Current Affairs — 08 September 2025
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Mon, 08 Sept 2025
International Literacy Day 2025: Himachal Pradesh becomes fully literate; India's literacy at 80.9%
The Ministry of Education marked International Literacy Day on 8 September 2025 with the theme 'Promoting Literacy in the Digital Era', as Himachal Pradesh became the fifth fully literate State/UT.
India and Israel sign Bilateral Investment Agreement in New Delhi
India and Israel signed a Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) in New Delhi on 8 September 2025, signed by Finance Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Bezalel Smotrich.
France's Bayrou government falls after losing confidence vote 364–194
France's National Assembly brought down Prime Minister François Bayrou's minority government on 8 September 2025, voting 364 to 194 against it in a confidence vote over his debt-reduction plans.
INST Mohali scientists show cholesterol-based materials can control electron spin for spintronics
Scientists at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali, have shown that cholesterol-based nanomaterials can control electron spin, opening a route to energy-efficient spintronic devices, the DST said on 8 September 2025.
President Murmu attends EEPC India's Platinum Jubilee; engineering exports cross $115 billion
President Droupadi Murmu graced the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of the Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) India in New Delhi on 8 September 2025, noting engineering exports rose from $70 billion to over $115 billion in 10 years.
Bhupen Hazarika birth centenary begins; IWAI launches 'Bistirna Parore' Brahmaputra voyage
The birth centenary celebrations of Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhupen Hazarika began on 8 September 2025, and the Inland Waterways Authority of India flagged off the 'Bistirna Parore' musical voyage from Sadiya to Dhubri on the Brahmaputra.
International Conference on Space 2025: India targets space station by 2035, Moon landing by 2040
Union Minister Jitendra Singh, inaugurating the CII's International Conference on Space 2025 on 8 September, said India aims for a Bharatiya Space Station by 2035 and an Indian astronaut on the Moon by 2040.
DialogueNEXT 2025 on food security opens in New Delhi
DialogueNEXT, a two-day global conference on agri-food innovation themed 'Take it to the Farmer', opened at the ICAR Convention Centre, New Delhi, on 8 September 2025.
Labour Ministry signs NCS MoUs; Mandaviya cites WEF on India's 2% unemployment
The Ministry of Labour and Employment signed MoUs with Mentor Together and Quikr for the National Career Service portal on 8 September 2025, as Minister Mansukh Mandaviya cited the WEF's Future of Jobs Report 2025 on India's 2% unemployment rate.
Indian Navy's 11th ACTCM barge, LSAM 25, launched at Thane
The 11th Ammunition cum Torpedo cum Missile (ACTCM) barge, LSAM 25 (Yard 135), was launched for the Indian Navy on 8 September 2025 at MSME shipyard Suryadipta Projects, Thane.