PPSC (Punjab) Current Affairs — Saari news

🎓 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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🌐 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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🏛️ Parliament & Bills 📍 India Must know

Parliament ne Coastal Shipping Bill, 2025 pass kiya

Rajya Sabha ne 7 August 2025 ko Coastal Shipping Bill, 2025 pass karke ise Parliament se clear kara diya; yeh Bill Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 ke Part XIV ki jagah leta hai aur 2030 tak coastal cargo ko 230 million tonnes tak le jaane ka lakshya rakhta hai.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Must know

ECI ne Vice-Presidential Election 2025 ka schedule notify kiya; zaroorat hui to poll 9 September ko

Election Commission of India ne 7 August 2025 ko Vice-Presidential Election, 2025 ka schedule notify kiya, jisme nominations ki last date 21 August aur contest hone par polling date 9 September hai.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

PM ne M.S. Swaminathan Centenary Conference ka udghatan kiya; pehla Food and Peace Award Nigeria ke Prof. Adenle ko

PM Narendra Modi ne 7 August 2025 ko ICAR-Pusa, New Delhi mein M.S. Swaminathan Centenary International Conference ka udghatan kiya aur pehla M.S. Swaminathan Award for Food and Peace Nigeria ke Professor Adenle ko diya.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Important

NCERT ne Sam Manekshaw, Brigadier Mohammad Usman aur Major Somnath Sharma par chapters jode

Ministry of Defence ne 7 August 2025 ko bataya ki Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, Brigadier Mohammad Usman aur Major Somnath Sharma par chapters is academic year NCERT syllabus mein jode gaye hain.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

CDS ne Cyberspace aur Amphibious Operations ke declassified Joint Doctrines jari kiye

Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan ne 7 August 2025 ko New Delhi mein Chiefs of Staff Committee meeting mein Joint Doctrines for Cyberspace Operations aur Amphibious Operations ke declassified versions jari kiye.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India Important

11th National Handloom Day: 24 master weavers ko Sant Kabir aur National Handloom Awards

Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh ne 7 August 2025 ko New Delhi mein 11th National Handloom Day ka udghatan kiya aur chhah mahilaon aur ek Divyang artisan samet 24 master weavers ko Sant Kabir aur National Handloom Awards diye.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Russia

NSA Ajit Doval ne Kremlin mein President Putin se mulakat ki

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval ne 7 August 2025 ko Moscow ke Kremlin mein Russian President Vladimir Putin se mulakat ki; isse pehle usi din unhone Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu se baat ki thi.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Brazil

PM Modi ko Brazil ke President Lula ka phone aaya

PM Narendra Modi ko 7 August 2025 ko Brazil ke President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ka phone aaya; dono leaders ne India–Brazil Strategic Partnership ko nayi oonchaiyon par le jaane ki commitment dohrayi.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 United States Must know

US ne Russian oil ko lekar Indian goods par 25% additional tariff lagaya; India ne ise 'unfair, unjustified and unreasonable' kaha

US President Donald Trump ne 6 August 2025 ko India ke Russian oil imports ko lekar Indian goods par 25% additional tariff lagane wale executive order par sign kiya, aur India ki Ministry of External Affairs ne ise 'unfair, unjustified and unreasonable' kaha.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India Must know

Indian aquanauts ne French submersible Nautile se Atlantic mein 4,025 m aur 5,002 m tak dive kiya

NIOT, Chennai ke do Indian aquanauts Raju Ramesh aur Cdr (Retd) Jatinder Pal Singh ne 5 aur 6 August 2025 ko IFREMER ki submersible Nautile mein Atlantic Ocean mein 4,025 m aur 5,002 m tak dive kiya, jo India ke ab tak ke sabse gehre dives hain.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Must know

RBI MPC ne repo rate 5.50% par unchanged rakha, neutral stance barkarar

Reserve Bank of India ki Monetary Policy Committee ne 4–6 August 2025 ki meeting mein sarvasammati se policy repo rate 5.50% par unchanged rakha aur neutral stance jaari rakha.

