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DAILY DOSE 8^th MAR – 2025 CURRENT AFFAIRS

1) Aravindh Chithambaram won the Prague Masters 2025 Chess title.

Indian Grandmaster Chithambaram scored six points in the tournament.
He finished with draw against Turkey’s Ediz Gurel in the final round.
Despite draw, Chithambaram’s victory was secured after Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri defeated R. Praggnanandhaa of India.
Chithambaram finished one full point ahead of the rest of the players.

2) Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2025 has been released by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).

Burkina Faso ranks first on the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2025 based on the impact of terrorism.
India ranked 14th in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2025.
Pakistan has been second on the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2025.
Syria and Mali secured third and fourth positions respectively.

3) Anju Rathi Rana became the first ever woman Union law secretary.

Anju Rathi Rana, an Indian Legal Service officer, has been appointed as the new Union law secretary.
She is the first woman to be appointed as the law secretary.
She was a public prosecutor in the Delhi government for 18 years.
She joined the law ministry as a joint secretary in 2017.

4) Mobile World Congress 2025 was held in Barcelona, Spain.

This four-day event was hosted by the GSM Association (GSMA) at the Fira Gran Via exhibition centre.
It was organized from 3 March – 6 March 2025.
This is organized under the theme “Converge, Connect, Create”. It emphasized the fusion of mobile and AI-driven technologies.
The 2025 Mobile World Congress (MWC) brought together industry leaders, policymakers, and technology innovators to explore advancements in 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), and advanced connectivity.

The Treasury Department will set up an office to administer the Bitcoin Reserve.
The U.S. will not sell any bitcoin deposited into the Reserve. It will be kept as a store of value.
As per the estimate, the US government owns about 200,000 Bitcoins.
This reserve will be funded by bitcoin confiscated in criminal and civil forfeiture cases.

A $248 million deal has been signed by the Defence Ministry with Russia’s Rosoboronexport to procure 1,000 hp engines for the Indian Army’s T-72 tanks.
These engines will be in a semi-finished and ready-to-be-assembled state.
To promote the Make in India initiative in the defense sector, the deal also includes the transfer of technology from Rosoboronexport to Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (Heavy Vehicles Factory) at Avadi, Chennai.

7) International Women’s Day 2025: 8 March

On 8 March every year, International Women’s Day is celebrated.
The day is celebrated to help create a gender-equal world and to celebrate the achievements of women and their growing visibility in every walk of life.
The day celebrates the economic, social, political, and cultural achievements of women worldwide.
The theme of International Women’s Day 2025 is “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.”

8) Jan Aushadhi Diwas: 7 March

Jan Aushadhi Diwas is celebrated every year on 7th March. It was first observed in 2019.
This day is celebrated to raise awareness about Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana and promote generic medicines.
Jan Aushadhi Diwas 2025 is 7th Jan Aushadhi Diwas.

9) HDFC Bank has launched Project HAKK (Hawai Anubhavi Kalyan Kendra).

This project has been launched to support Indian Air Force (IAF) pensioners, veterans, and their families.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the bank with IAF and CSC Academy to set up 25 support centres across main Air Force units in India.
These centres will be in cities such as New Delhi, Bengaluru, Gurgaon, Pune, Secunderabad, Guwahati, Jodhpur, and Chandigarh.

10) RBI imposed monetary penalties on four Non-Banking Financial Companies – Peer to Peer (NBFC-P2P) lending platforms.

Rang De P2P Financial Services Limited was penalized with Rs 10 lakh for disbursing loans to individual borrowers without obtaining prior approval from the respective lenders.
Bridge Fintech Solutions Private Limited, known as Finzy, was fined Rs 10 lakh for several infractions, including unauthorized loan disbursements and failure to adhere to service provider agreements.
Visionary Financepeer Private Limited faced a penalty of Rs 16.60 lakh for failing to comply with regulatory requirements.