Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of Aug 08th to 14th Aug 2025. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming SBIClerk 2025 and other competitive exams can make use of it.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

• International Day of World’s Indigenous people day is observed annually on August 9.
• Nagasaki Day is observed on August 9 every year.
• Every year World Biofuel Day is observed on the 10th of August.
• World Lion Day is an international annual event observed on the 10th of August.
• International Youth Day is observed annually all over the world on August 12.
• World Elephant Day is an international annual event on August 12, Conceived in 2011 by Canadian filmmakers Patrica Sims and Michael Clark of Canazwest pictures and Sivaporn Dardarananda, Secretary general of Elephant Reintroduction Foundation in Thailand.
• International Lefthanders Day 2025 is celebrated on the 13th of August every year worldwide.
• Every year World Organ Donation Day is celebrated on the 13th of Augustto raise awareness about the importance of organ donation and encourage people to donate their organs after death

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL AND STATE NEWS

• The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), in consultation with the Ministry of Ayush, has released a definitive list of Ayurvedic food items under the “Ayurveda Aahara”
• Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri C. R. Patil, inaugurated C-FLOOD, a Unified Inundation Forecasting System on August 7, 2025, at Shram Shakti Bhawan, New Delhi.
• NITI Aayog launched the India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI), a first-of-its-kind tool developed to comprehensively track and benchmark the progress of States and Union Territories (UTs) in achieving their Electric Mobility goals.
• The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, in collaboration with the State Bank of India, launched the eSAKSHI portal on 1 April 2023 to implement Revised Fund Flow Procedures under the MPLAD Scheme.
• In a landmark milestone for the National Green Hydrogen Mission, the first-ever auction by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for Green Ammonia procurement under the SIGHT Scheme (Mode-2A) has set a record low price discovery of ₹55.75/kg
• In a historic development, Parliament passed two landmark maritime bills — the Merchant Shipping Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha and the Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025 in the Rajya Sabha — marking the first-ever such legislative milestone for the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
• Union Minister of Textiles, Shri Giriraj Singh officially launched the book titled “Carbon Footprint Assessment in the Indian Handloom Sector: Methods and Case Studies”, jointly prepared by the Office of Development Commissioner for Handlooms, Ministry of Textiles, and the Department of Textiles & Fibre Engineering, IIT Delhi
• In a bid to boost road infrastructure in the Northeast region, the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) approved a project for the construction of Mangoldoi–Mazikuchi road from KM 11+000 to KM 26+200 in Assam, having a length of 15 kms and costing ₹45.31 crore.
• The Government of India has approved ₹195 crore as Central Assistance to Chhattisgarh for 2025–26 under the Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas (RCPLWEA), aimed at boosting rural infrastructure and connectivity in conflict-affected regions
• BharatFS is an indigenously developed global weather prediction model using the Triangular Cubic Octahedral (TCo) dynamical grid with a 6 km horizontal resolution, outperforming its predecessor (12 km) and most global models (9–14 km)
• Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched Mukhya Mantrir Nijut Moina 2.0, a flagship scheme providing monthly financial assistance to over four lakh girls to encourage higher education enrolment
• Chhattisgarh has taken a major step in India’s critical mineral security with the discovery of a Nickel–Copper–Platinum Group Elements (Ni–Cu–PGE) sulphide mineralisation deposit in the Bhalukona–Jamnidih block of Mahasamund district
• The Delhi Legislative Assembly has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first legislature in India to operate entirely on solar power through the commissioning of a 500-kilowatt rooftop solar plant
• Punjab has become the first state in India to formally empanel sign language interpreters, translators, and special educators under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the M.S. Swaminathan Centenary International Conference at ICAR PUSA in New Delhi.
• The Government e Marketplace (GeM), launched in 2016 as India’s premier digital platform for transparent public procurement, celebrated its 9th Foundation Day by achieving a record ₹5.4 lakh crore Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) in FY 2024–25.
• The Government of India has extended the Prime Minister Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) scheme from two years to four years, keeping the same ₹10,900 crore outlay
• The Indian Railways has successfully conducted the trial run of ‘Rudrastra’, Asia’s longest freight train, measuring 4.5 kilometres in length
• The Indian Railways has launched an experimental Round Trip Package scheme offering a 20% rebate on the base fare of the return journey to manage festival season travel efficiently and improve train utilization.
• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin unveiled the State Education Policy (SEP) as an alternative to the National Education Policy (NEP), retaining the state’s two-language system and introducing reforms to promote inclusivity, science, AI, and English learning.
• Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated India’s first State-of-the-Art Animal Stem Cell BioBank and Laboratory at the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Nagpur–Pune Vande Bharat Express and two other train services by flagging them off through video conferencing.
• In a first for the country, Maharashtra has introduced ‘Disha Abhiyan’ to deliver uniform, research-backed learning for students with intellectual disabilities across 453 special schools
• On the first Amma Samman Diwas, Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang inaugurated ‘Nari Adalat’ at Rongpo — a women-led community justice forum aimed at providing informal, accessible, and empathetic conflict resolution for rural and semi-urban communities in Sikkim
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Yellow Line of Bangalore Metro worth around Rs 7,160 crore and laid the foundation stone of Phase-3 worth over Rs 15,610 crore in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
• Rajasthan will conduct India’s first drone-based artificial rain experiment at Ramgarh Dam, replacing traditional aeroplane-assisted cloud seeding with unmanned aerial vehicles
• The National Anubhav Awards 2025 mark the 10th anniversary of the Anubhav Portal, recognising retired employees’ memoirs and their contributions to India’s administrative history.
• The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved Phase-1B of the Lucknow Metro Rail Project, covering 165 km with 12 stations – 7 underground and 5 elevated
• The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved four new semiconductor projects under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), adding to the six already under execution
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved investment of ₹8,146.21 crore for construction of the Tato-II Hydro Electric Project (HEP) in Shi Yomi District, Arunachal Pradesh
• The Parliament passed the Merchant Shipping Bill, 2025 as the Rajya Sabha approved it today; the Lok Sabha had cleared the bill

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• On August 6, 2025, US President Donald Trump announced a doubling of tariffs on Indian goods to 50%, citing India’s import of Russian oil.
• China has unveiled “wolf robots”, part of its military modernisation, designed to approach and neutralise targets stealthily.
• Donald Trump, President of the United States, announced a plan to impose a 100% tariff on foreign-made semiconductors.
• Kenya has eradicated Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, as confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO) on August 8, 2025.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING AND BUSINESS NEWS

• The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has kept the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.50%.
• Bank of India (BOI) has become the first bank in India to receive Standardization Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) for its official website.
• Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved a startup’s proposal to test fractional share trading in its innovation sandbox — a potential shift in India’s equity market.
• The New National Cooperative Policy proposes setting up an apex cooperative bank to strengthen coordination among various tiers of cooperative financial institutions.
• AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB) becomes the first SFB to receive in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to transition into a Universal Bank after more than 11 years.
• The Government appointed 33 Technical Members to the GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) to operationalise it and bring certainty among GST assessees.
• Tata AIA Life Insurance launched a new term insurance plan named “Shubh Shakti”, exclusively designed for women.
• On August 6, 2025, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a draft circular titled ‘RBI (Settlement of Claims in respect of Deceased Customers of Banks) Directions, 2025’.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued the Co-Lending Arrangements (CLA) Directions, 2025, to be effective from January 1, 2026.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had formed an Internal Working Group (IWG) to review the Liquidity Management Framework (LMF) implemented since February 2020.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the results of the July 2025 round of the Urban Consumer Confidence Survey (UCCS).
• Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched ‘Solitaire’, an exclusive, invitation-only programme targeting affluent customers.
• The Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) has urged banks to accelerate implementation of SWIFT ISO 20022 norms to avoid disruptions in cross-border payments
• International Finance Corporation (IFC) to invest up to $150 million as anchor equity investor in the H-DREAM Fund — a $1 billion private credit fund for sustainable, affordable, and mid-income housing in urban India.
• SBI Life Insurance, one of India’s largest and most trusted life insurers, entered a strategic corporate agency partnership with AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB), the country’s largest Small Finance Bank.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a ₹75 lakh penalty on ICICI Bank for non-compliance with regulatory directions on ‘Valuation of Properties – Empanelment of Valuers’ and ‘Opening of Current Accounts by Banks – Need for discipline’.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted a non-deposit taking Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) license to Equirus Group, enabling the launch of Equirus Finance, a new lending unit.
• SBI General Insurance announced a partnership with Upstox, an online wealth platform.
• Public Sector Banks (PSBs) recorded a combined profit of ₹44,218 crore in Q1 FY26, an 11% YoY growth.
• Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance partnered with Geojit Financial Services to expand retail insurance products across India.
• The Wealth Company, part of the Pantomath Group, received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to launch its mutual fund business.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced three new consumer-centric initiatives after the August 2025 Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, aimed at enhancing financial inclusion, particularly for people at the bottom of the pyramid
• IDFC FIRST Bank has launched RemitFIRST2India, a next-generation digital remittance platform for NRIs to send money to India
• Generali Group and Central Bank of India have rebranded their insurance joint venture as Generali Central
• Axis Bank has introduced a ‘Lock FD’ feature to protect customers from digital frauds involving Fixed Deposits
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a draft circular aimed at simplifying the claim settlement process following the death of an account holder.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued new directives called the Non-Fund Based (NFB) Credit Facilities Directions, 2025, effective from April 1, 2026.
• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman withdrew the Income Tax Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha.
• An internal RBI working group recommended retaining the overnight weighted average call rate (WACR) as the operating target for monetary policy due to its effectiveness in policy transmission.
• The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has suspended motor insurance operations of the state-owned Oriental Insurance Company (OIC) in Dubai due to non-compliance with regulatory requirements.
• India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has begun the nationwide rollout of Aadhaar-based face authentication for customer transactions to enhance digital banking security and convenience, especially for the elderly and differently-abled.
• Indian banks have significantly increased their advertising and publicity expenditure, indicating a major strategic shift towards brand building and customer acquisition.
• The total number of demat accounts in India crossed the 200 million mark in July 2025, reaching 202.12 million, up from 199.14 million in June.
• ICICI Lombard General Insurance has formed a strategic partnership with Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited to distribute motor insurance products.
• VinFast Auto India,a Vietnamese multinational automotive company has partnered with HDFC Bank to provide auto and inventory financing for its exclusive dealer network.
• The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has proposed a single-window gateway for trusted foreign investors called SWAGAT-FI—Single Window Automatic & Generalised Access for Trusted Foreign Investors.
• The LIC (Life Insurance Corporation of India) has entered the forward rate agreements (FRAs) market through deals with 10 major banks, including domestic and foreign banks
• REPCO Bank presented a cheque of Rs 22.90 crore as dividend for 2024-25 to Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi
• The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have undertaken multiple interventions to promote financial literacy and awareness among the rural population, including microfinance borrowers
• Jack Ma’s Ant Financial exited One97 Communications, the parent company of Paytm, by selling its entire 5.84% stake for approximately ₹3,803 crore.
• The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed major changes to the structure of large Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), including increasing allocation for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) and reducing the limit for retail investors.
• ICICI Bank has increased the minimum balance requirement for new savings bank accounts opened on or after August 1, 2025 by five times, from ₹10,000 to ₹50,000.
• The central government’s fiscal deficit stood at 17.9% of the full-year target at the end of June 2025, as per Controller General of Accounts (CGA) data.
• The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed easing norms for Related-Party Transactions (RPTs) by increasing the transaction limit that requires shareholder approval.
• ICICI Bank has reported the lowest employee attrition rate among large private sector lenders over the last three financial years, indicating higher employee retention due to competitive remuneration and a better working environment.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPS AND PORTALS

• Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a dedicated online portal will be launched for indigenous communities living in sensitive areas to apply for arms licences.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

• Mr. S. Radha Chauhan has assumed charge as the Chairperson of the Capacity Building Commission (CBC) in New Delhi
• Karol Nawrocki, a conservative historian and supporter of Donald Trump’s MAGA movement, was sworn in as President of Poland August 6, 2025.
• Essar Group has appointed Amit Bajaj as Managing Director (MD) and Global Head of Corporate Affairs & Public Policy.
• Jurgen Westermeier has been appointed as the President and Managing Director of Airbus India and South Asia, effective from September 1, 2025.
• Zomato appointed Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan as its brand ambassador.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOUS AND AGREEMENT

