Government & Policy
- Four great Indian Railways projects costing a total of 24,634 crore were granted by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).
- NITI Aayog published the Q4 FY 2024-25 report of the Trade Watch and signed a Statement of Intent with the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IFCCI) in order to promote innovation.
- The department of Drinking Water and Sanitation entered into an MOA with BISAG-N to utilize space technology and geo-informatics in managing water and sanitation.
International Relations Diplomacy.
- A Delegation comprising of an Indian Parliamentary Delegation headed by the Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla is present at the 68 th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) currently being held in Bridgetown, Barbados.
- Rajiv Ranjan Singh, a Union Minister, was present in a 2 nd Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation held at the FAO headquarters in Rome.
Environment & Conservation
- The first Dugong Conservation Reserve of India was recognized as the Palk Bay Dugong Conservation Reserve located in the state of Tamil Nadu by the International Union of Conservation nature (IUCN).
- The Philippines introduced a pioneer project in saving the sea as the first Coral Larvae Cryobank in Southeast Asia.
Culture & Records
- The Bathukamma Festival in Telangana has won two Guinness World Records of the biggest floral set up and the highest number of synchronized women dancers.
Sports
- It is taking place in Guwahati, Assam, in the BWF World Junior Championships being held there after 17 years since it was held in India.
- Mirabai Chanu, an Indian woman weight lifter, became a silver medalist in the 48 kg women weight lifting at the World weight lifting championship in Førde, Norway.
- The Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2025 has taken on board legendary athlete Carl Lewis to act as the International Event Ambassador.
Economic Development and Financials.
- Tata Capital started the biggest ever Tata Group and any NBFC IPO of 15,511 crore.
- According to the RBI report, India had an external debt of 747.2 billion at the end of June 2025.
- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecasted the growth of the Indian GDP at 6.5 percent in FY26 and FY 27.
- According to the government of India securities, there was a drop of Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) holding which fell to 6.7% as of September 2025.
- The National Stock Exchange (NSE) passed 120 million active investors which is a significant milestone.
Banking & Appointments
- The Kiwi partnership with theAU Small Finance Bank has seen the introduction of the Credit Card known as theAU KOSMO to offer digital credit using UPI.
- Ramakrishnan Chander was recommended by the Financials Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) to hold the post of the
Month: Current Affairs - October 08, 2025
Category: Daily CA One-Liner