News of The Day – 6th August 2024

News of The Day – 6th August 2024

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

• Overview of World Craft Council’s (WCC) World Craft Cities List
• About World Craft Cities List
• About  World Craft Council (WCC) 

• Overview of Chile’s Lithium Reserves
• Significance of Chile’s Lithium Reserves for India and World

• Overview of Rainfall and Floods in India
• About Atmospheric Rivers 
• Atmospheric Rivers Linkage with Floods

• Overview of 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE)
• About International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE)
• ICAE and Push for Agri-Food Relations Between Africa and India

• Overview of Sheikh Hasina’s Ouster from Bangladesh
• Overview of Protests in Bangladesh
• About India- Bangladesh Relations
• Significance of  India- Bangladesh Relations
• Major Implications of Sheikh Hasina’s Resignation on India- Bangladesh Relations
• Way Forward

• Key Highlights of the  ‘World Development Report 2024: The Middle Income Trap’ 
• About  World Development Report 2024
• Overview of India and The Middle Income Trap
• Major Reasons Associated with The Middle Income Trap in India
• Key Recommendations of the Report
• Way Forward

• Overview of New Tech To Kill Weeds In Rice And Wheat Fields
• About Genetically Modified (GM) Crops

• Overview of AIIMS Software
• About Diabetes
• Significance of AIIMS Software in Reducing India’s Diabetes Burden

• About Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE)
• Implications of Improving  Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE)

• Overview of Environmental Hazards in the North-Eastern States
• About ‘Standardised Precipitation Index’ (SPI)

• Overview of India- Russia Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX)