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Highlights of 8 May 2025 Current Affairs
- Prime Minister Modi inaugurated WAVES 2025 in Mumbai, emphasizing India’s rich storytelling heritage and launching creative initiatives to boost the global media industry.
- India improved its Human Development Index ranking to 130 in 2023, reflecting progress in life expectancy, education, and income, nearing high development status.
- India’s Human Development Index (HDI) ranking improved to 130 out of 193 countries, with a score of 0.685, reflecting advancements in life expectancy, education, and income.
- The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) celebrated its 66th Raising Day on May 7, 2025, commemorating its establishment in 1960 and its contributions to infrastructure development in India’s border areas.
- India launched chip-based e-passports nationwide in May 2025, featuring RFID technology and biometric data to enhance security and streamline international travel.
- K.C. Venugopal was reappointed as the chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in May 2025, continuing the tradition of appointing a member from the primary opposition party to this role.
- The Indian government conducted nationwide civil defence mock drills on May 7, 2025, simulating emergency scenarios to test readiness and coordination among various agencies.
- The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested its high-altitude stratospheric airship in Madhya Pradesh, enhancing India’s surveillance capabilities.
- Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh collaborated to establish India’s first cross-state cheetah corridor, spanning 17,000 sq km, to improve genetic diversity and facilitate wildlife movement.
- The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) received approval to establish an off-campus centre at GIFT City in Gujarat, aligning with the National Education Policy 2020 to promote multidisciplinary learning and increase access to quality education.
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