• The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) and the Ministry of Education, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia have signed an MoU to jointly offer the Multidisciplinary International Quality Improvement Doctoral Degree Program (MIQMDDP), aimed at strengthening academic collaboration through joint doctoral research, academic exchange, and co-supervision
• The 11th Session of the India-Russia Working Group on Modernization and Industrial Cooperation was held at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, under the framework of the India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation
• Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, and Bhashini, the Digital India Bhashini Division (DIBD) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), have signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) in New Delhi to democratize access to innovation by breaking language barriers
• Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has signed MoUs with Ericsson India, Qualcomm Technologies, Cisco Systems, and Nokia Solutions and Networks India to launch advanced training programs in 5G, AI/ML, networking, and other digital technologies at the Bharat Ratna Bhim Rao Ambedkar Institute of Telecom Training (BRBRAITT), Jabalpur.
• The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) signed an umbrella agreement with the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) for joint research and development (R&D) aimed at enhancing the robustness, security, and reliability of Aadhaar operations through data-driven innovations.
• The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hero MotoCorp Limited to support and scale early-stage startups and entrepreneurs through its innovation accelerator programme ‘Hero For Startups’
• The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Zepto Private Limited to support and scale early-stage startups in the manufacturing sector through its ‘Zepto Nova’ innovation challenge

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING AND REPORTS

• Bengaluru has secured the 26th position in the 2025 global Artificial Intelligence (AI) City Index, emerging as India’s leading AI research and development hub as well as a major data centre powerhouse, according to a report by market research firm Counterpoint Research

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ACQUISITION AND MERGERS

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)has approved the merger scheme of Ashok Leyland’s subsidiary Hinduja Leyland Finance with NDL Venture.
• Adani Defence Systems and Technologies Limited. (ADSTL), through a partnership between its subsidiary Horizon Aero Solutions Ltd.and Prime Aero Services LLP, will acquire a 100% stake in Indamer Technics Private Ltd. (ITPL).
• JM Financial Credit Solutions(subsidiary of JM Financial) to sell 2.1% stake in JM Financial Home Loans (JMFHLL) to Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance for ₹65.5 crore.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE NEWS

• The Annual Defence Productionin FY 2024-25 reached an all-time high of ₹1,50,590 crore, showing 18% growth from ₹1.27 lakh crore in FY 2023-24 and a 90% increase from ₹79,071 crore in FY 2019-20.
• The Indian Navyis set to commission two advanced frontline frigates, Udaygiri (F35) and Himgiri (F34), simultaneously on 26 August 2025 at Visakhapatnam.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• The Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) began the Indian space programme in 1963with a tiny rocket donated by the United States on November 21, 1963.
• The Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) announced that Skyroot Aerospacesuccessfully conducted the first static test of its KALAM 1200 solid rocket motor, the first stage of the Vikram-1 launch vehicle, at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota
• Tata Group company Nelco signed an agreement with French satellite services provider Eutelsat to deliver OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity services across India.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

• India’s Annu Rani, the reigning Asian Games champion, secured gold in the women’s javelin throwat the International Wiesław Maniak Memorial in Poland with a season-best throw of 62.59m
• India’s Minerva Academy FCfrom Chandigarh made history by winning the U-14 Norway Cup 2025, defeating Norwegian side SIF 14-1 in the final.
• India’s boxing contingent finished their campaign at the Asian Under-19 & Under-22 Boxing Championships 2025 in Bangkok with an impressive 27 medals.
• The International Cricket Council (ICC)has named Shubman Gill as the Men’s Player of the Month and Sophia Dunkley as the Women’s Player of the Month for July 2025, recognising their exceptional performances.
• Australian cricket star David Warner, who retired from international cricket earlier this year but continues to play in global T20 leagues, has now overtaken Virat Kohlito become the fifth-highest run-scorer in T20 cricket history.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARIES 

• Shibu Soren, influential tribal leader and three-time Chief Minister of Jharkhand, passed away on 4 August 2025 at the age of 81, after a prolonged illness.
• William H. Webster, former FBI and CIA director known for his integrity and troubleshooting skills, has passed away at the age of 101.