Venkayya: designer of India’s national flag.
• About India’s National Flag.
• Features and Dimensions.

• India’s first AI-powered anganwadi.
• AI tools for real-time health monitoring, nutrition tracking, and education delivery.
• Digital literacy and infrastructure gaps in rural areas.

• About  ‘Apna Ghar’initiative.
• 100 facilities launched across national highways, targeting 500 by 2030.
• Social Impact: Improves driver safety, reduces accidents, and supports the logistics sector.

• India’s 17th Vice-President election.
• About theElection process and  Electoral college for Vice President.
• About the Vice President and his role.

• About the Global Capacity Building Initiative
• Focus Areas: Digital literacy, sustainable agriculture, and climate resilience training.
• Geopolitical Significance
• Possible Outcomes of the initiative

• PM Modi’s Call for Swadeshi and Vocal for Local
• Key Features of the Swadeshi Pledge
• Role of Citizens, Traders, and Shopkeepers
• Cultural and Economic Significance of Swadeshi
• About the Swadeshi movement.
• Mahatma Gandhi’s Swadeshi movement.

• World Bank’s Income Classification System
• Methodology: GNI Per Capita and Income Thresholds
• Evolution of Income Thresholds
• Movement of Countries Across Income Groups
• Population Distribution Across Income Groups
• Limitations in reflecting inequality and development disparities within countries.

• India ranks second globally in fish production
• Key Drivers of the growth
• Economic Impact
• Overfishing and climate change impacts on marine ecosystems.

• Supreme Court’s Observations on Himachal Pradesh’s Ecological Crisis
• Causes of Environmental Degradation
• Impacts of Ecological Imbalance
• Proposed Solutions and Judicial Directives

• India’s Dual-Track Energy Trajectory
• Achievements in Traditional Energy Security
• Challenges in Renewable Energy Expansion
• Importance of “Usable” Renewable Capacity

• About ‘Matri Van’
• Implementation and  Impact

• About bio-fortified potatoes.
• Rollout Plan and Significance
• Challenges: Scaling production and ensuring farmer adoption.

• About  India’s first indigenous green hydrogen plant.
• National Hydrogen Mission.
• Target and Strategic Importance