Daily Current Affairs - Week 32, 2025 (04 Aug 2025 - 10 Aug 2025)

• '12th Fail' wins Best Film at 71st National Film Awards; multiple actors honoured across categories.
• PM Modi’s ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ sets Guinness World Record for most registrations on a citizen engagement platform in one month.
• Himesh Reshammiya became the first Indian artist to feature on Bloomberg's Global Pop Power List.

• Fitch cuts India’s FY26 GDP forecast to 6.3%, cites limited impact of U.S. tariffs.
• River Kopili (NW-57) was made operational with the first 300-tonne cement cargo dispatched in Assam.
• NMPB signs two MoUs to promote cultivation, conservation, and research of medicinal plants.
• Bank of Baroda launches ‘bob FxOne’ digital forex platform for real-time corporate transactions.
• BSNL and NRL sign MoU to deploy India’s first 5G Captive Non-Public Network in refinery sector.
• Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin inaugurates VinFast’s first EV plant in India, set to create over 3,500 jobs in 5 years.
• ICICI Bank reshuffles top management; B. Prasanna moves to ICICI Securities.
• CCI approves Dalmia Cement’s 100% acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates under insolvency resolution.
• Repco Bank gives ₹22.90 crore dividend cheque to Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
• PM GatiShakti reviews 293 infrastructure projects worth ₹13.59 lakh crore for integrated planning.
• NITI Aayog report projects $200 billion opportunity in India’s electric vehicle sector by 2030.
• IRDAI fines Policybazaar ₹50 million for regulatory violations.
• OpenAI launched gpt-oss models that can run locally on devices with only 16GB RAM.
• Trump imposed an additional 25% tariff on Indian imports, raising total tariffs to 50% due to India’s oil trade with Russia.
• RuPay partnered with BookMyShow to offer cardholders exclusive access and benefits at major entertainment events.
• Apple to invest $600 billion in the U.S. over four years, including full domestic production of iPhone and Watch glass in Kentucky.

• China and Russia commenced a three-day joint naval exercise “Joint Sea-2025” in the Sea of Japan to strengthen maritime cooperation.
• India receives final C-295 aircraft from Spain; 40 more to be manufactured domestically.
• Defence Acquisition Council approves ₹67,000 crore procurement to enhance Army and Navy capabilities.

• Bihar’s draft voter list shows reduction of 65 lakh voters after intensive revision.
• Punjab became the first Indian state to empanel sign language experts under the Juvenile Justice Act.
• Shayok village in Ladakh is developing the UT’s first botanical garden on 10 hectares of barren land.

• Former Jharkhand CM and JMM founder Shibu Soren passed away at age 81 in New Delhi.
• Former J&K Governor Satyapal Malik passes away at 79; played key role in Article 370 abrogation.

• Lt Gen Pushpendra Singh assumes charge as Vice Chief of Army Staff.
• Deepak Reddy appointed CEO of Manappuram Finance to lead next growth phase.
• Vice-Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan assumes charge as Vice Chief of the Indian Navy.
• Dr. Mayank Sharma took charge as Financial Advisor (Defence Services) on August 1, 2025.
• Rajiv Anand appointed as MD & CEO of IndusInd Bank for a three-year term.
• Tata Motors appoints P B Balaji as first Indian CEO of Jaguar Land Rover.
• Bimaplan appointed Anurag Mishra as CEO to lead its global insurance expansion strategy.
• Retired IAS officer S. Radha Chauhan took over as Chairperson of the Capacity Building Commission, succeeding Adil Zainulbhai.

• Google to invest ₹51,000 crore in Asia’s largest data centre in Visakhapatnam.
• Study of dinosaur teeth revealed Earth’s climate was much hotter 150 million years ago.
• Hubble discovered a rare ultra-massive white dwarf ‘zombie star’, WD 0525+526, formed by two-star merger, 130 light-years away.
• NASA says August’s full moon, called the ‘Sturgeon Moon’, will peak on August 9 and is rooted in Native American traditions.
• Preliminary surveys in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, revealed potential gold and metal deposits across 100 hectares.

Moldova joined the International Solar Alliance as its 107th member country.

• Mascot unveiled for Asia Rugby U-20 Championship to be held in Bihar’s Rajgir.
• Malta to host 2027 Commonwealth Youth Games with eight-sport lineup including sailing and water polo.
• ‘Matri Van’ urban forest project launched on 750 acres in Aravalli hills under ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ initiative.
• India Post Payments Bank launched Aadhaar-based face authentication to enable secure and convenient digital banking.
• India’s first-ever FIFA Talent Academy for girls was inaugurated in Hyderabad under FIFA-AIFF-Telangana partnership.
• Government approved PM MITRA Parks in 7 states to boost textiles and generate 20 lakh jobs with ₹4,445 crore investment.
• Lando Norris won the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix after a close final-lap battle with Oscar Piastri.
• Joe Root became the first batter to cross 6000 runs in ICC World Test Championship history.
• The Archery Association of India announced the first franchise-based Archery League to be held in October 2025.
• Annu Rani won gold in javelin throw at the Wiesław Maniak Memorial in Poland with a 62.59m throw.

• Cabinet approves ₹6,520 crore outlay for PM Kisan Sampada Yojana till 2025–26.
• PFRDA launches modernised website under ‘PFRDA CONNECT’ to improve pension sector services.
• India organized a Youth Leaders’ Roundtable with Nepalese delegation, chaired by Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya in New Delhi.
• Mera Yuva Bharat (MYBharat) launched an all-India online quiz on the National Flag to promote patriotism and awareness.
• Government amended the 2011 Vegetable Oil Regulation Order under the Essential Commodities Act to improve edible oil data transparency.
• PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the M.S. Swaminathan Centenary International Conference themed