Current Affairs — 08 August 2025

📋 Central Schemes 📍 Assam Must know

Cabinet ne Assam aur Tripura ke liye Special Development Packages ke ₹4,250 crore ke naye components ko manzoori di

Union Cabinet ne 8 August 2025 ko ethnic groups ke saath hue peace settlements lagu karne ke liye Assam aur Tripura ke Special Development Packages (SDPs) ki Central Sector Scheme ke tahat ₹4,250 crore central outlay wale chaar naye components approve kiye.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 4 MCQs

💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Cabinet ne domestic LPG losses ke liye oil marketing companies ko ₹30,000 crore compensation approve kiya

Union Cabinet ne 8 August 2025 ko domestic LPG ki bikri par hui under-recoveries ke liye IOCL, BPCL aur HPCL ko ₹30,000 crore compensation approve kiya, jo 12 tranches mein diya jayega.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Important

Cabinet ne technical education ke liye ₹4,200 crore ki MERITE scheme approve ki

Union Cabinet ne 8 August 2025 ko 2025-26 se 2029-30 ke liye ₹4,200 crore outlay wali Multidisciplinary Education and Research Improvement in Technical Education (MERITE) scheme approve ki, jisme ₹2,100 crore World Bank loan shamil hai.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Cabinet ne ₹2,157 crore se NH-332A ke 4-lane Marakkanam–Puducherry stretch ko approve kiya

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs ne 8 August 2025 ko Tamil Nadu mein NH-332A ke 46 km lambe 4-lane Marakkanam–Puducherry section ko Hybrid Annuity Mode par ₹2,157 crore capital cost se approve kiya.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Russia Important

PM Modi ne President Putin se baat ki, 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit ke liye invite kiya

PM Narendra Modi ne 8 August 2025 ko Russian President Vladimir Putin se baat ki; President Putin ne unhe Ukraine se jude developments ki jankari di aur PM Modi ne unhe saal ke aakhir mein 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit ke liye India invite kiya.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Government e Marketplace ne 9th Foundation Day manaya, FY 2024-25 mein ₹5.4 lakh crore GMV

Government e Marketplace (GeM) ne 8 August 2025 ko apna 9th Foundation Day manaya, FY 2024-25 mein ₹5.4 lakh crore ka Gross Merchandise Value bataya aur caution money khatam karne jaise seller-friendly reforms announce kiye.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

PM E-DRIVE scheme do saal badhakar 31 March 2028 tak ki gayi

Ministry of Heavy Industries ne 8 August 2025 ko PM E-DRIVE scheme ko ₹10,900 crore ke same outlay mein 31 March 2026 se do saal badhakar 31 March 2028 tak kar diya; e-2W, e-rickshaw aur e-3W ke liye support 31 March 2026 ko hi khatam hoga.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Cabinet ne 2025-26 mein Ujjwala beneficiaries ke liye ₹300 ki targeted LPG subsidy jaari rakhi

Union Cabinet ne 8 August 2025 ko 2025-26 mein Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries ke liye 14.2 kg LPG cylinder par ₹300 ki targeted subsidy, saal mein 9 refills tak, ₹12,000 crore ki laagat se jaari rakhne ko approve kiya.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India

IndiaAI aur National Cancer Grid ne cancer care mein AI ke liye CATCH grant program launch kiya

IndiaAI aur National Cancer Grid ne 8 August 2025 ko Cancer AI & Technology Challenge (CATCH) Grant Program launch kiya, jisme cancer screening, diagnosis aur treatment ke AI solutions ke liye har pilot project ko ₹50 lakh tak milenge.

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