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Daily Current Affairs – 8 July 2025
India Wins 11 Medals at World Boxing Cup 2025
At the World Boxing Cup in Astana, Kazakhstan, Indian women’s boxers Sakshi, Jaismine, and Nupur all won gold medals in their respective weight categories. India finished the tournament with 11 medals, which is the most the country has ever won at this event, showing the strong ascent of the country in boxings international rankings. This achievement is a proud moment for Indian sports as a whole, and it gives a massive boost to women’s boxing in India.
Golden Girls Bring Glory for the Country
In impressive fashion, Sakshi (54kg), Jaismine (57kg), and Nupur (80+kg) won their finals and secured gold medals. Sakshi won her bout over Yosline Perez from the USA with a unanimous decision of the judges. Jaismine, while remaining composed, outscored Jucielen Cequeira Romeu (Brazil) by a score of 4:1. Nupur showcased a powerful and confident performance in her bout over Yeldana Talipova (Kazakhstan) defeating Talipova by a score of 5:0.
India’s Performance at the Event
The Indian boxing team finished with 11 medals (3 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze) which is the best for India at the world boxing cup, the countries earlier performance possessed of 6 medals and included a gold and silver in the first leg in Brazil. India has made a progressive performance improvement in Astana and is seen to be strongly rising as a world up and coming boxing nation.
Powerful Start and Strong Finish
The concluding day of the event opened with Sakshi’s confidence at play. Her quickness, speed, punches, and movement secured her the gold medal and set the mood for the day. Jaismine and Nupur’s victories followed, increasing joy for the Indian team. The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) congratulated the fighters and noted this performance reflects the work the athletes and their coaches put in.
Haryana to Build Asia’s Biggest Jungle Safari
The Haryana government has revealed plans to create Asia’s largest jungle safari in the Aravalli Hills. The project was proposed on July 6, 2025, to cover approximately 10,000 acres of forest land. The main goal of the project is to protect animals and nature, as well as bring tourism and job creation opportunities. This is a significant step towards protecting the environment and eco-tourism in India.
A Big Jungle Safari for Tourists and Nature
The proposed jungle safari is set to be the largest safari in Asia, across 10,000 acres of jungle, surrounded by the Aravalli Hills of Haryana. The jungle safari will house many species of animals, birds, and plants protected in their natural habitat. The jungle safari will comprise modern technology to construct structures, with a sustainable and green approach. This means that the decision-makers responsible for the safari will not harm the forests or animals and will not disrupt the lives of the local community.
Leaders Visit Gujarat for Recommendations
To study for recommendation purposes for the project, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Union Minister Manohar Lal, and Environment Minister Rao Narbir Singh visited the Vantara Wildlife Facility in Jamnagar, Gujarat, which is known for the way it treats animals. The Haryana Heads visited the facility to learn how the facility managed its day-to-day operations and will now transfer that information back to Haryana for recommendations on how to start their jungle safari project.
Benefits for People and Nature
This safari will have multiple benefits. It will create jobs for local youth in industries such as ecotourism, guiding, hotels, and animal and environmental care. It will create wildlife preservation and protection through the preservation of forest areas. The Forest and Tourism Departments will work in combination to facilitate project success. The state government wants this safari to be a major destination for ecotourism in India.
Strong Leadership and Future Commitment
Chief Minister Saini is constantly on top of the safari planning and execution. Saini has stated his offices expectation of safety and permittance by the Forest and Environment Department. With the safari, Haryana will demonstrate a strong commitment to green tourism and protecting nature. It will potentially inspire or attract similar efforts by the states that follow in its footsteps.
Neeraj Chopra Wins First Neeraj Chopra Classic in Bengaluru
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra has had a fantastic debut at the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025, which was held at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru. The event took place yesterday evening and is part of the World Athletics Gold level series. Neeraj won the event with a throw of 86.18 metres, extending his excellent international javelin throwing form.
Neeraj Chopra Steals the Show
Neeraj Chopra, India’s Olympic and World Champion in javelin, showed once again why he is one of the best throwers in the world. As a homecoming moment he (literally) brought the best side of himself and won with a throw of 86.18 metres on his third attempt, which brought the roof down on Sree Kanteerava Stadium Bengaluru.
Neeraj commenced his event with a solid second throw of 82.99. The third throw won the event. Neeraj, made a foul throw with his fourth attempt, then came back to throw 84.07 and made a solid performance with his final throw of 82.22.
Others on the Podium
Kenya’s Julius Yego who was a former world champion and teammate gave it a solid fight and secured second place with his season’s best of 84.51 metres,while Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage finished third with 84.34 metres.
Julius Yego was in contention with their best throws yet finished apart from Neeraj’s best throws.
About the Event – A New Beginning in Athletics
The Neeraj Chopra Classic is a brand new athletics event named after the javelin star himself. It’s part of the World Athletics Gold level series, meaning it is one of the highest level events in athletics available worldwide and importantly, to host this in India is a significant step in promoting athletics in the country.
Not only does the event honour Neeraj’s legacy, but it allowed fans in India to see world class athletes compete at a very high level.
