Current Affairs 08 November 2025

PIB Current Affairs

National Cancer Awareness Day 2025

National Cancer Awareness Day is observed on November 7th in India to raise awareness about cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment. The date was chosen to coincide with the birth anniversary of scientist Marie Curie, who pioneered research in radioactivity used in cancer therapy. The theme for National Cancer Awareness Day 2025 is “United by Unique”.

National Watershed Conference 2025

The Department of Land Resources (Ministry of Rural Development), in collaboration with the Government of Andhra Pradesh, will host a National Watershed Conference on 10–11 November 2025 in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.

Key Points

• The conference will review the implementation progress of Watershed Development Component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana WDC–PMKSY 2.0 across States/UTs.
• Focus areas include:
  • Designing the future watershed scheme (post–2026)
  • Launch of Watershed Mahotsav to promote Jan-Bhagidari (public participation)
  • Launch of Mission Watershed Punarutthan to repair earlier watershed assets

Department of Social Justice & Empowerment signed MoU with Physics Wallah Foundation

The Department of Social Justice & Empowerment (DoSJE) signed an MoU with the Physics Wallah Foundation (PW Foundation) on 7 November 2025 to provide free online coaching to 15,000 aspirants belonging to:

• Scheduled Castes (SC)
• Other Backward Classes (OBC)
• Beneficiaries of PM CARES Children Scheme

AP Current Affairs

Andhra Pradesh SIPB Clears ₹1.01 Lakh Crore Investment Proposals

The State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB) of Andhra Pradesh, chaired by Chief Minister has approved ₹1,01,899 crore worth of investment proposals from 26 industries. These projects are expected to create 85,870 jobs across the State. Total Investments under Current Government is ₹8,08,899 crore, with the potential to generate 7.05 lakh jobs.

Industrial Development Plans:

• Fast-track grounding of approved industries.
• Build 15 industrial zones to support cluster-based growth.
• Encourage landowners to provide land for industrial use.

Regional Development Vision:

• Visakhapatnam to be developed into a Mega City by merging nearby regions up to Vizianagaram and Anakapalli.
• Amaravati and Tirupati to be expanded as IT and tourism hubs.

GeoSADAK – GIS-Based Platform for Rural Connectivity Under PMGSY

GeoSADAK, developed by the National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA), is a powerful web-based GIS tool designed to modernize the planning and monitoring of rural road projects under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).

The platform ensures data-driven decision-making, improves transparency, and enhances efficiency in rural connectivity projects across India. It enables authorities to geo-tag rural habitations, map road networks, verify project proposals through satellite imagery, and prioritize routes based on traffic flow using its built-in “Trace Maps” algorithm.

As part of the government’s digital governance push, GeoSADAK also offers open access to critical PMGSY datasets, making rural infrastructure information available to the public for research and transparency.

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