Latest current affairs of the Day for 8th May 2025
- Telangana state government has sought the intervention of the Central Water Commission (CWC) to help restore the Medigadda barrage which was a key part of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS). The National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) raised serious deficiencies with its design and construction.
- Hotels of Ladakh offer free stay to stranded tourists after flight Cancellations due to Sindoor Operation.
- Mining baron G. Janardhan Reddy, Karnataka legislator from Gangawati constituency in Koppal district, has been disqualified from the Assembly following his conviction by a CBI special court in Hyderabad in the Obulapuram mining scam for a period exceeding two years.
- Nandini Gupta will represent India on Miss world 2025 competition who is 21 years old . she was crowned Femina Miss India World in 2023 . she is representing our country in the 72nd edition of the beauty pageant on the international stage.
- Operation Sindoor was successfully executed because our Armed Forces were equipped with high-quality equipment. India Uses S-400 ‘Sudarshan Chakra‘ Air Defence System, HARPY Drones to Counter Pak Missile attack.
- Colonel Qureshi holds the distinction of being the first Indian woman officer to lead the military contingent at the ASEAN Plus Multinational Military Exercise ‘Force 18’.
- The 24th edition of the Airport Show & Global Airport Leaders Forum concluded at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
- The Data Security Council of India (DSCI) hosted the second edition of the Indo-UAE Cybersecurity Exchange in Dubai, reinforcing bilateral cooperation in the digital security domain.
- 20th Joint Commission Meeting between India and Iran: Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran, Dr. Abbas Araghchi, has arrived in New Delhi on a two-day visit to India. The External Affairs Ministry said the Joint Commission Meeting is being held on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the signing of the India-Iran Friendship Treaty.
- World Red Cross Day was celebrated to commemorate the 197th Birth Anniversary of its founder, Jean Henry Dunant. The theme for year 2025 is “Keeping Humanity Alive “