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🏛️ Parliament & Bills 📍 India Important

Rajya Sabha ne Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025 pass kiya, 1925 ka Act repeal

Rajya Sabha ne 6 August 2025 ko Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025 pass kiya, jo sau saal purane Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925 ko repeal karta hai aur Hague-Visby Rules apnata hai.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Russia

India aur Russia ne Modernization and Industrial Cooperation Working Group ka 11th session kiya

Modernization and Industrial Cooperation par India–Russia Working Group ka 11th session 6 August 2025 ko Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi mein hua, jo aluminium, fertilizers, railways aur mining technology mein cooperation badhane ke protocol ke saath khatam hua.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Must know

Defence Acquisition Council ne lagbhag ₹67,000 crore ke proposals clear kiye

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh ki chairmanship mein Defence Acquisition Council ne 5 August 2025 ko lagbhag ₹67,000 crore ke proposals ko Acceptance of Necessity di, jinme teeno Services ke liye MALE RPAs aur Navy ke liye BrahMos fire control system shamil hain.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Philippines Must know

President Marcos ki State Visit ke dauran India aur Philippines ne Strategic Partnership establish ki

Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ki State Visit (4–8 August) ke dauran 5 August 2025 ko New Delhi mein India aur Philippines ne Strategic Partnership establish ki, jo diplomatic relations ke 75 saal ka mauka hai.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 New Zealand Important

New Delhi mein pehla India–New Zealand Defence Strategic Dialogue hua

Pehla India–New Zealand Defence Strategic Dialogue 5 August 2025 ko New Delhi mein hua, jiski co-chairmanship Joint Secretary Amitabh Prasad aur New Zealand ki Kathleen Pearce ne ki.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 India Important

PM GatiShakti: Network Planning Group ke through ₹13.59 lakh crore ke 293 infrastructure projects evaluate hue

Commerce Ministry ne 5 August 2025 ko Lok Sabha ko bataya ki PM GatiShakti National Master Plan ke tahat Network Planning Group mechanism se ₹13.59 lakh crore ke 293 infrastructure projects evaluate kiye gaye hain.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India

JNCASR study mein Alzheimer's disease ke potential therapeutic target ke roop mein miR-7a–Klf4 axis ki pehchaan

DST ne 5 August 2025 ko bataya ki JNCASR ke researchers ne Alzheimer's disease mein Klf4 protein ko target karne wale microRNA miR-7a mein significant badhotri paayi, jisse ek naya therapeutic target mila.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Philippines

Indian Navy ke Eastern Fleet ke ships ne Philippine Navy ke saath exercise ke baad Manila port call poori ki

Eastern Fleet ke INS Delhi, INS Shakti aur INS Kiltan ne South East Asia deployment ke dauran Manila mein port call poori ki aur 3–4 August 2025 ko Philippine Navy ke saath bilateral maritime exercise kiya.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India

IASST Guwahati ne glossy black scorpion Heterometrus bengalensis ke venom ka raaz suljhaya

DST ne 5 August 2025 ko bataya ki IASST, Guwahati ke scientists ne Heterometrus bengalensis ke venom ka pehla comprehensive analysis karke aath protein families ke 25 toxins identify kiye.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 India Must know

India ne Oval mein England ko chhe run se harakar Test series 2-2 se barabar ki

India ne 4 August 2025 ko Oval mein fifth Test mein England ko chhe run se harakar paanch matches ki Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series 2-2 se barabar ki; Mohammed Siraj ne final innings mein 104 run dekar 5 wickets liye.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Important

Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025 ko ek mahine mein citizen engagement platform par sabse zyada registrations ka Guinness World Record

Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025 ko 4 August 2025 ko ek mahine mein citizen engagement platform par sabse zyada logon ke registration ka Guinness World Record diya gaya, jisme MyGov par 3.53 crore valid registrations hue.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

DoT ne ComSec ke tahat telecom security test evaluation fees mein 95% tak katauti ki

Department of Telecommunications ne 4 August 2025 ko Communication Security Certification Scheme ke tahat telecom aur ICT products ki security test evaluation fees mein 1 August 2025 se 95% tak katauti announce ki.

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📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Important

NITI Aayog ne India Electric Mobility Index aur $200 billion EV opportunity par report launch ki

NITI Aayog ne 4 August 2025 ko States/UTs ke EV transition ko track karne ke liye India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI) aur 'Unlocking a $200 Billion Opportunity: Electric Vehicles in India' report launch ki.

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