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Highlights of 8 February 2025 Current Affairs
- RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25 percent, marking the first reduction in nearly five years to boost economic growth.
- The Union government shifts to debt-to-GDP ratio as a fiscal anchor, targeting 50±1 percent by 2031 for improved economic stability.
- The United States reviews sanctions waiver for India’s Chabahar Port project, potentially impacting strategic connectivity with Central Asia.
- India ranks as the third largest digitalized economy globally, with its digital economy expected to contribute 20 percent of GDP by 2029–30.
- The Supreme Court orders Assam government to deport foreign nationals held in detention centers for up to ten years.
- Construction of the Extremely Large Telescope in Chile’s Atacama Desert nears completion, set to revolutionize astronomy.
- Chaman Arora wins the Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 in Dogri for his book ‘Ik Hor Ashwthama’.
- Fort William in Kolkata is renamed Vijay Durg to remove colonial influences from the Indian Armed Forces.
- India wins the ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup Malaysia 2025, securing back-to-back titles after its 2023 victory.
- India surpasses Vietnam to become the world’s second-largest mobile manufacturing country, following China.
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