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August Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 2
National News
- Indian Railways Successfully Trials Asia’s Longest 4.5 km Freight Train ‘Rudrastra’
- Cabinet Approves ₹4,250 Crore Special Development Packages for Assam and Tripura
- Cabinet Approves ₹4,200 Crore MERITE Scheme to Boost Technical Education and Research Across India
- Cabinet Approves ₹30,000 Crore Compensation to OMCs for Domestic LPG Losses
- Cabinet Approves ₹300 LPG Cylinder Subsidy for PMUY Beneficiaries in FY 2025–26
- Cabinet Approves ₹2,157 Crore 4-Lane Marakkanam–Puducherry NH–332A Project in Tamil Nadu
- Second Edition of UN Women’s ‘She Leads II’ Programme inaugurated in New Delhi
- CCI Approves Dalmia Cement’s 100% Acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates Under Insolvency Process
- GAIL and HCL Join Hands to Explore and Develop Critical Mineral Resources
- Telangana awarded with maximum number of organ donations in the country
- Defence Minister Lays Foundation Stone for ₹1,800 Crore BEML Rail Hub ‘Brahma’ in MP
- PM Modi Inaugurates Bengaluru Metro Yellow Line
- India Inaugurates First ‘Animal Stem Cell Biobank’ at NIAB, Hyderabad
- BSNL Partners with Global Tech Giants to Launch Advanced 5G and AI Training Programs at Jabalpur Institute
- TCS Partners with Now Telecom to Boost Digital Infrastructure and Financial Inclusivity in the Philippines
- Mumbai Hosts Largest-Ever International Astronomy Olympiad with 288 Students from 64 Countries
- CCEA Approves Rs 8,146 Crore for 700 MW Tato-II Hydro Electric Project in Arunachal Pradesh
- UIDAI Signs Agreement with Indian Statistical Institute to Strengthen Aadhaar Security and Reliability
- DPIIT Partners with Zepto to Boost Manufacturing Startups through ‘Zepto Nova’ Innovation Challenge
- DPIIT Partners with Hero MotoCorp to Boost Early-Stage Startups through ‘Hero For Startups’ Accelerator Program
- Union Health Secretary Launches SHRESTH Initiative to Strengthen State Drug Regulatory Systems
- Cabinet Approves Four New Semiconductor Projects Worth ₹4,600 Crore Under ISM
- Cabinet Approves ₹8,146 Crore Investment for 700 MW Tato-II Hydro Electric Project in Arunachal Pradesh
- Lok Sabha Passes Indian Ports Bill, 2025 to Modernize Maritime Sector and Boost Coastal Development
- MY Bharat Partners with SOUL Foundation to Develop Over One Lakh Youth Leaders Across India
- India to Celebrate 79th Independence Day on 15 August 2025
- IIT Roorkee Develops Breakthrough Drug to Revive Antibiotic Power Against Deadly Superbug
- Rapido Launches ‘Ownly’ App, Enters Food Delivery with Zero-Commission Model
- Union Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries Launches Logo, brochure and website of ‘Bharat Steel’
- Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) & Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP) Sign Historic MoU to Unite Science and Culture on a Single Platform
- Arintra Raises $21M Series A Led by Peak XV to Expand AI-Powered Medical Coding Platform
- NSIC Signs MoUs with Five Banks to Boost Credit Access for MSMEs
- AI-Powered ‘SabhaSaar’ to Revolutionize Panchayat Meetings with Automated Summarisation
International News
- Kenya Becomes 10th Country to Eliminate Sleeping Sickness as a Public Health Problem: WHO
- E3 Nations Warn Iran of Snapback UN Sanctions Over Stalled Nuclear Talks
Banking and Financial
- RBI approves Equirus Finance NBFC launch
- EQBAC Launches in India with Partner-First Platform to Simplify Cross-Border Investing
- ICICI Bank raises minimum balance requirement for savings accounts; ₹50,000 in metro; semi-urban MAB is now ₹25,000, and rural MAB is ₹10,000
- RBI Fines ICICI Bank ₹75 Lakh for Violating Property Valuation and Current Account Norms
- IDFC FIRST Bank Launches RemitFIRST2India: Zero-Fee Digital Remittance Platform for NRIs
- KSFE becomes first miscellaneous NBFC in India to cross ₹1 lakh crore business turnover
- India’s Retail Inflation Drops to Eight-Year Low of 1.55% in July
- Paytm Gets In-Principle Approval from RBI to Operate as Online Payment Aggregator
- SBI Leads Public Sector Banks in Education Loan Disbursals; Maharashtra Tops State-Wise Chart
- HDFC Bank SmartWealth goes multilingual in nine regional languages
- ICICI Bank lowers min balance requirement to ₹15,000 from ₹50,000
- RBI to Introduce Continuous Clearing with On-Realisation Settlement in Cheque Truncation System from October 2025
- SEBI Allows IAs and RAs to Use Liquid & Overnight Mutual Funds for Mandatory Deposit Compliance
- NPCI to Halt P2P UPI ‘Collect Requests’ from October 1 to Curb Frauds
- Generative AI to Boost Banking Efficiency in India by 46%, Says RBI Report
- WPI Falls to -0.6% in July; Retail Inflation Hits 8-Year Low at 1.55%
Appointment and Resignation
- Rahul Singh Gets Two-Year Extension as CBSE Chairperson
- Zomato Appoints Shah Rukh Khan as Brand Ambassador for ‘Fuel Your Hustle’ Campaign
- Abhijit Kishore Appointed Vodafone Idea CEO
- Odisha Appoints Madhuri Dixit as Brand Ambassador for State’s Handloom Industry
- President Appoints Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla as Governor of Nagaland
Awards
- 1090 Personnel Honoured with Gallantry and Service Medals on Independence Day
Defence
- India’s Defence Production Hits Record Rs 1.50 Lakh Crore in FY 2024-25
- Indian Navy to Commission INS Udaygiri & INS Himgiri in Visakhapatnam
Sports
- India to be ‘Guest of Honour’ at 38th Bogota International Book Fair 2026 in Colombia
- Annu Rani Clinches Women’s Javelin Title, Murali Sreeshankar Wins Long Jump at Indian Open 2025
- Ramesh Budhial Becomes First Indian to Win Asian Surfing Championship Medal, Clinches Bronze
- Gill and Dunkley named ICC Players of the Month for July 2025
- 64th Subroto Cup to Kick Off on August 19
- Namrata Batra Wins India’s First-Ever Wushu Medal at World Games 2025
- Jharkhand Women’s Hockey Team Wins 15th Junior National Championship for Second Consecutive Year
- India Wins 27 Medals at Asian U19 & U22 Boxing Championships 2025
- Rohith Krishna Becomes 89th Indian Grandmaster
- German Grandmaster Vincent Keymer wins Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025
Book and Author
- Former Chief Justice DY Chandrachud’s first book, Why the Constitution Matters
Important day
- 9 August – International Day of the World’s Indigenous People (Theme 2025- “Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures”)
- 9 August 2025 – World Sanskrit Day
- 10 August – World Lion Day
- 10 August – World Biofuel Day (Theme 2025 – The BioE3 Way)
- 11 August – World Steelpan Day
- 12 August – World Elephant Day
- 13 August – International Left-Handers Day
- 13 August – World Organ Donation Day (Theme 2025 – Answering The Call)
- 12 August – International Youth Day (Theme 2025 – Local Youth Actions for the SDGs and Beyond)
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