Magnus Carlsen Wins SuperUnited Chess 2025
Magnus Carlsen, (the world’s number one chess player) has won the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz 2025 tournament which was held in Zagreb, Croatia. Carlsen was crowned champion on July 7, 2025, with one round to spare. The tournament is part of the Grand Chess Tour and featured top chess players from around the world. Carlsen’s title demonstrates his quality of play and D Gukesh of India demonstrated his brilliance and skill in finishing third.
Carlsen was an unstoppable force
The SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz was a demanding event with chess players playing both of the classical time controls of Rapid and Blitz. Magnus Carlsen played strong chess throughout the event and won the tournament when he drew with India’s R Praggnanandhaa in the second last round. He then won in the last round vs Croatia Ivan Saric to win the tournament with total score of 22.5 out of 36. Wesley So from the USA, one of the best players ever in the USA finished 2nd with 20 points. So played exceptionally well on the last day and scored more than Carlsen in the final 9 games of Blitz, but it was not enough to catch him.
Gukesh Performance
India’s D Gukesh, the World Champion, surprised everyone, since this is not one of his stronger formats, in the Rapid format. He struggled a little with Blitz but bounced back in the second half to end up with 4 wins out of 9 games and earned a total of 19.5 points.
When Gukesh played his second round Blitz match against Carlsen, he used the Berlin defense, and ended up drawing. This should show you how quickly he is improving in faster formats of chess, especially since he is only 19 years old.
The next Grand Chess Tour event will be in Saint Louis at the Saint Louis Chess Club, Missouri, USA, from August 10-16, 2025. This is the fourth event of the season and again, an opportunity for the world’s best players to accumulate points and prepare for the larger competitions. We are expecting more fantastic games from these players!
Veteran Archaeologist Vedachalam Wins Tamil Wikki Suran Award
This award is special to Mr. Vedachalam because he has recently entered the 51-year benchmark of his career as an archaeologist and Tamil epigraphist. He received the Tamil Wikki Suran Award in Madurai, Tamil Nadu recently for his continuous and passionate work in history and archaeology. At 75 years of age, Mr. Vedachalam will continue to motivate many more through his dedication.
A Life Dedicated to Exploring History
Mr. Vedachalam started his career in Tamil history and archaeology after finishing an MA in Tamil Literature and receiving a PG diploma in archaeology and epigraphy. His first big project at the capital of the ancient Chera Kingdom, Karur, led to discovering part of the old fort wall. This inspired his passion for exploring the past.
His knowledge of Tamil literature made him a very effective epigraphist because he can read and interpret old name inscriptions and paintings on rocks and walls. For example, while exploring Vikramangalam one day, he lay on a ledge and saw a 2,000-year-old inscription on the ceiling that had been hidden for 2,000 years, that moment filled him with true pleasure, he told me.
Keeladi and Continual Passion
Mr Vedachalam is one of the first people who lectured about the significance of the Keeladi excavation site, which became famous when links with the Sangam Age were discovered. Even after regional retirement, he has consistently visited the site, sometimes remaining there from dawn to dusk to support the research. His passion for exposing and exploring the truth freed from the earth is still constant.
Teaching and Creating Awareness
He has Written 25 books. He has travelled to historic sites in India and abroad to study and compare what he found. Since 2009, he and his team, with Dhan Foundation help, have visited around 300 villages, every second Sunday educating villagers about the history of their land and what they should do to preserve their own culture and monuments. Whenever Mr. Vedachalam needs a break from researching historic monuments, he visites the colleges to share what he has learned with young students.
For him, history is not about caste or religion but about understanding a shared past that connects us all. He believes preserving ancient monuments and writings is vital for the next generation.
World Rural Development Day 2025
On July 6, the United Nations celebrated the first World Rural Development Day, which is designed to bring attention to the importance of improving the quality of life in rural areas. The Day identifies global challenges such as poverty, hunger, substandard infrastructure and absence of digital connectivity that can be commonly found in rural communities, and calls on every one of us to ensure that no one is left behind, especially in the most remote, ignored, and forgotten places on earth.
What it Means and Why it is Important
The UN General Assembly designated July 6 as World Rural Development Day to show the UN’s commitment the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a particular focus on the challenges experienced by all living in rural areas, including women, youth, and Indigenous communities. Those who suffer most from poverty, hunger, and lack of services, coincide as the social groups that are important in farming, food security, and protecting the ecosystem.
The Day acts to encourage national and global actors that will be hosted by the United Nations. The Declaration calls on all governements, civil society and global institutions, to use this celebration and observance in any forms, whether through developing projects that address local challenges, raising awareness and galvanizing support, manipualting policies for recognition and inclusion of rural development in its services.
UN’s Vision and Actions
The UN vision for development encompasses an integrated approach to enhance the economy, society, and environment. It also promotes empowering women and youth, supporting access to digital technologies, and establishing improved roads, schools, and health services. The JEEViKA project in Bihar, India, is an example of success. In this project, 1.8 million women entered self-help groups and increased their household incomes by 30%.
Each year, this day will call for action from the government, universities, NGOs, private businesses, and their communities to initiate change in rural areas. The UN also wants countries to tell about their success stories and the actions taken to create data dashboards to create data-driven processes for rural development.
