News of The Day: 6th August 2025

News of The Day – 6th August 2025

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

• National Handloom Day (August 7).
• Historical Significance.
• About “Haat on Wheels”.

• Cloudburst-triggered flash floods in Uttarkash
• About Cloudburst
• Causes of Cloudburst
• Vulnerable regions
• Impact: Infrastructure damage, disrupted Gangotri pilgrimage route.
• India Meteorological Department (IMD) Warning systems
• Mitigation efforts

• Technocratic Shift in India’s Welfare State
• Key Features of the Technocratic Welfare Regime
• Challenges: Erosion of Democratic Norms and Accountability
• Decline in Social Sector Spending
• Right to Information (RTI) Crisis
• Wayforward: Democratic and Anti-Fragile Governance

• About PM VIKAS, Nai Roshni, and Seekho aur Kamao Schemes.
• Objectives and targets.
• Challenges: Awareness and last-mile delivery in remote areas.

• What is Necropolitics ?
• Policies affecting vulnerable groups in India.
• Need for equitable governance to protect marginalized communities.

• 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing.
• Calls for disarmament amid Russia’s INF Treaty exit.
• India’s Stance On Nuclear Weapons.

• 76 years of diplomatic ties with new strategic partnership status.
• Agreements between India- Philippines.
• MoUs on defence, health, and digital innovation;First joint naval sail in the South China Sea, direct Delhi-Manila flights 
• Bilateral trade and future targets.
• Geopolitical Significance.

• About FCV tobacco.
• Contribution to India’s tobacco exports.
• Initiatives to promote its trade.
• Health concerns and global anti-tobacco campaigns.

• Highlights of SC Ruling on levy environmental compensation
• Impacts: 
• Strengthens enforcement against industries violating emission norms.
• Significance: 
• Bolsters environmental governance and accountability.

• WHO workshop on safety and efficacy of herbal medicines.
• Standardizing quality, clinical trials, and regulatory frameworks.
• India’s Role in leveraging the $5 billion herbal market.

• About Dhruva Space’s Leap-1 satellite Mission.
• Significance for  India’s private space sector and self-reliance.
• ISRO’s push for commercial space missions.