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Sat, 10 May 2025

• The Ministry of Civil Aviation said on 10 May 2025 that NOTAMs announced the temporary closure of 32 airports in northern and western India for civil flights from 9 to 14 May 2025, and AAI extended the closure of 25 ATS route segments in the Delhi and Mumbai FIRs.
• Madhura Dhamangaonkar won her maiden individual World Cup gold, beating USA's Carson Krahe 139–138 in the women's compound final at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai on 10 May 2025; India's men's compound team also won gold.
• Dr Jitendra Singh said on 10 May 2025 that security will be upgraded at technical and scientific installations in border areas of J&K, Punjab, Chandigarh and north-west Rajasthan and Gujarat, with bolstered security for IMD installations in Srinagar and Leh.
• Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on 10 May 2025 inaugurated Guwahati's first household piped natural gas supply, covering 101 households in Geetanagar, and Barak Valley's first CNG station at Silchar.
• Union Minister Manohar Lal inaugurated the 'Bharat Bodh Kendra', a new section of the India Habitat Centre's Habitat Library & Resource Centre devoted to India's cultural and civilisational heritage, in New Delhi on 10 May 2025.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi, on 10 May 2025, attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, NSA Ajit Doval, CDS General Anil Chauhan, the armed forces chiefs and senior officials.
• The Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances, with the Capacity Building Commission, held an interactive training under the 'Rashtriya Karmayogi Jan Seva Program' in New Delhi on 10 May 2025 for officers from Assistant Section Officers to Under Secretaries.
• The 72nd Miss World pageant opened at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on 10 May 2025 with a showcase of Telangana's folk and tribal dances; the finale was scheduled for 31 May.

Fri, 09 May 2025

• At the 20th session of the United Nations Forum on Forests in New York (5–9 May 2025), India reported forest and tree cover of 25.17% of its geographical area and invited all UN Member States to join the International Big Cat Alliance.
• The three Jan Suraksha schemes — PMJJBY, PMSBY and Atal Pension Yojana — launched by PM Modi on 9 May 2015, completed 10 years on 9 May 2025.
• DPIIT notified the expansion of the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS) on 9 May 2025, raising the guarantee ceiling per borrower from ₹10 crore to ₹20 crore and cutting the annual guarantee fee for 27 Champion Sectors to 1%.
• Morningstar DBRS upgraded India's long-term foreign and local currency issuer ratings from BBB (low) to BBB with a Stable trend, the Finance Ministry said on 9 May 2025.
• The first round of negotiations for the India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, held in New Delhi from 5 to 9 May 2025, concluded on 9 May; the next round was set for July 2025.
• Principal Scientific Adviser Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood released a report on 9 May 2025 identifying ten highway corridors with the highest potential for early adoption of zero-emission trucks.
• TRAI released recommendations on 9 May 2025 on 'Terms and Conditions for the Assignment of Spectrum for Certain Satellite-Based Commercial Communication Services', proposing assignment for up to five years, extendable by up to two years.
• Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth attended Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on 9 May 2025, marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the Second World War, and called on President Vladimir Putin.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore on his Jayanti on 9 May 2025, recalling his role in shaping India's literary and cultural soul and his nurturing of Santiniketan.
• The sixth meeting of the Group of Friends of Traditional Medicine (GFTM) was held at the Permanent Mission of India in Geneva on 9 May 2025, with Ayush Secretary Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha giving the keynote virtually.
• The Central Consumer Protection Authority issued 13 notices to e-commerce platforms on 9 May 2025 for listing walkie-talkies without frequency disclosure, licensing information or Equipment Type Approval, in violation of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
• The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority and SEBI held a preparatory meeting at SEBI's office in Bandra-Kurla Complex, Mumbai, on 9 May 2025 for 'Niveshak Shivir', a nationwide drive to help investors reclaim unclaimed dividends and shares.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Lok Sabha Speaker paid tributes to Maharana Pratap on his Jayanti on 9 May 2025.
• The second edition of the Tri-Services Future Warfare Course concluded at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 9 May 2025, with 15 private defence industry representatives taking part for the first time.
• Researchers at the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati, developed an eco-friendly lubricant by adding surface-modified graphitic carbon nitride to castor oil, cutting friction by about 54%, the DST said on 9 May 2025.

Thu, 08 May 2025

• Iran's Foreign Minister Dr Abbas Araghchi called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 8 May 2025, in the 75th anniversary year of India–Iran diplomatic relations.
• World Thalassemia Day was observed on 8 May 2025 with the theme 'Together for Thalassemia: Uniting Communities, Prioritizing Patients'; Coal Minister G. Kishan Reddy announced a 'One State, One Hospital' goal for bone marrow transplants under Coal India's Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojana.
• 'Arnala', the first of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft built by GRSE, Kolkata, was delivered to the Indian Navy on 8 May 2025 at L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli.
• INS Sunayna, deployed as Indian Ocean Ship Sagar with personnel from nine Indian Ocean Region navies, returned to Kochi on 8 May 2025 after a month-long deployment in the south-west Indian Ocean.
• India and Chile signed the Terms of Reference for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement on 8 May 2025, with the first round of talks set for 26–30 May 2025 in New Delhi.
• NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub held a workshop on 8 May 2025 for states on attracting investment in AI-ready datacentres, noting that India generates nearly 20% of the world's data but has just 3% of global datacentre capacity.
• The Jharkhand cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren on 8 May 2025 approved 275 Anganwadi centres in PVTG areas under PM-JANMAN, seven new One Stop Centres and a rise in dearness allowance to 55%.