National News
Indian Railways conducts trial run of Asia’s longest freight train ‘Rudrasra’
- Indian railway Successfully held trial run Of Asia’s longest freight train, ‘Rudrastra’spread out 4.5 km,
- Tested covered 209 km From Ganjkhwaja (Utar Pradh) Garhwa In (Jharkhand) 5 hours 10 minutes At the average speed of 40.5 km/h,
- Involved 345 wagon And 7 engine, Rudrastra Was constituted by linking Three long racksEqualize effectively Five goods train,
- Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav is as Bharat’s longest freight trainWith the purpose of increasing Transport efficiencySaving Time and resourcesAnd speed Freight movement From DDU to Dhanbad Division,
Aadhaar Face Authentication Hits Record 19.36 crore transaction in July 2025
- Base face authentication Record a historical 19.36 crore transactions In July 2025To 5.77 crores In July 2024, fast adoption showing Banking, Telecommunication, OilAnd government services,
- Saw in the month 22% increase In June and A Record 1.22 crore Transaction on 1 July alone. Above 150 institutions Use now Ae operation Technology for safe, Contactless verificationIntegration with Nsap, NMC Medical CollegeAnd like recruitment bodies SSC And RRB,
- overall, Base authentication reached 221 crore transactionswith OTT But 39.56 croresReflecting its growing effect Welfare delivery And Digital rule,
Mani marks get ₹ 5.4 lakh crore GMV in FY 2024-25, FY 2024-25
- Government e -market (gemstone) Celebrate it 9th anniversary In 2025, receiving a remarkable 5.4 trillion gross merchandise value (GMV) FY 2024-25.
- Since its launch in 2016, GEM has reached the ship 1.5 lakh women leadership enterprises, Startups, Self-help group (SHG), ArtisansAnd Subtle and small enterprises (MSE)Promoting transparent, IncludingAnd Skilled public procurement,
- Recent reforms include removal Take care, Rationalization of seller feesAnd Transaction charges deductionBenefit 97% order,
PM’s honor earnings of more than 34 crores since 2014: Government
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi radio program ‘Mann ki baat’ Is born ₹ 34.13 crore revenue Since its launch October 3, 2014As Union Minister L. Murugan,
- produced by Akashvani using the House resources Without additional expenditure, the program is broadcast radio, Doordarshan, Digital platformAnd Social mediaInvolved YouTube, Facebook, XAnd Instagram,
- It reaches a wide audience, including Mother tongue, RuralAnd Global listenerWith availability on regional language versions and platforms like DD free dish, Waves oatAnd this Newsonair appIncrease Engagement And Accessibility,
More than 29,000 deaths in national highway accidents in the first half of 2025: Government data
- In the first six months 2025Above 29,000 deaths On National Highway of IndiaAlready crossing 50% Last year’s deadly, highlighting high risk despite covering highways only 2% of road network But accounting for 30% death of accident,
- The government is dealing with better Road engineering, Advanced traffic management system (ATM)And strict Consultant selection For project designs, aim to reduce the deadly road dead 2030,
Indian Railways gave 20% return fare for round trip festival package
Manage Festive crowd and improve Use of trainIndian Railways has launched one Practical round travel package Gift 20% discount on base fare of Return travel Booking for passengers confirmed Return travel ticket between 13th -26 October (further) And 17 November -December 2025 (Return)Booking from open 14 August 2025And must join both trips The same passenger, square and route (OD pair)The proposal is valid across All classes and trains (Except for flexi fare trains), but No amendment, refund, or additional discount will be allowed.
International news
Azerbaijan and Armenia Sign Historic Peace Deal at White House Summit
- One in Historical peace deal Brokered on white House, Azerbaijan And Armenia Officially agreed to end decades Collision Above Nagorno-carbakhwith President Donald Trump Hosted Shikhar.
- Agreement involves reopening Transport routeEstablishment Diplomatic and business relationsAnd a new construction Trump route for international peace and prosperity Add Azerbaijan For Nails exclusive,
Thailand and Cambodia finalize ceasefire details, pledge to maintain the level of the contingent
- Cambodia and Thailand have reached one Consensus on ceasefire details And signed an agreement during the General Border Committee meeting in Kuala Lumpur Third-party supervisors from America, China and Malaysia,
- The two countries promised to shut down all types of firing, maintained the level of the current contingent without reinforcement along the border, and ensured the human treatment of the soldiers occupied accordingly. International humanitarian law,
Rank and Report News
India’s top 10 safest city 2025: Check if your city has made a list
- As Nambbo Safety Index 2025, Mangalore Is ranked Safest city in IndiaBy keeping 49th globallyThanks for this Clean roads And Disciplined citizen system,
- The following are Mangalore let them, AhmedabadAnd SuratMaking Gujarat A standout state with Three cities In the top 10.
- Other safe cities include Jaipur, Navi Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai, PuneAnd Chandigarh,
- In contrast, Delhi, NoidaAnd Ghaziabad Rank between At least safeGlobally, Abu Dhabi Lives World’s safest city For the ninth consecutive year.
Sports news
Annu Rani of India won gold in International Vislav Manik Memorial
- Chand Rani of India Thorn Gold medal In Women’s spear throw But International Vizlav Manik Memorial In Poland With 62.59 meter season-Best Throw,
- 32 year old Asian Sports Champion 60.96 meters first won with attempts and followed it with his best performance in the second.
- Turki’s Ada Tugasuz And Liana Davidson of Australia won silver And BronzeRespectively.
- Annu now ranks Top 15 javelin Globally this season is targeting more 64 meter qualification For 2025 World Athletics Championship In Tokyo,
Schemes News
More than 72.22 lakh pregnant women registered under Mission Poson 2.0
- In form of July 2025Above 72.22 lakh pregnant women Has been registered under Mission Poshan 2.0And More than 4.05 crore women Maternity benefits have been obtained through Pradhan Mantri Metro Vandana Yojana (PMMV) Since its launch 2017,
- Through programs like government, flower, JSSKAnd PMSMA is an PMSMAGrowing Maternal healthcare And reduce Anaemia And low birth weight,
- Under Pokhan 2., Tech-Hom Ration (Thr) Has been provided for 300 days For pregnant women and teenage girls.
Science and Technology News
India and National Cancer Grid Launch Program to promote AI innovation in cancer care
- Indiaiai And this National cancer grid (NCG) Has launched Catch grant program To support Abhinav AI solution In Cancer screening, DiagnosisAnd Treatment All over India.
- Provides program The pilot gives a grant of up to ₹ 50 lakh And capacity Scale-up funding up to ₹ 1 crore To you 10 selected projects,
- Startups, Health technique firm, AcademiaAnd hospital Can apply by September 2, 2025,
- Initiative insists AI development responsible, Clinical verificationAnd the readiness of deployment within NCG network, goal of promoting Healthcare operation And Patient results Through advanced technology.
Current Affairs today | 9 August Current Affairs 2025 | Daily Current Affairs by Ashish Gautam
