Current Affairs 02 August 2025

UP set to produce cloth and bioplastic from cow dung.

• The Uttar Pradesh government launched a new initiative.
• It aims to convert cow dung (from stray cattle) into sustainable products.
• Around 54 lakh kg of cow dung is generated daily.
• Products include bioplastics, bio-polymers, bio-textiles, eco-friendly clothing, paper, biogas, compost, and nanocellulose.
• The initiative supports the Har Gaon Urja Kendra model.

"Station" in Ladakh begins research to simulate life on Moon, Mars.

• Protoplanet, a Bengaluru-based space outreach organisation, has launched the HOPE station.
• HOPE stands for Human Outer Planetary Exploration.
• Located in Ladakh’s Tso Kar basin, simulating Moon and Mars conditions.
• The station mimics off-Earth terrain and environment.
• Supported technically and financially by ISRO.

Indigenously-Built 1 MW Green Hydrogen Plant Commissioned at Kandla.

• India commissioned its first indigenously developed 1 MW green hydrogen plant.
• Located at Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), Kandla.
• It is part of a larger 10 MW project to enable clean maritime operations.
• This is the first green hydrogen facility at any Indian port.
• A fully Make-in-India initiative, led by Indian engineers.
• Executed by DPA in collaboration with Larsen & Toubro (L&T).

Double Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier passes away.

• Laura Dahlmeier, a German biathlon legend, passed away at age 31 in a mountaineering accident in Pakistan’s Karakoram range.
• She was climbing Laila Peak (6,069 m) and was caught in a rockfall at around 5,700 m altitude.
• A double Olympic champion and seven-time world champion in biathlon.
• Debuted in the IBU World Cup in 2012–13, aged 19.

MCA: Gavaskar, Sharad Pawar to be honoured with life-size statues.

• Sunil Gavaskar (legendary batter) and Sharad Pawar (former BCCI President) will be honoured with life-size statues.
• The statues will be placed at the entrance of the new Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) museum.
• The museum is named MCA Sharad Pawar Cricket Museum.
• Located at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
• The museum is a tribute to Mumbai’s cricketing heritage and its legendary figures.