Current Affairs — 08 April 2025
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Tue, 08 Apr 2025
Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 comes into force on 8 April 2025
The Ministry of Minority Affairs notified 8 April 2025 as the date on which the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Act 14 of 2025), which received Presidential assent on 5 April, came into force.
Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana completes 10 years: 52.37 crore loans worth ₹33.65 lakh crore
PMMY, launched on 8 April 2015, completed 10 years on 8 April 2025, having extended over ₹33.65 lakh crore through 52.37 crore collateral-free loans, with nearly 68% of accounts sanctioned to women.
Supreme Court in State of Tamil Nadu v. Governor of Tamil Nadu sets timelines under Article 200; ten Bills deemed assented
On 8 April 2025, a Supreme Court bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan held the Governor's reservation of ten re-passed Tamil Nadu Bills for the President illegal, declared them deemed assented under Article 142, and prescribed timelines for Governors and the President.
Finance Ministry notifies amalgamation of 26 Regional Rural Banks in fourth phase
The Department of Financial Services on 8 April 2025 notified the amalgamation of 26 RRBs in 10 states and 1 UT on the principle of 'One State One RRB', reducing the number of RRBs from 43 to 28.
7th Poshan Pakhwada (8-22 April 2025) begins with four themes
The Ministry of Women and Child Development's 7th Poshan Pakhwada runs from 8 to 22 April 2025, focusing on the first 1000 days of life, the Poshan Tracker beneficiary module, CMAM and childhood obesity.
Himalayan High Altitude Atmospheric and Climate Research Centre inaugurated at Nathatop, J&K; Indo-Swiss ICE-CRUNCH project launched
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on 8 April 2025 inaugurated the first-ever Himalayan High Altitude Atmospheric and Climate Research Centre at Nathatop in Jammu and Kashmir and flagged off the Indo-Swiss ICE-CRUNCH project with ETH Zurich.
CCI procures 100 lakh bales of cotton under MSP in 2024-25; Telangana leads
The Cotton Corporation of India procured 100 lakh bales of cotton under MSP operations in the 2024-25 season up to 31 March 2025, with Telangana (40 lakh bales) leading, the Ministry of Textiles said on 8 April 2025.
MSDE and World Economic Forum take up 'India Skills Accelerator'
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and the World Economic Forum deliberated on the 'India Skills Accelerator', a national public-private collaboration platform for skilling, at a roundtable in New Delhi on 8 April 2025.
Ports Ministry approves technical feasibility study to replicate Kochi Water Metro in 24 cities
During a review ride on the Kochi Water Metro on 8 April 2025, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said his ministry has approved technical feasibility studies in 24 cities, including Guwahati, Dibrugarh and Tezpur in Assam.
PM Modi meets Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, in New Delhi on 8 April 2025.
Coal Ministry signs agreements for Marwatola-II and Namchik West mines; 120 commercial mines now under CMDPA
The Ministry of Coal on 8 April 2025 signed Coal Mine Development and Production Agreements for Marwatola-II and Namchik West, auctioned in the 11th round of commercial coal mining, taking the total to 120 mines.
IEPFA and IPPB sign MoA to launch Phase 2 of 'Niveshak Didi'
The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority and India Post Payments Bank signed a Memorandum of Agreement on 8 April 2025 to launch Phase 2 of 'Niveshak Didi', a financial literacy initiative led by women.
Padma Shri Rai folk dancer Ram Sahay Panday passes away in Sagar
Ram Sahay Panday, the Padma Shri-awarded exponent of Bundelkhand's Rai folk dance, died at a hospital in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, on 8 April 2025.