TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. The Parliament of India has passed the Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025, marking a major reform in India’s maritime trade laws. The Rajya Sabha approved the Bil.
Parliament has passed the Coastal Shipping Bill, 2025 with the Rajya Sabha approving it. The Lok Sabha has already passed the Bill. The Bill seeks to regulate vessels engaged in trade within the country’s coastal waters.
2. Proceedings of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha continued to be marred by the opposition’s protest over the Special Intensive Revision exercise of electoral rolls in Bihar and other issues on the fourth day of this week.
3. The Election Commission issued the notification for filing of nomination for the Vice-Presidential election. Nominations for the office of Vice President can be filed till 21st of this month and election will be held on 9th of September.
4. PM Modi has said that India will never compromise on the interests of its farmers, fishermen and dairy farmers. He was addressing the M.S. Swaminathan Centenary International Conference in New Delhi yesterday. Prime Minister Modi emphasized that the welfare of the farmers remains the utmost priority of his government.
5. Punjab becomes India’s first state to empanel sign language experts under the Juvenile Justice Act and POCSO Act, ensuring inclusive access to justice for children.
6. The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region has approved the construction of Mangoldoi- Mazikuchi road in Assam. Having a length of fifteen kilometres and costing approximately 45.31 crore rupees, the project will be implemented under the North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme.
7. The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has announced significant progress in the adoption and impact of the eSAKSHI portal, a groundbreaking digital platform that has transformed the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) fund management process.
8. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is constructing a Third Launch Pad (TLP) at its Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, which is expected to be operational by March 2029.This project was approved by the Union Cabinet in January 2025, with a budget of around ₹4,000 crore.
9. The Assam government has intensified its efforts to eliminate child marriage by 2026.
10. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall over Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal. Arunachal Pradesh is likely to experience extremely heavy rainfall in isolated pockets. Assam, Meghalaya, Bihar, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura will also witness heavy rainfall today.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. The West Bengal BJP President and MP Samik Bhattacharya demanded the Election commission to ensure that no Rohingyas, Bangladeshi infiltrators, and fake voters are added in the voter list.
2. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two Haryana residents for their alleged involvement in a human trafficking racket that sent people to the US via the “Dunki route”.
3. The Madras High Court on Thursday (August 7, 2025) dismissed, with costs of ₹1 lakh, a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed by an advocate, challenging the appointment of senior IAS officers J. Radhakrishnan, Gagandeep Singh Bedi, Dheeraj Kumar, and P. Amudha as Tamil Nadu government’s official spokespersons.
4. India has intensified efforts to streamline LPG subsidy distribution under the PAHAL (Pratyaksh Hanstantrit Labh) direct benefit transfer scheme in 2025. The government has deactivated over 4 crore duplicate or inactive LPG connections. This move aims to prevent fuel diversion and ensure subsidies reach genuine consumers.
5. In a significant crackdown against Maoist insurgency, security forces in two Indian states achieved major successes on the night of August 5 and throughout August 6, 2025.In Jharkhand’s Gumla district, a top-ranking Maoist leader and People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) commander, Martin Kerketta, was killed in a fierce gunfight.
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In Uttarakhand, relief and rescue operations are being carried out at a fast pace in the Dharali-Harsil region of Uttarkashi district. The deployment of a Chinook helicopter yesterday has significantly accelerated the rescue efforts. Till now aprrox 400 people have been safely rescued and brought from the Gangotri region to Harsil.
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FINANCE
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INDIAN RUPEE VALUE
USD ₹ 88(Approx)
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🇦🇪 UAE Dirham : ₹ 24
🇵🇰 Pak Rupee : ₹ 0.30
🇧🇹 Bhutan ngultrum : ₹ 1.00
🇧🇩 B’desh Taka* : ₹ 0.70
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Rupee : ₹ 0.29
🇳🇵 Nepal Rupee : ₹ 0.63
🇲🇻 Maldives Rufiya : ₹ 5.55
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1. India is rapidly advancing its electric vehicle (EV) sector with a vision to capture a 30% share of EV sales by 2030. The recent report by NITI Aayog titled ‘Unlocking a $200 Billion Opportunity – Electric Vehicles in India’ presents an in-depth analysis of the challenges and potential solutions to accelerate this transition.
2. Agnikul Cosmos, a Chennai-based start-up, has achieved a significant milestone in the global aerospace sector by unveiling the world’s largest single-piece 3D-printed rocket engine made of Inconel
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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Mahavatar Narsima movie is the first animated film in India to enter the 100 crore club. Film director Ashwin Kumar.
Mahavatar Narsimha Domestic Collection (All Languages)
The domination continues in the Hindi belt, contributing 73% to the total earnings. As per estimates, Mahavatar Narsimha earned 5.45 crores in all languages on day 13. The overall collection now surges to 109.84 crore net, approximately 129.61 crores in gross total.
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DEFENCE News
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1. The National Security Guard (NSG) is set to procure the indigenous Ugram assault rifles chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO calibre in limited quantities.The Ugram rifle is a state-of-the-art, fully indigenous weapon developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune.
2. The Philippines is planning to purchase additional military equipment from India, particularly expanding its acquisition of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system, which it first procured in 2022.President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed confidence in the quality and performance of Indian defence technology.
3. The Astra MK-2 beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) is poised to enter user trials with the Indian Air Force’s Su-30MKI aircraft imminently, marking a significant milestone in India’s indigenous missile development program.Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the Astra MK-2 is an advanced variant of the Astra missile family.
4. The Indian Army has awarded a ₹17 crore contract to Hyderabad-based Lokesh Machines, a company currently under US sanctions, for the supply of ‘Mod Kits’ for the 7.62mm Medium Machine Gun (MMG).Lokesh Machines, founded in 1983, is a well-established manufacturer of CNC machines and has expanded into small arms manufacturing.
5. The Indian Army has officially inducted the indigenously developed Mechanical Minefield Marking Equipment Mark–II (MMME Mk-II) manufactured by BEML Limited.This milestone highlights a strategic leap in India’s defence indigenisation and operational competency.
08 Aug (Friday)
Vedic Ritu/ Varsha
Drik Ritu : Varsha (Monsoon)
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
(In Purnimanta calendar)
Vikram Samvat – 2082
Month : Shravan 28
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1947
Month : Shravan 15
Tithi : Chaturdashi (up to 2:12 pm)
Purnima
Nakshatra: Uttara Ashadha (up to 2:28 pm)
Shravana
Rahu : 10:55 AM – 12:32 PM
Yamaganda : 03:46 PM – 05:23 PM
